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Ed Kohler / Technology Evangelist:
Technology Evangelist Replaced by Charles McCord on Imus Show — So, I made up the Technology Evangelist temporarily replacing Imus thing. This was a subtle, but key line to the story: … As in, 11 days behind on April Fool's jokes. — Can you run an April Fool's joke on days other than April 1st?
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / splashcastmedia.com:
Here's Who's Replacing Imus: TechnologyEvangelist.com — Update: Just kidding, enough with the April Fools jokes two weeks after April 1st, ok? Did I learn a lesson from this? Yeah, don't take Minnesotans for their word in the middle of the night even if they do produce a very good podcast.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer: Hoax — [Congrats to the Technology Evangelist show for taking over for Imus on CBS.]
Ed Kohler / Technology Evangelist:Technology Evangelist Podcast to Replace Imus on CBS
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Ben Ames / InfoWorld:
Intel expected to launch new UMPC platform — The company is rumored to be announcing its entry into the nascent small-notebook market at the IDC — Business analysts at Intel's technology conference next week will focus on the company's powerful server chips, but industry blogs are showing …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Future of Intel's ultramobile PC? — Update: Infoworld has a long piece on Intel's pending announcement. … Interesting video that outlines what the future of UMPC might actually look like - or at least that's the vision. This could be coming soon... in Beijing next week...who knows!
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Now a Rolling Stone Social Network — New York-based media giants are suddenly getting jiggy with the new new Media. CBS announced its mega-digital media strategy, which means Quincy Smith, the CBS Interactive head-honcho is finally putting a PowerPoint presentation he showed me last year to good use.
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Andrea Feczko / We Want Media:Rolling Stone to Jump on MySpace Bandwagon
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Microsoft:
Microsoft Security Advisory (935964) — Vulnerability in RPC on Windows DNS Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution. — Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a limited attack exploiting a vulnerability in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 …
PR Newswire:
CBS Corporation Announces the Creation of the CBS Interactive Audience Network — New Deals Signed with AOL, Microsoft, CNET Networks, Comcast, Joost, Bebo, Brightcove, Netvibes, Sling Media and Veoh, Solidify CBS's Position as the Most Widely Distributed Professional Content Provider Online
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sidekick.wetpaint.com:
T-Mobile Sidekick iD Makes a Statement — Personalization and Affordable Style Drive T-Mobile Sidekick iD — T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announces the new T-Mobile® Sidekick® iD, offering the latest in personalization on a communication device at an accessible price of $99.1 Designed …
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Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple's Leopard still plagued by lengthy bug list — A list of bugs accompanying the latest pre-release build of Apple Inc.'s Leopard operating system appears to have swelled somewhat since the Cupertino-based company last seeded the software to developers in early March.
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Nick Gonzalez / TechCrunch:
VisiblePath Is A Lot Like LinkedIn, Except It's Useful — One of the better features of LinkedIn is the relationship map that shows your friends, and their friends, and their friends, and so on. It is a useful tool when you need to talk to someone you don't know directly …
Sharon Gaudin / InformationWeek:
Three Of Four Say They Will Stop Shopping At Stores That Suffer Data Breaches — Most of those surveyed blame a merchant when they hear about a data breach. — Ever wonder how a security breach could affect your business? If you're a merchant, it means you can probably say good-bye …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Mexico City Earthquake, reported on Twitter first — How did I find out about the Mexico City Earthquake? On Twitter. As soon as people started reporting it on Twitter, I looked at the USGS maps. The Twitterers beat the USGS by several minutes. But now USGS Is reporting somewhere around a 5 to 6.0.
Samsung:
SAMSUNG Electronics to Release Duo Hd Player — Seoul, Korea - April 13, 2007 : Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., a leader in consumer electronics and digital media technologies, and the first company to introduce a Blu-ray disc player will introduce a dual format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player in time for the holidays.
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Massive spam shot of 'Storm Trojan' reaches record proportions — It's the biggest spam blast in the last year — A massive spam outbreak that tries to trick recipients into opening a file attachment that can hijack their computers has already broken records, security companies said today.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The future of video advertising and search on the Net? — Imagine this. You're watching a Pop! Tech video, like we are right now (we're watching Ask a Ninja's Kent Nichols talk to the crowd about podcasting and how Ask a Ninja came about). But, instead of doing advertising at the beginning of the video (like Pop!
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Katie Marsal / AppleInsider:
Next-gen Apple mouse may dump scroll ball for touch housing — One of the Apple fellows behind the company's multi-touch iPhone interface has shifted his attention to a next-generation mouse design that will forego the use of buttons or a scroll ball in favor of a touch-sensitive housing, a recent company filing has revealed.
I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS:
We Don't Need No Stinking Best Effort — Let me tell you about the problems I am having with my fax line. Fax? Why would anyone still have a fax line? Well I have a few thousand business cards orbiting out there with my fax number attached, but the line also serves quite well as a secure …
Sarah Ellison / Wall Street Journal:
McClatchy Sees Better Deal With Yahoo Ad Project — In a move that could shift the balance of power in the newspaper industry, McClatchy Co. has abandoned a nascent national online advertising partnership with Tribune Co. and Gannett Co. to join a rival group of publishers that is in the final stages …
