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  1. Why Newspapers Are In So Much Trouble, According To Google's Chief Economist

    Paid Content Industry Moves &bull 2 Hours Ago

    Newspapers have blamed Google (NSDQ: GOOG) for their woes, and Google, in turn, has helped remind newspapers that they did a pretty good job of digging their own grave. The latest Googler to weigh in on the business is Chief… Full Story »


  2. Is the Kindle finally ready for the Web?

    Cnet News &bull 5 Hours Ago

    If you own a Kindle, you also own a mobile Web browser. But chances are you never use it. That's because it's a lousy experience and one Amazon does its best to keep away from users (hint: look in the… Full Story »

  3. Putting TiVo Premiere in context

    Cnet News &bull 5 Hours Ago

    What TiVo delivered was...an incremental update of its existing product. If you look beyond the slick new enclosure, the biggest improvements were an improved interface (using, for the first time, Flash-enhanced HD graphics and the full range of the wide-screen real estate); an enhanced search system (it simultaneously searches TV listings and Web-based video sources); and the addition of Pandora's music service. The backlash was swift: "It's a big pile of disappointment and missed opportunity," said Matt Burns at CrunchGear. "[G]iven TiVo's inaugural role… Full Story »

  4. Mobile Ad Net Todacell Raises Additional $1 Million For Global Expansion

    Paid Content Industry Moves &bull Yesterday

    Smartphone ad network Todacell has added another $1 million in funding to an existing $1 million round the Tel Aviv-based company raised back in June. Israeli VC AfterDox, which provided the last $1 million, also ponied up the same amount… Full Story »

  5. Amazon's First Response to iPad Hype: A Better Browser for Kindle

    FastCompany: Technology &bull Yesterday

    Amazon is slowly stirring itself into action by improving its Kindle e-reader, just as I suggested it ought to if it's going to compete with the iPad and other tablet PCs. The first move: Improving the shoddy Web-browsing experience on the device. We know Amazon is… Full Story »

  6. Amazon cuts off Colo. affiliates because of tax

    Silicon Valley &bull Yesterday

    DENVER - Amazon.com cut ties Monday with Colorado online businesses that help it sell products because of a new state law aimed at getting out-of-state, online retailers to collect sales tax. Full Story »


  7. WANTED: Case-Mate Hug

    FastCompany: Technology &bull Mar 8, 2010

    The Case-Mate Hug is a wireless inductive charger, a lot like the Powermat or Palm's Touchstone. Inductive chargers let you plop your gadget down onto a special surface for charging, rather than fiddling around with wires--and the Hug is one… Full Story »

    • Blackberry

  8. Is Your Flight Going to be Late? Get a Prediction From the New FlightCaster API

    Programmable Web &bull Mar 8, 2010

    Have you had to pick someone up from the airport only to end-up doing several laps of the airport because the flight was late? This sort of setback due to arrival delays is one of those modern day inconveniences that… Full Story »

  9. Apple Slingshot: Trade of the Year

    Seeking Alpha &bull Mar 8, 2010

    For hedge funds, Apple (AAPL) is the battleground of a broad market war. If they can move Apple up, the rest of the market will follow. If they can move Apple down, the rest of the market will follow. Since October this Apple slingshot action has happened… Full Story »


  10. Apple iPad due in Australia in late April

    ZDNet Australia &bull Mar 6, 2010

    For more information on the Apple iPad check out our comprehensive preview, as well as our hands-on photo gallery and comparison with the Amazon Kindle. ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews… Full Story »

  11. iPad's U.S. debut set for April 3

    Info World News &bull Mar 5, 2010

    The WiFi model of Apple's highly anticipated iPad multimedia device will be released in the U.S. on April 3, with 3G-enabled devices available later in the month, Apple announced Friday. When announced earlier this year, the iPad drew disappointment from… Full Story »


  12. Fortune: Apple is world's most admired company

    Cnet News &bull Mar 4, 2010

    Fortune on Thursday released its annual list of the world's most admired companies and topping that list is Apple. Another tech giant, Google, placed second overall. To collect its data, Fortune asked businesspeople to vote for the companies that they… Full Story »

  13. Amazon Unveils Its Mysterious Vitamin C

    Seeking Alpha &bull Mar 4, 2010

    When we first launched this blog, we pointed out there was some chatter around about a top-secret Amazon (AMZN) project code-named Vitamin C. Wednesday Amazon announced they are officially in beta and they revealed the name and more specifics about the offering on their services blog.… Full Story »

  14. Apple stepping up pressure on music labels to snub Amazon

    Ars Technica &bull Mar 3, 2010

    Apple has allegedly been pressuring music labels to ditch Amazon MP3's "Daily Deal" promotions, lest they be excluded from being promoted through the iTunes machine. One unnamed music executive said that, when Amazon first launched its Daily Deal section in… Full Story »

  15. Amazon out to prove Web Services has enterprise chops

    Info World News &bull Mar 2, 2010

    There is still a misconception that Amazon Web Services exists to sell the company's excess server capacity, but that is not the case, CTO Werner Vogels said during a keynote at Cebit. Full Story »

  16. Amazon: Piper Says Forget The Kindle; Focus On E-Commerce

    Barron's &bull Mar 1, 2010

    When it comes to the future of Amazon.com (AMZN), the place you really have to focus in not on the Kindle, but instead the overall growth of online retailing. That's the point of a research note today by Piper Jaffray… Full Story »


  17. How Apple Stacked The Deck Against Amazon's Kindle App A Year Before The iPad (AAPL, AMZN)

    Silicon Alley Insider &bull Feb 26, 2010

    Meanwhile, rivals like the Kindle app and Barnes & Noble e-reader will require you to boot up their apps, then click a button to boot up the iPad's Web browser, shop for e-books in a Web store, sign in and… Full Story »

  18. Amazon to Pay Microsoft's Linux Tax

    Ajax World Magazine &bull Feb 26, 2010

    Microsoft and Amazon have signed a broad patent cross-license that Microsoft said covers Amazon's e-book reader "Kindle, which employs both open source and Amazon's proprietary software components, and Amazon's use of Linux-based servers." Facts being thin on the ground one… Full Story »


  19. 7 Steps to Creating a Best-Selling Book

    HubSpot &bull Feb 25, 2010

    This is what I sent him back... I "think" our book is remarkable because after 74 reviews, we are still sitting at 5 stars on Amazon. I can't find other books with that many reviews still at five stars (although I'm sure there must be some out there). You need to build a content creation factory that lasts for a lifetime, with books providing the high points in that content process. While writing a new book, you should be blogging about your ideas and getting… Full Story »

    • Tim O'Reilly

  20. Amazon And Perfect 10 Settle Lawsuit; But Details Are Sealed

    Tech Dirt &bull Feb 25, 2010

    Perfect 10, the adult entertainment publisher who simply freaked out about its magazine photos appearing online and mistakenly sued Google and Amazon for finding their images (that others had uploaded) via their search engines, never seems to want to admit… Full Story »

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