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Pre Touchstone Charger's Has Special Powers Too

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:52 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Pre Touchstone Charger's Has Special Powers Too   — The Pre cuts cheese , but does it stick to anything ? Its Touchstone charger does. [ BBG ]

Millions Face Blank Screens in TV Switch

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

NYTimesMedia / NYTimes
Millions Face Blank Screens in TV Switch  — Despite government efforts to promote the switch to digital signals and a delay of four months in the schedule, three million homes are unprepared.

Investors Want Smaller Venture Funds

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Goodbye Old Friend. R.I.P. Rajeev Motwani

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:22 PM PDT

GigaOM / Gigaom
Goodbye Old Friend. R.I.P. Rajeev Motwani  — Rajeev Motwani , one of the savviest angel investors, a Stanford professor and most importantly a close and personal friend passed away earlier tod...

House curbs "virtual strip searches" at airports

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:45 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
House curbs "virtual strip searches" at airports  — Republican congressman's amendment curbing the use of X-ray and millimeter wave passenger body-scanning is approved, a blow to the Transportation S...

Join Us: TechFellow Awards Live on Ustream Tonight

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:30 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Join Us: TechFellow Awards Live on Ustream Tonight  — Tonight's the night that we're announcing the winners of The TechFellow Awards , and you can watch the ceremony live right here on TechCrunch at 9 ...

Weekend project: Scan your books into Google

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Weekend project: Scan your books into Google  — Looking for something to do this weekend? Forget the nice weather and spend it scanning books into Google's Book service.

Apple Gets Pwned, SF Store Is Now Advertising DVD Jon's doubleTwist

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:15 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Apple Gets Pwned, SF Store Is Now Advertising DVD Jon's doubleTwist  —  Apple may be known for its advertising prowess, but this little marketing coup is going to go down as one of the most hilarious ad placements in r...

Dr. Dobb's Software Engineering Computer Science June 4, 2009

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:10 PM PDT

MySpaces Ditches New Playa Vista Offices

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 12:00 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
MySpaces Ditches New Playa Vista Offices  —  A year ago MySpace and Fox Interactive Media were trumpeting an upcoming office move to Playa Vista in Los Angeles. Peter Levinsohn ( former ) Pre...

If Facebook Is Worth 10 Billion, Twitter is Worth 1.7 Billion

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 11:45 AM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
If Facebook Is Worth 10 Billion, Twitter is Worth 1.7 Billion  —  Last week, Facebook took a 200 million investment that valued the company at 10 billion. So if Facebook is worth 10 billion, how much is Twitt...

Customize PDFs online with these tools

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 11:30 AM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Customize PDFs online with these tools  — Playing with PDFs is one of those tasks that can be a pain. But with the help of these online PDF tools, you might find it just a bit easier.

Hulu headed for subscription service scheme?

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 11:22 AM PDT

TheRegister / TheRegister
Hulu headed for subscription service scheme?  — News Corp says ad model 'doesn't work' Hulu's days as a completely free internet TV outfit may be numbered if News Corp.'s new digital chief gets h...

Coffee Break: Kickin' it at Denny's

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 10:46 AM PDT

Megite: Technology / Jkontherun
Coffee Break: Kickin' it at Denny's  —  My work session outside the office today was in an unexpected venue, one I have visited occasionally but never for working. I was surprised earlie...

Intel Buys Embedded Software Vendor Wind River

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Slashdot / Slashdot
Intel Buys Embedded Software Vendor Wind River  — SlashDotDotDot writes "The New York Times reports that Intel will purchase Wind River, the embedded OS and software vendor, for 884 million. 'Wind...

News Flash: Google Squared Is A Work In Progress

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 10:30 AM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
News Flash: Google Squared Is A Work In Progress  — I've been spending the last few days fooling around with Google Squared , the search giant's experimental attempt to generate structured results, a...

EFF Web Site Tracks Terms of Service Changes

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Google News: Technology / Pcmag
EFF Web Site Tracks Terms of Service Changes  — by Chloe Albanesius Unless you're a lawyer or extremely detail oriented, it's unlikely that you've perused the terms of service posted by your favo...

Garmin "getting very close" to a US Nuvifone launch... or so it says

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 09:52 AM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Garmin "getting very close" to a US Nuvifone launch... or so it says  —  If you've a proven track record of delivering solid products to consumers (much like Garmin has), we'll cut you some slack for awhile if you happe...

Google's Android operating system is jumping to the PC. Hallelujah!

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 09:48 AM PDT

Levin To Run FCC Broadband Plan

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 09:45 AM PDT

Techmeme / TechdailydoseNationaljournal
Levin To Run FCC Broadband Plan   —  Levin To Run FCC Broadband Plan Stifel Nicolaus managing director Blair Levin will return to familiar territory at the FCC, Acting Chairman Micha...

How Cloud Computing Will Change Business

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Businessweek
How Cloud Computing Will Change Business  —  IBM, Qualcomm, Nokia, and other majors, along with startups, are preparing to cash in on new technology. Not that it will be easy. (Tech Industry ...

Timothy Draper’s Rose-Colored Glasses

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Google celebrates 25th anniversary of Tetris

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT

VentureBeat / Venturebeat
Google celebrates 25th anniversary of Tetris  — Google celebrated the 25th anniversary of Tetris today with this illustration on the Google home page. Check out our own interview with the two men...

Fedora casts Mono into outer darkness

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Itwire
Fedora casts Mono into outer darkness  —  Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, has decided to replace the Mono-dependent note-taking application Tomboy with Gnote in upcomin...

How Software Engineering Differs From Computer Science

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:30 PM PDT

Slashdot / Slashdot
How Software Engineering Differs From Computer Science  — cconnell sends in a piece he wrote for Dr. Dobb's which "argues that software development will never be a fully formal, rigorous discipline, and th...

It’s a startup, not a spreadsheet

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / StartuplessonslearnedBlogspot
It's a startup, not a spreadsheet  — 

Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

On the front lines of the Netflix Prize

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

Tom compiler: Transformations of programs for C{,++,#}, Java, Python, Ocaml

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

40 Second Toothbrush complicates, horrifies

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:07 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
40 Second Toothbrush complicates, horrifies  —  We're not going to claim that the toothbrush can't be improved upon -- we know from experience that's not the case. But there is such a thing as g...

5 Useful Firefox Addons for International Browsing

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:03 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Searchenginejournal
5 Useful Firefox Addons for International Browsing  —  If you are a non-US Internet user or just have to deal with multi-lingual or international sites, you should find the following addons useful. (So...

VirtualDatingAssistants.com Lets You Outsource Your Online Dating Life

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:03 PM PDT

2009 TechFellow Awards: The Winners

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:03 PM PDT

2009 TechFellow Awards: The Winners

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:00 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
2009 TechFellow Awards: The Winners  —  We'd like to congratulate the twenty-two inaugural winners of tonight's TechFellow awards , each of whom has made outstanding contributions in one...

The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Techcrunch
The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone  — Well it all started to suck.

How Cloud Computing Will Change Business

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 07:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Businessweek
How Cloud Computing Will Change Business  —  IBM, Qualcomm, Nokia, and other majors, along with startups, are preparing to cash in on new technology. Not that it will be easy. (Tech Industry ...

Fedora casts Mono into outer darkness

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Itwire
Fedora casts Mono into outer darkness  —  Red Hat's community GNU/Linux distribution, Fedora, has decided to replace the Mono-dependent note-taking application Tomboy with Gnote in upcomin...

2009 TechFellow Awards: The Winners

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Daring Fireball: Palm Saturday

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Twitter / Daringfireball
Daring Fireball: Palm Saturday  — 

Tom compiler: Transformations of programs for C{,++,#}, Java, Python, Ocaml

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:23 PM PDT

Days After Changing Editors, New York Observer Lays Off Big Chunk of Its Staff

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

5 Useful Firefox Addons for International Browsing

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 06:03 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Searchenginejournal
5 Useful Firefox Addons for International Browsing  —  If you are a non-US Internet user or just have to deal with multi-lingual or international sites, you should find the following addons useful. (So...

The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Techcrunch
The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone  — Well it all started to suck.

How to Backup Your Twitter Account

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Ehow
How to Backup Your Twitter Account  —  As Twitter grows in popularity, it's becoming more and more prone to bugs and data failure. If there was an error, you could lose your followers, ...

Facebook Circa 2004

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Coedmagazine
Facebook Circa 2004   —  Nowadays, nearly everyone on the planet with access to a computer has a Facebook account. So when we dug up archives, from a mere five years ago, ...

Trade Show Hanging Signs Get Noticed

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:23 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Boostall
Trade Show Hanging Signs Get Noticed  —  There are several types of trade show hanging signs you can opt from, and all of them feature various designs and formations. (Tech Industry News)

HN suggestion: A larger margin at the bottom of comment pages

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:23 PM PDT

Benefits and Drawbacks of Windows VPS Hosting

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Teeky
Benefits and Drawbacks of Windows VPS Hosting  — The VPS which is also known as Virtual Private Server or a Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) is a type of web hosting which is created by partitioning...

Power To Change, Encouraging Users to Shut Down Idle PCs

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:08 PM PDT

MixxTechnology / Greenpacks
Power To Change, Encouraging Users to Shut Down Idle PCs  — HP has announced Power To Change, a campaign that encourages PC users around the world to make behavioral changes in support of the environment.

Monitor System Resources

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Techie-buzz
Monitor System Resources  —  A system is made up of several components, including your CPU, memory, hard drives, network cards and more. Monitoring each of this components sep...

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