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13 Aug 2009 11:40

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Offbeat, Tech: This YouTube laptop-catching video cracks us up

  • We’re convinced this is fake, but the marketing person at MSI that came up with this bizarre idea for a laptop commercial deserves a gold star and a cookie.source
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13 Aug 2009 10:52

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Tech: (Don’t) Admit it, you’re excited about Zune HD. Pre-order it today.

Zune HD
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12 Aug 2009 23:17

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Tech: That company that beat Microsoft in court: Really, we’re not bad

  • We’re not seeking to stop Microsoft’s business and we’re not seeking to interfere with all the users of Word out there.
  • I4i Chairman Loudon Owen • In an interview with CNet. Owen says his company, which has 30 employees and database products in use by big companies, hopes that the injunction against Microsoft Word gets his company’s technology removed – but doesn’t kill Word entirely. “The injunction is not saying there is no more Word for the world,” he said. “That is not our intention and that would not be a sensible remedy.” • source
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12 Aug 2009 21:50

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Biz, Tech: If Best Buy lists a HDTV for $9.99, you can bet it doesn’t cost $9.99

  • $1699.99 the usual cost of a 52-inch Samsung HDTV at Best Buy source
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12 Aug 2009 11:28

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Offbeat, Tech: Two nerds figured out a way to get nerds to exercise more

  • You pedal the bike, the Internet goes faster. It’s a total carrot on a stick thing. Or at least a really entertaining viral video of a technology we’d never use. Just think, though, if this showed up in gyms, people would use it.source
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12 Aug 2009 11:00

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Tech: Judge rules Microsoft can’t sell Word. Wait, what? WHOA

  • $290 million in damages are owed to a patent troll i4i source
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12 Aug 2009 10:55

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Tech: Yes, Twitter getting DDOSed again. Who do we need to kill?

  • You inconsiderate bastards. Have you considered that people besides you (or the people you’re trying to attack) use this service? That this social networking stuff is actually a resource, not a toy? That these tools have wide-ranging uses beyond your limited scope? Admittedly, we shouldn’t simply be upset at those distributing a denial of service attack. Twitter has some significant scalability issues that make it vulnerable to attacks like these. But still, jerks. Screw you. The internet isn’t your toy. source
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12 Aug 2009 10:01

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Tech: Facebook tests a lite version of the service, the Internet freaks

Facebook Lite
  • Azar Chougle is currently a Facebook superstar. Last night, Facebook announced the testing of a new service called Facebook Lite, which had some wannabe pundits saying, “OH MY GOD, IT’S LIKE TWITTER AND FRIENDFEED!” It’s not, seriously. It just gets rid of all the extra crud that Facebook added over the last four or five years and gets back to its essence. Which we’re sure probably improves load times. source
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10 Aug 2009 23:50

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Tech: Microsoft: We want to get rid of Internet Explorer 6, but we can’t

  • The engineering point of view on IE6 starts as an operating systems supplier. Dropping support for IE6 is not an option because we committed to supporting the IE included with Windows for the lifespan of the product.
  • Dean Hachamovitch, the guy in charge of the Internet Explorer team • Describing the problems that Microsoft has with getting people to upgrade from that crappy browser they made almost a decade ago. “The choice to upgrade software on a PC belongs to the person responsible for the PC,” he notes, and says that many people responsible for PCs are organizations, not individual users. While developers will encourage IE users to upgrade, “We will also continue to respect their choice, because their browser is their choice.” • source
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10 Aug 2009 21:51

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Tech: More Facebook news: Their search is just like Twitter’s now

The new, expanded Facebook search makes a lot of sense for the service, but it lacks the trending topics lynchpin that makes Twitter so awesome. source
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