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Auto-playing video ads: Coming soon to a Facebook feed near you?

Posted April 18, 2013 - 11:24 am

If you thought standard sponsored ads were annoying, wait until you hear about this.
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Facebook Home is creepy

Posted April 17, 2013 - 11:44 am

Disembodied heads of friends and family staring at me from my phone? No thanks
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Don't have enough sources for breaking news? Try Wikipedia

Posted April 16, 2013 - 12:12 pm

The Wikipedia Live Monitor can identify breaking news stories almost as quickly - and more reliably - than social networks
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Comcast gets ready to encrypt basic cable channels

Posted April 16, 2013 - 8:30 am

Today's post is a public service announcement for Comcast basic cable customers.
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Twitter smartly builds anticipation for its music app

Posted April 15, 2013 - 11:43 am

By releasing its music app to a small but diverse group of music "influencers", Twitter has succeeded in generating excitement for its upcoming music discovery service
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The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted April 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
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Nebula - A turnkey private cloud brought to you by NASA

Posted April 12, 2013 - 8:00 am

What began as a NASA cloud computing project, and in partnership with Rackspace resulted in the OpenStack project, has now become a turnkey private cloud system for the enterprise. What this means is you can now buy an all-in-one solution to your organization's server needs and be up and running in no time.
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San Diego: home of beaches, babes and web-savvy small businesses

Posted April 11, 2013 - 11:41 am

When it comes to small businesses using social media and the web, San Diego, Austin and Phoenix lead all other U.S. cities
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7 things you need to know about Bitcoin

Posted April 11, 2013 - 11:16 am

Bitcoin is booming, but don't buy the hype before you read our guide.
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IRS's big data play built on shaky foundations

Posted April 11, 2013 - 10:04 am

The IRS is scaring taxpayers silly this season with boasts about its Big Data prowess and 'robo audits.' But recent reports suggest the agency is struggling to keep its IT operations afloat.
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Fake Twitter followers: One more thing Justin Bieber and Bill Gates have in common

Posted April 10, 2013 - 11:05 am

More followers on Twitter also means a higher percentage of your followers are probably fake accounts
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No, programmers don't code all day

Posted April 9, 2013 - 12:00 pm

A new survey finds out what software developers already know: writing code is only one part of the job
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GameStick delay underscores the gamble of Kickstarter

Posted April 9, 2013 - 11:40 am

PlayJam, which got Kickstarter support for its GameStick console, has delayed release of the portable device to its backers to early June from its initial April target.
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5 tips for running a successful crowdsourcing campaign

Posted April 9, 2013 - 11:31 am

More entrepreneurs are raising money via crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter, but it doesn't mean you're guaranteed a home run.
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The Weekly Hash - April 5, 2013

Posted April 5, 2013 - 10:53 am

A goofy romp through this week’s top tech stories and, also, the only time today (or probably ever) that Justin Bieber and Harvard University will be mentioned in the same article
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HP Chairman Ray Lane steps down amid discontent over Autonomy

Posted April 4, 2013 - 5:16 pm

Hewlett-Packard's Ray Lane is giving up his role as chairman amid ongoing shareholder disapproval of HP's troubled Autonomy acquisition.
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Samsung to roll out dedicated 'Experience Shops' in 1400 Best Buy locations

Posted April 4, 2013 - 4:24 pm

Samsung's getting into direct retail with a bang. Today, the company announced plans to partner with Best Buy to open 1400 so-called ' Experience Shops,' which are Samsung mini-stores set up within existing Best Buy locations.
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What's behind Apple's mea culpa in China?

Posted April 4, 2013 - 10:54 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook's overboard apology to China about the company's alleged disregard of customer service highlights an East-West cultural clash about how to do business.
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Robotic tick collector, therapist/patient app among top Tufts $100K biz plan contenders

Posted April 4, 2013 - 10:17 am

Tufts University's Gordon Institute has named 13 finalists for two $50,000 business startup prizes, and the techier contenders' focus areas run the gamut from scooping up ticks to crowdsourcing new videogame ideas.
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Live tweeting the Facebook Home event

Posted April 4, 2013 - 9:22 am

I was tweeting during the Facebook Home announcement event. Here's what happened
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MP3 resale ban could close doors for Apple and Amazon's second-hand media plans

Posted April 3, 2013 - 11:01 am

A judge's ruling that resale of MP3s constitutes copyright infringement may be bad news for Apple and Amazon.
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History of the O'Reilly cover animals

Posted April 3, 2013 - 10:56 am

O’Reilly’s cover designer tells the story of how they came to use animals on the covers of their popular books
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Analyst: iPhone price pressure means smartphone profits have peaked

Posted April 2, 2013 - 2:05 pm

The overall profitability of the smartphone market hit its apex in 2012, according to a prominent equity analyst.
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More proof that our copyright laws are busted

Posted April 2, 2013 - 12:11 pm

Recent rulings in the ReDigi and Aereo cases highlight what we already know: it’s high time for Congress to overhaul the copyright laws
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Samsung mini-stores reportedly headed to Best Buy for Galaxy S4 release

Posted April 1, 2013 - 11:34 am

Samsung is reportedly planning to open a number of store-within-a-store operations at several Best Buy locations across the country, just in time for the U.S. launch of the Galaxy S4.
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