Google responds to Buzz whiplash, disables auto-follow

Posted Monday, February 15, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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Google has responded to waves of criticism over its new Buzz service, the most prevalent of which focused on the feature that caused all mail contacts to be automatically followed, a potential privacy violation. The changes seem to have mollified most objectors, though some remain unconvinced. Read More

The Twitter Effect - Your favorite novel in 2000 words or less

Posted Friday, February 12, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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Companies like FT Press have come up with the idea of shortening already published novels to 1000-2000 words, and then offering them on eReaders for $1.99. As a reader and on again, off again aspiring novelist, I was outraged at the idea. As a tech lover who is thoroughly familiar with the appeal of the mobile life though, I thought it was ingenious. Read More

To DRM or not to DRM?

Posted Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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The RIAA hasn't had much luck with taking file-sharing offenders to trial and getting anything out of them. At the same time, data is showing that music is taking a decreasing role in BitTorrent sharing, largely as a result of decreasing DRM usage. Think the record companies are looking at this data and seeing what seems obvious? Read More

Apple iPad debuts, falls short of hype, still kinda neat

Posted Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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In case you missed it, the Apple tablet we've been hearing about debuted in an invite only affair in San Francisco around 24 hours ago. So did it live up to the hype? Nope. But that doesn't mean it's not still a pretty cool device. Read More

YouTube quietly enters movie rental business with indie flicks

Posted Friday, January 22, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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YouTube has launched a small movie rentals offering, which is available for the first time starting today. The list of films is small and just independent films from the Sundance Film Festival for now. Read More

Amazon adds 'Active Content' and bumps royalties for Kindles, Tells Apple 'Hey, no freebies'

Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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In an apparent move to be more competitive with whatever it is that Apple will be releasing next Wednesday, Amazon has hiked Kindle royalties to 70% for publishers (with a notable asterisk) and allowed the equivalent of apps to be developed and deployed. Read More

Mysterious 'Creation' Touted by Apple - Yup, it's Tablet Time

Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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Apple yesterday sent out an invitation to journalists to come and see their "latest creation." And there's nary a soul out there who doesn't think this means the long awaited Apple tablet is even more unofficially official than ever. Read More

Now Shipping: HP TouchSmart tm2t

Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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We just got a hot tip that the HP TouchSmart tm2t convertible tablet just began shipping, and at a discounted price! Check out the details of this touch enabled notebook after the break. Read More

PC Prices Set to Rise in 2010 Due to Shortages

Posted Friday, January 15, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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Hope you've recovered from the economy - analysts have predicted that due to shortages of PC components, primarily memory, PC costs should rise this year for the first time in years. Read More

Google Threatens to Pull out of China, Citing Censorship and Cyberhacking

Posted Thursday, January 14, 2010 by Daniel Shain

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Recently, Google made a very bold and very public threat that they would pull out of China due to concerns over increased censorship and sophisticated hacker attacks that they have traced to China. If it happens, it will come as a shock to business analysts everywhere, since China is the #1 growing market for something Google covets - internet users. Read More

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