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Mahalo to pay users that add content to search engine

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:37 PM PDT

VentureBeat / FeedproxyGoogle
Mahalo to pay users that add content to search engine  — Mahalo , the underdog search engine that depends on human-generated content for a spam-free experience, has decided to pay its users that add more ...

BenQ working on Android smartphone and netbook for next year

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:37 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
BenQ working on Android smartphone and netbook for next year  —  BenQ said way back in February that it had no plans to release any phones in 2009, and from the looks of it, none of that has changed. It does, h...

Long space flights will make you short, fat, and bald

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:00 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Long space flights will make you short, fat, and bald  — Scientists believe that the long-distance space flights of the future will have a deleterious effect on our physical beauty.

E3 gaming expo in LA comes to end

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:07 PM PDT

BBC / BBCTechnology
E3 gaming expo in LA comes to end  — The Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles closes its doors, after major luanches from the big three console makers.

How Cloud Computing Will Change Business

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Techmeme / Businessweek
How Cloud Computing Will Change Business   —  How Cloud Computing Will Change Business IBM, Qualcomm, Nokia, and other majors, along with startups, are preparing to cash in on new technology....

Cheaper iPhone may show as early as Monday

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:52 PM PDT

AppleInsider / Appleinsider
Cheaper iPhone may show as early as Monday  — Citing only people familiar with the initiative, the Financial Times has announced that Apple plans to release an iPhone model with a substantially...

Expect Next iPhone Hardware, Software in Early July

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:33 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Wired
Expect Next iPhone Hardware, Software in Early July  — By Brian X. Chen The iPhone 3.0 operating system is tantalizingly close to completion - but don't plan on lining up at the Apple Store for a new ph...

Inside the 485-Million Airbus A380 Flying Palace

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:22 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Inside the 485-Million Airbus A380 Flying Palace   — What's 239 feet long, flies at 647mph, and has three floors that include a grand staircase, four giant full suites, boardroom with hologram project...

Americans Viewed a Record 16.8 Billion Videos Online in April Driven Largely by Surge in Viewership at YouTube

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Megite: Technology / Comscore
Americans Viewed a Record 16.8 Billion Videos Online in April Driven Largely by Surge in Viewership at YouTube  —  ComScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released April 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing t...

Google issues unpolished Chrome for Mac, Linux

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Google issues unpolished Chrome for Mac, Linux  — A new chapter in the browser's brief history begins as Google starts taking Chrome beyond Windows. Watch out for the missing features and 400-plus ...

Obama seeks to change Muslim perceptions of U.S.

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:48 PM PDT

AskNews / Reuters
Obama seeks to change Muslim perceptions of U.S.  —  Reuters - Found 13 minutes ago By Ross Colvin and David Alexander CAIRO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to change Muslim pe...

Steve Jobs Is Back! (And He's got a new iPhone)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:48 PM PDT

Ex-MySpace Execs Prepping To Unveil Blue Rover Labs, Now Hiring

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:45 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Ex-MySpace Execs Prepping To Unveil Blue Rover Labs, Now Hiring  — Earlier this year three key MySpace executives jumped ship only two months before the company's major reorg . Since then they've been pretty quiet...

Ray Ozzie's cloud hangs over the Valley

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:30 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Ray Ozzie's cloud hangs over the Valley  — In a talk in Palo Alto, Microsoft's chief software architect discusses the impact cloud computing will have on the tech industry.

Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 launching Mid-July

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:01 PM PDT

Megite: Technology / Mobilesyrup
Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 launching Mid-July  —  Thanks to our friends in the east coast Canada for sending us this wonderful piece of news! We have recieved news that the upcoming BlackBerry Tou...

Pre-Human Giggles: Laughter Goes Back 10 Million Years

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:32 PM PDT

YahooBuzz / Yahoo!News
Pre-Human Giggles: Laughter Goes Back 10 Million Years   — LiveScience.com - At least 10 million years ago, our ancestors may have been laughing it up over the latest stone-age prank or bout of tickling.

The Impending Demise of the University

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:23 PM PDT

Jobs Ready to Return to Apple Helm

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / OnlineWsj
Jobs Ready to Return to Apple Helm  — By YUKARI IWATANI KANE and JOANN S. LUBLIN After months of uncertainty about Steve Jobs's health, the Apple Inc. chief executive appears on track t...

Microsoft Says Xbox 360 Is "Less Than Halfway Done"

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 Is "Less Than Halfway Done"   — This generation's consoles have had their lives lengthened by new software and hardware . In fact, Microsoft's VP of Interactive Entertainment John...

Suspense builds ahead of Apple extravaganza

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:52 AM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Suspense builds ahead of Apple extravaganza  — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc kicks off its annual developers' extravaganza on Monday under a tight lid of secrecy, with investors expecting ...

Microsoft exec sees lower margins from "cloud"

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Microsoft exec sees lower margins from "cloud"  — PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's chief software architect said on Thursday the profit margins on providing online services -- bro...

Mahalo plans to pay users that add topic pages to search engine

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Mahalo plans to pay users that add topic pages to search engine  — Mahalo, the underdog search engine that depends on human-generated content for a spam-free experience, has decided to pay its users that add more c...

First Acer Android netbook will dual-boot Windows

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
First Acer Android netbook will dual-boot Windows  —  Ha, and you thought that you'd be getting away from the Microsoft tax. Sorry -- Acer chairman JT Wang says that the first Android netbooks will sh...

Software 'gives children a voice'

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

BBC / BBCTechnology
Software 'gives children a voice'  — Scientists develop technology they say allows children with communication problems to converse better.

Let's Try The Craigslist Model Again Or ASCAP Or ...

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT

PaidContent / Paidcontent
Let's Try The Craigslist Model Again Or ASCAP Or ...  — Startling news from the American Press Institute: newspapers need to make online content pay. Oh, and it's time for a national online classifieds p...

Why market risk is better than marketing risk

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

New York Times Warns Guild That Boston Globe Can Still Be Closed

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:37 PM PDT

PaidContent / Paidcontent
New York Times Warns Guild That Boston Globe Can Still Be Closed  — When the members of the Boston Newspaper Guild vote Monday whether or not to accept the deal with the New York Times Co. ( NYSE: NYT ) that is supp...

Mahalo to pay users that add content to search engine

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:37 PM PDT

VentureBeat / FeedproxyGoogle
Mahalo to pay users that add content to search engine  — Mahalo , the underdog search engine that depends on human-generated content for a spam-free experience, has decided to pay its users that add more ...

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Alluplay
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review  — Company of Heroes : Opposing Fronts - review by a gamer, it may be old but it may be useful

AllUPlay » Blog Archive » What A Suprise! Boat

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Alluplay
AllUPlay » Blog Archive » What A Suprise! Boat  — Why do developers insist on promising things they can't deliver on. Im talking about the latest news from Huxley developers that their selling pitc...

50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Spyrestudios
50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers  —  I admit it, I'm a huge Apple fan! And being a web-designer I spend quite some time in front of the computer. I've always loved checking out cool w...

I'm Afraid I Can't Let You Do That Dave

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Ask HN: Please review our startup: gpsAssassin

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Google Plans Significant Improvements to Docs Suite

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:17 PM PDT

NewsVineTechnology / PCWorld
Google Plans Significant Improvements to Docs Suite  — Google Docs, a hosted suite of office productivity applications, still has a ways to go in its development, but users can expect dramatic changes i...

Protecting the Apollo Landing Sites From Later Landings

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:15 PM PDT

Slashdot / Slashdot
Protecting the Apollo Landing Sites From Later Landings  — R3d M3rcury writes "The Lunar X-Prize is a contest offering 20 million to the first private organization to land and maneuver a robotic rover on t...

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Alluplay
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Review  — Company of Heroes : Opposing Fronts - review by a gamer, it may be old but it may be useful

AllUPlay » Blog Archive » What A Suprise! Boat

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Alluplay
AllUPlay » Blog Archive » What A Suprise! Boat  — Why do developers insist on promising things they can't deliver on. Im talking about the latest news from Huxley developers that their selling pitc...

50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Spyrestudios
50 Incredible Apple Desktop Wallpapers  —  I admit it, I'm a huge Apple fan! And being a web-designer I spend quite some time in front of the computer. I've always loved checking out cool w...

Facebook Get Your Friends Status Updates Wherever You Are

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:08 PM PDT

First video of Android laptop

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Business2press
First video of Android laptop  —  The very first laptop computer powered by Google Android has been unveiled. It was long rumored that Google was going to push Android beyond mobil...

How to Remove the .NET ClickOnce Firefox Extension

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Modern Warfare 2 the hottest thing from E3?

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Alluplay
Modern Warfare 2 the hottest thing from E3?  — Some sites are claiming this upcoming blockbuster to be the best thing to come out of E3 2009, have Inifinty Ward another killer release in the mak...

Verifying Zipf's power-distribution law for cities

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

Top 10 Green Twitter Tweeters

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Huffingtonpost
Top 10 Green Twitter Tweeters  — "Ten" Favorite Tweeters for Green/LOHAS news you can use. Follow 'em!

Venture Capitalists Head for the Door

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

10 Droolworthy Eco Structures

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 06:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Treehugger
10 Droolworthy Eco Structures   —  Dragonfly, Stackable skyscraper, Lilypad, Project Frog and Dystopian Farm to name a few. Check them out! Very cool! (Design)

Social Media Tips: 10 Basic Rules We Should Follow In Any Social Media Community

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / SmoknowlBlogspot
Social Media Tips: 10 Basic Rules We Should Follow In Any Social Media Community  — Basic Rules We Should follow In Any Social Media Community. Content:- We should not use that content which is not ours. We can't claim ownership of...

PR 2.0: Is Twitter Evolving from the Facebook to the Myspace of Microblogs? )

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

Ten obscure Linux applications you need to try

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Zdnet
Ten obscure Linux applications you need to try  —  Search for Linux applications on Freshmeat and you'll get more than 11000 hits. Of those thousands of applications, which are worth using? Certain...

Paul Graham and Y Combinator are on the cover of June's Inc Magazine

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:43 PM PDT

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