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Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Bombshell: Google and Facebook Join DataPortability.org — The DataPortability Workgroup announced this morning that representatives from both Google and Facebook are joining its ranks. The group is working on a variety of projects to foster an era of Data Portability …
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Chris / Are You Paying Attention?:
Individuals from Plaxo, Google and Facebook join DataPortability.org Workgroup — We are proud to announce the inclusion of Joseph Smarr (Plaxo), Brad Fitzpatrick (Google) and Benjamin Ling (Facebook) to the DataPortability Workgroup. — Plaxo, Google and Facebook together represent …
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Facebook, Google And Plaxo Join The DataPortability Workgroup — After publishing an invitation to Facebook to join the DataPortability Working Group January 4, we never thought that Facebook would accept it. Today changes everything you've ever thought about social-networking data and lock-in before …
Christine Wilhelmy / Apple:
Apple Introduces New Mac Pro — Fastest Mac Ever—Eight Processor Cores Standard — Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor*. The new Mac Pro combines two of Intel's …
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Jeremy Toeman / Jeremy Toeman's LIVEdigitally:
Hey Apple, you get NEXT week! — Did a quick scan on Techmeme this morning for interesting CES news. Guess what I see? — Apple decided to announce new servers today. I call this a lame move. — Last year, Apple dominated CES without even being there with their iPhone announcements.
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Apple Introduces New Xserve—Most Powerful Apple Server Ever — Apple® today introduced the new Xserve®, a 1U rack-optimized server that is up to twice as fast as its predecessor* and includes an unlimited client license for Mac OS® X Server Leopard™.
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Brian Lam / Gizmodo:Why is Apple Launching New Gear a Week Before Macworld? …
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Ryan Kim / The Technology Chronicles:
CES: Comcast plans a big, fast future — Roberts gets a little assist from Ryan Seacrest in talking about Comcast's new services — Comcast CEO Brian Roberts became the first cable head to keynote CES and he didn't disappoint. — The leader of the world's largest cable company …
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Bloomberg:
Paramount Denies Report It Will Drop Toshiba's HD DVD — Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures denied a newspaper report that the studio is poised to follow Time Warner Inc. in abandoning Toshiba Corp.'s HD DVD technology. — “Paramount's current plan is to continue …
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Elizabeth Montalbano / PC World:
Microsoft: No HD DVD Xbox — Microsoft has no plans to add HD DVD capabilities to its Xbox console, despite rumors to contrary. — Recommend this story? — Despite rumors to the contrary, Microsoft did not unveil an Xbox console with HD DVD capabilities built-in at CES …
Microsoft:
Microsoft Announces Offer to Acquire Fast Search & Transfer — Companies' combined expertise, technology will help businesses capitalize on the power of enterprise search. — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT") today announced that it will make an offer to acquire Fast Search & Transfer ASA …
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Nik Fletcher / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Rumour: Fox to include iTunes files with DVDs starting 15th Jan — We heard a while back that Apple and the movie studios were in negotiations over movie rentals, and there were mentions of iPod compatible movie files being shipped with DVDs. Of course, to be able to legitimately import DVDs …
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Computer Science Education: Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow? … It is all about programming! Over the last few years we have noticed worrisome trends in CS education. The following represents a summary of those trends: — Mathematics requirements in CS programs are shrinking.
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Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
The Lazysphere and the Decline of Deep Blogging — Tech bloggers (and I put myself squarely in this group), I am sorry to report that many of us have become lazy - really lazy. So, with this in mind I offer a challenge: in 2008 let's strap back on our thinking caps and get our blog mojo back.
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Steven Hodson / WinExtra:Stopping the Lazysphere? ... Maybe when Pigs Fly
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Larry Chiang / FoundRead:
9 VCs You're Gonna Want to Avoid — Editor's Note: Fundraising is tough. So more and more of you bootstrap as long as you can. But once you get close to $1 million in revenues, VCs will come calling. That's right: they'll come to you. Cash flow positive startups remain hard to come by.
Microsoft:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001 - Critical — Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (941644) — Version: 1.0 — General Information — Executive Summary — This critical security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities …
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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Google Enabled Televisions Coming Soon — Japanese manufacturer Matsushita (Panasonic) has signed a deal with Google that will see the company launch flat panel television sets that allow users to access YouTube and other Google services such as Picasa Web Albums.
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MSNBC:
CES could be leaving Las Vegas — Organizers blame rising cost of hotels, food and beverage — LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas' 31st International Consumer Electronics Show could be one of its last, organizers said Monday, saying they believe they can get a cheaper deal elsewhere.
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Guess What? WSJ May Not Go Free — If there's one written-in-stone consensus among the digerati—SAI's included—it's that the Wall Street Journal Online will soon be free. But guess what? It might not be. — True, Mr. Murdoch's original instinct was to nuke the pay-wall, and there's a lot to be said for that.
Ben Drawbaugh / Engadget:
DirecTV's PC tuner is real! — We're not sure where Earl from DBSTalk got these scans, but we're so excited to get some official confirmation that this device exists, that we really don't care. The HDPC-20 is a dual tuner device that connects via USB to your PC and allows you to record …
