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Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Start-up Zimbra takes Web e-mail offline — update E-mail software company Zimbra on Sunday released an early version of Zimbra Desktop, Web e-mail software that will run online and offline. — The company has built an open-source, Web-based alternative to existing mail servers and clients such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook.
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Stan Schroeder / franticindustries:Offline access to web apps - the real benefits
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Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:Zimbra Desktop Launched - Growing Trend of Offline Access to Web Apps
Steve Fox / InfoWorld Tech Watch:
InfoWorld folds print mag to focus on online and events — Yes, the rumors are true. As of April 2, 2007, InfoWorld is discontinuing its print component. No more printing on dead trees, no more glossy covers, no more supporting the US Post Office in its rush to get thousands of inky copies …
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Virginiah / infoworlditexecconnect …:
InfoWorld Brand Moves Online — The news hit the internet this morning: as of next month, InfoWorld will no longer be distributed in a print edition. To take maximum advantage of the opportunities for our business going forward, and remove the distraction of maintaining and fretting over a costly …
Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:
Sugar fueled batteries could power portable electronics — Before you take a swig of that kosher Coke this passover, think about what else you could be doing with your sugar-rush-in-a-can: powering your laptop for example, if a team of researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri are successful.
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PhysOrg.com:
'Juiced-up' Sugar-Fueled Battery Could Power Portable Electronics — Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar source …
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Bob Garfield / AdAge:
Bob Garfield's Chaos Scenario 2.0 — The Post Advertising Age — Maybe you'd better lean forward. Presently you will be given five reasons to consider something barely imaginable: a post-apocalyptic media world substantially devoid of brand advertising as we have long known it.
The Independent:
So, how many podcasts did you download today? — Simon Kelner of 'The Independent' caused a stir last week when he said he didn't know anyone who'd used a podcast. What a dinosaur! But, discovers Tim Luckhurst, he can't be alone. Most days, responses to newspaper blogs barely …
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Hot Spectrum Draws Cash, and Ideals — It is referred to as the last beachfront property in the wireless world — a prized swath of spectrum that is about to be sold at federal auction. And it has touched off an intense lobbying effort pitting cellular companies against a variety …
Financial Times:
Mini-blog is the talk of Silicon Valley — Silicon Valley is abuzz over a new mini-blogging service for mobile phones that some predict will be a mass-market hit with the reach of a YouTube or MySpace. — Over the past two weeks, Twitter has attracted the sort of hyperbole the Valley reserves …
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Adium X - Trac:
Adium X Version History — Fixed a crash which could occur while performing DNS resolutions and optimized for performance — Fixed another situation in which an AIM file transfer could fail, introduced in the fix included in 1.0.1 — Various performance improvements to the log viewer …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Build Your Own Justin.tv With Ustream — Justin.tv launched a week ago, and is rising steadily in popularity. It's a simple idea - the site shows live video of Justin, who lives in San Francisco with his buddies and spends his time meeting with local startups and personalities.
Ryan Block / Engadget:
HTC Shift — the cellphone company finally goes UMPC — It's been a long time in coming, but after HTC's long, gradual feature buildup all the way from the very first Pocket PC phone in 2002, they're finally putting the "computer" in High Tech Computer by making the jump to ultraportable PC-maker.
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Intel to produce chips in China — Intel has announced that it will open a wafer fabrication facility in China, a significant milestone in the chip giant's manufacturing history. — As reported earlier, the plant will be located in an industrial rust-belt hub in northeast China called Dalian …
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PR Newswire:
Vonage Comments on Recent Court Proceedings, Outlook for Appeal and Market Overreaction — Company Confident in Appeal — HOLMDEL, N.J., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vonage reaffirmed its confidence in prevailing on appeal and in continuing to meet the needs and expectations …
Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
Amazon leaks Adobe CS3 pricing, availability dates, code split [u] — One of the largest online retailers has let slip the entire launch strategy for Adobe's Creative Suite 3 and its various individual apps — and revealed that PowerPC-based Macs may soon become second-class citizens in the program designer's eyes.
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers — For newspapers, February was the cruelest month. So far. — Revenue from advertising was in striking decline last month, compared with February a year ago, and were generally weaker than analysts had expected.
