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Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic? Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Mercola Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic?  —

Zynga Pushing Nine Figures In Revenues Thanks To Micro-Transactions Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:45 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Zynga Pushing Nine Figures In Revenues Thanks To Micro-Transactions  — Zynga , the online gaming publisher, is making a ton of money. Just how much? Well, earlier reports put revenue at something around 50 million , b...

Intel's Atom not just for Netbooks anymore Posted: 29 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews Intel's Atom not just for Netbooks anymore  — Intel's Netbook mainstay is finding a home in desktops.

Pure Digital releases new Flip camcorders Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:47 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Macworld Pure Digital releases new Flip camcorders  — by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com Pure Digital Technologies, makers of the popular Flip line of pocket camcorders announced today the release of t...

China scales back IT disclosure demands Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT YahooNewsTechnology / AP China scales back IT disclosure demands  — AP - Beijing has temporarily averted a trade clash with Washington by scaling back a demand for foreign suppliers of computer security technology t...

Exclusive: Platform-A Head Coleman Out at AOL, as Well as CFO and Other Staffers Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:15 PM PDT Techmeme / KaraAllthingsd Exclusive: Platform-A Head Coleman Out at AOL, as Well as CFO and Other Staffers   —  Exclusive: Platform-A Head Coleman Out at AOL, as Well as CFO and Other Staffers Greg Coleman, the former Yahoo advertising sales exec who came t...

Flip Video Ultra HD video review Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Flip Video Ultra HD video review  —  What better way to give you a look at Flip Video's new Ultra HD camcorder than by reviewing it on video... shot with the Ultra HD . The specs are ...

10 lessons from a failed startup Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat 10 lessons from a failed startup  — A year and a half ago, my co-founder Dev Nag and I started an internet TV network for games called PlayCafe. Our ambitious plan was to run highly i...

Verizon: Cablevision's 101 Mbps Broadband a Parlor Trick Posted: 29 Apr 2009 03:52 PM PDT GigaOM / Gigaom Verizon: Cablevision's 101 Mbps Broadband a Parlor Trick  — Earlier this evening, a Verizon spokesperson sent out a link to a blog post on Verizon's blog about the recently announced 100 Mbps broadband offer...

Wall Street 2.0: The Twitter Script Posted: 29 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Wall Street 2.0: The Twitter Script  —  Not much is known about the the upcoming movie of Wall Street 2 other than it will once again team up actor Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko and di...

Century's Netbook Stand with DVD Super Multi-Drive Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:37 PM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo Century's Netbook Stand with DVD Super Multi-Drive   — Netbooks are great for travelers because they stick to the basic essentialsexcept sometimes you need an optical drive . Problem solved: this netboo...

Nielsen: Twitter's explosive growth can't be sustained Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:32 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Arstechnica Nielsen: Twitter's explosive growth can't be sustained  — Will Twitter quitters kill the popular service? Data from audience tracking firm Nielsen Online suggests Twitter may not be attracting enough loyal...

Yahoo's Yang gets 1 in rocky final year as CEO Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:45 PM PDT YahooNewsTechnology / AP Yahoo's Yang gets 1 in rocky final year as CEO  — AP - Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary 1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tu...

A Couple Chrome Videos Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch A Couple Chrome Videos  — In an effort to spread the word about its Chrome browser , Google commissioned 11 short videos about the browser. My two favorites are below. I ...

iPhone vs Asus Netbook Extreme Typing Test Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:52 PM PDT Gizmodo / Gizmodo iPhone vs Asus Netbook Extreme Typing Test   — Crave UK's Rory Reid did a great experiment: Test the typing accuracy of the iPhone vs an Asus Netbook in a rally car racing at full speed. The vid...

HP MediaSmart LX195 boasts 640GB HDD, 1.6GHz Atom, 400 MSRP Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:52 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget HP MediaSmart LX195 boasts 640GB HDD, 1.6GHz Atom, 400 MSRP  —  Yearning for more info on the HP MediaSmart LX195 ? Here's some new concrete details for you to go along with the leaked images from earlier this ...

Facebook executive considers Calif. AG campaign Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:32 PM PDT Google News: Technology / Sfgate Facebook executive considers Calif. AG campaign  — HTML::Element=HASH(0x9e70fd8)

Five Things You Can Do With This New Facebook RSS App Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:30 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb Five Things You Can Do With This New Facebook RSS App  — Sometimes the low hanging fruit holds the most potential - but it's hidden in plain site. Facebook opened up the activity streams of users' friend...

13 BlackBerry apps for the social networker Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:15 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews 13 BlackBerry apps for the social networker  — If you own a BlackBerry, you can get some great apps from the App World. We have a list of the top 13 social networking apps.

What VCs need most: A shift in policy Posted: 29 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat What VCs need most: A shift in policy  — The Obama administration has already done a lot to re-ignite small business growth, raising guarantees on SBA loans to 90 percent, eliminating cost...

Linux : Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Hands-on. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Tuxradar Linux : Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Hands-on.  —  In episode 6 of our podcast we asked the question, "should netbook manufacturers standardise on a single distro?" Well, as netbook manufactuers co...

Microsoft Office 2007 now has native support for ODT Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / Osnews Microsoft Office 2007 now has native support for ODT  —

Steve Jobs: Feb 24 1955 Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / TheageAu Steve Jobs: Feb 24 1955  —

Unexpected Cell Phone Designs from Japan Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:43 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / Geniusbeauty Unexpected Cell Phone Designs from Japan  —

Phishing Attack Underway At Facebook. Don’t Sign In To Fbaction.net Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT MixxTechnology / FeedproxyGoogle Phishing Attack Underway At Facebook. Don't Sign In To Fbaction.net  — We've received multiple tips of a new phishing attack that has broken out on Facebook. If you get an email message that looks to be from Facebook w...

15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Oddee 15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places  — Marketers are always on the look out for the next big advertising stunt in hopes of attracting major attention. Meet some of the most creative ads,...

See a bad driver? Flip a tweet, not a bird Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Cnn See a bad driver? Flip a tweet, not a bird  —  Why waste your time futilely shaking your fist at the driver who cut you off on the country road when you can take him to task on the information ...

New iPhone 2009 going Pro is more exciting than going Nano. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / I4u New iPhone 2009 going Pro is more exciting than going Nano.  —

Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic? Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Mercola Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic?  —

PaidContent:UK Nominated For Two Online Publishing Awards Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:07 PM PDT PaidContent / Paidcontent PaidContent:UK Nominated For Two Online Publishing Awards  — We don't usually cover industry award ceremonies but we'll allow ourselves to blow our own trumpet for a moment on this one - paidContent:UK has be...

NAO wants sustainable ICT procurement targets Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:07 PM PDT TheRegister / TheRegister NAO wants sustainable ICT procurement targets  — Government departments falling short Central government's spending watchdog has called on the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and the Departmen...

Acer ponders Android smartphone Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:07 PM PDT TheRegister / TheRegister Acer ponders Android smartphone  — Android netbook too? Acer has followed in the footsteps of arch rival Asus with talk of possible plans to launch an Android-based smartphone.

Hypersonic 'WaveRider' Poised For Test Flight Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:03 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / DscDiscovery Hypersonic 'WaveRider' Poised For Test Flight  —

Google stands by book search deal Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:03 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / NewsBbc Google stands by book search deal  —

iTies conceal a secret pocket underneath Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:03 PM PDT RedditGadgetsUpcoming / Coolest-gadgets iTies conceal a secret pocket underneath  —

Social Gaming Scores in the Recession Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:48 PM PDT Twitter / Businessweek Social Gaming Scores in the Recession  —

"Italian Sausage Soup Recipe Cook Recipes from everywhere " - Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:48 PM PDT Twitter / 1strecipesWordpress "Italian Sausage Soup Recipe Cook Recipes from everywhere " -  —

Linux : Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Hands-on. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Tuxradar Linux : Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 Hands-on.  —  In episode 6 of our podcast we asked the question, "should netbook manufacturers standardise on a single distro?" Well, as netbook manufactuers co...

SCREWED BY SEARCH: An Entire Generation, Em-Bare-Assed on the Web Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Viceland SCREWED BY SEARCH: An Entire Generation, Em-Bare-Assed on the Web  —

15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:28 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Oddee 15 Creative Ads in Unusual Places  — Marketers are always on the look out for the next big advertising stunt in hopes of attracting major attention. Meet some of the most creative ads,...

See a bad driver? Flip a tweet, not a bird Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Cnn See a bad driver? Flip a tweet, not a bird  —  Why waste your time futilely shaking your fist at the driver who cut you off on the country road when you can take him to task on the information ...

Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic? Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Mercola Swine flu virus an engineered pandemic?  —

Reclaim your inbox from the abusive Microsoft Mafia Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Emailmafia Reclaim your inbox from the abusive Microsoft Mafia  —  "Our mission is to help you reclaim your inbox from Microsoft! Get Thunderbird and whack Microsoft's Outlook, Outlook Express and even Entourage" ...

Urbanspoon acquired Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Venturebeat Urbanspoon acquired  —

IBM Launches World's Geekiest Social Network, My developerWorks Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:28 PM PDT Twitter / Readwriteweb IBM Launches World's Geekiest Social Network, My developerWorks  —

The Firefox 3.5 vs. IE8 Deathmatch Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Pcworld The Firefox 3.5 vs. IE8 Deathmatch  —  Every day I sit at my computer and open two browsers: Firefox and Internet Explorer (first 6, then 7 and, as of late, 8). "Why do I do that? (Soft...

17 Open Source Code Editors From The Desktop To The Web Posted: 29 Apr 2009 06:04 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Opensourcereleasefeed 17 Open Source Code Editors From The Desktop To The Web  —  Sometimes you just want to make quick edits to a HTML, CSS or JavaScript file and launching an IDE is just overkill. I have this need on a regular...

Not Smart: Warner Music Issues DMCA Takedown On Larry Lessig Presentation Posted: 29 Apr 2009 05:48 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Techdirt Not Smart: Warner Music Issues DMCA Takedown On Larry Lessig Presentation  —

Real-time search engine Collecta (pre-launch) has a demo of their tech for flu news Posted: 29 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Collecta Real-time search engine Collecta (pre-launch) has a demo of their tech for flu news  —

H1N1 Swine Flu Map Posted: 29 Apr 2009 05:23 PM PDT HackerNews / Google H1N1 Swine Flu Map  —

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