Issue #5 for farzand_ali_548 feedjournal.com4/9/2010 - 5/1/2010

Turn Off the Tweets, the Third-Party’s Over(Mashable!)Submitted at 4/30/2010 7:31:20 PM

Much can be said about the Twitterdevelopment community. Since dayone, they have been bui ldingfunctionality on top of Twitter’sminimal web features to better theoverall Twitter experience. Initially we saw a frenzy of desktopand browser-based add-ons. Then,just as smartphones were becomingubiquitous, the demand and interest inmobile Twitter applications becameso high that application makers couldnot release updates fast enough. As Twitter works to round out theirportfolio of official applications —something we witnessed with releaseof the Blackberry app, acquisition ofTweetie and now the birth of Twitterfor Android— developers buildingapplications for Twitter are beingeclipsed by the company that startedit all. Suddenly third-party seems tobe no party at all. Fee Free or Die Android Market, Blackberry AppWorld and the App Store: Query eachof them and you’ll find a bevy ofTwitter apps. Next, judge the qualityof the free apps against the quality ofthe paid apps. The trend has alwaysbeen that the best Twitter apps comewith a price tag. It’s not just mobileeither; some of the best Mac-onlyTwitter apps come with a surcharge.More often than not, they’re betterand more reliable than their freecounterparts. Enter Twitter. Things are about tochange. The BlackBerry app is free.The iPhone and iPad app will be free.The Android app is free. There’s atrend here, one that’s likely to berepeated when (I believe it’s only a

matter of time) Twitter releases adesktop application. Unofficial apps with fees don’t standmuch of chance (power users aside),even those with feature sets that arearguably better than Twitter’soffering. The official stamp ofapproval from Twitter will be morethan enough for the average Twitteruser. Twitter, Features and the Cross-Platform War In the mids t of the Twi t te rapplication frenzy, we saw the bestapplication makers rise up andcompete head-to-head. TweetDeckversus Seesmic. Tweetie versusTwitterific. And then a funny thing startedhappening. Singular platform was nol o n g e r g o o d e n o u g h . B o t hTweetDeck and Seesmic created anew layer specific to each of theirapplications, so that you could loginto your TweetDeck or Seesmicaccount regardless of platform andmaintain your Twitter settings. Thefeature back-and-forth continued, butthe new battle became cross-platform. Not many expected Twitter tobecome a contender in the cross-platform battle and yet here they are,putting on their boxing gloves andentering the ring as crowds cheer anddevelopers moan. If Twitter is everywhere, where candevelopers thrive? Perhaps theanswer lies not in where, but how.Features will continue to be animportant battle ground for third-parties — look no further thanHootSuite or CoTweet for proof.Still, gone are the days when a third-party Twitter app is newsworthy orrelevant on its own. Now is the time to show me the

metadata. Better yet, make Twitter asmall part of something moresignificant — something larger. Andno, a dual Twitter-Facebook client isnot something grander. Twitter’sBiggest Loser: Seesmic Seesmic began as a video service.After the acquisition of Twhirlhowever, Seesmic phased out videoin favor of Twitter. Now Seesmicoffers web, desktop and mobile apps(Android and BlackBerry with iPhonein the works). All of the apps arerobus t , some of fe r Facebookintegration and each take an “updateonce, publish everywhere” mentalitythanks to the Ping.fm acquisition. But what does Seesmic do thatTwitter doesn’t? The world is awareof Twitter, but even Twitter is havinga hard enough time driving home avalue proposition. With that in mind,and Seesmic merely being a Twitterafterthought, does Seesmic evenstand a chance? Especially given thehundreds of other Twitter applicationchallengers. Let’s face it: competition is a goodthing. I happen to love Echofon forMac, so too does my much youngerfellow Twitter addict Justin Beiber.Ashton Kutcher tweets with Brizzly.Ellen and Lady Gaga tweet from the

web. Shaq is a TweetGenius user. Great. The plethora of availableTwit ter apps reward personalpreference. There’s no reason whyhobby Twitter app developers can’tcontinue to make a fair enough returnwith small fees or in-app ads. ButSeesmic, as a heavily-funded startup($12 million in total), has tied its yolkto Twitter and Twitter is trying tobreak free. To that effect, Seesmic founder LoicLe Meur argues that, “Twitter officialapps will always be about Twitteronly. Seesmic apps are about helpingyou stay in touch with the news inrealtime, your friends and build yourbrand across social networks which isvery different, we don’t compete withthem, we are on the user side whoreally doesn’t want to keep switchingapps all the time.” We’re not convinced. Facebook hasa phenomenal iPhone app andTwitter’s Tweetie is also quitemarvelous. We have a sneakingsuspicion that users will opt for brandaffinity and simplicity over anythingelse. Why get a copycat when youcan get the real thing?[ Img credits: Pawsforlove.com,Thomas Hawk and Geekr] For more social media coverage,follow Mashable Social Media onTwitter or become a fan on Facebook Reviews: Android, Android Market,App Store, BlackBerry Rocks!,B r i z z l y , C o T w e e t , E c h o f o n ,Facebook, HootSuite, Seesmic,TweetDeck, Twhirl, Twitter, tweetie Tags: android, blackberry, iphone,seesmic, twitter, twitter apps

Microsoft Agrees With Apple And Google:“The Future Of The Web Is HTML5(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/30/2010 1:07:44 PM

Did we mention that 2010 would bea big year for HTML5? Apple andGoogle are pushing it big time, andnow so is Microsoft. When InternetExplorer 9 comes out, it will supportHTML5 and help make it morecommon across the Web.“The future of the web is HTML5,”writes Dean Hachamovitch, thegeneral manager for IE at Microsoftin a blog post talking about Webvideo. Microsoft still supports Flashas well, but HTML5 and Flash are atloggerheads. By throwing its weightbehind HTML5, Microsoft givingWebsite designers one more reason toabandon Flash. The post specifically talks aboutMicrosoft’s plans to support only theH.264 codec for HTML5 video.

Again, Flash players now supportH.264 also. But the more H.264video is out there, the less need therewill be for Flash players becausethose videos can play directly in anHTML5 browser, such as IE9, Safari,or Chrome. And, as Apple CEO Steve Jobsdiscussed in his we-don’t-need-no-stinkin’-Flash rant yesterday, H.264is much more mobile-friendly: To achieve long battery life whenplaying video, mobile devices mustdecode the video in hardware;

decoding it in software uses too muchpower. Many of the chips used inmodern mobile devices contain adecoder called H.264 – an industrystandard that is used in every Blu-rayDVD player and has been adopted byApple, Google (YouTube), Vimeo,Netflix and many other companies. Although Flash has recently addedsupport for H.264, the video onalmost all Flash websites currentlyrequires an older generation decoderthat is not implemented in mobilechips and must be run in software.

The difference is striking: on aniPhone, for example, H.264 videosplay for up to 10 hours, while videosdecoded in software play for less than5 hours before the battery is fullydrained. Hachamovitch is more diplomatic.He also notes that “Flash does havesome issues, particularly aroundr e l i a b i l i t y , s e c u r i t y , a n dperformance.” Nevertheless, he addsthat too many consumers rely onFlash, so Microsoft will continue towork with Adobe to make it better. And if it doesn’t get better, . . . well,by that time HTML5 will be morewidely distributed on sites across theWeb. Microsoft and Apple andGoogle will make sure of that.CrunchBase Information WindowsInternet Explorer Adobe FlashInformation provided by CrunchBase

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Introducing Google Placesby A Googler (The OfficialGoogle Blog)Submitted at 4/20/2010 7:00:00 AM

Today the Local Business Center isbecoming Google Places. Why?Millions of people use Google everyday to find places in the real world,and we want to better connect PlacePages — the way that businesses arebeing found today — with the toolthat enables business owners tomanage their presence on Google. We launched Place Pages lastSeptember for more than 50 millionplaces around the world to helppeople make more informed decisionsabout where to go, from restaurantsand hotels to dry cleaners and bikeshops, as well as non-business placeslike museums, schools and parks.Place Pages connect people toinformation from the best sourcesacross the web, displaying photos,reviews and essential facts, as well asreal-time updates and offers frombusiness owners. Four million businesses have alreadyclaimed their Place Page on Googlethrough the Local Business Center,which enables them to verify ands u p p l e m e n t t h e i r b u s i n e s sinformation to include hours ofoperation, photos, videos, coupons,product offerings and more. It alsol e t s t hem communica t e w i thcustomers and get insights that helpthem make smart business decisions.

Google Places will continue to offerthese same tools, but the new namewill simplify the connection withPlace Pages. This reflects ourongoing commitment to providingbusiness owners with powerful yeteasy-to-use tools. We're also introducing several newfeatures:

• Service areas: If you travel to servecustomers, you can now show whichgeographic areas you serve. And ifyou run a business without astorefront or office location, you cannow make your address private.• A new, simple way to advertise:For just $25 per month, businesses inselect cities can make their listingsstand out on Google.com and GoogleMaps with Tags. As of today, we’rerolling out Tags to three new cities —Austin, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.— in addition to ongoing availabilityin Houston and San Jose, CA. In thecoming weeks we ' l l a l so beintroducing Tags in Chicago, SanDiego, Seattle, Boulder and SanFrancisco.• Business photo shoots: In additionto uploading their own photos,businesses in select cities can nowrequest a free photo shoot of theinterior of their business which we'lluse to supplement existing photos ofbusinesses on Place Pages. We'vebeen experimenting with this over thepast few months, and now have

created a site for businesses to learnmore and express their interest inparticipating.• Customized QR codes: From thedashboard page of Google Places,businesses in the U.S. can download aQR code that’s unique to theirbus iness , d i rec t ly f rom the i rdashboard page. QR codes can beplaced on business cards or othermarketing materials, and customersc a n s c a n t h e m w i t h c e r t a i nsmartphones to be taken directly tothe mobile version of the Place Pagefor that business.• Favorite Places: We're doing asecond round of our Favorite Placesprogram, and are mailing windowdecals to 50,000 businesses aroundthe U.S. These decals include a QRcode that can be scanned with asmartphone to directly view themobile Place Page for the business tolearn more about their great offerings.

Over the past few months we've alsoadded the ability for business ownersto post real-time updates to theirPlace Page. You might want topromote a sale, a special event orany th ing e l se tha t you wan tcustomers to know right now, andthis feature lets you communicate thatdirectly to your customers. You canalso provide extra incentive by

adding coupons, including onesspecially formatted for mobilephones. To keep track of how your businesslisting is performing on Google, weoffer a personalized dashboard withinGoogle Places that includes dataabout how many times people havefound your business on Google, whatkeywords they used to find it andeven what areas people traveled fromto visit your business. With thedashboard, you can see how your useof any of these new features affectsinterest in your business and makemore informed decisions about howto be found on Google and interactwith your customers. One out of five searches on Googleare related to location, and we want tomake sure that businesses are able tobe found and put their best footforward. We’re excited to announceGoogle Places today, as it’s just thebeginning of what’s to come from ourefforts to make Google more local. Ifyou want to learn more about GooglePlaces, we’d like to invite you to anupcoming overview webinar, or youcan visit our newly updated HelpCenter. We’ll also be posting on theLat Long blog throughout the week togive a deeper dive into many of ournewest features. To get started now,go to google.com/places. Posted by John Hanke, VP GoogleMaps, Earth and Local

LinkedIn Platform: now with more ways toauthenticate(The LinkedIn Blog)Submitted at 4/29/2010 1:38:21 PM

Code Alert! This is a part of ourcontinuing series on Developers atLinkedIn, syndicated from ourDeveloper blog. If this isn’t your cupof code, check back tomorrow forregular LinkedIn programming. In themeanwhile, check out some of ourrecent feature announcements, tipsand tricks, or success stories. Would you like your site to “Loginwith LinkedIn” on your site?  It’snow possible! Last week we deployed an importantupgrade to our OAuth infrastructureat LinkedIn that makes life easier forour LinkedIn Developers andMembers.  The authorization andlogin process has been streamlinedespecially for developers that want touse LinkedIn as a sign-in service.LinkedIn members will find a easier,simpler way to quickly authorizeLinkedIn applications. Read on for all the technical details.Authentication: Login with LinkedIn For sites that primarily use LinkedInfor authentication (e.g. by showingusers a “Login with LinkedIn”button), we now offer an alternativeto the normal OAuth authorizationf l o w :https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/authenticate

This authenticate endpoint functionsidentically to the authorizationendpoint except for one scenario.When the following conditions are alltrue we will automatically (andimmediately) redirect to yourApplicat ion.• The current user is logged intoLinkedIn.• The current user has previouslygranted access to the requestingapplication.• The access token has not expired.

This provides a great user experience– just a one click login! If any of theabove conditions are not true, themember wi l l s ee the normalauthorization flow. Login Buttons To provide a consistent userexperience across s i tes whichleverage LinkedIn for authentication,we created four standard buttons.Please use them so that your users(and our users) benefit from afamiliar LinkedIn experience acrossthe web. User Interface Changes If you already have your ownaccount infrastructure, we’re stilllooking out for you. We often seesites send already-authorized usersthrough our OAuth authorize flow. Perhaps the remote site lost the tokenor never persisted it. This situationresults in users being asked for

username/passwords again and again,with a new token created every time(a frustrating process, to be sure). So, we’ve made some improvementshere.  Instead of requiring the user tologin every time and create a newaccess token, we now allow the userto reuse an existing access token andquickly return to the site.  In mostcases the user simply needs to click‘Continue’ and they are back at yoursite immediately. As part of this streamlining process(and to leverage cookie persistence),we changed the OAuth authorizationurl to live on the www subdomain ofl i n k e d i n . c o m :https://www.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/authorize We recommend that all developersswitch to this as soon as possible.  Tohe lp you au toconf igure yourapplication we also return the currentauthorization URL as part of therequestToken response as thexoauth_requesrt_auth_url parameter.Clicking on Cancel We also changedthe behavior when the user pressesthe Cancel button in the authorizationflow.  In prior releases we alwayssent the user to a single “IntegrationURL” defined for each application. We now offer the option to redirectto the OAuth callback URL, justleave your Integration URL blank. Your callback will not  be called

with a token or secret.  Instead yourca l lback wi l l inc lude the ur lparameter oauth_problem with thevalue user_refused. Token ExpirationTimes Want to know how long a token isvalid for?  Until now your applicationhad no hints about the validity length. Some of our endpoints now returnthe expiration time of the token.  TherequestToken response now includesthe oauth_expires_in parameter.  Thevalue of this is the number of secondsremaining for the token.  We’ll beadding this to the accessTokenresponse in a future release. TokenInvalidation Now you can invalidate an OAuthtoken for your application.  Just sendan OAuth signed GET request to:https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/invalidateToken A 200 response indicates that thetoken was successfully invalidated.Learning More Visit the LinkedIn DeveloperNetwork to find out more aboutOAuth, Authentication and all theways you can integrate LinkedInfunctionality with your application orsite. Filed under: Engineering, LinkedInA n n o u n c e m e n t s , L i n k e d I nD e v e l o p e r s

Adobe puts out a Calm Response to Steve Jobs Flash Bashing(I4U News)Submitted at 4/30/2010 8:00:00 AM

Yesterday Steve Jobs published amessage on the Apple site titled"Toughts On Flash.". In it the Apple

CEO finds six reasons on why Flashis not supported on the iPhone andthe iPad. Steve Jobs concludes that

Flash is PC era and not ready fortou...

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How Twitter’s New Media BlogAims To Teach By Example(Mashable!)Submitted at 4/30/2010 5:58:36 PM

Twitter has a two-pronged approachto give media companies the ability tocreate dynamic interfaces that filterand curate tweets in new ways. One isto showcase great examples ofTwitter implementations on itsTwitter Media blog, and the other isto g ive media companies theresources to do these types of projectson their own. I spoke this week with Twitter’sRobin Sloan, who works in mediapartnerships, to find out more. Hesaid the blog launched a few weeksago and is aimed at media companiesthat want to build Twitter integrationinto their sites.“It’s designed to be a spotlight andshowcase for really good work,” hesaid. Sloan and Twitter’s Chloe Sladdensplit the task of writing blog posts.Their goal is to update it daily andpost an in-depth case study eachweek. The Blog as a How-To Guide The blog aims to be a practical how-to guide for creating projects, such asNBC’s Twitter interface for theWinter Olympics, and Sloan hopesthat as people follow the blog, theirimagination for what they can do withTwitter will become bigger andbroader.“The idea of lists of tweets on a webpage; we can go well beyond that,” hesaid. Some news sites have already donethat . The Twit ter Media bloghighlights the Huffington Post’sTwitter Edition, in which nearlyevery page and section has Twitterintegration. The site uses a mixture of

Twitter’s API,@anywhere, andTwitter lists. Sloan said you can’t tellwhere The Huffington Post stops andwhere Twitter begins. T h e H u f f i n g t o n P o s t u s e s@anywhere Hover Cards on itsTwitter lists and the “Hot on Twitter”section of the site is content that’s“selected and organized based ontweet volume,” according to theTwitter Media blog. Sloan said thedepth that The Huffington Post hasachieved is what they are aiming toget more people to do. One of the main functions of the blogis to walk producers and developersthrough how to do one of theseprojects so they can learn from them.“On our site, we explain the process,”Sloan said. The Twitter Media site gets its blogcontent from partnerships that havelaunched, and by searching for greatexamples and from others’ tips. Sloansaid they increasingly want to useTwitter itself as a way to get greatusage tips on both big and smallprojects.“My hope is we can get a lot of stuffthat way,” he said. Why Launch aMedia Blog? The activities of celebrities andreporters can be a strong connection

point for new Twitter users to get onboard and stay there. Twitterlaunched their media-focused blogbecause news organizations and TVpersonali t ies have been real lyaggressive in adopting innovativeuses for Twitter, according to Sloan.“We find media can be a good bridgefor users of Twitter,” he said. “We’dlike to be able to leverage that to getthem to be Twitter users.” Twitter can help improve journalism,he added, and they would like toassist media companies such as TheNew York Times in doing betterjournalism. In order to better help newsorganizations, Twitter needs tounderstand what the media needs.Sloan said there are tools out therethat aren’t built by Twitter to helppeople solve problems. Sloan told me that in about a week,Twitter Media will launch a directoryof tools, platforms and services tobetter help journalists find the third-party apps that will be useful to them. For more social media coverage,follow Mashable Social Media onTwitter or become a fan on Facebook More Twitter resources fromMashable:- How Journalists are Using SocialMedia for Real Results- How Companies Should Approachthe New Twitter Advertising Model- 4 Tips for Tapping Into TwitterConversations- HOW TO: Spring Clean YourTwitter Account- 10 Dos and Don’ts for Brands onTwitter Reviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: blog, journalism, media, socialmedia, twitter

Earthly pleasures come to Mapsby A Googler (The OfficialGoogle Blog)Submitted at 4/26/2010 3:00:00 PM

Earth Day may have just passed, butthe Google Earth team loves it toomuch to let it go. So we’ve found ourown special way to celebrate EarthDay (a little late) by making anannouncement that we’ve beenworking toward for a long time: Earthview in Google Maps. When we first launched GoogleEarth back in 2005, it revolutionizedthe world of digital mapping. In theyears since, Earth has been gettingfaster and lighter while adding largeamounts of imagery, more ambitiousfeatures and an ever-expanding rosterof platforms, including support forMac, Linux, iPhone, Android andeven the 2011 Audi A8! Web browsers haven’t exactly beenstanding still either. As their capacityto handle richer applications has

steadily grown, our ability to bringGoogle Earth online has grown alongwith it. In 2008, we released theGoogle Earth Plugin to developers,and since then thousands of sites haveused i t t o c rea te many coo lapplications and even games. Nowthe time has come to take off the

plugin’s online training wheels androll it out on the main stage: GoogleMaps. So if you’re one of thehundreds of millions of people whouse Maps worldwide, you can nowexplore the world in luxuriantly-detailed, data-rich 3D imagery andterrain from Google Earth. If you’ve

already downloaded the Google EarthPlugin, you should be able to seeEarth view in Maps right away.Otherwise, you can just install thePlugin to enjoy a Maps experiencethat includes angled Earth views, 3Dbuildings, smooth panning andzooming and a great introductoryshowcase of places to visit and thingsto see. Current Google Earth users, ofcourse, will continue to enjoy the fullpower of the standalone application:KML editing, historical imagery,GPS tracks, tour-creation, Mars, Sky,flight simulator and so on. But forquick online access, the power of 3Dwill also be available at the click ofa[n Earth] button. We’re thrilled tobe able to bring this functionality tothe web and we invite you to comeshare the moment with us. Posted by Brian McClendon, VP ofEngineering, Google Geo

iPad 3G denies ABCplayer, downsamplesiTunes store videopreviews overAT&T

(Engadget)Submitted at 4/30/2010 7:07:00 PM

Well ain't that a kick in the pants.Reports are coming in from newly-minted iPad 3G videophiles thatiTunes store previews and Netflixstreams are getting downsampledover AT&T's network. The folks atiLounge have been tinkering enoughto confirm the iTunes issue (we'restill waiting for FedEx to drop off our3G tablets so we can corroborateourselves) and, lo and behold, ABCplayer flat out refuses to work overAT&T's 3G ne twork , ins teaddisplaying an oddly familiar message:"Please connect to a Wi-Fi network touse th is appl ica t ion. Cel lu larnetworks are not supported at thistime." Perhaps an update will ensueto f ix such l imits , but in themeantime, we're sure at leastsomeone at Sling HQ is having anawkward chuckle. iPad 3G denies ABC player ,downsamples iTunes store videopreviews over AT&T originallyappeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr2010 19:07:00 EST. Please see ourterms for use of feeds. Permalink|iLounge| Email this| Comments

Take Me Out To The Tweetupby Ev (Twitter Blog)Submitted at 4/26/2010 3:00:00 PM

This Friday April 30th it's Giants vsRockies at San Francisco and we'rethrowing our first ever official

baseball tweetup together with theGiants at AT&T Park. Lots of usfrom Twitter HQ are going to walkover to the stadium to meet before thegame and we would love for you tojoin us! Tickets for the tweetup plus

the game are less expensive than the

regular game tickets, and $2 fromeach ticket purchased will be donatedto one of our local partners, Room toRead.

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Integrating virtual keyboards inGoogle searchby A Googler (The OfficialGoogle Blog)Submitted at 4/29/2010 1:24:00 PM

You’ve spilled coffee on yourkeyboard. The a, e, i, o, u, and r keyshave stopped working. Now try tosearch Google for the nearest c o mpu t e r re p air shop. The pain oftyping on this broken keyboard iss imi lar to what many peoplesearching in non-English languagesfeel when trying to type today.Typing searches on keyboards notdesigned for your languages can befrustrating, even impossible. Our user research has shown thatmany people are more comfortableformulating search queries in theirown language but have difficultytyping these queries into Google. (Trytyping on a keyboard with Englishletters.) To overcome the difficultythey face in typing in their locallanguage scripts, some people haveresorted to copying and pasting fromother sites and from online translationtools. But there’s an easier way — avirtual, or “on-screen” keyboard, letsyou type directly in your locallanguage script in an easy andconsistent manner, no matter whereyou are or what computer you’reusing. Virtual keyboards let people typedirectly in their local language scriptand don't require any additionalsoftware.

Last year, to make text input easy forpeop le ac ross the g lobe , weintroduced a virtual keyboard APIthrough code.google.com. Thisallowed developers to enable virtualkeyboards on any text field or textarea in their webpages. Today, weare taking this effort one step furtherby integrating virtual keyboards intoGoogle search in 35 languages. A v i r t u a l k e y b o a r d o nwww.google.am to input Armeniantext (the query term is [armenia]) If you use Google search in one ofthe languages listed below, you’ll seea small keyboard icon show up nextto the search field, on both theGoogle homepage and search resultspage. Clicking on that keyboard iconbrings up a virtual keyboard in yourlanguage. You can input text byeither clicking on the on-screenk e y b o a r d o r p r e s s i n g t h ec o r r e s p o n d i n g k e y . You can find out more informationon how to use the virtual keyboard inour help article. If you use Google ina language not listed below and feelthat your language will benefit from avirtual keyboard, let us know byvoting for your language. We hopevirtual keyboards help you findinformation more easily — especiallythose of you who speak/type/read innon-Latin scripts. Languages with integrated virtualkeyboards Albanian

Arabic Armenian Basque Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Catalan Croatian Czech Finnish Galician Georgian Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Kazakh Kirghiz Macedonian Malayalam Mongolian Persian Polish Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Swedish Tatar Thai Turkish Ukrainian Uzbek Posted by Manish Bhargava, ProductManager Google Îñérñåîöñåîžåîñ

Online AdvertisingRevenues Jump Almost15 Percent In FirstQuarter(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/30/2010 4:50:44 PM

The online advertising industry sawgrowth accelerate in the first quarter,with the combined advertisingrevenues of the four largest players(Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, andAOL) jumping almost 15 percent to$8.8 billion. This compares to 10percent annual growth in the fourthquarter, and negative growth the firsttwo quarters of last year (aka, theGreat Advertising Recession of2009). Overall growth would have beeneven stronger if AOL didn’t havesuch a rough quarter. It was the onlyone of the four companies to show adecline in advertising revenues, down19 percent. Google’s ad revenue wasup 21.5 percent, Microsoft’s was up8.8 percent, and Yahoo’s was up 3percent (although the display portionwas up 20 percent). As a result ofAOL’s poor showing, the combined$8.8 billion total was down 2.6percent from the fourth quarter’s $9billion I keep track of these numbers everyquarter for these four companies,which turns out to be a good proxyfor overal l onl ine advert is ingrevenues since they represent amajority of the industry’s revenues.The numbers represent globaladvertising revenues, and includenetwork revenues paid to affiliatesthrough AdSense and Yahoo’s adnetwork. Google’s licensing revenuesfor Google Enterprise Apps havebeen stripped out. For Microsoft andAOL, I include only the advertisingportions of their online revenues asreported in their quarterly earningsstatements. Below is a table with all thenumbers: Online Advertising Revenues (inmillions) 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10Google$5,331$5,336$5,757$6,465$6,4 7 5Yahoo$1,383$1,378$1,377$1,535$1,4 2 3Microsoft$520$540$490$581$566A O L $ 4 4 3 $ 4 1 9 $ 4 1 5 $ 4 7 2 $ 3 2 4Total$7,677$7,673$8,039$9,053$8,818 Sequential Growth Q/Q-6.55%-0.05% 4.77% 12.60%-2.60 AnnualGrowth Y/Y-4.63%-5.76% 1.22%1 0 . 2 0 % 1 4 . 8 6 % C r u n c h B a s eInformation Google MicrosoftYahoo! AOL Information providedby CrunchBase

Apple or Adobe: Who’s Right in theFlash Debate? [POLL](Mashable!)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:31:39 PM

By now, you’ve probably heardabout the fight between Apple andAdobe. To sum up the story, Applebanned Flash from the iPad, peoplebegan predicting the death of Flash,and Adobe has been on the defensiveever since. The Apple-Adobe war has onlyescalated in recent weeks. Apple’s

core argument is that HTML5 is thefuture of the web, not Flash. Adobeis looking to prove Apple wrong by

delivering Flash for mobile deviceslater this year. Who’s right, though? While we’vealready weighed in on the debate, wewant to hear what you think. Castyour vote below, and post your acomment to let us know yourrat ionale! Who’s Right in the Debate OverFlash? customer surveys Tags: adobe, apple, Flash, ipad,iphone, iphone 3g, poll

Monitoring the mountains

(BBC News | Programmes |Click | World Edition)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:03:55 AM

Mountain environments can bemonitored around the clock with thehelp of new technology.

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Get on the inside track with“Company Follow”(The LinkedIn Blog)Submitted at 4/29/2010 7:00:04 AM

Since the day we launched CompanyProfiles, one of the most commonlyrequested features from our membershas been to keep track of keydevelopments at companies they like.Starting today, you can be in the loopon new developments, potentialbusiness opportunities or even jobopportunities by following companiesof interest to you.“Follow Company” helps you beamong the first to learn aboutdevelopments at companies likeDreamWorks, find job openings atNASA or stumble upon businessdevelopment opportunities at Netflix.The new feature lets you tap into keygoings-on at nearly a mil l ioncompanies that already have theircompany profiles on LinkedIn andmore that are being created everyday. Most importantly, this feature candeliver insights – you may besurprised at – such as the pace ofhiring at your nearest competitor orthe start of a whole new industry asyou see web technology companieshiring geography teachers (for e.g.).

Or better yet, you may find the job ofa lifetime to do cause marketing forMajor League Baseball. How do I “follow companies” onLinkedIn? You can find companies of interestto you in one of two ways:• From any member’s LinkedInprofile: If a member is / was affiliatedwith a company, you can clickthrough any of the companies listedon their profile. Start by clicking toyour own profile or find a colleague’sprofile. Once there, mouse-over anyof the companies listed and click the“Follow Company” icon from thehover bar that pops up.

Click to a company profile from auser's profile• From the Company Profiles: Let’ssay you find yourself on a companyprofile by searching for a specificcompany name or keyword to findc o m p a n i e s o f i n t e r e s t . S t a r tfollowing from the company’s profilepage.

Follow Company from the CompanyProfile• From the More menu on theLinkedIn homepage header: The

easiest way to find the CompanyProfiles homepage is from the“More” drop down list on theLinkedIn header.

Access Companies from the "More"tab in the LinkedIn header Wondering which companies tofollow? The Company Profileshomepage even has Company profilerecommendations for you to checkout. We’d also like to give you theflexibility to choose the volume ofupdates you receive from thesecompanies. Select “ NotificationSettings” to determine the type,frequency and format of updates forthe companies you are following. This is a small step in equipping over65 million professionals on LinkedIntoday wi th more ins ight in tomanaging their career effectively.Stay tuned for more. Feel free to drop us a comment rightbelow or @ linkedin us on Twitterwith more feedback. F i l e d u n d e r : L i n k e d I nAnnouncements, New Features,Product Features, Using LinkedIn

Twitter for Android: Robots like to share tooby Ev (Twitter Blog)Submitted at 4/30/2010 3:15:00 PM

When we tweet what’s happeningaround us, we share not only ourthoughts, but also web pages, photos,videos, location...anything. Mobilephones are increasingly part of ourlives, and we seem to be doingeverything but making phone calls.Reading the news, watching aYouTube video, and taking photos atevents like the World Cup are thingswe expect to do on mobile phones –sharing our experiences on these littlescreens should be just as easy and fastas on big ones. When apps work well with eachother, sharing becomes as secondnature on machines as it does in

person. The Android platform isreally good at that, and we’ve workedwith the Android team to make itsuper easy to share what’s happening.Today we are excited to announcethat Twitter for Android is availablein Android Market! Twitter for Android is a fantasticapplication to use, and sharing anylink or photo is super simple too –just look for the share button in yourfavorite application and chooseTwitter. Reading tweets is easy in a bunch ofplaces on your phone. Quickly accessyour timeline with the home screenwidget, view a tweet location on amap, and see your friend’s latesttweet in your phonebook, GoogleTalklist or any application that uses

Android’s QuickContact bar. Check out the screenshots to see it inaction. We had a great time working with

the Android team and are thrilled thatGoogle will be open sourcing thecode used in this app in the nearfuture. We look forward to theamazing experiences developers willcreate using Twitter APIs in theirupcoming Android apps. This is just the beginning. We’ll becreating more great ways to read,find, and share what's happening onyour Android phone soon!(The Twitter for Android app isavailable for phones running Android2.1 and above - just scan the barcodeto the right. Don't forget, you canalways visit http://mobile.twitter.com/on your phone to use Twitter)

Intel to launch Core i5ULV processor in June,MSI X Series to snatchit up(Engadget)Submitted at 4/30/2010 7:59:00 PM

Well, it looks like Intel will finallybe delivering that ultra low voltageCore i5 chip this summer. Though itwas revealed back at CES, MSI'ssaying the Core i5 520UM CPU willbe ready by June, and that it'll besubbing the 1.3GHz Intel Core 2 DuoSU7300 CPU and ATI discretegraphics in its X-Slim Series for themore electrically efficient processor.Acer also appears to be doing thesame with its Aspire TimelineX1830T. While MSI didn't provide uswith firm benchmark scores, they didpass on word that the Windows ratingscore is higher on the i5-poweredX360 than the previous version, andthe endurance is quite good -- theyexpect 7 to 8 hours with an eight-cellba t t e ry . The company hasn ' tdetermined pricing on the X360 butpredicts that it will go for around$700 to $900 depending on the configwhen it hits shelves in the June / Julytime frame. Intel to launch Core i5 ULVprocessor in June, MSI X Series tosnatch it up originally appeared onEngadget on Fri, 30 Apr 201019:59:00 EST. Please see our termsfor use of feeds. Permalink|   | Emailthis| Comments

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Exclusive: Justin.TV’s NewAndroid App, iPhone App Hits1.5M Downloads (Video)(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/30/2010 2:58:34 PM

Justin.tv is finally kicking its mobileplans into high gear. Next week, thelifecasting company will release itsAndroid app to beta users. Unlike itsiPhone app (released last month), theAndroid offering will finally let usersstream live video with a simple clickand simultaneously chat as theyshoot. It’s a simple interface, animage of your shot, a chat bar belowand three buttons on the right handside: chat, record and share (see videoabove). The official version for publicconsumption is slated for May. Justin.tv is relatively late to themobile game— rival Android andiPhone products from Ustream andQik have been out for months— butthe team argues that taking time torefine the products will help themgrab more market share later thisyear. That approach may seemstrange given the company’s pioneerstatus in the market (founder JustinKan kicked off the lifecasting trendwith his personal channel back in

2007), but VP of marketing EvanSoloman says Justin.tv doesn’t put ahigh premium on being the first toadopt a new technology or platform,which is why it didn’t rush intocreating apps for the Android or theiPad. The delays could give theircompeti tors an early strategicadvantage, but so far their game planseems to be working OK— their one-month old iPhone app has enjoyed1.5 million downloads to date. That figure alone was a pleasantsurprise, says Soloman, who wasexpecting a number closer to aquarter million. Here are some otherkey numbers, according to Justin.tv:-On the first day of the app’s release,in late March, there was just a fewhundred concurrent (simultaneous)viewers on average, this week,Ju s t i n . t v i s ave r ag ing 2 ,000concurrents on its mobile platform.-It hit a high on Wednesday, when thenumber of concurrents brieflyreached 10,000.-Mobile views now make up about 5-10% of total views. The company is finally picking up

the pace on its mobile initiatives, butit’s unfortunate that the apps onlyoffer a portion of Justin.tv’s features.As described, the iPhone app lets youview and search live channels but notbroadcast (founder Justin Kan citeslimitations on the API and poorworkarounds), the Android app letsyou broadcast but not view livechannels. However, some of  theseholes should be filled later this year,when it releases a new iPhone app inJune based on the new SDK withbroadcast and playback capabilitiesalong with new plug-ins for socialmedia sites like Facebook. If Justin.tv can get all the pieces inplace (and soon), mobile will quicklyand dramatically shape usage patternsand become a significant trafficdriver. Kan, who believes that themobile platform could dominate 30 to40% of the business next year, saysongoing improvements in wirelessconnectivity should also support thee x p e c t e d s u r g e i n m o b i l eb r o a d c a s t i n g . C r u n c h B a s eInformation Justin.TV Informationprovided by CrunchBase

The Answer to Facebook’s Universal “Like”Button: OpenDislike(Mashable!)Submitted at 4/30/2010 5:10:02 PM

Last week, Facebook unveiled itsuniversal “like” button, furthering itsgoal of world domination in theprocess. Thus, it was inevitable thatsomeone, somewhere would developthe universal “dislike” button. OpenDislike.org, which is poweredby German iden t i ty manageryiid.com, is really more proof ofconcept than something that is everlikely to be largely used or integrated,however. OpenDislike is the most recent

example of tools that aim to fill thevoid of an official ability to “dislike”content or comments on Facebook.Last fa l l , we reported on theFacebook Dislike Firefox plugin andbefore that the Thradsy dashboard,but OpenDislike is interestingbecause it mimics the implementationand functionality of Facebook’sofficial like buttons. Like the official solution, you canadd a “dislike” button to a website bypasting in a l ine of code andmodifying the URL to point to thatpage or article. Of course, users haveto log in to their yiid account for the

yiid buttons to work, and althoughyou can link your yiid and Facebookaccounts, it won’t offer a universalexperience to anyone but other yiid

users. Even if this doesn’t have a lot of real-world use, we love the concept.Would you like a universal dislikebutton to be usable across Facebook?Let us know![ Img: striatic on Flickr] For more social media coverage,follow Mashable Social Media onTwitter or become a fan on Facebook Reviews: Facebook, Flickr, Twitter Tags: dislike, facebook, facebookbuttons, like, opendislike, yiid

Odd YouTube BannersMislead In TheFacebook/GoogleIdentity War(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/29/2010 9:00:01 PM

Early this morning we got word ofwhat sounded like a pretty majorchange for YouTube: some users areseeing banners inviting them to “Sign up for YouTube with yourFacebook account!“. That sounds a whole lot l ikeYouTube is allowing users to skiphaving to create a Google account byletting them simply log in with theirFacebook accounts, which would be astrange move strategy-wise. As itturns out, it’s simply a case of somequestionable wording. I’m not seeing the banner myself, buta YouTube spokesman says thatclicking it will take you to thestandard YouTube registration screen,where you fill out your information asusual. Once you’ve done that, yournewly created YouTube/Googleaccount wil l automatical ly beconnected to Facebook via FacebookConnect, so that it pulls in yourfriends’ shared items. But you aren’tactually logging in using Facebook’sSingle Sign-on feature, which is animportant distinction. And YouTube probably won’t bedoing that any time soon — Facebookand Google are increasingly fightingover the future of identity on the web;accept ing Facebook logins onYouTube would hurt Google’s causeand bring Facebook one step closer tobecoming the web’s ubiquitous loginstandard. That said, YouTube has beengradually integrating some FacebookConnect features since last summer,beginning with an autoshare featurein June 2009 and more recentlyallowing users to see what theirfriends have shared from YouTube toFacebook. In other words, YouTubeis embracing Facebook’s sharingfunctionality, but it isn’t going all theway. Thanks to Cole Turner for the tip Bottom image via DidIKnow CrunchBase Information YouTubeFacebook Information provided byCrunchBase

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Release notes: five new languages,email alerts, share to Buzz andBloggerby Mia (YouTube Blog)Submitted at 4/30/2010 5:45:00 PM

What better way to celebrate theweekend than with these recent addsand enhancements: Language offering grows: There aref ive new languages in whichYouTube can be experienced: Greek,Hungarian, Finnish, Danish andNorwegian. Simply scroll to thebottom of any page, find where itsays "Language" and click on yourcurrent language to access the fullmenu of options, including our fivemost recent additions: Email alerts: We're experimentingwith a new form of subscriptionalerts. Now, when you subscribe to achannel (or edit your subscription toan existing channel), you can elect toreceive an email the instant theperson you're subscribed to uploads anew video. This will appeal to peoplewho check the i r emai l morefrequently than they log in toYouTube (though we've never heardof such people *wink*) but who also

want to know immediately when theirfavorite content creators upload newwork. Refreshed look for search resultspage: When you do a search, you'llsee we tightened up the typographyon the results page. We're using aconsistent size and color to establishthe basic look, and then we're addinga bit of color and bolding to bringmore prominence to certain elements,such as view count. New sharing options: Click the"share" button underneath any videoand you'll see two new platforms toeffortlessly share videos to: GoogleBuzz and Blogger. Try it! New upload interface: When youclick on the Upload button, you maynotice that things look a littledifferent. As with our redesignedvideo page and as part of ourlarger"spring cleaning" effort, a maingoal was to streamline the look andfunctionality of the upload page. Wetoned down some of the colors andmoved the Webcam option to a moreprominent position next to the upload

button. We also made it easier to findinformation about how to uploaddirectly from your mobile phone. Player changes: As many of youhave noticed, the video player istransforming, too. We've just fullyreleased a new player design for allvideos without ads. The goal is forthe player to be as subtle as possibleso that the video itself shines anddoesn't have to compete with the stuffaround it. We'll be following this roll-out with player upgrades for videoswith ads and then for embeddedvideos. Improvements to YouTube-on-iPad:There's a great native YouTube appon the iPad, but we've also madesome changes to how the YouTubewebsite functions on the device.Among the improvements: we createda grid layout for the home screen,search results and other video lists,and devised a new layout for thevideo page, with the video playingright in the page. The YouTube Team

Hewlett-Packard To Kill Windows7 Tablet Project(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/29/2010 9:28:58 PM

Hewlett-Packard has killed off itsmuch ballyhooed Windows 7 tabletcomputer, says a source who’s beenbriefed on the matter. The device was first unveiled byMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES2010 in January and was supposed tohit the market in mid 2010. But oursource tells us that HP is not satisfiedwith Windows 7 as a tablet operatingsystem and has terminated the project(something CrunchGear mentionedmonths ago). HP may also be abandoning Intel-based hardware for its slate lineupsimply because it’s too power hungry.That would also rule out Windows 7as an operating system. So what will HP use as an operatingsystem? Look for Google-powereddevices, which have already beenannounced. And HP really does seemdetermined to make a go of the PalmWebOS. They said how important itwas to them yesterday, and they will

likely experiment with porting it to aslate-type device. Will WebOS emerge as a successfuloperating system for tablet devices?That seems very unlikely given thedominance of the closed Apple OSand the likely success of the openAndroid and Chrome operatingsystems from Google. To get tractionfrom third party developers withWebOS HP will need to sell a lot of

units. And it’s not clear what they’dgain from all that effort, anyway. HPknows how to bui ld and se l lhardware, not operating systems. We’ve reached out to HP forcomment. Here’s the video promotingthe HP Windows tablet from January: CrunchBase Information Hewlett-Packard Microsoft Informationprovided by CrunchBase

Actually, There AreAlready Well Over5,000 iPad Apps. TheiPad Told Me.(TechCrunch)Submitted at 4/30/2010 4:23:07 PM

Ea r l i e r today , a number o fpublications ( including us) ran withthe story that the App Store wasclosing in on 5,000 apps, with 4,870.These numbers came from analyticsstartup Distimo, which generally hasgood data and insight into the variousapp stores. But, naturally, it’s alwaysbetter to get your data from thes o u r c e . A n d w h i l e A p p l e ,unsurprisingly, isn’t talking, theydon’t have to. Because the iPad is. The number of iPad apps in the AppStore is actually already well past5,000. How do I know? Sometime inthe past couple of days, Apple addeda new “Release Date” area to the iPadversion of the App Store. This residesnext to the standard “New” and“What’s Hot” areas along the top ofthe store. It’s simply a new way tosort through the apps. But this areahas another nifty feature: it tells youhow many apps there are in total soyou know where you are in thenavigation. According to this number,there are 5,351 iPad apps in the AppStore. To be clear, these are apps that areeither iPad-only apps, or Universalones (that work with both the iPadand iPhone/iPod touch). This isn’tcounting any of the regular iPhoneapps that still work on the iPad, orobviously, there would be somethinglike the 200,000 number Steve Jobscited yesterday. This new Release Date area of theiPad App Store is actually veryuseful. Since the iPad is new, thereare obviously far fewer apps builts p e c i f i c a l l y f o r i t t h a n t h eiPhone/iPod touch. And whileApple’s New and What’s Hot area arepretty good at surfacing good apps (asis the “Top Charts” area), if you wantthe latest and greatest iPad apps totest out before any of your friendshave them, this Release Date area isthe place to be. Update: Distimo has let me know inthe comment that their data is onlyth rough Apr i l 26 , hence thediscrepancy. CrunchBase InformationiPad Information provided byCrunchBase

This Is Why I'm Not A Dork [Image Cache](Gizmodo)Submitted at 4/30/2010 10:20:00 PM

Finally! There's a definition of

"dork" that allows me to claim that Idon't qualify as one. Althoughmaking that claim might've made mefit the criteria. Damn it! [ Shoebox Blog] More »

Shopping- Health- Windows- ImageCache- Security

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How would you changeNintendo's DSi XL?(Engadget)Submitted at 5/1/2010 2:01:00 AM

It's bigger, it's bolder, but is it reallythat much better? Nintendo's heraldedDSi line grew in more ways than onelate last month, and now that you'vehad a handful of weekends to toywith yours, it's time to answer onemajorly important question: howwould you change it? We found inour review that the DSi XL was asolid option for those without a DSiof any kind, but we didn't feel that itwas worth the $190 if you were justupgrading. For those that bought in,

do you find yourself agreeing? Is thenew size something you're into?Would you have made it a touchlarger / smaller? Is the screen up tosnuff? Do you think Nintendo wentfar enough with the advancements?Open up in comments below -- justkeep it clean, okay? Your kids areprobably reading. How would you change Nintendo'sDSi XL? originally appeared onEngadget on Sat, 01 May 201002:01:00 EST. Please see our termsfor use of feeds. Permalink|   | Emailthis| Comments

iPad 3G Dismantled:There Are FiveAntennas [Apple](Gizmodo)Submitted at 4/30/2010 10:38:50 PM

We've seen its communicationsboard before, but now the entire iPad3G has been torn open and had itsparts analyzed. Here's what makes itdifferent from a Wi-Fi-only iPadaccording to the guys at iFixit:More » Apple- IPad- Companies- Apple II-Macintosh

iPad 3G jailbroken onvideo: same as it everwas (on the WiFi model)(Engadget)Submitted at 4/30/2010 8:58:00 PM

You may find yourself holding ontoan iPad 3G. You may find yourselfnot able to stream ABC player. Youmay tell yourself, I think I need tobreak some rules. You may askyourself, will I be able to use thesame Spirit software that jailbreaksmy WiFi model? You may askyourself, well, did I backup mySHSH blobs? Download still not yetavailable -- time is holding us, timedoes hold you back. (There is video,

at the bottom of the ocean after thebreak.) Continue reading iPad 3G jailbrokenon video: same as it ever was (on theWiFi model) iPad 3G jailbroken on video: same asit ever was (on the WiFi model)originally appeared on Engadget onFri, 30 Apr 2010 20:58:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink Twitter (@MuscleNerd),Redmond Pie| YouTube| Email this|Comments

From the Tips Box:Wiper Blades, XboxLive, and iPhone Fonts[From The Tips Box](Lifehacker)Submitted at 4/30/2010 7:00:00 PM

Readers offer their best tips forget t ing the most out of yourwindshield wipers, getting Xboxdownloadable content onto multipleXboxes, and changing the comic sansfont in the iPhone's Notes app.More » iPhone- Smartphones- Handhelds-Tips Box- Apple

iReboot Lets You Skipthe Boot Manager,Restart Straight intoAnother OS[Downloads]

(Lifehacker)Submitted at 4/30/2010 5:00:00 PM

Windows: Dual (or t r iple orquadruple) booters know howannoying it is to wait around for theboot manager when rebooting. Freesystem tray utility iReboot lets youpick your OS as you restart, so youcan go make a sandwich instead.More »

Dell Inspiron 14 IntelDual Core 2.2GHz 14"LED Laptop for $449 +$13 s&h

(I4U News)Submitted at 4/30/2010 9:00:00 AM

Dell Home offers the 4.96-lb. DellInspiron 14 Pentium Dual-Core2.2GHz 14" Widescreen Notebook inObsidian Black for $449 plus $12.95for shipping. That's $156 under ourJanuary mention of this laptop with aPentium Dual-Core and the leastexpensive ...

6 Refurbished Apple iMac Desktops: 22"for $999 + free shipping, more(I4U News)Submitted at 4/30/2010 10:00:00 AM

The Apple Store has stock of six

factory-refurbished previous- andcurrent-generation Apple iMacDesktops in its Special Deals section.Each is at least 13% off and with free

shipping, most are at lowest-we've-seen prices. All come with a 1-yearApple warr...

Dell Inspiron 15Celeron 2.2GHz16" LED Laptopw/$15 GC for $399 +$13 s&h

(I4U News)Submitted at 4/30/2010 10:00:00 AM

Dell Home offers its 5.8-lb. DellInspiron 15 Intel Celeron 2.2GHz15.6" Widescreen Notebook in JetBlack with a $15 Dell Gift Card for$399 with $12.95 for shipping.Including the gift card, that's thelowest total price we've seen for thismodel thi...

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For Now, iPadMagazine Issues andSubscriptions Will CostMore Than Their PaperEquivalent [Media]

(Gizmodo)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:00:00 PM

Apple priced digital downloadslower than CDs. Amazon said adigital book should be cheaper than apaper one. But for the time being,virtual magazines will cost a prettypenny, says Fortune. More » Apple- Magazine- Business-Shopping- IPad

Two People,One Theater[Design](Gizmodo)Submitted at 4/30/2010 9:40:00 PM

One actor and one audience memberwill slip into this rather tiny theaterfor a very private and intimateperformance. I sincerely hope neitherhas gas. More » Theatre- Arts- Performing arts-United States- Experimental

iPhone FinderRegrets His'Mistake'by Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/29/2010 4:30:00 PM

Wired identifies the 21-year-old manwho discovered a next-generationiPhone in a Silicon Valley bar. He'ssorry he didn't do more to return thedevice to its owner before providingit to a tech site for money, accordingto a statement from his attorney.

Execs to ServeJail Time forLCD Price-fixing(PCWorld Latest TechnologyNews)Submitted at 4/30/2010 6:10:15 PM

Two former Chi Mei executivespleaded guilty for their roles in aprice-fixing conspiracy for TFT-LCD. Chi Mei Corporation- TFT LCD-Business- Electronics and Electrical-Human Interfaces

This Week's MostPopular Posts[Highlights](Lifehacker)Submitted at 4/30/2010 6:00:00 PM

This week we helped you upgradeyour hard drive, debunked hangovermyths (and offered a few helpfulsuggestions), dug up some fromforeign language courses courtesy ofthe government's Foreign ServiceInstitute, and more. More »

All Apple ThisWeek, from Flashto a Lost iPhone(PCWorld Latest TechnologyNews)Submitted at 4/30/2010 6:23:00 PM

This week witnessed high drama inthe world of Apple, highlighted by awar of words between Apple CEOSteve Jobs and Adobe CEO ShantanuNarayen. Apple- Steve Jobs- Adobe Systems-IPhone- Flash

MailWingArchives andOrganizes E-mail(PCWorld Latest TechnologyNews)Submitted at 4/30/2010 6:10:18 PM

If overflowing and chaotic e-mailfolders are the bane of your existence,the re may be he lp . The jus tupdated  Mai lWing 4   i s handyorganizer and arch iver for . . . Email- Archive- Mail- Clients-FAQs Help and Tutorials

Textie for iPhone SendsFree Text Messages[IPhone Apps](Lifehacker)Submitted at 4/30/2010 4:00:00 PM

Textie is a free iPhone applicationthat sends free text messages to emailaddresses, most cellphones, and otherTextie users. Textie doesn't dip intoyour monthly messaging plan, so it'sbasically unlimited texting. More »

MDM StrategiesTo Meet MobilityDemand(InformationWeek - All Stories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:00:50 PM

When i t comes to managingsmartphones and other portable gear,since 2008, IT groups have gottenaway with being on cruise control.The free ride is going to end, andsooner than you may think.

Sarah Palin E-MailHacker FoundGuilty of Coverupby Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 3:46:00 PM

A Tennessee jury convicts 22-year-old David Kernell on obstruction ofjustice and misdemeanor computerintrusion in connection with hispenetration of Sarah Palin's e-mailaccount in 2008.

BlackBerry BreaksInto WorldwidePhone Bestseller Listby Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 1:36:00 PM

Growing demand for BlackBerryphones worldwide has propelledResearch In Motion into a spotamong the top five mobile-handsetmakers, according to data fromresearch firm IDC.

Microsoft SaysWeb Video in IE9Is All About H.264by Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/29/2010 11:17:00 PM

Microsoft is supporting the H.264codec for playing web videos in nextversion of Internet Explorer and notpursuing open source alternatives, thecompany's browser chief says.

Mobiles get novelmemory material

(BBC News | Programmes |Click | World Edition)Submitted at 4/30/2010 9:49:42 AM

Smartphones could soon get atimages and videos quicker thanks to amemory material that can be turnedinto different forms.

Want ThatAbandoned TwitterHandle? Get in Lineby Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 2:45:00 PM

Cool Twitter names are hard to comeby, but now there's a service to helpyou get a hold of cool names thatusers have abandoned.

Adobe responds to Appleon Flash

(BBC News | Programmes |Click | World Edition)Submitted at 4/30/2010 7:56:01 AM

Responding to Steve Jobs' letter onFlash, Adobe confirms plans to moveaway from Apple products.

Machines do not understand us

(BBC News | Programmes |Click | World Edition)Submitted at 4/9/2010 12:17:49 PM

Teaching machines to understandspoken language is a never-endingjob, according to researchers.

Mobile apps and culinary tips

(BBC News | Programmes | Web reviewer Kate Russell finds anew generation of mobile phone apps

and becomes a super cook.

Understanding DataDeduplication(InformationWeek - All Stories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:00:00 PM

Dedupe can shrink backups andstreamline data recovery.

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Adobe CEO, Ex-AdobeEngineers Weigh In onJobs' Flash Attack

by Wired.com (Wired TopStories)Submitted at 4/29/2010 11:00:00 PM

Adobe's CEO and some ex-Adobeemployees respond to Steve Jobs'open letter regarding Flash.

7 Steps To MakingBetter Decisions(InformationWeek - All Stories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:00:00 PM

He re ' s how to succes s fu l lyimplement an analytics methodology.

Microsoft's CloudPlan: What's In ItFor You?(InformationWeek - All Stories)Submitted at 4/30/2010 11:00:40 PM

Its Azure and apps strategies aregiving businesses new choices.

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