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06 Apr 2009 08:44

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Tech: Sun and IBM can’t get together for some reason

  • Sun’s shares went down precipitously, -$6.44 in pre-market trading, this morning. source
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04 Apr 2009 12:34

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Tech: Many Internet users think 140 characters is enough for them

  • 11% of U.S. ‘net users microblog – including using Twitter source
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04 Apr 2009 11:17

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Biz, Tech: From Sam’s Club to pro gaming to … Sam’s Club

  • Going into this, I busted my heart out. It felt like I put in all this energy to build something big. I felt like everything I built up was gone.
  • Emmanuel Rodriguez • A professional gamer in the Championship Gaming Series, which was shut down abruptly and unexpectedly by DirecTV in November. He started again at Sam’s Club, his former job, recently. Rodriguez, who went by the nickname “Master,” is the victim of the recession, which has played a huge role in the steep decline of professional gaming after a quick ascent. • source
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03 Apr 2009 15:49

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Tech: Why we currently have an unhealthy mancrush on Kevin Rose

  • We didn’t realize how lame TinyURL was until the DiggBar, which is like a Mr. Goodbar with fewer peanuts and more goodness.
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03 Apr 2009 01:45

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Tech, World: Google Streetview pisses off a quiet British villiage

“Don’t you dare come in here and take pictures of our affluent villa!” Some rich people ran them out of town, apparently. source
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02 Apr 2009 10:35

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Tech: Jupiter’s big red spot? Not so big anymore

  • 15% shrinkage of the spot between 1996 and 2006. Yikes. source
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02 Apr 2009 10:25

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Tech: Yo, back off bosses! Surfing Facebook is really productive!

  • In fact, it’s 9% moreso than not, says a new study. A new study that compares workers who use the Internet for personal reasons and those that don’t finds that those surfing MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other sites unrelated to the job are actually more productive. We’re so gonna test this today. source
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01 Apr 2009 10:21

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Tech: So, Blackberry has a new app store – just like Apple!

You know, Blackberries are popular, too. Why the heck not? Good going, Research in Motion! source
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31 Mar 2009 21:46

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Tech: Why Microsoft is killing their Encarta online encyclopedia

  • 97% of all Internet users looking for an online encyclopedia go to Wikipedia source
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31 Mar 2009 21:23

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Tech: Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam. Oh, and spam.

  • 94% of your stupid e-mail is spam spam spam spam spam source
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