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Archive for April 15th, 2008

Is the Taxman Eyeing ITunes? (PC World)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

PC World:
Is the Taxman Eyeing ITunes?  —  Dan Moren, Macworld.com  —  The US$0.99 that the iTunes Store charges for individual songs has taken on an almost iconic role in the field of music downloads, becoming what many consider the standard for fair pricing.  While the record labels have long lobbied …

So exactly who or what is Psystar? We dig a little.. (Charles Arthur/Guardian Unlimited)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Charles Arthur / Guardian Unlimited:
So exactly who or what is Psystar?  We dig a little..  —  You’ll have noticed the claims of Psystar that it will be selling an “OpenComputer” (smart, avoiding the use of the Apple trademark in the “OpenMac” name it previously used) that will, in effect, be an Apple clone.

Facebook Lexicon - At Facebook we love tools that allow … (Roddy Lindsay/Facebook Blog)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Roddy Lindsay / Facebook Blog:
Facebook Lexicon  —  At Facebook we love tools that allow you to see what people around the globe are searching for or discussing on blogs, such as Google Trends or Technorati.  We thought it would be cool to show trends on the public and semi-public forums across Facebook (also known […]

Facebook is kinda competing with FriendFeed, like it kinda competes with Twitter (Eric Eldon/VentureBeat)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
Facebook is kinda competing with FriendFeed, like it kinda competes with Twitter  —  Update with a response from FriendFeed’s Paul Buchheit, below the article  —  Facebook has just launched a new feature that lets you add actions from other sites to the mini-feed of actions on your profile …

Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2008 (Oracle)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Oracle:
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2008  —  A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities.  It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by those security patches.

Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company … (pressmediawire.com)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

pressmediawire.com:
Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company Into Premium Mobile Experiences Group  —  Microsoft Corp. has completed its acquisition of Danger, Inc., the company announced today.  Danger’s expertise in building great, intuitive client software for mobile handsets connected …

Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company … (Microsoft)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Microsoft:
Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Danger, Incorporates Company Into Premium Mobile Experiences Group  —  New business group strengthens company focus on innovative mobile consumer experiences.  —  Microsoft Corp. has completed its acquisition of Danger, Inc., the company announced today.

Defiant Psystar back selling Leopard computers (Tom Krazit/One More Thing)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Defiant Psystar back selling Leopard computers  —  Psystar is back online selling “white box” Macs with a few subtle changes, and one employee has already played the monopoly card.  —  As you might recall, Psystar’s Web site was overwhelmed Monday after it was found to be selling cheap computers […]

Why There Aren’t More Googles - Umair Haque wrote recently … (Paul Graham)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Paul Graham:
Why There Aren’t More Googles  —  Umair Haque wrote recently that the reason there aren’t more Googles is that most startups get bought before they can change the world. … This has a nice sound to it, but it isn’t true.  Google’s founders were willing to sell early on.

A new way to share with friends - Chances are, you use parts … (Harry Huai Wang/Facebook Blog)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Harry Huai Wang / Facebook Blog:
A new way to share with friends  —  Chances are, you use parts of the Internet that aren’t Facebook.  You might post photo albums using Flickr or Picasa, for example, instead of on Facebook.  There are a lot of good sites out there, unfortunately, that can sometimes mean a […]