Big Yahoo Layoffs Coming Soon?  —  We have been following a tip since the start of January, that Yahoo is preparing ground for a big round of layoffs, and have been digging since on clues and leads.  Now SAI get an anonymous tip (ours wasn’t) which says the same thing, with a number to it […]

Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular  —  TOKYO — Until recently, cellphone novels — composed on phone keypads by young women wielding dexterous thumbs and read by fans on their tiny screens — had been dismissed in Japan as a subgenre unworthy of the country that gave the world its first novel …

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Mashable Uses A-List Power to Steal B-List Buzz  —  In the tech blogosphere, there’s a clear delineation between those who are actively creating the news (the developers, engineers, and business people), those who are reporting the news (those blogs who follow journalism standards and do actual reporting) …

Source:   louisgray.com
Author:   Louisgray
Link:   http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/01/mashable-uses…

EeePC with Every Hack Possible (GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11N, etc.)  —  We’ve seen a lot of EeePC hacks, but this one takes the cake (currently).  Featuring GPS (with antenna), Bluetooth, internal card reader, additional internal flash drive, 802.11N, FM transmitter and modem.

Source:   CLUMPC
Author:   Admin
Link:   http://clumpc.com/?p=30

Dangers of remote Javascript  —  As we move to a widget web, where the goodies on your site may not necessarily come from your site, it’s worth sparing a thought for security.  We at O’Reilly just got bit on perl.com, which redirected to a porn site courtesy a piece of remotely-included Javascript.

Source:   O’Reilly Radar
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Tip: Yahoo May Cut 1,500-2,500 Jobs Within 2 Weeks*  —  A tipster believes Yahoo has created a list of 1,500-2,500 jobs that may be eliminated in the next two weeks.  CEO Jerry Yang will reportedly make the decision to go forward with these layoffs—or not—next week.

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   Henry Blodget
Link:   http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/tip-yahoo-layoff…

Tip: Yahoo May Cut 1,500-2,500 Jobs Within 2 Weeks  —  A tipster believes Yahoo has created a list of 1,500-2,500 jobs that may be eliminated in the next two weeks.  CEO Jerry Yang will reportedly make the decision to go forward with these layoffs—or not—next week.

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   Henry Blodget
Link:   http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/tip-yahoo-layoff…