Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Top Technology News

Top Technology News


Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:15 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired?  — Does where you start your company matter? Statistically, it may. Jim Karsten pulled data from CrunchBase to look at where startups are based and th...

Microsoft Suit Targets 'Click Fraud'

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:18 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / OnlineWsj
Microsoft Suit Targets 'Click Fraud'  — By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft Corp. filed a lawsuit against three people that it alleges committed a form of "click fraud" by improperly manipulating...

Heidi Pratt: Al Roker "Attacked" Me

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:01 PM PDT

YahooBuzz / Tvguide
Heidi Pratt: Al Roker "Attacked" Me  — The newlyweds appeared on the show Monday to discuss their experience on the show, which they quit last week after Heidi fell ill. "I'm still tryin...

Flip Video gets channels, iPhone app for viewing

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:15 PM PDT

CNETNews.com / CNETNews
Flip Video gets channels, iPhone app for viewing  — Flip Video users are getting a handy software update that will allow them to very quickly (and privately) share video clips with friends and family...

Verizon launches BlackBerry Tour teaser page

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:37 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Verizon launches BlackBerry Tour teaser page  —  It's hard to believe this is really the first official confirmation that BlackBerry Tour is bound for Verizon's network, given what we've seen and...

Sony lawyer: 150K damages per song "certainly" appropriate

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:33 PM PDT

Google News: Technology / Arstechnica
Sony lawyer: 150K damages per song "certainly" appropriate  — The Jammie Thomas-Rasset retrial swung into high gear this afternoon as one of Sony Music Entertainment's top lawyers said that 150000 per song ce...

Facebook Chat hits 1B messages per day

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:23 PM PDT

Entertainment Media Sector Recovery: Might Have To Wait Till 2011: PwC

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:52 PM PDT

PaidContent / Paidcontent
Entertainment Media Sector Recovery: Might Have To Wait Till 2011: PwC  — Do you have what it takes to wait it out until 2011? PricewaterhouseCoopers is coming out with its omnibus annual entertainment and media sector fo...

Social Networks Spread Iranian Defiance Online

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:45 PM PDT

NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes
Social Networks Spread Iranian Defiance Online  — Social media sites are challenging levers of state media control and allowing Iranians to find novel ways around restrictions.

Twitter Blog: Down Time Rescheduled

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

40 Essential iPhone Applications For Web Designers

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

SNES PC Case Mod scores endless style wins can never bring back your childhood

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:37 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
SNES PC Case Mod scores endless style wins can never bring back your childhood  —  Face it, not all mods are created equal. Take this SNES PC Case Mod, for instance, built by quangDX and DuPPs (their real names? we think not). Su...

Max Payne 3 gets different, older voice actor

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:16 PM PDT

Megite: Technology / Joystiq
Max Payne 3 gets different, older voice actor  —  We've already seen the new, grizzled face of Max Payne in upcoming sequel Max Payne 3 , and found out a few details on the game from Game Informer...

Dead Grasshoppers Give Life to Social Media Marketing Campaign

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Mashable / Mashable
Dead Grasshoppers Give Life to Social Media Marketing Campaign  — What would you do if you received a FedEx package with a bag of chocolate covered grasshoppers and a link to a video. Most likely, you'd think why ...

"Social Networking Startup May Become Black Eye for High-Profile Valley Investors"

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:48 PM PDT

Kara Tours the New Facebook HQ (and Gets Ripped): The Uncut Video!:

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:48 PM PDT

Warning: Xbox Live and Zune Services Down Midnight PST, Tonight

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT

Gizmodo / Gizmodo
Warning: Xbox Live and Zune Services Down Midnight PST, Tonight   — At 12:01AM PST tonight (in a few hours) Xbox Live and Zune services will be down for scheduled maintenance. The outage could last up to "24 hours"....

About Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 4

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:16 PM PDT

Megite: Technology / SupportApple
About Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 4  —  Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 4 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X v10....

Twitter Reschedules Maintenance To Allow Iranian Protests To Continue

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 11:48 AM PDT

Why Google might want you to think it's scared of Bing

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Google News: Technology / NewsCnet
Why Google might want you to think it's scared of Bing  — by Chris Matyszczyk Their ears, their nostrils, even their fully formed eyebrows are twitching beyond all human control. Though I am not one of tho...

What makes Microsoft's "bizniz®" unethical?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / GroupsGoogle
What makes Microsoft's "bizniz®" unethical?  —  "EU antitrust investigators - who Microsoft "supporters" denounce as "scum", for having the audacity to enforce the law against these gangsters, i...

Virtual Reality to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Popularmechanics
Virtual Reality to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship  —  To design the Navy's new Ford-class aircraft carrier, architects rely on virtual reality to shape 54000 tons of steel into the world's most powerf...

Why Facebook Turned Down Millions To Give Away Vanity URLs

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Businessinsider
Why Facebook Turned Down Millions To Give Away Vanity URLs  —  We heard that instead of giving Vanity URLs away for free, like it did last weekend, Facebook originally planned to auction them off to the highes...

Runtime Compilation of Clojure from Android

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT

Adobe to charge users for Acrobat.com

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:37 PM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Adobe to charge users for Acrobat.com  — (Reuters) - U.S. software company Adobe Systems Inc said on Monday it had moved Acrobat.com out of public beta testing and would charge subscribers...

With An iPhone And Android Strategy, Imeem Mobile Pushes Past A Million Users

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:30 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
With An iPhone And Android Strategy, Imeem Mobile Pushes Past A Million Users  — Imeem has a great Android app. In fact, it's still one of the few very good apps available on that platform as it continues to find its legs. It's ...

Opera Unite

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / UniteOpera
Opera Unite  —  The newest service from Opera. (Software)

An introduction to Opera Unite

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Selectors, Animation, and AJAX – jQuery Tutorial And Examples

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Opera Unite developer's primer

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Britain to unveil plans for digital future

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Britain to unveil plans for digital future  — LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will lay out its funding plans for universal broadband coverage and endorse a move to allow closer co-operation between ...

Clear Channel deal gives musicians Web channels

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT

ReutersTechnology / Reuters
Clear Channel deal gives musicians Web channels  — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Artists like the Eagles and Christina Aguilera can now play DJ, at least online.

Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:15 PM PDT

TechCrunch / TechCrunch
Are Silicon Valley Startups More Likely To Be Acquired?  — Does where you start your company matter? Statistically, it may. Jim Karsten pulled data from CrunchBase to look at where startups are based and th...

Clearwire's WiMAX ordained with official Atlanta launch

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT

Engadget / Engadget
Clearwire's WiMAX ordained with official Atlanta launch  —  Sure, Clearwire has actually been running its WiMAX network in Atlanta for six weeks already, but that technicality isn't stopping the company fro...

What makes Microsoft's "bizniz®" unethical?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / GroupsGoogle
What makes Microsoft's "bizniz®" unethical?  —  "EU antitrust investigators - who Microsoft "supporters" denounce as "scum", for having the audacity to enforce the law against these gangsters, i...

Virtual Reality to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Popularmechanics
Virtual Reality to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship  —  To design the Navy's new Ford-class aircraft carrier, architects rely on virtual reality to shape 54000 tons of steel into the world's most powerf...

SEOmoz Google Says: Yes, You Can Still Sculpt PageRank. No You Can't Do It With Nofollow

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT

Opera Unite

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / UniteOpera
Opera Unite  —  The newest service from Opera. (Software)

An introduction to Opera Unite

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT

SSHMenu

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:04 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / ThedailyubuntuBlogspot
SSHMenu  —  SSHMenu is a panel applet for GNOME that allows users to connect to remote computers over SSH with a single click. (Linux/Unix)

Opera Unite reinvents the Web

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Opera Unite

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT

HackerNews / Opera
Opera Unite  — 

Google PageRank Sculpting Explained

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Mattcutts
Google PageRank Sculpting Explained  —  Long awaited post by Matt Cutts, the head of Google's Webspam team, explaining PageRank sculpting changes and whether or not to use the "nofollow"...

"How Are You? No, How Are You Really?

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

First instance of a major advertising campaign using Facebook Vanity URLs The Next Web

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Iran Incident

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:24 PM PDT

DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Atchinese
Iran Incident  —  atchinese asia news stock information entertainment and other country news (Tech Industry News)

Yahoo! Announces Common Tag: Like The Meta Keywords Tag, But Even Better

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:10 PM PDT

Sphinn / Searchengineland
Yahoo! Announces Common Tag: Like The Meta Keywords Tag, But Even Better  — Yahoo! recently announced their role in creating and supporting Common Tag, a new semantic tagging format. 22 Vote(s)

@bradstone noam cohen on how Iranians are using social media to protest

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Alex Payne: Open Ideas

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:03 PM PDT

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