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Hurricane Isaac Affecting The Cloud?
Looks like whoever coined the term “cloud” for Internet storage and hosting should have named it “fort” or something. Apparently people think the cloud is affected by the weather. These folks must be worried about Isaac in more ways than … Continue reading
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Google’s Marissa Mayer Going Yahoo
Well, this definitely came out of no where. Google’s Marissa Mayer is going to Yahoo as their new chief executive. I guess the rumors of Ms. Mayer’s diminished role at Google after the reorganization is for real. As a career … Continue reading
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Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion!
Seriously, Facebook is going to buy Instagram for $1 Billion! Yes, with a capital B! I can’t believe they are paying so much for a niche service, and one that Facebook can easily make obsolete overnight. If Facebook adds a few photo filters … Continue reading
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Holy Cow, Megaupload Is Done!
Megaupload is done, kaput, no more. They’ve been shut down and the founders arrested. I seriously did not see this coming. Megaupload is just a simple upload and share (download) site, it’s all user uploaded. Seriously, does Megaupload really play that … Continue reading
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WebOS Dead On Arrival?
There’s an article on NYTimes that pretty much says WebOS was dead on arrival and has no real chance of success. The article points out that Palm’s choice of WebKit as the HTML rendering engine doomed it because it’s too … Continue reading
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HP Will Leverage Open Source To Develop webOS
webOS is not dead! HP have decided to keep webOS around and will leverage open source to develop it and then license it for any interested parties. This all sounds good and all, but does HP really know what it … Continue reading
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Carrier IQ, Phone Rootkit, Seriously?
I’ve been hearing about Carrier IQ everywhere the past couple of days, and rightly so. If what folks are saying is true, the carriers or handset manufacturers have been snooping on everything users have been doing on their phone. Carriers … Continue reading
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Funny Personalized Video eCards
eCards have come a long way. I remember back in the day when an eCard is pretty much just a webpage with a graphic and some custom text. The real fancy ones have animation and some background music. The web … Continue reading
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Adobe Gives Up On Flash
It’s official, Flash is dead. Well, not really, but it’s pretty much dead to anyone who has a tablet or smartphone. Adobe just confirmed that they are giving up on Flash mobile, and instead focusing on HTML5. They will still … Continue reading
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Cheap Unlimited Mobile Phone?
I came across a link today to republic wireless, it’s a new mobile phone company with a $19/month unlimited everything plan. Yes, $19 mobile plan with unlimited talk, text, and data. According to the site, it just launched today and … Continue reading
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