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Google expanding search capabilities
via InfoWorld RSS Feed by (author unknown) on May 28, 2008
... users are and knowing what they have searched on previously.She listed a roster of different Google projects, some in beta stage. Mayer cited Google Translate, a service now in beta that can perform translations across languages."If the answer exists in any language, we can find it," Mayer said.Google is delving into book searching with its Google Book Search project, also in a beta stage. Mi...
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Pioneer says HD Radio succcess should be decided by open market, not forced
via CrunchGear by (author unknown) on May 28, 2008
Shared by Dave iBiquity is apparently stooping to trying to strongarm the FCC into mandating that satellite radio manufacturers have to include HD Radio receivers in sat radio devices. Sheesh, that's desperate.IBiquity, the company behind HD Radio, is making enemies all over the place, the latest of which is Pioneer. The Japan-based corp, which makes the popular Inno, recently told the FCC...
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MySpace Shows Facebook How It’s Done: Google Gears To Power Messaging
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 27, 2008
Shared by Michael Really interesting development!The Google I/O conference in San Francisco kicks off today with a really welcome announcement: MySpace has integrated Google Gears into its messaging system, which will back up all messages to a user’s local machine and allow for very fast search and sorting. This is the largest third party implementation of Gears and the first time a search and...
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Slashdot | VLC Hits the Device Market
via hardware.slashdot.org by (author unknown) on May 28, 2008
VLC Hits the Device Market -- article related to Hardware, Media, Television, and Hardware Hacking.
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Manage Your BitTorrent Downloads on Facebook
via TorrentFreak by Ernesto on May 21, 2008
The Facebook application uses uTorrent’s WebUI. The WebUI makes it possible to interact with and control uTorrent over the Internet. This opened up a world of possibilities for creative uTorrent users to build custom add-ons, and the Facebook app is one of them.Previously, we have reported on other WebUI tools, such as uTorrent widgets, a mobile version of uTorrent, and even an iPhone...
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CEL PHONE ADVERTISING ON THE RISE
via WE ARE THE MARKET by BPMW on May 27, 2008
Analysts like to make bold predictions about the growth of mobile advertising. Most have overshot reality.But at least one slice of the business appears to be catching on, according to marketers: ads sent via text message. A growing number of companies are using cellphone text messages to lend more interactivity to their ads. For instance, Coors Brewing's Coors Light beer recently added a...
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Why the "mobile Internet" is a poor investment
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 24, 2008
... and make money is entirely predicated on the regulator's or the stupid phone company's willingness to allow that to happen. So if you're making money by disrupting something that matters to the phone company or one of its entrenched partners, forget about it. The reason that we have vibrant startup driven innovation is because the Internet is open by nature. Anyone can participate w...
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Book Review: Inside Steve's Brain
via ReadWriteWeb by (author unknown) on May 24, 2008
Shared by Robert Scoble I got this book too and I'll let you know what I think after it's finished. So far I agree with this review, though.Inside Steve's Brain is a book about Steve Jobs, written by Leander Kahney. It's a fascinating look at the thought processes and inspiration behind Apple's products and branding, with a particular and much welcome focus on the current era...
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Test reveals: highest IQs use Firefox on MacPPC, lowest use Firefox on Win98
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on May 22, 2008
Alexander Uslontsev says: IQLeague guys have some kind of online IQ test on their site and they group IQ scores of all visitors by different geographical locations (city, country, etc.)Here is an interesting part - they also group IQ Scores by referrer website and by client browser and operating system.(No, I don't take this seriously.)Link
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Fashionable Technology Book Launch
via Cool Hunting by Ami Kealoha on May 18, 2008
Professor, designer, CEO and curator Sabine Seymour's new book "Fashionable Technology" collects 50 examples in the burgeoning field that integrate technology with clothing. From the conceptual to the practical, the survey features gorgeous photographs and detailed descriptions of work by artists, designers and institutions.We don't want to give too much away here as we'll be covering...
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