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First Look at Thunderbird 3 Alpha 1 [Screenshot Tour]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 15, 2008
The latest version of the free, open-source email manager, Thunderbird, is in the wild—in an alpha release rough enough around the edges to earn the code-name "Shredder." It doesn't have all the features promised for Thunderbird 3 yet, but you can see where it's headed. I installed "Shredder" in Windows XP, and I'll show you what's there, and explain what's coming soon,...
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Google Teams Release App Engine Launcher For Mac OS X
via The Apple Blog by Bob Rudis on May 16, 2008
Part of Google’s reward for the perpetual servitude of their employees is the ability for them to use up to 20% of their time to make cool stuff. John Skidgel, John Grabowski and Brett Slatkin did just that by creating Google App Engine Launcher for OS X.Google App Engine is a service created by Google which makes it possible to run your web applications on Google’s infrastructure, instantly...
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Dear Yahoo: You’re Fired
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Amish Mark Cuban on the board at Yahoo?!As expected, Carl Icahn presented an alternate slate of directors for the upcoming Yahoo shareholder meeting. The letter to Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock says it all: Carl C. Icahn ICAHN CAPITAL LP 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor New York,...
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Cradlepoint announces 3G-ready CTR500 travel router
via Engadget by Donald Melanson on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Wireless, NetworkingIt's been a while since we've heard anything from the mobile-friendly folks at Cradlepoint, but it looks like they've hit all the right marks with their new 3G-ready CTR500 travel router, which takes all the features of the previous CTR-350 model and adds a few welcome additions. The biggest of those is an ExpressCard slot, which complements the...
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FOX releases official information about the 24 prequel
via TV Squad by Isabelle Carreau on May 15, 2008
Filed under: 24, Reality-FreeIn early March, FOX announced that a 24two-hour Season 7 prequel would air this fall. At that time, not much was known about this special event expect that the action would take place after the Season 6 finale and before the Season 7 premiere. Eventually, we got wind that Jack Bauer would be heading to Africa even if the idea was scrapped in September because of...
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Wailua Wheat Beer
via Uncrate by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Kick back this weekend with an ice-cold glass of Wailua Wheat Beer ($8/six-pack) from the Kona Brewing Co. This limited-release ale is a perfect summer beer, with a bright, citrusy...Visit Uncrate for the full post.
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Amex Digital launches iMON HD Mobile portable media center
via Engadget HD by Darren Murph on May 15, 2008
Filed under: Media streamers, OleviaAmex Digital has certainly dabbled in the home theater space before, but we'll be honest, we're still scratching our heads on this one. The lightly detailed iMON HD Mobile is a self-proclaimed "portable media center," but beyond that, we're pretty much left to wonder what exactly is going on. We are told that it's an advanced IR receiver and VFD...
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TiVo Product Lifetime Is Back for $399, $299 For Existing Subscribers
via Gizmo Lovers Blog by MegaZone on May 15, 2008
It looks like TiVo’s product lifetime service is back, and not as a special promotion this time. I won’t say it is back for good, since it went away before, but there doesn’t seem to be a set date for it to cease either.This video was posted to YouTube last night (don’t bother watching it, really) by user ‘TiVoLifetime’, with this description:TiVo Product Lifetime is back by popular...
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CBS Buys CNet For $1.8 Billion
via Gizmo Lovers Blog by MegaZone on May 15, 2008
Here’s a marriage of old and new - CBS just made a deal to buy CNet Networks for $1.8 Billion, according to MarketWatch. CBS is paying a 45% premium for CNET, they must want to expand their Internet presence rapidly.“CNet Networks will add a tremendous platform to extend our complementary entertainment, news, sports, music and information content to a whole new global audience,” CBS Chief...
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Seesmic & Disqus add up to video comments and more
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on May 14, 2008
If you aren’t a blogger you probably haven’t noticed this company named Disqus unless you really are paying attention when you leave a comment. But head over to Dave Winer’s blog, click on the comments, and if you leave a comment there, like I just did, you aren’t actually leaving it on Dave Winer’s blog. You’re using Disqus’s commenting service. “So what?” you’re probably...
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