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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
“U.S. Economy Screwed” — The recession-deniers were muzzled by a horrendous last two weeks of December, and the gloom-and-doomers are now out in force. Their key arguments: — Plummeting housing will now drag down the rest of the economy. — The “bad debt” problem is not just …
USA Today:
Introducing the first Android prototype — NEW YORK — A small software developer today plans to unveil a suite of applications — browser, camera, games and more — based on the new Google-endorsed operating system, Android. — A La Mobile, based in San Ramon, Calif. …
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Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Firm shows off functional Android build on ancient HTC hardware — California-based a la Mobile has crafted a somewhat complete set of phone apps in prototype form — you know, the most basic kinds of things you'd need on a smartphone to make it usable — on top of Android …
Randall Stross / New York Times:
From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year — MARKUS FRIND, a 29-year-old Web entrepreneur, has not read the best seller “The 4-Hour Workweek” — in fact, he had not heard of it when asked last week — but his face could go on the book's cover. He developed software for his online dating site …
Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Netflix expands Internet viewing option — SAN FRANCISCO - Girding for a potential threat from Apple Inc., online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. is lifting its limits on how long most subscribers can watch movies and television shows over high-speed Internet connections.
Jon Mooallem / New York Times:
The Afterlife of Cellphones — 1. Cellphones in Hell — Americans threw out just shy of three million tons of household electronics in 2006. This so-called e-waste is the fastest-growing part of the municipal waste stream and, depending on your outlook, either an enormous problem or a bonanza.
Scott McNulty / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Macworld Exhibitor tip: disable the IR port on your Macs — As you may or may not know there has been something of a dust up across the tech blogosphere regarding a prank that a certain tech blog performed during CES. The prank involved a little gizmo that turned off a number of televisions at once …
Kerry A. Dolan / Forbes:
Andy Grove's Last Stand — The former Intel chief, now battling Parkinson's, is on a crusade to speed progress in treating the disease. Can he make a difference? — Andy Grove noticed an occasional tremor in the index finger of his right hand. it was 1999, when Grove was 63 and had just stepped …
Brian Brady / The Independent:
Prisoners ‘to be chipped like dogs’ — Hi-tech ‘satellite’ tagging planned in order to create more space in jails — Civil rights groups and probation officers furious at ‘degrading’ scheme — Ministers are planning to implant “machine-readable” microchips under the skin of thousands …
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Telegraph:
EMI managers will have to sing for their supper — Guy Hands will this week pledge to invest tens of millions of pounds recruiting new talent scouts and managing EMI's existing acts. — But alongside the investment in so-called A&R - artist and repertoire - he will also unveil plans to cut …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Things Are Looking Good At Startup Schwag — It's been a few months since we wrote about Startup Schwag, a service that sends users startup-branded tshirts and stickers every month. — You'll either think this is lame (not target market) or so cool you've wet your pants (target market) and act accordingly.
John Markoff / New York Times:
Two Views of Innovation, Colliding in Washington — AS the Senate prepares to tinker with the nation's patent laws this spring, it's worth recalling the law of unintended consequences. — From the vantage point of a half-century, for example, it's clear that the formation …
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Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
TSA security flaws exposed users to risk of identity theft — The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee published a report Friday with details about the committee's investigation into security flaws found in the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) traveler redress website.
Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Watch:
Is Seven Renegade, Guerrilla Marketer or Fake? … Anonymous blog “Shipping Seven: Random thoughts from somebody working on the next Windows OS” is supposed to be the insider's view about the new operating system's development. — Right now, the posts are quite benign, which suggests the blog could be:
