Greenpeace Applauds Green Efforts of HP, Apple, Who Politely Smile and Nod
Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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Today Greenpeace awarded "points" to Apple and HP for making good on green promises and other green improvements. Of course, the real pats on the back go to the "activist consumers," which means, you know, to Greenpeace. Read More
Windows 7 Coming 9 Days Sooner For Select PC Makers
Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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Can't wait until October 22nd to get your copy of Windows 7? Well, then take advantage of a loophole granted by Microsoft and pick yours up from certain manufacturers on October 13th instead. Read More
Google Books Settlement Delayed Once Again
Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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Google's ambitious plan to digitize millions of books and make them available online has run into quite a few roadblocks since its original inception. Many, including the Department of Justice, agree that this could be an excellent way to bring hard to find literature to the masses. But many others (and some of the same people, including the DOJ) agree that the deal as currently constituted violates a truckload of copyright and antitrust laws. Can Google make the necessary changes to appease all its critics? Read More
Google Takes Aim at Display Ads, News Media, World Domination
Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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It seems like every week we hear about more things Google is trying to sink its teeth into. This week, Google has announced plans to take the fight with Yahoo! over display ads to the next level, and also wooed the news industry with an experimental viewer. Read More
Motorola's CLIQ, MOTOBLUR, Take Phones in New Direction
Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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New phones coming out with new hardware/software is hardly breaking news these days. But Motorola has done something a little different, to great fanfare to boot, and that's release a phone that is supposed to be attractive to consumers based on primarily their online service, MOTOBLUR, which is great for social network gurus. Buying a phone for a service? Sounds a little odd, but it makes sense. Read More
Google Building Secret Reservoir of... Fun Facts?
Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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Google has released, relatively quietly, an online database of statistics. Because it's Google you know it's easily searched, and even in its infancy we were able to pull some interesting gems. For example, a study in March 2009 by OTX showed that 33% of young people (12 - 24 year olds) globally (UK, US, Germany, India and Japan) are contactable at all times, even in their sleep. That's the kind of stuff that makes you go, "huh." Read More
Global Gaming Factory Delisted From Swedish Stock Exchange For Fraud, CEO Claims "Check is in the mail"
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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And just when everything was looking rosy for GGF's acquisition of The Pirate Bay... oh, wait, that was never the case. GGF has been under investigation for weeks and the delisting is a serious roadblock to any plan to actually purchase the famed torrent site. Oh, and also, people might go to jail. Who knows? And who's surprised? Read More
Samsung Reaffirms OLED Commitment, Promises Laptop by Q3 2010
Posted Friday, September 4, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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Improvements in LCD technology has made OLED feasibility come slower than hoped by Samsung (and the rest of us), but word has come down from Samsung officials that they are still committed to producing laptops out of the material by next fall. Read More
Not Your Parent's Keyboard - ASUS Eee Keyboard Nearing Launch
Posted Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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With the exception of the trackpad, not a whole lot has changed in keyboards since your parents were your age, typing essays into their IBM Selectrics (or even Apple IIes, if you had technically savvy ancestors). ASUS, never one to think inside the box, is doing some pretty cool stuff with their new Eee Keyboard. Like stuffing an entire computer into it. Read More
Pirate Bay Sale Finally Approved, Might Not Happen
Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 by Daniel Shain
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As part of the ongoing legal process that comes with acquisition, the general board of Global Gaming Factory has finally and officially approved the plan to buy The Pirate Bay domain and replace it with a legal file-sharing site. However, they may not actually have the money. Read More
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