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Mashable!
Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology described as, “a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data (virtual reality), where computer graphics objects are blended into real footage in real time.” AR is essentially a view of the real world with a (Read More)
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Jan 08, 2009
: The problem is, as long as there is venture capital around, there will always be another unprofitable free alternative for people to switch to.
Jan 09, 2009
: @sggottlieb I know as long as there is VC around ... there won't be after this meltdown 2007-2012.
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Engadget
We're all for taking lemons and making lemonade, but at least clean up the mess before you showcase it to the world. All kidding aside (sort of...), Sir Bibin and Nick Lee found something better to do with their jacked up PowerBook G4 Titanium than fetch a few pennies on eBay. When the hinges finally cracked, they decided t (Read More)
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Delicious/fpettit
You know, I never thought I’d cling so much to a phone as much as I cling to the iPhone. When the iPhone was updated to version 2.0, I knew that it was going to make things worse. While many still believe the iPhone to be over hyped and not worth the time, money, and support, I firmly believe it has changed the smart phon (Read More)
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social|median
I am thrilled to announce that socialmedian is being acquired by XING of Hamburg, Germany.This is great news for socialmedian's members as XING is committed to growing and developing socialmedian both as a standalone service as well launching integrated socialmedian services on XING, one of the leading online business netwo (Read More)
Dec 19, 2008
: That's great for you and socialmedian. Congratulations and good luck. I've begun work on a new social media blog set to launch in the beginning of the new year but now I find myself itching to write about this news.
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Actor Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly, Johnny Mnemonic) told the MTV Movies Blog that he hopes to play the lead role in Twentieth Century Fox's proposed live-action film adaptation of Sunrise's Cowboy Bebop multi-genre action anime series. (Read More)
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Eleven months ago, I wrote about twelve things that were wrong with the iPhone in OS version 1.1.3. Now that OS 2.2 is here, I figure it is time to revisit my list.What Was Fixed Since 1.1.3Apple have made a lot of progress in the year and a half that the iPhone has been in existence. And the fact that they’ve rolled out ju (Read More)
Dec 14, 2008
: Fair comments. I think the major one is push alerts to the phone, and I would add the option to have your location pushed to an Apple Service (on a set frequency - 15 mins, 30 mins, 1 hour ) from which you could allow other iphone applications could then query. This would ensure that the GPS is available for other applications, but is not being activated by multiple applications - thus slowing down the device and draining the battery.... Maybe in Steve's keynote. This would give the iphone the same functionality as Android but preserve the battery and ensure smooth running apps and no task manager...
Dec 15, 2008
: I really don't like the touchscreen keyboard. It makes for clumsy, slow texting. I've always been VERY happy with a physical qwerty keypad, like some other smartphones, most notibly, Blackberry.One of the onlt things that really appeal me abot the iPhone is the apps, but BB has some pretty cool ones too, not as many, but still a lot. 
Dec 16, 2008
: For me it's the sms app. The text balloons are cool but I wanna forward/delete/edit/etc on the basis of the individual message level! ah well
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Into iPhone
I guess we all know classic publishing business has seen its better days — i.e. they’re dying quickly. Still seeing a major company like Penguin Group going iPhone caught me surprised, nevertheless. They have released a native application for iPhone and iPod Touch to stay in touch with their customers while on-t (Read More)
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guardian.co.uk Politics
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was passed in 2000 to regulate the way that public bodies such as the police and the security services carry out surveillance. Originally only a handful of authorities were able to use RIPA but its scope has been expanded enormously and now there are at least 792 organisati (Read More)
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Dec 10, 2008
Level Up
Last year, the Web magazine Slate (which, like NEWSWEEK, is owned by The Washington Post) convened its first ever Gaming Club to discuss the year in videogames. Participants included New York Times op-ed page staff editor Chris Suellentrop, MTV News reporter Stephen Totilo,New York Times games reporter Seth Schiesel, and th (Read More)
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Submitted by Normansm:
2008 has been both an exciting year and a very trying year for the world of Web innovation.When the year kicked off, we were still in the middle of Web 2.0 fever. We were just two months removed from Microsoft having invested $240 million in Facebook at a stratospheric $15 billion. In the first week of January, Yahoo! CEO J (Read More)
Dec 10, 2008
: Wow! We're honored and flattered :-)Here's a summary of the top 4. @louisgray writes: 1) Summize (Twitter Search) Search is still king, and real-time search is having a huge impact on the way people find news, share ideas, and see trends. Summize built its business around being a search engine for Twitter, and soon became more stable, and theoretically, more useful, than Twitter itself. The Twitter team, in desperate need for more engineering help, acquired the company and absorbed into the microblogging service. Expected Exit: Acquired - Already Complete Twitter's acquisition of Summize was a smart move, considering how real-time search is becoming critical in times of breaking news. Many, including myself, are turning to Twitter search instead of Google, Yahoo! and the traditional news wires to hear reports from people on the ground, unfiltered. 2) Socialmedian While many different sites have conquered the online activities aggregation space, Socialmedian went about the process in a different way than all the others, letting people not only follow friends and pipe in their shared content from a wide variety of 3rd party sites, but organized it in terms of categories. The category feature was so successful, CEO Jason Goldberg has been able to showcase specific events, including the 2008 election, and the financial crisis, and make Socialmedian a go to site to interact with "newsmakers". The site, starting from scratch in the Spring, has risen up to challenge FriendFeed, Digg and other sites for social news - and continues to grow at a rapid clip. Expected Exit: Acquisition by First Quarter of 2009 With Goldberg and team having raised so little capital to get the product off the ground, and having kept costs very low, with the development team in India, the bootstrapped Socialmedian looks to be a ripe target for an acquisition, in my opinion. Without strong revenues and the public markets the way they are, Socialmedian would be smart to find a strong content or media partner, to join forces and enable the service to continue its growth. 3) BackType Technorati and Google Blog Search, as well as many other directories and search engines have typically focused on the blog as the central nervous system for their offering. But as many would agree, it is the comments and conversation, no matter where they are, that have real meaning to blog authors and participants. While everyone was busy trying to see who could land on the Techmeme leaderboard or break new ceilings in Technorati Authority, BackType debuted a site that tracks comments by individual, lets you follow individual commenters across a wide variety of sites, be alerted when comments with keywords take place, and see charts that display keywords' momentum. Expected Exit: Acquisition in Second Half of 2009 The BackType founders are working together on their second startup, having abandoned the first when it didn't gain traction. While BackType doesn't yet have an amazing market presence, they have forged a unique foothold that so far looks unchallenged. With any luck, I would expect the BackType team to deliver more enterprise-capable brand and identity management tools that would enable the service to gain revenue and exposure, letting the service to remain independent through the majority of 2009 before finding a place within WordPress, Six Apart, Google or Twitter. 4) TweetDeck TweetDeck isn't a Web service, but this Adobe AIR application introduced new functions to Twitter usage that changed the game in terms of how people use the service. By introducing a multi-columned app that features groups, integrated search, direct messaging, and replies functionality, many are swearing by TweetDeck, and it looks like it may soon overtake Twhirl as the most popular Twitter application. Busy Twitter addicts including Guy Kawasaki swear by it. Expected Exit: Remaining Independent through end of 2009 Iain Dodsworth is continuing to upgrade the product, and it's widely rumored he may soon integrate multi-account support, as well as integration with additional services, outside of Twitter. If he can get enough people to donate or pay for the application, there's no question he could make a full-time living from the resulting revenue. The question is, will people who expect a free service to have 100% uptime spring for the app that gets them there?
Dec 15, 2008
: Excellent, and I love this site, Jason. You and your team have done a superb job here with this. I've been in and out of many sites on the web but find this and (and Facebook) my only two daily routine sites.....well, and email.
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THE first wind farms sprouted in California in the early 1980s, thanks to generous tax credits. Today's machines typically have a capacity of 1.5-2.5 megawatts, or 30 to 50 times that of early turbines. Although wind generates only about 1% of all electricity globally, it provides a respectable portion in several European c (Read More)
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washingtonpost.com - Editorials
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S unsubtle campaign to intimidate President-elect Barack Obama continues apace. In a broadcast appearance Thursday, the Russian prime minister claimed to have detected some "positive signals" from the incoming administration. For example, "we hear from people close to the president-elect" that "there should b (Read More)
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guardian.co.uk Politics
The marine and coastal access bill is a new approach to managing the marine environment: it will include conservation zones, a new planning system, reform of fisheries and access to the coasts and the establishment of a new organisation to manage the seas around the UK.Marine conservation zones (MCZs) will protect nationall (Read More)
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