6:20 PM - Sunday, May 19, 2013
9 hour ago
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Mashable
Reports have recently surfaced that Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr. While Tumblr and Yahoo have yet to release official statements about the acquisition, the Internet — mainly Tumblr's younger skewe . . .
3 hour ago
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techcrunch.com / Drew Olanoff
It’s been a little over a year since Google started teasing something it called “Project Glass.” The futuristic, wearable computer that would change the way that you interact with the world was nothing more than a series of rumors for months be . . .
7 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington
An upcoming update will bring a web browser, email and update store app to Barnes & Noble's super affordable Nook Simple Touch line of eReaders, which will begin rolling out June 1 according to a source close to the matter who wishes to remain . . .
4 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Greg Kumparak
Lets say you've come up with a brilliant idea for some shiny new piece of hardware. You brush up your coding chops, scratch out a design, and set out to build a prototype.
First, you'll need a programmable chip to act as the brain. Because o . . .
13 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Jordan Crook
YouTube turns eight years old today, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are. Remember, the company launched back in 2005, the same year that Michael Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, and Lance Armst . . .
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TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington
Google is under fire in the UK for its tax practices in the country, and a new key witness (who spoke to The Sunday Times) might put them in deeper hot water when he hands over a reported 100,000 emails and documents to the British Revenue & Cu . . .
5 hour ago
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GigaOM / Om Malik
Imagine if Nikola Tesla had to pitch venture capitalists to fund his idea. The reaction to his crazy ideas would be precisely what you see on this video. Sadly, the video also says a lot about the skewed risk and investment system in Silicon Va . . .
16 hour ago
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TorrentFreak
RapidShare is fighting through a crisis after a massive downturn in business forced it to fire three-quarters of its workforce, an insider has revealed. After being labeled a "rogue site" by the U.S. Government, in 2011 the file-hosting service . . .
12 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Glenn Solomon
Editor's note: Glenn Solomon is a partner with GGV Capital. Some of his recent investments include Pandora, Successfactors, Isilon, Domo, Square, Zendesk, Quinstreet, and Nimble Storage.
Stanford-born and Seattle-based Tableau Software (DATA . . .
9 hour ago
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TechCrunch / Gregory Ferenstein
Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer. Why? Because the tests are impe . . .
5/18/2013
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allthingsd.com / Peter Kafka
Does Tumblr host a lot of pictures of naked people? Yep. But they've got an ad plan that deals with that.
4 hour ago
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news.cnet.com
The identity of the creator of the virtual currency has eluded even its core developers. But computer visionary Ted Nelson thinks he has the answer. [Read more]
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news.cnet.com / Stephen Shankland
The company apologizes after an Instability forces it to take the preview version of a synchronization tool offline earlier than expected. The service syncs files on mobile devices, the Web, and PCs. [Read more]
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pcworld.com / Kristin Burnham
While there's no shortage of email providers, Gmail's simple design, ease of use and cool features continue to attract users. Whether you're sorting through hundreds of work emails a day or using the service to keep in touch with friends . . .
6 hour ago
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The Next Web / Ken Yeung
Yahoo has been plagued by leadership changes among its C-level positions for years. Many of its CEOs have been struggling to find ways to either cut down on cost or... Keep reading →
5/18/2013
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SAI: Silicon Alley Insider / Alyson Shontell
In 2007, David Karp started a creative blogging platform, Tumblr. Now it's a behemoth, home to more than 86 million blogs, with about 5 billion monthly page views, according to Quantcast. Recent reports state that Facebook and Yahoo are both in . . .
3 hour ago
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Gizmodo
If you've been searching for a pinhole camera to enjoy and then pass on to your children, you're in luck. Industrial designer and carpenter Elvis Halilović has created a beautiful line of handmade pinhole cameras. Wait, you haven't been looking . . .
10 hour ago
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Engadget / Joe Pollicino
Info about the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet has already slipped out a few times, and now this 8.1-incher is live on Acer's Finnish website. While there's no mention of price or availability, the specifications list matches what's already been . . .
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TechCrunch / Frederic Lardinois
While it was missing the skydiving antics of last year’s event, Google’s I/O keynote last week wasn’t short on product launches. In between the splashy updates to Google Maps, Search, Android and everything else Google announced, the company al . . .
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TechCrunch / Darrell Etherington
Digital media company and ad sales platform Ziff Davis is expanding its network of properties even further with the purchase of NetShelter's display advertising business, a well-placed source has informed us. The source couldn't share exact ter . . .