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• Microsoft offering Silver members one month of Xbox Live Gold for 1
• Animoto Is Already Cash-Flow Positive, But Raises Another Round To Go To 11
• Review Panel Hears Rival Plans for New Spaceflights
• Patent busters score win as virtual subdomain patent revoked
• Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap
• Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online
• Tinker Becomes A More Powerful Twitter Trends Discovery Engine
• T-Mobile Dash 3G now officially official, makes speedy arrival in July
• Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors
• TweetPsych: This is your brain on Twitter
• Netbook For Kids Puts Disney Back In PC Business
• ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service
• Family Guy Invades Your iPhone with Potty-Mouthed Character Clips
• A litter of Trakrs! 9/11 hero dog gets 5 clones
• Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows?
• U.S. wireless providers debate about competition
• Intel to rebrand some chips, phase out "Centrino"
• For Some, Switch to Digital TV Remains a Struggle
• Moon's South Pole Gets Close-Up in Restored Photos
• Would Google ever get rid of YouTube?
• Roll up for the TechNet virtual tech conference
• 50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change
• Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive
• Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It
• Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows?
• Panasonic unveils 85-inch plasma at InfoComm '09
• MPs' expenses made public online
• English Market Produces Energy With Kinetic Plates
• Koenigsegg e-sportster moves closer to reality
• Patterns in Haskell
• 23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups
• Apple Fills In Some Gaps With Latest iPhone
• New iPhone Is Better, Not Revolutionary
• Windows 7 licensing situation a "disaster" for businesses?
• Has the chip market turned the corner toward recovery?
• 50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change
• "Kleiner s iFund May Exceed Its 100M Cap For Mobile Apps
• Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive
• Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It
• "Google Searches for Ways to Keep Big Ideas at Home
• Patterns in Haskell
• 23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups
• Increase Your Home Business Productivity: Managing Social Media
• Sheds for living
• The Best American Tech Jobs... in 2039
• Facebook Loses Infringement Lawsuit In Germany Over Copycat Site
• IPhone+cut-and-paste=huge win for Twitter [completely agree!]
• I.B.M. to Invest 100 Million in Cellphone Research
• New IE8 marketing materials
• Will Internet censorship be applied in Germany?

Microsoft offering Silver members one month of Xbox Live Gold for 1 Posted: 17 Jun 2009 04:15 PM PDT Megite: Technology / Joystiq Microsoft offering Silver members one month of Xbox Live Gold for 1  —  No, Xbox Live Silver members, that's not a massive typo you're seeing on the dashboard's Spotlight channel. Microsoft really is offering one month...

Animoto Is Already Cash-Flow Positive, But Raises Another Round To Go To 11 Posted: 17 Jun 2009 04:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Animoto Is Already Cash-Flow Positive, But Raises Another Round To Go To 11  — In a world where most startups choose gaining users over making money, Animoto is an odd exception: It's doing both. Since launching in August 2007...

Review Panel Hears Rival Plans for New Spaceflights Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:33 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Nytimes Review Panel Hears Rival Plans for New Spaceflights  — By KENNETH CHANG WASHINGTON - NASA's goal is to return to space after the retirement of the shuttles next year, but a panel reviewing the agency's ...

Patent busters score win as virtual subdomain patent revoked Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT ArsTechnica / Arstechnica Patent busters score win as virtual subdomain patent revoked  —  A patent for virtual subdomains is being revoked by the US Patent and Trademark office thanks to prior work provided by the Electr...

Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:00 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap  — No sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery , do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/m...

Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:15 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes Keeping a True Identity Becomes a Battle Online  — Some well-known names find they have to work hard at keeping squatters from claiming similar-sounding Web addresses.

Tinker Becomes A More Powerful Twitter Trends Discovery Engine Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Tinker Becomes A More Powerful Twitter Trends Discovery Engine  —  Tinker, the recently launched microblogging topic tracker from Glam Media, will be rolling out several new features to upgrade its service. Tinker...

T-Mobile Dash 3G now officially official, makes speedy arrival in July Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:07 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget T-Mobile Dash 3G now officially official, makes speedy arrival in July  —  Exactly as we heard , T-Mobile's managed to nab itself the Dash 3G, who while on the lam went by the pseudonyms Maple , S522, and even the Sprint-...

Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors  — Proxy servers, Tor, Firefox plug-ins: the technological arsenal that Iranian Internet users deployed against the country's legendary Net censors.

TweetPsych: This is your brain on Twitter Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:00 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews TweetPsych: This is your brain on Twitter  — See how you stack up mentally against other Twitter users with TweetPsych. This tool looks at your past Twitter messages and figures out if you're ...

Netbook For Kids Puts Disney Back In PC Business Posted: 17 Jun 2009 12:33 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Informationweek Netbook For Kids Puts Disney Back In PC Business  — The Disney Netpal, built by mini-laptop specialist Asus, is scheduled to be available in late July through Toys "R" Us and Amazon.

ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service Posted: 17 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT GigaOM / Gigaom ISPs Should Decide If They Provide a Utility or a Service  — Wireless carriers have had a busy two days in Congress, today getting grilled over exclusivity agreements and yesterday over the high cost of texti...

Family Guy Invades Your iPhone with Potty-Mouthed Character Clips Posted: 17 Jun 2009 11:45 AM PDT Mashable / Mashable Family Guy Invades Your iPhone with Potty-Mouthed Character Clips  — If bawdy humor is your thing, then you probably find yourself a frequent viewer of FOX's cartoon hit, Family Guy . And now, instead of having to pa...

A litter of Trakrs! 9/11 hero dog gets 5 clones Posted: 17 Jun 2009 11:33 AM PDT Google News: Technology / TodayMsnbcMsn A litter of Trakrs! 9/11 hero dog gets 5 clones  — Damian Dovarganes / AP James Symington will soon find out if you can clone a hero. This week he received five puppies, the clones of his late rescu...

Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 11:15 AM PDT Megite: Technology / Linuxtoday Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows?  —  "The New York Times seems hard-wired to rarely identify any Windows malware as Windows malware, but only "computer malware." They seem to share th...

U.S. wireless providers debate about competition Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:52 AM PDT ReutersTechnology / FeedsReuters U.S. wireless providers debate about competition  — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid complaints by smaller competitors that exclusive agreements by dominant wireless phone companies and handset makers hur...

Intel to rebrand some chips, phase out "Centrino" Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:52 AM PDT ReutersTechnology / Reuters Intel to rebrand some chips, phase out "Centrino"  — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp plans to phase out some of its brands, including the "Centrino" for computers, to focus on fewer top names as ...

For Some, Switch to Digital TV Remains a Struggle Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:45 AM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes For Some, Switch to Digital TV Remains a Struggle  — The F.C.C. said it would take weeks for the stragglers to get hooked up and for stations to perfect their transmissions.

Moon's South Pole Gets Close-Up in Restored Photos Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:28 AM PDT AskNews / Space Moon's South Pole Gets Close-Up in Restored Photos  —  Space.com - Found 1 hour ago NASA restored its 1967 photographs of the moon's dark south pole before launching two probes to search f...

Would Google ever get rid of YouTube? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 10:00 AM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Would Google ever get rid of YouTube?  — Speaking with AdAge, Fliqz CEO Benjamin Wayne says that he can't see how Google can make the YouTube numbers work over time.

Roll up for the TechNet virtual tech conference Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:52 PM PDT TheRegister / TheRegister Roll up for the TechNet virtual tech conference  — technet Last call for Microsoft s TechNet's first virtual conference for the UK tech community. Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Clearvieweducation... 50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change  — For those who have a greater calling and want to make a difference in the world, these 50 sites have responded by setting up social platforms desig...

Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Computerworld Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive  —  A performance and price comparison may have you wondering why anyone would spend so much more for an SSD. (Hardware)

Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Wired Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It  —

Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Linuxtoday Why is the NY Times so Dumb About Linux and Windows?  —

Panasonic unveils 85-inch plasma at InfoComm '09 Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Panasonic unveils 85-inch plasma at InfoComm '09  —  Sure we'd love to see Panasonic mass produce that 4K 150-inch plasma , but so far we'll just have to be happy with a cheaper 103-inch HDTV and the...

MPs' expenses made public online Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:22 PM PDT BBC / BBCTechnology MPs' expenses made public online  — The expenses claims of every MP over the past four years have been published online - but with certain key details kept secret.

English Market Produces Energy With Kinetic Plates Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:15 PM PDT Slashdot / Slashdot English Market Produces Energy With Kinetic Plates  — Johnathan Martinez writes "Sainsbury's market in England has installed 'kinetic energy' plates in the parking lot of its store in Gloucester. The p...

Koenigsegg e-sportster moves closer to reality Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:07 PM PDT TheRegister / TheRegister Koenigsegg e-sportster moves closer to reality  — Mole leaks production plans Leccy Tech When Register Hardware first clapped eyes on the Koenigsegg Quant leccy hyper-car back in March, we never ...

Patterns in Haskell Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Yaxu Patterns in Haskell  —

23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Chubbybrain 23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups  —

Apple Fills In Some Gaps With Latest iPhone Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:00 PM PDT Blogrunner: Technology / TheNewYorkTimes Apple Fills In Some Gaps With Latest iPhone  — It may be unbelievable, but Apple has succumbed to consumer demand and will be supplying the iPhone with basic features like voice dialing.

New iPhone Is Better, Not Revolutionary Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:00 PM PDT Blogrunner: Technology / WallStreetJournal New iPhone Is Better, Not Revolutionary  — Apple's new iPhone 3G S and OS 3.0 offer plenty of new features. But the software may be enough of a boost to keep many users from buying the new m...

Windows 7 licensing situation a "disaster" for businesses? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:52 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Windows 7 licensing situation a "disaster" for businesses?  — Doom and gloom warnings about a new Microsoft operating system from some corners sure aren't anything new, but it looks like a particular licensing...

Has the chip market turned the corner toward recovery? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:52 PM PDT VentureBeat / DealsVenturebeat Has the chip market turned the corner toward recovery?  — Some people are desperate to be the first to predict a recovery in key technology markets. We've said many times that the semiconductor market, whi...

50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Clearvieweducation... 50 Incredible Social Sites for Social Change  — For those who have a greater calling and want to make a difference in the world, these 50 sites have responded by setting up social platforms desig...

"Kleiner s iFund May Exceed Its 100M Cap For Mobile Apps Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:48 PM PDT Twitter / BlogsWsj "Kleiner s iFund May Exceed Its 100M Cap For Mobile Apps  —

Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Computerworld Solid State Disk Vs. Hard Disk Drive  —  A performance and price comparison may have you wondering why anyone would spend so much more for an SSD. (Hardware)

Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Wired Netflix Prize So Close, They Can Taste It  —

"Google Searches for Ways to Keep Big Ideas at Home Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:28 PM PDT Twitter / OnlineWsj "Google Searches for Ways to Keep Big Ideas at Home  —

Patterns in Haskell Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Yaxu Patterns in Haskell  —

23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Chubbybrain 23.3 Million invested in 11 Twitter-Based Startups  —

Increase Your Home Business Productivity: Managing Social Media Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:48 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Workshak Increase Your Home Business Productivity: Managing Social Media  — Don't let social media involvement sap your productivity.

Sheds for living Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:48 PM PDT HackerNews / Inhabitat Sheds for living  —

The Best American Tech Jobs... in 2039 Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Esquire The Best American Tech Jobs... in 2039  —  Sure, the employment market is tough to live through, tougher to crack, and tougher still on the horizon. But a leading (and occasionally hilariou...

Facebook Loses Infringement Lawsuit In Germany Over Copycat Site Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:28 PM PDT Twitter / Techdirt Facebook Loses Infringement Lawsuit In Germany Over Copycat Site  —

IPhone+cut-and-paste=huge win for Twitter [completely agree!] Posted: 17 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT Twitter / NewsCnet IPhone+cut-and-paste=huge win for Twitter [completely agree!]  —

I.B.M. to Invest 100 Million in Cellphone Research Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Nytimes I.B.M. to Invest 100 Million in Cellphone Research  —

New IE8 marketing materials Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Microsoft New IE8 marketing materials  —

Will Internet censorship be applied in Germany? Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:30 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Allanonymity Will Internet censorship be applied in Germany?  — In the beginnings, Internet censorship was applied in China, but we didn't care because we were not affected. Later, another country where Internet...

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