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HP CEO confirms webOS-powered Slates (and… printers?)
3:16 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
.bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/55625859/twitter_skin_template.jpg) #1b1b1b;padding:20px;} Hurd: after @Palm close expect to leverage webOS “beyond smart phones into form factors such as slates and web-connected printers” $HPQTue May 18 21:09:41 via webHP Official Newshpnews…
Say Hello To Twitter For iPhone, Aka Tweetie 3.0
3:05 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Just as we suspected late last night, Twitter removed Tweetie 2 for the App Store yesterday to make room for the newly rebranded “Twitter for iPhone.” It’s there right now…
Facebook Launches 0.facebook.com, A Mobile Site That Incurs Zero Data Fees
2:52 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Facebook just got a lot more accessible to international users. The social network has launched 0.facebook.com, a special mobile-only site that can be accessed free of charge on select carriers.…
What Is Yahoo Thinking? Buying Associated Content Opens Up A Whole Can Of Worms
2:43 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Yahoo will look a little more like AOL and Demand Media with its acquisition today of Associated Content. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but AdAge is reporting that…
Yup, a Gameboy iPad sleeve. This is about the best thing you’re going to see on the internet today. [etsy via Likecool]
Illinois Institute Of Technology To Provide iPads To All Undergraduate Students
2:35 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
The Illinois Institute of Technology announced today that it would be providing all incoming, first-year undergraduate students with iPads as part of an initiative to “integrate new technologies into the…
Quantcast appoints Yahoo! MD to ramp up UK expansion
1:35 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
The web measurement firm Quantcast has appointed ex-Yahoo! MD Philip Macauley to lead the company’s operations and expansion into the UK market. Macauley spent ten years at Yahoo!, where he…
Anyone else tired of video game publishers complaining about piracy? Like, human nature is such that you’ll always have a bunch of knuckleheads who will hop on BitTorrent and download…
Is Firefox Headed Towards A Massive Decline? Its Co-Founder Thinks So
1:27 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Quora is a great place to find answers about products from prominent people involved with them. It’s also a great place for those prominent people to disagree, publicly. That’s what’s happening…
Cyberplex Picks Up Tsavo Media For $75 Million
1:20 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Start-up Tsavo Media, an online media network started by UserPlane founder and MySpace co-president Mike Jones has been sold to Canadian online advertising and marketing company Cyberplex for $75 million.…
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HP CEO confirms webOS-powered Slates (and… printers?)
3:16 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
.bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/55625859/twitter_skin_template.jpg) #1b1b1b;padding:20px;} Hurd: after @Palm close expect to leverage webOS “beyond smart phones into form factors such as slates and web-connected printers” $HPQTue May 18 21:09:41 via webHP Official Newshpnews…
Say Hello To Twitter For iPhone, Aka Tweetie 3.0
3:05 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Just as we suspected late last night, Twitter removed Tweetie 2 for the App Store yesterday to make room for the newly rebranded “Twitter for iPhone.” It’s there right now…
Facebook Launches 0.facebook.com, A Mobile Site That Incurs Zero Data Fees
2:52 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Facebook just got a lot more accessible to international users. The social network has launched 0.facebook.com, a special mobile-only site that can be accessed free of charge on select carriers.…
What Is Yahoo Thinking? Buying Associated Content Opens Up A Whole Can Of Worms
2:43 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Yahoo will look a little more like AOL and Demand Media with its acquisition today of Associated Content. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but AdAge is reporting that…
Yup, a Gameboy iPad sleeve. This is about the best thing you’re going to see on the internet today. [etsy via Likecool]
Illinois Institute Of Technology To Provide iPads To All Undergraduate Students
2:35 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
The Illinois Institute of Technology announced today that it would be providing all incoming, first-year undergraduate students with iPads as part of an initiative to “integrate new technologies into the…
Quantcast appoints Yahoo! MD to ramp up UK expansion
1:35 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
The web measurement firm Quantcast has appointed ex-Yahoo! MD Philip Macauley to lead the company’s operations and expansion into the UK market. Macauley spent ten years at Yahoo!, where he…
Anyone else tired of video game publishers complaining about piracy? Like, human nature is such that you’ll always have a bunch of knuckleheads who will hop on BitTorrent and download…
Is Firefox Headed Towards A Massive Decline? Its Co-Founder Thinks So
1:27 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Quora is a great place to find answers about products from prominent people involved with them. It’s also a great place for those prominent people to disagree, publicly. That’s what’s happening…
Cyberplex Picks Up Tsavo Media For $75 Million
1:20 pm PDT • May 18, 2010
Start-up Tsavo Media, an online media network started by UserPlane founder and MySpace co-president Mike Jones has been sold to Canadian online advertising and marketing company Cyberplex for $75 million.…