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Joosep / Heartbeat:
Problems with Skype login — UPDATED 14:02 GMT: Some of you may be having problems logging into Skype. Our engineering team has determined that it's a software issue. We expect this to be resolved within 12 to 24 hours. Meanwhile, you can simply leave your Skype client running and as soon …
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VoIP & Gadgets Blog:
Skype Outage — Skype is experiencing a major outage. My fellow TMC co-workers noticed it late Wednesday when they couldn't IM fellow co-workers. TMC's Dave Rodrqiguez told me that he went home for the day, signed into Skype from home and was bombarded with a ton of Skype IM messages that didn't go through earlier.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Does Skype Outage Expose P2P's Limitations? — Update: Peer-to-peer by its very nature is supposed to work without a problem, with packets finding their way to good peers, and then moving on to their final destination. The Skype outage - you couldn't login to your Skype account …
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Sprint Nextel Demonstrates Key Technologies For Mobility Strategy — Product branding and WiMAX business plans showcased — Media Contact: — James Fisher, 703-433-8677 — Investor Relations Contact: — Kurt Fawkes, 800-259-3755 investor.relations@sprint.com
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Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Welcome Xohm: Sprint's WiMAX service gets name, $5 billion price tag — Sprint Nextel has given its upcoming WiMAX service a name and a web site (which will teach you how to pronounce "Xohm"). Sprint will launch the service in Chicago and Baltimore by year end, with a nationwide launch coming in spring 2008.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
USAToday's Social Network Experiment May Not Be Paying Off — When USAToday relaunched its site in March as a social network around news, I and others thought it was big news. — They integrated Pluck's new Social Media Suite, a group of social networking products that a number of high profile news sites have adopted.
Bruce Lambert / New York Times:
Newcomer Chosen for Wi-Fi in 2 Counties — A $150 million plan to make wireless broadband available across Nassau and Suffolk Counties, covering 750 square miles and nearly three million residents, took a major step forward on Wednesday when Long Island officials chose a company for the project.
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Dave Sifry / Technorati:
A Change In Seasons — If there's one thing I've learned during my time as CEO here at Technorati is that making tough choices is a daily reality. But some choices are tougher than others, particularly when they involve one's own self. — You see, I've made the tough decision to turn …
news.ecoustics.com:
Philips Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Compact Disc — CD ushered in shift from analogue to digital in the music industry, spawned new digital technologies, including CD-Rom and DVD — Exactly 25 years ago tomorrow, on August 17, 1982, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHI) …
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Podtech / John Furrier:
Taking it to the Next Level - PodTech Has a New CEO — Today the company, which I founded two years ago, is announcing a new CEO - James McCormick. James has been the Chief Operating Officer for the past 9 months. In his role he has been setting up the business and operating infrastucture for PodTech.
Darren Rowse / ProBlogger Blog Tips:
Secret AdSense Online Advisory Council Revealed — It seems that AdSense is forming (or has formed) a secret new group made up of some of it's most successful publishers. — An email was sent to an unknown number of publishers in the last 24 hours inviting them to join it with the following email …
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
AOL's Truveo Introduces New Video Search Site And Consumer Destination — AOL acquired video search engine Truveo in January, 2006 and has used it primarily as a technology platform to power AOL video since that time. Simultaneously, the company has been supporting video search on third party sites.
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
IBM expands support for Sun's Solaris 10 — IBM and Sun today announced that day announced that IBM will distribute Solaris 10 and Solaris Subscriptions for select x86-based IBM System x servers and BladeCenter servers to clients through IBM's channels. The servers include IBM System x3650 …
Stace / Unwired View:
NEW SAMSUNG PHONES TO HELP YOU PRATICE SAFE SEX — Yep. You've read the headline right. Samsung has just filed the patent application for a mobile phone that will help you practice safe sex Well, almost. — The phone in question will not protect you from various STD's, you'll have to use your own discretion for that.
Chris Ziegler / Engadget Mobile:
Three of i-mate's five Ultimate devices canceled? — We wish we could say we were surprised about this, we really do. It seems that i-mate has canceled arguably the three most interesting versions of its Ultimate line: the 5150 slider, 7150 QWERTY flip, and 9150 numeric flip.
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Anne Zelenka / Web Worker Daily:
Try Twitter Instead of Mahalo for People-Powered Search — While Jason Calacanis' alpha Mahalo service has garnered attention for its human-powered approach to search, you might want to try Twitter instead. Gather some of your favorite people together and then, when you need specialized information or advice, ask them.
