Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceShipTwo, plans open-source starships  —  Burt Rutan and Richard Branson are doing their “deep pocketed space explorer” thing again.  They’ve revealed the second version of their suborbital spacecraft, aptly called “SpaceShipTwo” and pictured above, presumably via a cell phone camera at the event.

Source:   CrunchGear
Author:   Devin Coldewey
Link:   http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/23/virgin-galactic…

@ Last.fm Announcement: Free On-Demand Music Platform; CBS To Ramp Up Promotion  —  I’m here at Studio 19 at CBS (NYSE: CBS) headquarters, as Last.fm unveils its new direction: a free on-demand music streaming platform.  Some quick details, from a press release that’s just been passed around:

Source:   paidContent.org
Author:   Joseph Weisenthal
Link:   http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-lastfm…

Southwest Airlines to test in-flight WiFi via satellite  —  It’s taken a while, but it looks like Southwest Airlines is the latest (and no doubt far from the last) to jump on the in-flight WiFi bandwagon although, as with most, it’s still quite a ways from rolling out the service across the board.

Source:   Engadget
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Apple turns tech stocks sour  —  Apple reported earnings that beat analyst estimates on strong sales of iMacs, laptops and iPhones.  But its cautious outlook led investors to slam the stock Wednesday morning, and take much of the Nasdaq down with it.  —  Why?

Source:   FORTUNE: Big Tech
Author:   Jon Fortt
Link:   http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/01/23/will…

Will Apple turn tech stocks sour?  —  Apple reported earnings that beat analyst estimates on strong sales of iMacs, laptops and iPhones.  But its cautious outlook led investors to slam the stock Wednesday morning, and take much of the Nasdaq down with it.  —  Why?

Source:   FORTUNE: Big Tech
Author:   Jon Fortt
Link:   http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/01/23/will…

Free the Music  —  A few days ago we sent out some cryptic invitations to a press conference in New York that Felix and Martin are presiding over.  We’ve had fun in the office reading the rumors and speculation, but it’s time to spill the beans:  —  As of today, you can play full-length tracks […]

What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession  —  It’s sad to hear about layoffs at companies like Yahoo.  Right now it seems like a bad time to be laid off.  I’m here to offer some hope.  —  I laid myself off in February 2002.  Remember that time?  It was far worse than […]

Microsoft Joining DataPortability.org  —  Chris Saad, Chairman of the Data Portability Working Group, confirmed to me this morning that Microsoft’s David Treadwell, a VP at Windows Live, will be joining the organization.  Microsoft is expected to make a formal announcement in the coming days.

Source:   ReadWriteWeb
Author:   Marshall Kirkpatrick
Link:   http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives…

Motorola Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Sales and Earnings  — Fourth-quarter sales of $9.65 billion  — Fourth-quarter GAAP earnings from continuing operations of $0.05 per share, including net charges of $0.09 per share from items highlighted below

Source:   Motorola
Link:   http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp…

Real-Estate Search Engine Roost Launches With Full MLS Listings  —  Just when you thought the real-estate bubble had burst and the economy was going to hell, here comes another real-estate search engine.  Today we see the launch of Roost, a real-estate site inspired by the lean look and feel of travel search engine Kayak.

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