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Duncan / duncanriley.com:
Wall Street Journal Tries to Re-Write Blogging History — Tunku Varadarajan at The Wall Street Journal wishes blogging a happy 10th birthday; one problem, blogging is not 10 years old, it's actually older. — According to my history of blogging (still No. 3 on Google BTW …
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Tunku Varadarajan / Wall Street Journal:
Happy Blogiversary — It's been 10 years since the blog was born. Love them or hate them, they've roiled presidential campaigns and given everyman a global soapbox. Twelve commentators — including Tom Wolfe, Newt Gingrich, the SEC's Christopher Cox and actress-turned-blogger Mia Farrow — on what blogs mean to them.
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ITWire:
Firefox now a serious threat to IE in Europe: report — Mozilla's Firefox (FF) web browser has made dramatic gains on Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) throughout Europe in the past year with a marked upturn in FF use compared to IE over the past four months, according to French web monitoring service XiTiMonitor.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Google Reader + Facebook Application = Digg killer? — Mario Romero has built something very interesting that's getting more interesting all the time. — If I weren't on Facebook and didn't have his Google Reader application plugged into Facebook I would totally have missed it.
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Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
4 Years Ago Today - Netscape Corporation Killed, Mozilla Foundation Born — 4 years ago today, 15 July 2003, AOL Time Warner disbanded Netscape Communications Corporation - the company that sparked the Dot Com Internet boom in the mid-90's, with its 1995 IPO.
Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:
Brown Zune finds meaning in Hide-a-Pod — Bill was a hired infomercial actor pretending to be on the brink. He used to lose at least half a dozen iPods to relentless and cunning thieves, continually able to outsmart him and relieve him of his portable music boxes.
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Confirmed: Microsoft's Windows Media DRM cracked (again) — The Zune may not be the most popular portable media player, but you wouldn't know it based on the game of cat and mouse that has been going on for nearly a year between Microsoft and "hackers" who have continually found ways to defeat Microsoft's DRM.
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Windows Expertise:
Vista drivers — I'm trying to keep track of download locations for Vista-compatible drivers for common hardware types in a single location. To that end, I've set up the Vista Master Driver List page. The rules are as follows: — 1. Only primary download locations (official sites run by hardware maker) are allowed.
Times of India:
Microsoft to set up university in city — 12 Jul 2007, 0453 hrs IST , Mini Joseph Tejaswi , TNN — BANGALORE: Microsoft Corporation has chosen Bangalore for its first-ever exclusive and independent educational venture in the world. The company will set up a university in the city to impart high-end computer education.
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Daemon Hatfield / IGN:
E3 2007: Old PSP to be Phased Out — In September, the redesigned PSP kicks the old one to the curb. — Ever since Sony announced it was dropping the price of the 60GB model by $100 to $499 earlier this week, there has been rampant speculation as to whether or not it would be a permanent price cut …
Brad Stone / New York Times:
The Boat Is About to Rock (Again) in Internet Video — DMITRY SHAPIRO brings an unlikely gadget into meetings these days: a TV remote control. — As chief executive of Veoh Networks, an Internet video company based in San Diego, Mr. Shapiro uses the remote to navigate the company's new software program, VeohTV, on his laptop.
Michael / DVD Dossier Blog:
Is Toshiba Giving Away The Razor To Get You To Buy The Blades? — If you're thinking of buying an HD DVD player, you might want to wait a week or so. — I just received an e-mail tonight from the folks at the EMA (Electronic Merchant's Association), who are responsible for a big industry event next week, the Home Media Expo.
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Will The Last Corporation Leaving Second Life Please Turn Off The Light — The LA Times has an interesting article up on the failure of real life businesses in Second Life. — The crux of the piece is that despite the hype, real life businesses are closing down their Second Life outposts due to little to no interest in them.
Ian Betteridge / Technovia:
Why the BBC will never distribute DRM-free TV programmes — Suppose the BBC wished to release its programmes free for download, to anyone who wishes to watch them - without insidious DRM. It's planned to do so before: why can't it press forward with its plans now?
