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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
  • 1.27% go to Encarta; we’re surprised that they were still around source
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28 Mar 2009 22:08

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Tech: It’s probably the first time anyone’s made a “losing virginity” game

A bunch of gamer types got together to design games that rely on headier topics than monsters and aliens. And they chose this? source
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05 Feb 2009 10:23

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Tech: What you were waiting for: Pop-up ads are making a comeback!

New DTML-based technology has made new pop-ups that no blocker can currently kill. source
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27 Jan 2009 10:11

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Offbeat: A MP3 player with sensitive U.S. data crops up … in New Zealand?

  • He just wanted to listen to tunes. Chris Ogle, a 29-year-old New Zealand man, came upon the data when putting songs on his new tech toy. “The more I look at it,” Ogle says, “the more I see and the less I think I should be looking.” Most of the files are from 2005 and are unlikely to compromise security, but the files did include things such as social security numbers of troops. If asked, Ogle would give the MP3 player to the U.S. Government. source
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22 Jan 2009 18:24

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Tech: Need inspiration, bloggers? Time to get Plinky.

  • A service designed to give you ideas. Everyone who’s ever blogged has dealt with it; lazy blogger syndrome. But a startup created by a former Google staffer wants to make it easier for you to avoid it. If you need a couple of ideas, check out the just-launched Plinky, which combines social networking (along the lines of Twitter) and brainstorming (in the form of prompts and answers) for the win. Hopefully you’re not sick of social networking yet. source
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05 Jan 2009 05:03

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Offbeat, Tech: It’s not as cool as the iPhone blender video

  • 154 yard iPod throw; pssh, we’re only kinda impressed source
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