GigaOM:
AOL will launch a new look and logo along with its official spinout from Time Warner on December 10, as it tries and become a content centric company. Wolff Olins, a global brand and innovation consultancy worked on this new look & logo which seeks to replace the older, more iconic AOL branding. The minute I saw the logo (a (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows/Mac/Linux: Opera's out with a 10.10 final release, and this one includes the Opera Unite personal media server we've previously toured in beta. A few other features, like built-in BitTorrent, make Opera 10.10 worth a look. Unite is an intriguing step forward for Opera, bringing an entirely new sub-set of powers to a (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Having just launched a new real-time mobile search engine in conjunction with OneRiot only weeks ago, mobile search company Taptu is now expanding their revamped service to the Android platform. Today, they're launching a new application designed specifically for Android phones running version 1.5 and above. Like their bran (Read More)
Engadget:
We've seen more eyesight restoration efforts than we could easily count, but rather than tooting their horn about some theoretical discovery, boffins at Kings College Hospital in London are actually putting their hard work to use on real, live human brings. The new process, which goes by the name brachytherapy, is a one-off (Read More)
Engadget:
As inevitable as the sun rising in the East and setting in the West, an innocuous iPhone worm has been transformed into a malicious bank details-stealing virus. The second recorded iPhone infection operates on exactly the same principles as the first, as it targets jailbroken handsets with SSH installed, but this time adds (Read More)
paidContent.org:
The next battle in the search wars could be over access to news content. The FT reports that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)—which has made increasing the market share of its Bing search engine its top online priority—has reached out to “big online publishers” in order to get them to p (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Web-based productivity suite Zoho is launching a new product today, Zoho Recruit. A niche product, Zoho Recruit, is an application designed to help HR Departments and staffing agencies management recruitment. Zoho Recruit, which is an offshoot of Zoho People’s recruitment technology, is an Applicant Tracking System that hel (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has had talks with News Corp about a tie up, which would involve News Corp getting paid to take its news websites off Google Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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Seth's Blog:
Have an argument. Once you start an argument, not a discussion, you've already lost. Think about it: have you ever changed your mind because someone online started yelling at you? They might get you to shut up, but it's unlikely they've actually changed your opinion.Forget the pitfalls of Godwin's law. Any time you mention (Read More)
TechCrunch:
WinBuyer has just announced that it has raised institutional funding for the first time, to the tune of $6.9 million, in a Series A round led by Pitango Venture Capital and joined by Giza Venture Capital.The young Israeli company markets a so-called Onsite Comparative Pricing (OCP) application, which aims to help Internet r (Read More)
readwriteweb:
Late last night, AOL revealed a sneak peek at their new branding campaign for their soon-to-be standalone content-focused business. The rebranding effort will officially launch on December 10th when AOL begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a separate company from Time Warner, its current owner. The new logos - y (Read More)
Engadget:
It's been a long time coming, hasn't it? OCZ Technology's Colossus is the outfit's first in the desktop SSD space, and with capacities scaling as high at 1TB, it's certainly tempting for performance junkies who just can't pry themselves away from their tower. The benchmark-minded kids over at PC Perspective were able to get (Read More)
Reuters: Lifestyle:
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - You've got followers and post regularly, but ever wondered how popular you are on Twitter? An online tool that evaluates "tweets" can tell.
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paidContent.org:
Roku is cracking open access to its Internet set-top device to third-party content providers—adding 10 partners to its “Channel Store” this week—as the company takes a page from Apple’s iPhone App Store. The Roku player, launched in May 2008, initially provided access only to (Read More)
Engadget:
It's been a crazy weekend, and we'll have the latest episode of The Engadget Show up to prove it soon enough, but for now we thought you might still be interested in the podcast we did live on Friday from within the hazy mist of show prep and Chrome OS assessment. Sure, you might not be used to getting a new podcast on a Mo (Read More)