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Digg Tech NewsA coming of age for YouTubeYouTube announced it will auction off search terms as part of an ad program, called Sponsored Videos, designed to enable anyone to expand the viewership of their videos. YouTube also said last week it obtained rights to post full-length movies produced by a large film studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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If Twitter Charges, Users Would Pay: SurveyWould you pay to use Twitter? An unscientific survey conducted today found that about 50% of users would pay $5 per month or more for the service. Another survey found that a quarter of users would pay to remove ads if the service started putting them in feeds. How about you?
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Apple in talks to offer DRM-free MP3 tracks via iTunesApple is in talks with three of the "big four" record labels about offering music tracks through iTunes that would be made available in MP3 format without copy protection measures, a move that could further distance the digital download service from its rivals.
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Hands on: Zenbe's social, collaborative e-mail works wellE-mail is no longer just e-mail, and it arguably hasn't been for some time. Webmail clients like Yahoo's have offered IM and calendar integration for a while, and now Gmail allows video chatting and embedded gadgets. Zenbe, a new startup, is bringing social features, collaboration, and a new perspective on our e-mail routine.
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Google Takes LIFE Magazine Photo Archive OnlineGoogle said today it is partnering with LIFE magazine to make more than 10 million images available online from the magazine's photo archive. One of the most interesting things about the project is 97% of the photographs have never been seen by the public. The collection contains images from the 20th century with works from LIFE photographers.
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Apple's OpenCL standard near complete in just six monthsApple has reportedly set an industry record by moving its OpenCL parallel computing standard from its beginnings to imminent approval in 6 months, paving the way for inclusion in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.The operating system will use technology to accelerate general-purpose tasks using both individual processor cores, video chipsets inside its system.
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Why Facebook?Why did Facebook survive when its competitor Hi5 did not? A more secure site, pretty much free of spammers. Now that Facebook has branched out, it needs to make sure it doesn't go the way of MySpace.
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Mozilla To Lose It's Non-Profit StatusToday, the (for-now) non-profit Mozilla Foundation released its financial statements for 2007 (embedded below). Revenues for the organization behind the open-source Firefox browser were up 12 percent to $75 million, with search-related royalties from Google accounting for 88 percent of the total, or $66 million.
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13 Thrilling Ways Steampunk Art Hijacks Hi-Tech [30 PICS]Steampunk design is seen by some as a reaction to today's generic, plastic gadgets that all look the same until one gets very, very close - practical yes, pleasing no. So polish up that monocle, bring on the brass and banish cookie-cutter clutter as Steampunk artists find thirteen more ingenious ways to redesign the world.
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Linus Torvalds’ old company acquired and goneTransmeta, once a sparkling startup that set out to beat Intel and AMD in mobile computing, announced that it will be acquired by Novafora. The company’s most famous employee, Linux inventor Linux Torvalds, kept the buzz and rumor mill about the company throughout its stealth phase alive and guaranteed a flashy technology announcement in early 2000
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5 Ways To Break Your Design Habits - Just for FunHere’s a few fun ideas where you, as the savvy web-designer that you are, will have to think outside the box. Or at least peak over the edge.
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MacBook: an X-Ray ViewCategories: Geek Stuff
64-Bit Linux Adobe Flash Player: Surprisingly goodTalk about a change in priorities! When Adobe decided it was time to start work on a 64-bit Flash Player, they didn't release the first test version on Windows or Mac OS X. No, they released it on Linux and Solaris. Wow.
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GMail Adds Themes To Its Awesome Feature ListGmail fans have been building unofficial extensions to spice up their inboxes for a while, but up til now themes haven't been an integral part of Gmail. We wanted to go beyond simple color customization...
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Apple's Customer Service Kick Dell's Ass, Evidence ShowsAre you a PC or a Mac? If you're enjoying great customer service, chances are you're a Mac, based on some new data released
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World’s thinnest speakers? Nanotechnology & carbon nanotubesNanotechnology has made a flexible, stretchable, transparent material thinner than paper that can be used as a speaker. The material can be put into clothing, wallpaper or onto windows. The material was developed by Chinese scientists and is made up of carbon nanotube films and could be used to produce the world’s thinnest speakers
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Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center Interface AwesomeVisiting Microsoft's Media Center posse in Redmond, I just caught a glimpse of the Windows 7 Media Center interface with integrated touch control (no third-party software) on an HP TouchSmart. The only thing missing here is multitouch, but I'm told that's coming.
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Mininova and Hyper MP testing new technologyWe are pleased to announce that Mininova is testing a new technology which allows users to download and watch licensed movies and TV shows for free. These videos will be packaged by Hyper MP technology and are going to be distributed using Mininova Content Distribution for free. The unique feature of this system is [...]
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