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Who says the internet, and particularly blogging, has to be a one way medium? There's always been commenting, but Viddler has raised the bar. The video-streaming company has developed a WordPress plug-in that allows blog readers to comment by video. You can see a sample post on their website. This ...
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Sorry for the more than month-long hiatus, but you'll be happy to know we're officially back. Life gets in the way of blogging sometimes, but we thank for your continued support and hope to provide a few quality posts every week from now on. Look for a little website design ...
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Looks like the two-headed monster won't be created after all. The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo will be rejecting Microsoft's offer of a mega-merger on Monday. Yahoo believes that any offer less than $40/share is undervaluing its worth. Well, Microsoft, the good thing is that that's $44.6 billion ...
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Microsoft announced today that it is offering to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion cash + stock. This is an incredibly big move and an interesting one because Yahoo essentially replicates a lot of Microsoft's Live platform. It's definitely going to be a change in the search and online advertising ...
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Whenever I see a random "make your Internet faster" hack, I just ignore it and move on because it, more likely than not, is garbage. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when this gem turned up from MakeUseOf: OpenDNS actually does seem to make your Internet connection faster!
OpenDNS has positioned ...
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The good folks over at the xda-developers forum have posted a pre-release ROM that unlocks the in-built GPS and EVDO Rev A features of the Sprint Mogule, or any HTC 6800 device (which includes the Sprint Mogul, the Verizon XV6800 and the Alltell PPC6800). While EVDO Rev A has ...
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A browser that can simulate a desktop web experience? That seems like years off - at least until mobile devices get a little beefier. Skyfire, a new Bay Area startup, begs to differ. The company is putting together a mobile browser that can support anything a normal desktop browser can. ...
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Digg. Twitter. StumbleUpon. If you're the average Web 2.0 user, you use these and more to track your favorites and help you navigate the web. Say hello to Shareaholic, a Firefox extension that enables you to quickly and easily save bookmarks, submit favorites and e-mail links.
Shareaholic gives you access ...
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In today's society, it seems almost inconceivable that something free can also make money in sales. However, here's a story that defies that logic - which is exactly what the RIAA and MPAA wants us to believe.
Paul Coelho is the best selling author of The Alchemist amongst other ...
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Innovation is the key that drives this crazy industry of ours, so it's only fair to honor those who are innovative. PC World has compiled a list of the 25 Most Innovative Products in 2007, and it gives a good overview of some of the advances made over the past ...
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