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Console Makers Worry Over Apple's Growing Competition

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:30:10 -0400

Console Makers Worry Over Apple's Growing Competition:

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I wouldn’t have thought that it’d be concern for the consoles - just the portables. Is this just a little pre-hysteria for the benefit of impending monopoly type lawsuits or is it…

IE 8 runs ten times faster with Google Chrome plug-in (Gregg Keizer/Techworld.com)

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:11:51 -0400

IE 8 runs ten times faster with Google Chrome plug-in (Gregg Keizer/Techworld.com):

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Heh.

Gregg Keizer / Techworld.com:
IE 8 runs ten times faster with Google Chrome plug-in — Chrome Frame boosts Microsoft browser’s JavaScript performance — …

PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:11:51 -0400

PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT:

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heh.

CHICAGO—September 24, 2009—37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in…

Palm Pre Slashed To $100 on Amazon [Palm Pre]

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:11:51 -0400

Palm Pre Slashed To $100 on Amazon [Palm Pre]:

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Amazon loves them thin margins. I wonder if this is a sign of poor sell through…

Sprint may have recently dropped the Pre to $150 (after rebate; with 2-year contact),…

Lily Allen No Longer in Favor Of Kicking People Offline... Just Cutting Back Their Bandwidth

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:11:50 -0400

Lily Allen No Longer in Favor Of Kicking People Offline... Just Cutting Back Their Bandwidth:

Well, this is getting particularly silly now. Despite claiming that she wasn’t going to the meeting of various musicians in the UK to discuss Peter Mandelson’s “three strikes” proposal, Lily Allen…

Lily Allen Distributing Tons Of Copyrighted Music; Blows Way Past Three Strikes

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:10 -0400

Lily Allen Distributing Tons Of Copyrighted Music; Blows Way Past Three Strikes:

Really don’t want to turn this into an all Lily Allen all the time blog, but reader Peter has sent in something rather interesting: When Lily was first trying to get attention, she created a couple…

Americans Don't Want To Bail Out Newspapers

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:10 -0400

Americans Don't Want To Bail Out Newspapers:

Surprise, surprise: It seems the only folks eager for a newspaper bailout are:

Newspapers

Politicians who have friends at newspapers

Support for a newspaper bailout is so low that only 2…

Lamp that runs on human blood

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:10 -0400

Lamp that runs on human blood:

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that’s pretty neat. grisly, but neat.

Mike Thompson’s “Blood Lamp” is a single-use lantern that draws its energy from a drop of your blood, making you consider the cost of energy…

A Teaching Moment For Lily Allen [Update: And Poof Goes Her Blog]

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:09 -0400

A Teaching Moment For Lily Allen [Update: And *Poof* Goes Her Blog]:

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I find this whole thing sad. It was the perfect time for an illuminating discourse (by proxy) between the music industry and the filesharing community. I wonder if Techdirt has…

Martin Jetpack: How Much Would You Pay to Be a Test Pilot? [Jetpacks]

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:09 -0400

Martin Jetpack: How Much Would You Pay to Be a Test Pilot? [Jetpacks]:

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Want.

An eBay auction (ending in 10-hours) offers the chance to be amongst the first to go through the Jetpack’s test pilot training program. You’ll need to be over 18, have…

Apple ready and waiting with redesigned iMac line (Kasper Jade/AppleInsider)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:09 -0400

Apple ready and waiting with redesigned iMac line (Kasper Jade/AppleInsider):

Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple ready and waiting with redesigned iMac line — Apple as early as this month will begin to fill out its 2009 Mac product line with a new…

At $3.2 Billion, Palm Is Too Pricey For Acquisition Suitors

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:09 -0400

At $3.2 Billion, Palm Is Too Pricey For Acquisition Suitors:

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Microsoft! Yeah, hell, why not? Add another one to their mobile mix.

We’ve heard rumors about a Palm (PALM) acquisition ever since the firm launched the Pre in January.

You…

Chamber Of Commerce Gets Basic Stats Backwards, Calls For Stronger US Patent Protection For No Good Reason

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:54:09 -0400

Chamber Of Commerce Gets Basic Stats Backwards, Calls For Stronger US Patent Protection For No Good Reason:

David Levine points us to an analysis by Kevin Smith (not the movie maker) at Duke University of a recent report from the World Economic Forum, placing the US as 19th in how strong our…

Lily Allen, Don't Apologize To Me, Apologize To Everyone Else