by (author unknown) on August 23, 2010
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Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
Why Intel bought McAfee — There's been quite a bit of head-scratching over Intel's decision to purchase McAfee, but, despite all the breathless talk about mobile security and ARM and virus-fighting processors,… Continue reading
by Kit Eaton on August 23, 2010
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As SpaceX completes safety tests on its potential human space capsule, and a European outfit preps its innovative rocket for a test launch, it’s obvious that some of the most exciting space news at the moment is coming from folks other than NASA.Copenh… Continue reading
by Heather Leonard on August 23, 2010
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AAPL Up As Market Gains Stocks are seeing moderate upside this morning as share of AAPL are up strong out of the gate. Future catalysts for Apple stoc… Continue reading
by Jay Yarow on August 19, 2010
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Groupon is having a smashing day, likely generating over $4 million in net revenue, thanks to a deal with the Gap.
Today’s Groupon gives users a $25 discount at the Gap if consumers spend over $50 at the store. If you think it sounds like a good deal, … Continue reading
by Adrianne Jeffries on August 19, 2010
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Earlier tonight, we sent Facebook some questions probing for more details about user experience on Facebook Places that weren’t covered in the presentation tonight.
Facebook’s presentation about Places focused on the user experience and how adding a l… Continue reading
by (author unknown) on August 18, 2010
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Facebook Wants Advertisers To Help Build Out Its Directory of Places — As we heard tonight, Facebook has officially launched Places, the social network's location-based platform. We know what Places will mean for F… Continue reading
by Anthony Ha on August 16, 2010
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There’s no shortage of question-and-answer sites, such as the recently-launched Quora. But if you think the answers found in any one place are too limited, a new startup called Swingly has you covered. Swingly says it has gathered more than 100 billi… Continue reading
by Andrew Munchbach on August 16, 2010
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The folks over at Verizon have just dropped a press release to boast about a very impressive feat. The company has just “completed a field trial in which it delivered approximately 1 gigabit-per-second bandwidth to a customer on the currently deploy… Continue reading
by sukhmanikaur on August 12, 2010
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Eco Factor: Researchers develop better electrodes for lithium ion batteries using wax and soap.
Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are an expensive proposition compared to normal batteries. However, given their necessity in terms of daily use resea… Continue reading
by Alex Williams on August 12, 2010
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Reports are that Google is working on a cloud-based music service. Apple looks like it’s headed in the direction of a new music service with its new capability to stream music from iDisk.
And so – is Facebook next?
Curious things are in the works. Ac… Continue reading