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Startups Need Bridge Capital, Not Bailouts Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT FriendFeed / AtulArora Startups Need Bridge Capital, Not Bailouts  —

Have Kindle, Will Travel - And Stay Up-To-Date Thanks To Offbeat Guides Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:15 PM PDT TechCrunch / TechCrunch Have Kindle, Will Travel - And Stay Up-To-Date Thanks To Offbeat Guides  — I used to think the Kindle was stupid. Then I bought one and realized I was wrong . It's still way too expensive, but it's great at what it does. A...

Internet TV moves from the computer to the living room Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Economist Internet TV moves from the computer to the living room  —

Wattvision's down and dirty energy management dreams Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Earth2tech Wattvision's down and dirty energy management dreams  —

Google makes their own Digg, lets users pop stories - Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:08 PM PDT Twitter / BlogsZdnet Google makes their own Digg, lets users pop stories -  —

G.E.'s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:00 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes G.E.'s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc  — Experts say the breakthrough holds the promise of being a big step forward in digital storage with a wide range of potential uses.

Windows 7 Release Candidate availability Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:45 PM PDT Megite: Technology / CommunityWinsupersite Windows 7 Release Candidate availability  —  I wasn't aware that Microsoft had released this info to the public, but they have. :) So now I can talk about it... The Windows 7 Release Candidat...

TidyRead Deals Blow to Display Ads, Enables User Tune-Out Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:45 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb TidyRead Deals Blow to Display Ads, Enables User Tune-Out  —  Nothing better illustrates the brokenness of the Internet's most traditional revenue model than the recent crop of ad-stripping services. "Users ...

Rate My App: Build Time = 342 Minutes Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:23 PM PDT HackerNews / NewsYcombinator Rate My App: Build Time = 342 Minutes  —

Will Oracle kill MySQL? Who cares? Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:22 PM PDT TheRegister / TheRegister Will Oracle kill MySQL? Who cares?  — MySQL's already killing itself Fail and You When Oracle bought Sun last week, the MySQL community collectively curled its lip into a worried snee...

Skype Cuts Prices On SkypeOut Service Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:22 PM PDT GigaOM / Gigaom Skype Cuts Prices On SkypeOut Service  — Skype is really looking to ramp up its revenues: It's offering a 25 percent discount on its unlimited packages if you sign up for a 12-month plan. ...

New RWW Writer: Jolie O'Dell Posted: 26 Apr 2009 02:45 PM PDT ReadWriteWeb / ReadWriteWeb New RWW Writer: Jolie O'Dell  — We'd like to welcome a new daily writer to our team of Web enthusiasts: Jolie O'Dell . Jolie is a journalist, blogger, and video blogger. In the p...

Apple, Verizon mulling iPhone deal for next year? Posted: 26 Apr 2009 02:22 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Apple, Verizon mulling iPhone deal for next year?  — We've been down this path countless times , but rumors are once again heating up that Apple and Verizon are actively discussing the possibility of ...

Tired of Old Web Friends? A New Site Promises Strangers Posted: 26 Apr 2009 02:15 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes Tired of Old Web Friends? A New Site Promises Strangers  — Omegle.com connects its users with random, anonymous strangers for a private, real-time chat.

In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit Posted: 26 Apr 2009 02:15 PM PDT NYTimesTechnology / NYTimes In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit  — To serve emerging markets, companies like YouTube need to invest in expensive servers, but ad revenue for those countries doesn't cover those addit...

Qualcomm to pay Broadcom 891 million, settle litigation Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:52 PM PDT ReutersTechnology / Reuters Qualcomm to pay Broadcom 891 million, settle litigation  — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc agreed to pay Broadcom Corp 891 million over four years as part of an overall settlement on Sunday that ends all...

Apple Sells the Billionth App through App Store Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:48 PM PDT AskNews / EFluxMedia Apple Sells the Billionth App through App Store  —  EFluxMedia - Found 5 hours ago Apple finally made it past the milestone of 1 billion applications downloaded. Some iPhone user finall...

Computer program to take on 'Jeopardy' Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Nytimes Computer program to take on 'Jeopardy'  —

Second revision: Game and virtual world fundings reach 935 million in 2008 Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:37 PM PDT VentureBeat / Venturebeat Second revision: Game and virtual world fundings reach 935 million in 2008  — We've done a second update to our game and virtual worlds funding list with new data from Jussi Laakkonen's blog . Previously, we had updated to in...

Samsung Omnia Pro with landscape QWERTY coming this summer? Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:22 PM PDT Engadget / Engadget Samsung Omnia Pro with landscape QWERTY coming this summer?  —  This is totally unsubstantiated, but also totally plausible -- likely, even -- so we wanted to pass along a hot rumor out of Italian site hdblog.i...

A Look At the Wolfram Alpha "Search Engine" Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:15 PM PDT Slashdot / Slashdot A Look At the Wolfram Alpha "Search Engine"  — An anonymous reader points out a ReadWriteWeb piece on an hour-long demo of Wolfram Alpha (which we discussed at its announcement). Stephen Wolfram...

10 Blogs or Websites for Parents of Teens Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:08 PM PDT MixxTechnology / ConnectwithyourteensBlogs... 10 Blogs or Websites for Parents of Teens  — Those of you that are parenting teens may also want other types of advice that I don't offer. I decided to put together a list of ten various blogs...

Industry Moves: Embattled Hi5 Hires New CEO Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:07 PM PDT PaidContent / Paidcontent Industry Moves: Embattled Hi5 Hires New CEO  — Social network hi5, which laid off half of its staff earlier this month after it was reportedly unable to raise additional capital, has hired Bill ...

Unlike pretty much everybody else in the world, Facebook apparently hates hot lesbian threesomes. Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT RedditTechnologyUpcoming / Alternet Unlike pretty much everybody else in the world, Facebook apparently hates hot lesbian threesomes.  —

Ask HN: A Vesting-Over-Time Scheme for Startups Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / NewsYcombinator Ask HN: A Vesting-Over-Time Scheme for Startups  —

Allow Your Users To Upload Files Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Codenique Allow Your Users To Upload Files  —

Hulu iPhone app coming soon Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Techcombo Hulu iPhone app coming soon  —

Eric Rosenfeld Talking LTCM, Ten Years Later Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Kedrosky Eric Rosenfeld Talking LTCM, Ten Years Later  —

How To Add Image Buttons Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:03 PM PDT HackerNewsUpcomingNewest / Codenique How To Add Image Buttons  —

Startups Need Bridge Capital, Not Bailouts Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:00 PM PDT FriendFeed / AtulArora Startups Need Bridge Capital, Not Bailouts  —

Facebook plans to give developers more access: source Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:46 PM PDT YahooNewsTechnology / Reuters Facebook plans to give developers more access: source  — Reuters - Internet social media company Facebook plans to allow outside developers access to core parts of the website so they can build new servic...

Flip Video Ultra HD makes its unofficial debut, gets unboxed Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:45 PM PDT FriendFeed / MichaelFidler Flip Video Ultra HD makes its unofficial debut, gets unboxed  —

IBM program to take on 'Jeopardy' champions Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:45 PM PDT CNETNews.com / CNETNews IBM program to take on 'Jeopardy' champions  — Big Blue took on chess champion Garry Kasparov. Now, an IBM program called Watson is preparing to take on champions of the game show "Jeopardy."

Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:45 PM PDT Blogrunner: Technology / USAToday Apple and Verizon consider iPhone deal  — Verizon and Apple are discussing the possible development of an iPhone for Verizon, with the goal of introducing it next year, people familiar with...

Best Mac deals: New, refurbished 24 inch iMac specials Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Fairerplatform Best Mac deals: New, refurbished 24 inch iMac specials  —  If you are looking for a 24 inch iMac, now's a great time to pick one up from the Apple Store, because there has never been a better selection of ...

Ubuntu 9.04: 32-bit vs 64-bit benchmarks Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:08 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Tuxradar Ubuntu 9.04: 32-bit vs 64-bit benchmarks  —

10 Blogs or Websites for Parents of Teens Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:08 PM PDT MixxTechnology / ConnectwithyourteensBlogs... 10 Blogs or Websites for Parents of Teens  — Those of you that are parenting teens may also want other types of advice that I don't offer. I decided to put together a list of ten various blogs...

Zipcar bringing car-sharing technology to public sector Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:48 PM PDT RedditTechnology / Salon Zipcar bringing car-sharing technology to public sector  —

Best Mac deals: New, refurbished 24 inch iMac specials Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Fairerplatform Best Mac deals: New, refurbished 24 inch iMac specials  —  If you are looking for a 24 inch iMac, now's a great time to pick one up from the Apple Store, because there has never been a better selection of ...

Did I read that right? ReactOS needs only 24MB to run; yet WinXP need 128MB, Vista needs 512MB and Win7 will need 1GB. Microsoft ought to hire these guys. Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT RedditTechnology / SelfTechnology Did I read that right? ReactOS needs only 24MB to run; yet WinXP need 128MB, Vista needs 512MB and Win7 will need 1GB. Microsoft ought to hire these guys.  —

Yes, You’re An Attack Site That Contains Malware, Now Here’s What To Do About It Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT MixxTechnology / SearchenginejournalCo... Yes, You're An Attack Site That Contains Malware, Now Here's What To Do About It  — It's undeniable how powerful search traffic can be from Google. In addition, search marketers understand how important a specific listing can be in...

Automatically Perfect Your Blog’s SEO Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:28 PM PDT MixxTechnology / Sem-group Automatically Perfect Your Blog's SEO  — Search Engine Marketing Group is a Houston based Search Engine Marketing company. We combine search engine optimization, pay-per-click campaign man...

Full transcript of Jobs 2008 deposition Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Fairerplatform Full transcript of Jobs 2008 deposition  —  Sunshine laws and freedom of information legislation make America a more beautiful place (Apple)

Cyberwar's first casualty: Your privacy Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:24 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Computerworld Cyberwar's first casualty: Your privacy  —  Unlike in past wars, the government itself may not do the snooping. Instead, it will most likely let private industry do the dirty work, essential...

Obama to Get Back BlackBerry at Last, Toughened by NSA Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:03 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Wired Obama to Get Back BlackBerry at Last, Toughened by NSA  —  The presidential CrackBerry is undergoing final testing before being handed back. The NSA is hammering on the SecurVoice software which has been l...

Internet TV moves from the computer to the living room Posted: 26 Apr 2009 05:03 PM PDT HackerNews / Economist Internet TV moves from the computer to the living room  —

Linux : Group Test: Project Planners. Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:44 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Tuxradar Linux : Group Test: Project Planners.  —  Computer-based project management and planning (PM for short) is a strange beast. Real geeks love to hate it: "What planning and deadlines? We'll ...

Wattvision's down and dirty energy management dreams Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:43 PM PDT HackerNews / Earth2tech Wattvision's down and dirty energy management dreams  —

Linux support promised, but no player yet, WHERE'S THE LOVE? Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:23 PM PDT DiggTechnologyUpcoming / Movenetworks Linux support promised, but no player yet, WHERE'S THE LOVE?  —  Move Networks' media player is the "Full Episodes TV" player for ABC and FOX. GNU/Linux player support was announced at CES in January: "Move's De...

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