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13
Aug
09

Tech News From the Web - August 13, 2009

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Nokia And Microsoft Make An Unholy Alliance To Bring Office Mobile To More Phones
Microsoft and Nokia announced a broad ranging alliance this morning which will bring Microsoft Office and other productivity software to a Nokia phones.

Microsoft forbidden from selling Word, will probably keep selling Word
Hey, remember that seemingly random patent case from May in which a federal jury awarded a company called i4i Ltd $200 million in patent damages against Microsoft?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for iGoogle social!
We launched iGoogle in 2005 as a way for people to quickly and easily personalize their Google experience with all the information on the web that was most useful to them.

Judge: RealDVD is totally illegal as per the DMCA
Yesterday, August 11, wasn’t just Joe Rogan’s birthday. Nope, it was also the date when a judge in San Francisco ruled that RealDVD was illegal, and reiterated that it was illegal to manufacture or traffic software that makes it possible to copy DVDs.

Sony Ericsson introduces the Jalou; Dolce&Gabbana edition included
What comes in Sparkling Rose, 24k gold plate and is “shorter than your favorite lipstick”? The Sony Ericsson Jalou by Dolce&Gabbana, hello.

WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release
Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset.

Facebook Begins Testing Facebook Lite, A Faster Simpler Version Of The Service
It looks like Facebook has just this instant turned on a feature called “Facebook Lite” for some users to test out, because we’re getting bombarded by tips about it.

Worldwide mobile phone sales decline, smartphones grow
According to research firm Gartner global mobile phone sales declined six percent in Q2 2009. While handset sales as a whole were on the decline, sales of smartphones grew an impressive 27%.

Dell’s Vostro lineup, targeted at small businesses, is growing with the addition of three entry-level 14.1 and 15.6-inch systems - the 1014, 1015 and 1088.
The New Search War: Google vs Facebook
It’s no coincidence that Facebook launched a new real-time search engine on the same day that it bought FriendFeed and Google announced a new infrastructure project aimed at speeding up its indexing time.
12
Aug
09

Facebook Buys Friendfeed

Social media network Facebook is buying FriendFeed, a web service that gives users a view of what their friends are doing on all sorts of social media sites, including Facebook’s rivals.

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According to FriendFeed co-founder Bret Taylor, the two social media giants will eventually merge, though FriendFeed will operate separately for now. He also added that FriendFeed was drawn to Facebook’s much larger base of 250 million users.

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06
Aug
09

Tech News From the Web - August 6, 2009

MySpace Helps News Corp Lose $363 Million
News Corp., which owns FOX, The New York Post, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets, hasn’t been doing so well in the last year.

Innovation in video on the web
Today, video is an important part of many people’s everyday activities on the Internet and a big part of many Google products.

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Yahoo May Kill Microsoft Deal if it Fails to Match Google
Did you know that if the revenue per search, under a Microsoft/Yahoo partnership, fails to match Google’s estimated revenue, Yahoo can kill the deal?

Sony Reader Pocket and Touch editions lower cost of entry, online e-book store follows suit
As it turns out, those Sony Reader leaks from earlier this week were spot on. The company just went official with the PRS-300 and 600, which will more affectionately be known as the Pocket and Touch editions, respectively.

As Snow Leopard Lurks, OS X Leopard Gets One More Update
Apple has just pushed out the newest update to its OS X Leopard (10.5) operating system, with 10.5.8. This could potentially be the last Leopard update we see before Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) is released to the public sometime in the next couple of months.

T-Mobile myTouch 3G in stores today
Today marks the day that Android fans on T-Mobile have been waiting for. The carrier has officially launched its second, and highest-end Android-powered smartphone called the myTouch 3G.

BlogHer - Blogs Most Trusted Social Media
There’s no question that people are using social media to share information and opinions about products. Facebook, Twitter, blogs - they’re all full of product stories, complaints and recommendations.

Firefox Passes 1 Billion Downloads Mark
The BBC reports that Firefox recently passed its one billionth download. The BBC says Firefox has 31% of the worldwide browser marketshare and Microsoft’s Internet Exporer has 60%.

Scoot Coupe Debuts Three-Wheel Scooter
The Scoot Coupe three-wheel scooter suffers from the same ailment of their 2 wheeled scooter counterparts. Sure there probably fun to ride around in, but you don’t want any of your friends to see you out for a night on the town while driving one.

Windows 7 RTM To Begin Rollout… To A Few
To all TechNet and MSDN subscribers, not to mention all you independent software and hardware vendors: your ship will finally arrive tomorrow.

US Marines Banned From Using Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace
“These internet sites in general are a proven haven for malicious actors and content and are particularly high risk due to information exposure, user generated content and targeting by adversaries,” stated a Marine Corps order earlier this week.

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