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03 Mar 2008
Organized Chaos Reigns at Bil, the Alterna-TED
March 3, 2008
Epicenter / Dylan Tweney
The annual TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Monterey, Calif. is a terrific, mind-expanding experience for all who attend. Or so I've heard: The $6,000 price tag has, so far, ke ...
Discussions:- Wired: Top Stories: Informal Conference Borrows TED's Big Ideas, Not I ...
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Wikileaks restraining order a failure, judge says
March 3, 2008
Ars Technica / nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson)
After massive press coverage of a court's attempt at blocking Wikileaks access, the judge throws in the towel. His injunction had "exactly the opposite effect as was intended," he says. Read More... ...
Discussions:- Prometheus 6 - All r ...: As well it should have
- Patterico's Pontific ...: Blowback On Unconstitutional Restraining Order Con ...
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Acer Altos easyStore
March 3, 2008
eHomeUpgrade / NEWS RELEASE
Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market (source: Gartner data, 4Q 2007), today presented Altos easyStore, an intelligent network storage solution suitable for small office, medium offic ...
Discussions:- Engadget: Acer ups the Alto easyStore SOHO NAS to 3TB
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Microsoft flirts with “cloud”-based applications, still making billions off Earth-bound …
March 3, 2008
(Obsolete Feed) / MG Siegler
Though they squabble over things such as the rights to control parts of Facebook and Yahoo, the real battle between Microsoft and Google is only just beginning to show itself as the two jockey for pos ...
Discussions:- BlogForward : Money: Microsoft flirts with “cloud”-based applicatio ...
- Good Morning Silicon ...: It’s not you I’m worried about, it’s that cl ...
- John Battelle's Sear ...: Head In The Clouds
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OCZ Prepares to Ship $300 Brain Mouse
March 3, 2008
DailyTech Main News Feed / Jason Mick
The year of the brain mouse continues. ...
Discussions:- TheFamilyLog.com - N ...: OCZ set to launch Neural Impulse Actuator "brain m ...
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CEBIT-Microsoft CEO says Yahoo bid makes sense as is (at …
March 3, 2008
Yahoo Headlines
- Yahoo! Finance: YHOO ...: Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Yahoo Offer Reasonable; 'Al ...
- Yahoo! Finance: Inte ...: Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Yahoo Offer Reasonable; 'Al ...
- paidContent.org: Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Yahoo Offer Reasonable; 'Al ...
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Apple’s MacBook refresh… not so fresh
March 3, 2008
CNET News.com - Personal Tech
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Apple's MacBook refresh...not so fresh--Apple's recent MacBook refresh didn't add much to the product line. What's Apple missing? Potty training and sales ...
Discussions:- CNET News.com | Tech ...: Apple's MacBook refresh... not so fresh
- CNET News.com: Apple's MacBook refresh ... not so fresh
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Ballmer Confirms Microsoft-Yahoo “Dialogue”*
March 3, 2008
Silicon Alley Insider / Henry Blodget
At a news conference in Germany, Steve Ballmer seems to confirm SVP Jean-Philippe Courtois's remark last week that Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) are in talks. Or at least that's how we read Steve ...
Discussions:- WinBeta: Ballmer Confirms Microsoft-Yahoo "Dialogue"*
- Digital Daily: Et Tu, Ballmer?
- CNET News.com - Busi ...: Are Microsoft and Yahoo talking or not?
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Warner Music appoints development executive
March 3, 2008
guardian.co.uk Technology / Mark Sweney
Warner Music has hired former Napster senior executive Leanne Sharman to develop the company's digital and new business strategy. By Mark Sweney ...
Discussions:- No Rock And Roll Fun: Warners hire Napster exec
- MP3Board.com: Warner Music appoints development executive...
- Coolfer: Monday Business Links: EMI Creates Two New Divisio ...
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Sony preps 5X boost to hard drive storage
March 3, 2008
Electronista | Gadgets for Geeks
Sony has revealed a new technology it says will make large hard drives possible even with notebooks. Rather than use a traditional magnetic read/write head, the new development uses a hybrid of magne ...
Discussions:- Gizmodo: Sony Increases Hard Drive Storage Fivefold [Upgrad ...
- Mobile Magazine Onli ...: Five Times the Storage on New Sony Hard Drives
- Ubergizmo: Sony To Make Large Hard Drives
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Exclusive preview: Delicious Monster’s Delicious Library 2.0
March 3, 2008
AppleInsider
Back in 2004, shortly before the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Delicious Library 1.0 arrived as a slick looking inventory cataloging application designed to manage listings of books, videos, albums and o ...
Discussions:- Newsvine - technolog ...: Exclusive preview: Delicious Monster's Delicious L ...
- MacUser: First look at Delicious Library 2.0, scheduled to ...
- Hej Varlden: Delicious Library 2.0
- OSNews: Exclusive Preview: Delicious Monster's Delicious L ...
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Computer models reconstruct Bach’s head
March 3, 2008
USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories
A modern reconstruction of Johann Sebastian Bach's head using state-of-the-art computer modeling techniques shows the composer ... ...
Discussions:- The Raw Feed: Bach's Head Re-Created With Computer Models
- The J-Walk Blog: Bach In 3D
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Wal-Mart encourages employee blog
March 3, 2008
Technology & Media - International Herald Tribune / By Michael Barbaro
Instead of relying on polished high-level executives, Wal-Mart's Check Out blog is written by little-known buyers who give frank, even critical, opinions about the products the chain carries. ...
Discussions:- Democratic Undergrou ...: Wal-Mart encourages employees to post blunt commen ...
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E*Trade May Be Angling for Sale
March 3, 2008
WSJ.com: E-Commerce/Media
E*Trade is hiring Donald Layton, former vice chairman of J.P. Morgan, as CEO of the online brokerage. The move is aimed at rebuilding investor confidence and possibly positioning the firm for sale. ...
Discussions:- SchaeffersResearch.c ...: The! Biggest! News! of! the! Day! - Not E-Trade Fi ...
- WSJ.com: MarketBeat ...: Premarket: Diebold, E*Trade Gain Ground
- The Huffington Post ...: E*Trade Names New CEO, Explores Possible Sale
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Nine Inch Nails releases Internet album
March 3, 2008
CNET News.com
Trent Reznor, regarded as one of the music world's leading Web innovators, releases digital album, Ghosts I-IV, over the Web. ...
Discussions:- broadband » BB ...: NIN Embraces P2P Again, Offers Free Music - 38 tra ...
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Asus revs compact Lamborghini laptop
March 3, 2008
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Smaller model for city use? Asus has introduced a compact version of its Lamborghini laptop, redesigning the sportscar-styled machine around a 12.1in widescreen display.… ...
Discussions:- The Register: Sci/Te ...: Bain and Huawei return to 3com buy-out table
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Intel launches Atom brand for UMPC CPUs
March 3, 2008
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Centrino version too Intel has launched 'Silverthorne' and 'Diamondville', its two processor families developed from the ground-up for UMPCs and low-cost computers like the Asus Eee. Both will be made ...
Discussions:- The Register: Sci/Te ...: Bain and Huawei return to 3com buy-out table
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Comcast Buying GolfNow.com
March 3, 2008
Silicon Alley Insider / Peter Kafka
Cable giant Comcast is buying tee time retailer GolfNow.com in a deal scheduled to close this week; we hear purchase price is in the $40 million range. GolfNow sells rounds to 1.5 million customers at ...
Discussions:- GigaOMNET: Vid-Biz: Ads, FastCompany, Akimbo [NewTeeVee]
- Sound Money Tips - M ...: Under The Radar News - Monday
- Yahoo! Finance: AAPL ...: Under The Radar News - Monday (at Seeking Alpha)
- NewTeeVee: Vid-Biz: Ads, FastCompany, Akimbo
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Ballmer Says Yahoo Takeover Makes Sense (AP)
March 3, 2008
Yahoo! Finance: Internet Information Providers Industry News
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday it was the right time for the company to put out a bid for Yahoo Inc. ...
Discussions:- CNET News.com | Tech ...: Microsoft and Yahoo back channel potential: Berksh ...
- CNET News.com | Tech ...: Microsoft chief financial officer to address Morga ...
- CNET News.com: Back-channel potential for Microsoft-Yahoo deal: B ...
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