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Ev Williams: There Are Almost 300,000 Twitter Apps (And We're Only Killing A Few To Help Our Users)
Silicon Alley Insider &bull 2 Hours Ago
Twitter CEO Evan Williams just announced that his service has 145 million registered accounts and almost 300,000 apps using its API. In addition to these impressive numbers, he offered up a fairly odd justification for Twitter's decision to create or… Full Story »
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Um, Where's Twitter For Android On Twitter's Top 10 Apps?
TechCrunch 2008 Web 2.0 Companies &bull 3 Hours Ago
This evening Twitter CEO Evan Williams put up an interesting post about Twitter mobile usage. By just about every measurable metric, it seems to be skyrocketing. He also included a graph of the top 10 ways people are now using… Full Story »
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Dell abandons battle to buy 3Par
ZDNet Asia &bull 3 Hours Ago
HP has won the short, sharp race to add the data storage management company to its enterprise portfolio, nearly doubling the value of the acquisition in the process. After a heated bidding battle with HP for data storage company 3Par,… Full Story »
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Top 10 Twitter Apps: Why Mobile Use Is Rocketing on Twitter
Read Write Web &bull 3 Hours Ago
As far as Web services go, Twitter is pretty easy to use. Fill out a brief profile, follow some people and go, right? Well apparently not. Developers at the company have been fretting over the fact that some people still… Full Story »
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HOW TO: Track Hurricane Earl Online
Mashable &bull 5 Hours Ago
Hurricane Earl is expected to wreak some havoc on the East Coast this Labor Day weekend. According to the the National Hurricane Center, Earl is expected "pass near the North Carolina outer banks tonight [Thursday] and approach southeastern New England Friday night." President Obama has declared a state of emergency for North Carolina, and FEMA has deployed teams to North Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Whether you live near the National Hurricane Center's official "Forecast Cone" or you're one of the 34.4 million people who planned a trip for this weekend,… Full Story »
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Samsung GALAXY Tab (Model: GT-P1000) Android 2.2 Powered Tablet
D'Technology Weblog &bull 5 Hours Ago
Samsung GALAXY Tab" Model: GT-P1000 is a Google Android mobile operating system 2.2 powered tablet device that brings a wealth of mobile experiences. Its striking 7" TFT-LCD display delivers exciting mobile experience for watching films, viewing pictures, e-reading or sharing… Full Story »
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Phases of App Maturity: Roadmapping Your Startup's Mobile Strategy
Read Write Web &bull Yesterday
Back in August, after the release of the company's Android app , I spoke with GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold about how his startup prepared itself for making the move to mobile . The app first launched on the Web, and thus the company's developers were most familiar with languages native to the Web.… Full Story »
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Remains of the Day: Spotting Android Scams and Malware [For What Its Worth]
Life Hacker &bull Yesterday
How To Spot Scams and Malware Apps on AndroidBe smart about checking your Android apps to prevent malware or scams from appearing on your phone. Samsung Galaxy TabSamsung announced the release of their Galaxy Tablet with 7-inch screen, running Froyo… Full Story »
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Eclipse Day At Googleplex 2010 Presentation Slides
D'Technology Weblog &bull Yesterday
Google engineers using Eclipse every day to build external and internal products tools. Recently on Aug 26, at Googleplex 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, Google hosted Eclipse Day 2010: "...Over 150 people attended the day long event that included… Full Story »
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Rainbow Federation: The 5 Most Diverse Crews in Space
Discover Magazine Computers &bull Yesterday
Once or twice before I've made a case for diversity as a hallmark of good science fiction. Regardless of one's present political affiliations, we like our sci-fi casts to be a plurality of uncanny and unfamiliar characters. The future of our species is, in part, dependent upon how well we get along with other forms of sentient life. So which stellar explorers would earn the stamp of approval from the Rainbow Coalition of the 24th Century? After weeding out (most) all-human crews (sorry BSG!) and some of the less well-known teams (sorry Bucky O'Hare!), I've come up with a top… Full Story »
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Well, What Do You Know: Samsung's Android iPad Actually Doesn't Look Bad (AAPL, GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider &bull Yesterday
Engadget had a bunch of hands-on time with Samsung's new Google Android-powered iPad lookalike, the Galaxy Tab, and made this video . And you know what, it looks pretty good. Not as slick as Apple's iPad , but pretty darned… Full Story »
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The First Samsung Galaxy Tab Commercial Shows Off Swype, Augmented Reality & Video Calling
TechCrunch 2008 Web 2.0 Companies &bull Yesterday
Prepare to get hit by a ton of Sammy marketing. The commercial embedded here is likely just the first wave of Samsung's assault on the iPad. And it seems that they're going about it the right way, too. The commercial… Full Story »
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FCC.gov poised for an overdue overhaul
O'Reilly Radar &bull Yesterday
For an agency that is charged with regulating communications, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has been a bit behind the curve in evolving its online presence. FCC.gov was launched in June 1995, redesigned in 1999, and relaunched again in September 2001. Since then, it has remained a largely static repository for public notices and information about the agency's action. According to FCC officials, that's going to change, and soon. There was already some insight offered into redesigning the FCC website back in January on the agency blog, informed at least in part by discussions with Sunlight Labs on redesigning the… Full Story »
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Huawei Pulls a Nokia with "World's Most Affordable" Smartphone: Ideos
FastCompany: Technology &bull Yesterday
Huawei , famous mainly for 3G computing peripherals, is trying its hand at smartphones --and it's latest effort is pretty distinctive: It's bringing the smartphone to entry-level markets. Huawei doesn't mess around in describing the phone. The Ideos is championed… Full Story »
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Tablet Computers Will Thrive Because They Are Shareable
Read Write Web &bull Yesterday
"...a tablet is, crucially, a more shareable computer . A laptop, with its fragile hinge-ware and space-gobbling keyboard, is just not comfy to share. A tablet is easier to bring to the caf, easier to hand across the table or… Full Story »
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This is how I feel about buying apps
Make Use Of Geeky Fun &bull Yesterday
Source: theoatmealGot Questions? Ask Them Now FREE on MakeUseOf Answers! Original article: This is how I feel about buying appsSimilar in Geeky Fun Your New 3G iPhone AT&T Contract (Pic) xPhone: iPhone & Android Killer Windshield Wiper for iPhone Upgrade… Full Story »
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Chinese Company Aims Big With Android Smartphone
New York Times Web 2.0 &bull Yesterday
SHANGHAI - Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant, made its first big move into the global smartphone market on Thursday by announcing the release of Ideos, which the company calls an affordably priced device preinstalled with Google's Android 2.2 operating… Full Story »
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T-Mobile G2 to Pack Android 2.2 Froyo, Qualcomm "Scorpion" CPU
Daily Tech Internet &bull Yesterday
If you're determined to get an Android slider on T-Mobile, then perhaps the upcoming T-Mobile G2 is the phone for you. However, its specs may change your mind. The company's insider newsletterT-Mobile Scoopreveals that the HTC Vision, aka the T-Mobile G2, will be using an 800… Full Story »
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Check in on Foursquare Using Your Voice [APPS]
Mashable &bull Yesterday
It may not be the most socially acceptable way to check in, but Vlingo has created a way for Android app users to check in on Foursquare with their voices. It's a speech-to-checkin feature that will save time, even if… Full Story »
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Samsung fires first Android-powered salvo at iPad with Galaxy Tab
Ars Technica blog post &bull Yesterday
Apple became the biggest fish in the very small touchscreen tablet pond when it launched the iPad this past spring. But more fish will arrive starting mid-month when Samsung launches its Galaxy Tab mobile device in Europe (US and Asia will get it "in the coming months"). After being rumored and… Full Story »
