Om Malik
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Why Ping Is the Future of Social Commerce (Om Malik/GigaOM)
Techmeme &bull Yesterday
Why Ping Is the Future of Social Commerce - Apple announced on Wednesday a cornucopia of new hardware and software: sleek iPods, a brand new Internet-enabled video streaming device and new versions of its iOS software and iTunes 10. Ping: First Look at the iTunes Social Network - Part of the new iTunes 10 software, announced and launched yesterday, is a significant new social networking feature for iTunes called Ping. It allows you to comment on music, 'like' it a la Facebook, or rate it. Like Twitter, you can follow and be followed-your friends to see what they're listening to,… Full Story »
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How browser subsystems impact on performance of different web sites?
D'Technology Weblog &bull Aug 31, 2010
At PDC last fall, "we discussed how real world browser performance involves many different subsystems (see video below). Different websites use these subsystems in different ways, and to build a fast real world browser you've to start by understanding these… Full Story »
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Good Ideas Make Good Products
Information Week &bull Aug 27, 2010
In a recent blog entry, Om Malik argues that Apple's success comes from the fact that it doesn't target markets, but instead makes products with people in mind. I don't think it's the targeting that makes the products successful, but the ideas they embody and the insight of the people who built them. No argument, there are differences… Full Story »
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War Against God: This Week in Online Tyranny
Read Write Web &bull Aug 26, 2010
Shiva Nazar Ahari is said to be facing a charge of moharebeh. Ahari is a blogger, human rights activist and editor of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters website, currently imprisoned in Iran. Moharebeh is an Islamic legal term meaning warring against… Full Story »
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All Hail The Gmail
Web Worker Daily &bull Aug 26, 2010
This morning, Google turned on a new feature in Gmail: the ability to make and receive Google Voice phone calls. Google Voice is now tightly integrated with the address book, which has many waxing eloquent and predicting the death of Skype. Being a long-time VoIP watcher, I'm not as moved by it. Sure, it's a very welcome addition, but I would have settled for better voice mail transcription and better quality of voice calls. Nevertheless, the new feature launch made me realize that Gmail is the most viable launch pad for new Google services. From Google Talk to Google Buzz… Full Story »
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Online Coupons Get Smarter (Ian Sherr/Wall Street Journal)
Techmeme &bull Aug 25, 2010
Call phones from Gmail - Gmail voice and video chat makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family using your computer's microphone and speakers. But until now, this required both people to be at their computers, signed into Gmail at the same time. Discussion:Between the Lines Blog, L.A. Google Voice Phone Booths To Start Popping Up In Airports, Universities - Google wants to get you hooked on Google Voice, and it's got a new weapon in its arsenal: charming red telephone booths inspired by the sort that litter the UK. Google introduces Voice in Gmail, free calls… Full Story »
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LaCie Debuts Wuala Sync
Web Worker Daily &bull Aug 20, 2010
LaCie's has announced the availability of a new feature for its cloud file storage service Wuala (which Om wrote about quite a while back when it was first launched): Wuala Sync. It allows users to automatically synchronize their files online… Full Story »
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NCBI ROFL: An army of om nom nom.
Discover Magazine Computers &bull Aug 18, 2010
Laboratory data with single exposures showed that palatability has a positive relationship with food intake. The question addressed in this study is whether this relationship also holds over repeated exposures in non-laboratory contexts in more natural environments. The data were… Full Story »
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Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype rumbles into the wild (video) (Vlad Savov/Engadget)
Techmeme &bull Aug 12, 2010
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone - There's no question that gaming on the Android platform has heretofore been relatively underwhelming, but that looks like it's all about to change. What Happened to Yahoo - When I went to work for Yahoo after they bought our startup in 1998, it felt like the center of the world. It was supposed to be the next big thing. It was supposed to be what Google turned out to be. What… Full Story »
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Flipping for Gesture Search (Yang Li/Google Mobile Blog)
Techmeme &bull Aug 12, 2010
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone - There's no question that gaming on the Android platform has heretofore been relatively underwhelming, but that looks like it's all about to change. What Happened to Yahoo - When I went to work for Yahoo after they bought our startup in 1998, it felt like the center of the world. It was supposed to be the next big thing. It was supposed to be what Google turned out to be. What went wrong? N92 - Let's concede… Full Story »
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Deconstructing the Google-Verizon Framework (Larry Downes/Technology Liberation Front)
Techmeme &bull Aug 12, 2010
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone - There's no question that gaming on the Android platform has heretofore been relatively underwhelming, but that looks like it's all about to change. N92 - Let's concede for the moment that Amy Thomson's report for Bloomberg back on June 29 is correct, and that Verizon is going to start selling iPhones in January 2011. Let's further say that this first Verizon iPhone will be a CDMA iPhone 4 - pretty much the same specs as the iPhone… Full Story »
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N92 - Let's concede for the moment that Amy Thomson's report ... (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
Techmeme &bull Aug 11, 2010
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening, but Exactly When and What? Oh, it's coming. According to several sources and as has been widely expected, Apple will once again be holding its annual special event, possibly closer to mid-September this time. Two Days After Steve Slater's Slide Ride, JetBlue Comes Back to the Web - Be honest - if you ran JetBlue, you'd want to stay quiet, too. Right? How Steve Slater Is Stifling JetBlue's Social-Media Strategy - Even Good Practitioners Must Bow to Legal Department During Crisis -… Full Story »
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PatentGate - Apple responded, resolved amicably (Ortwin Gentz/The FutureBlog)
Techmeme &bull Aug 11, 2010
Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... Discussion:Yahoo! Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening, but Exactly When and What? Oh, it's coming. According to several sources and as has been widely expected, Apple will once again be holding its annual special event, possibly closer to mid-September this time. Two Days After Steve Slater's Slide Ride, JetBlue Comes Back to the Web - Be honest - if you ran JetBlue, you'd want to stay quiet, too. Right? How Steve Slater Is Stifling JetBlue's Social-Media Strategy - Even Good Practitioners Must Bow to Legal Department During Crisis… Full Story »
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Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening ... (Kara Swisher/BoomTown)
Techmeme &bull Aug 11, 2010
Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening, but Exactly When and What? Oh, it's coming. According to several sources and as has been widely expected, Apple will once again be holding its annual special event, possibly closer to mid-September this time. A Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal - Efforts to protect net neutrality that involve government regulation have always faced one fundamental obstacle: the substantial danger that the regulators will cause more harm than good for the Internet. The Dell Streak Shows The CE World How To Be Relevant In An iDevice World - Someone… Full Story »
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Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps ... (Joshua Topolsky/Engadget)
Techmeme &bull Aug 11, 2010
Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening, but Exactly When and What? Oh, it's coming. According to several sources and as has been widely expected, Apple will once again be holding its annual special event, possibly closer to mid-September this time. Exclusive: Upcoming Apple TV loses 1080p playback, gains apps... A Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal - Efforts to protect net neutrality that involve government regulation have always faced one fundamental obstacle: the substantial danger that the regulators will cause more harm than good for the Internet. Apple Releases iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone, iOS 3.2.2… Full Story »
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Want a Choice in LTE Providers? Move to Uzbekistan!
GigaOm Web &bull Aug 10, 2010
UCell, a wireless service provider in Uzbekistan, has deployed an LTE network, making the central Asia nation the first to offer two different LTE networks. Consumers can now choose high-speed wireless broadband from either UCell or Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), a… Full Story »
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Roundup: Verizon's roadmap exposed, Netflix coming to Android and more
Venture Beat &bull Aug 10, 2010
Here's the latest action: Verizon roadmap revealed - Boy Genius Reports published the carrier's leaked roadmap for 2010 to 2012, which includes Android tablets, video conferencing and more. MedNetworks hooks up $5M - The startup has raised $5 million in… Full Story »
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Who Is Shonia? The Celebrity Couple
Avashya &bull Aug 6, 2010Looks like KBC 4 registration questions are heating up among Indian television viewers. The recent question asked by Amitabh Bachchan for the KBC 4 registration was related to a celebrity couple who got their name from the media. The question… Full Story »
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Not a Joke: An Apple App Patent (Pic) That Looks Like an Actual ... (Om Malik/GigaOM)
Techmeme &bull Aug 6, 2010
New Images of 4th Generation iPod Touch LCD with FaceTime Camera - An iPhone parts supplier sent us these photos of what are claimed to be the front LCD and bezel of the upcoming 4th generation iPod Touch. The new part clearly shows a front-sided hole that would leave room for a front-facing FaceTime camera. Not a Joke: An Apple App Patent (Pic) That Looks Like an Actual App Selling on the App Store - Updated at 8.15:: Apple apparently has started filing patents for certain applications. And one of them looks exactly like an actual app - Where To… Full Story »
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S3 is missing one feature for web hosting
Scripting &bull Aug 6, 2010
Om Malik has an interesting piece today about Amazon web hosting. I'd love to see them do it, then I could move my archived static sites up to S3 and forget about them. But they're missing a key feature for… Full Story »
