Technorati CEO: Techmeme is “a great little site.”  —  I was hoping that the changing of the guard at Technorati would mean that the company would learn to become somewhat humble.  Early signs say that isn’t the case.  In a Wired interview, incoming CEO Richard Jalichandra did note …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Michael Arrington
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iGoogle meets Desktop gadgets  —  We’ve often asked ourselves why Google Desktop Gadgets are confined to just the desktop and sidebar.  With Google Desktop 5.5 Beta, we’ve decided to change that.  In addition to improved Outlook search functionality, Google Desktop now lets you run Desktop gadgets on your iGoogle homepage.

Source:   Inside Google Desktop
Author:   […]

Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules  —  My team at O’Reilly Research has been crunching the numbers on the rise of Facebook as application platform, and we’ve released a new report today, entitled simply The Facebook Application Platform.

Source:   O’Reilly Radar
Author:   Tim O’Reilly
Link:   http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/10…

California  —  You get your brand new iPod home, in its shiny black box, which you open, and the first words you see are:  —  “Designed by Apple in California.”  —  It’s printed on the back of every iPod and iPhone, too:  —  Ah, the way these five words evoke a flurry of happy memories.

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Facebook to Launch iTunes Competitor  —  An extremely reliable anonymous source has informed me about Facebook launching an iTunes competitor within their company.  Over the past months Facebook has been searching for a CEO to head up this new subdivision.  Facebook has been pursuing agreements with a number of record labels.

Source:   All Facebook
Author:   […]

Kim Jong Il: I’m an Internet expert  —  SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il called himself an “Internet expert” during summit talks with South Korea’s president this week, a news report said Friday.  —  The reclusive leader made the remark after South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun asked …

Source:   Associated Press
Link: […]

Q&A: Technorati CEO Richard Jalichandra on the Future of the Site  —  Blog ranking site Technorati has seen two new developments this week — new leadership, and a new competitor.  A lot of the tech blogosphere declared the blog hub ‘pwned’ with a new CEO stepping in just as tech news compiler TechMeme launched its […]

New PLAYSTATION®3 Model to Take Holiday Season by Storm Aggressively priced hardware and a terrific software line-up make for an unbeatable combination  —  New 40GB PS3 at €399  —  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced details of its exciting new PLAYSTATION®3 …

Source:   Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Link:   http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp…

Liveblogging the big iPhone 1.1.1 hack  —  Last night, iPhone hackers “dinopio” and “Edgan” brought 1.1.1 hacking into a new arena.  By using symbolic links before doing a 1.1.1 upgrade, they were able to gain access to the entire 1.1.1 file tree.  Today, I’ll be liveblogging my attempt to duplicate their hack.

Source:   The Unofficial […]

Microsoft and Bungie Studios to Evolve Relationship  —  Companies to forge new long-term relationship.  —  Microsoft Corp. today announced a plan for Bungie Studios, the developers of the “Halo®” franchise, to embark on a path to become an independent company.

Source:   Microsoft
Link:   http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07…