Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:15 PM ET, May 9, 2008

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook To Lift 5,000 Friends Limit  —  Facebook will soon remove a limitation that restricts users to no more than 5,000 friend connections, someone close to the company told us this week.  —  There are stories around why the limitation exists at all.  The official reason is that Facebook wants …
Jesper / Jesper's Blog:
Does your AMD-based computer boot after installing XP SP3?  —  Updated May 8 to add information on a second issue.  —  Updated May 9 to add information on possible additional issues as well as instructions for using the recovery console.  —  Last night WSUS deployed XP Service Pack 3 …
RELATED:
PC World:
Parallels Update Adds Vista SP1, XP SP3 Support
Discussion: Computerworld
Paul McDougall / InformationWeek:
Windows XP SP3 Sows Havoc, Users Complain
Mr. Jim Keyes / Wall Street Journal:
Icahn, Keyes Letters  —  Below is text of Carl Icahn's letter to Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes confirming Mr. Icahn's intent to purchase Circuit City if Blockbuster is unable to do so.  The second letter is from Mr. Keyes to Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover requesting due diligence.
Discussion: Ars Technica
RELATED:
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
iPhone graphic: Apple's new map of the world  —  Like many Apple (AAPL) watchers, the investors at IMO's Apple Finance Forum have been closely following this week's flurry of announcements of iPhone deals with carriers around the world.  One of the contributors to the forum …
Discussion: The Apple Core and Gizmodo
Bloomberg:
Apple to provide refunds for power adapters  —  Apple Inc. agreed to pay refunds of $25 to $79 to as many as 2.3 million Macintosh computer owners to resolve claims that some of its power adapters were prone to spark.  —  Customers who bought certain replacement adapters for PowerBook …
Russell Beattie / Russell Beattie's Weblog:
Mowser.mobi !  —  Mowser has a new home!  —  It took a few weeks to work out the details, but pretty much on the day that I announced Mowser was shutting, the guys at dotMobi got in touch with us interested in the service.  Today is the official announcement that they've acquired the site and technology …
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Steve Jobs Travel Update: Private Jet Grounded This Winter  —  Back in late February, Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty cited Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs' plane travel as a reason to be excited about Apple and its stock.  —  How does Huberty know Apple is working on lots of new toys? ...
The Boy Genius Report:
BlackBerry 9000 to be announced May 12th at WES 2008  —  You heard it here first, people!  The much-awaited BlackBerry 9000 will be announced on May 12th, the first day of WES 2008 in Orlando, FL.  There will even be booths setup so y'all can demo the device to your heart's delight.
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Confirms Plans To Put Display Ads On Google.com  —  The most pressing question for Google (GOOG) shareholders is what product will drive the company's next growth boom as the search product cycle ends.  Most likely candidate?  Not sexy mobile or video.  Just boring old display ads.
Discussion: Mashable!, Bloomberg and MediaFile
Matthaus Krzykowski / VentureBeat:
Analysis: MySpace and Facebook challenge mobile-only social networks  —  Mobile life is blooming.  Some 47 mobile social network companies have emerged globally, to help cater to our need to message and communicate while on the go.  —  But what about the huge incumbents, like MySpace or Facebook?
Discussion: The Social Times
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook Responds To MySpace With Facebook Connect  —  Facebook has announced Facebook Connect, which has similar functionality to MySpace Data Availability, announced just yesterday.  —  It is essentially a new version of their API for third party websites, which was first launched in August 2006.
Discussion: CNET News.com and Compiler
Hsu Chuang Khoo / Reuters:
Britain's Blinkx flies on Google, Newscorp bid talk  —  LONDON (Reuters) - Shares of British video search engine firm Blinkx surged 50 percent to a seven-month high on Friday, on talk that Internet giant Google and media conglomerate NewsCorp may bid for the firm.
Anders Bylund / Ars Technica:
Nokia aiming to reinvent itself as an “Internet company”  —  During Nokia's annual shareholder meeting yesterday, CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo seemed to change the direction of the entire company.  “Our goal is to act less like a traditional manufacturer, and more like an internet company,” Kallasvuo told his shareholders.
David Watanabe / DWBlog:
inquisitor joins yahoo!  —  Today, I am very pleased to announce that Yahoo! has acquired the rights to Inquisitor, my instant search extension for Safari.  —  For those unfamiliar, Inquisitor is a pioneering software extension that provides as-you-type instant search directly within the Safari web browser.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 4:15 PM ET, May 9, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Termina:
AI Powered Diligence at Scale  —  VCs and founders deploy Termina AI Scans on >12% of all known series A+ deals to uncover hidden risks and opportunities.  Explore how you too can invest and build better companies with AI.
Intel:
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking  —  With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs.  Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Zoho:
The future of remote AR support: Why Zoho Lens is the ideal choice  —  Imagine this: Your field technician is on site assessing malfunctioning heavy machinery.  Instead of waiting for an expert to travel to the location …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Ben Worthen / Business Technology:
Tech Conferences: A Breeding Ground of Disease?
Discussion: Computerworld
Don Reisinger / CNET News.com:
Why Apple should release a game console
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
The 5 Stages of a Consumer Web Startup
Saul Hansell / Bits:
AT&T's Wi-Fi Tease for iPhone Users
Dan Nystedt / IDG News Service:
Microsoft's Answer to Google Sky to Launch at End of May
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Borthwick, Betaworks, and the Search for the Incubator Holy Grail
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Elizabeth Montalbano / IDG News Service:
Microsoft to Appeal $1.3 Billion EU Fine
Chris Laker / Daily Mail:
Pictured: The moment award-winning garden is destroyed after …
Discussion: CNET News.com and Digg
 Earlier Items: 
BBC:
Serious playtime  —  For many years the average video gamer …
Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Last.fm announces original video programming
Discussion: paidContent, BetaNews and hypebot
Office Sustained Engineering:
Office 2007 SP1 releasing to Automatic Update
Kevin Heisler / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Maps Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA 4): Your Google Guide to Liberty City
Discussion: TG Daily and IGN
InfoWorld:
Apple slammed on climate change
Discussion: Infinite Loop and TG Daily
Cory Bohon / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Rumor: .Mac relaunch to coincide with iPhone 2.0?
Aidan Henry / ReadWriteWeb:
The Ultimate Twitter Revenue Model
Ryan Spoon:
15 Websites / Services I'd Actually Pay For
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo say they're building a high-tech studio aiming to help artists use AI as a creative tool to make films, shows, and video games

Kayla Gogarty / Media Matters for America:
An analysis of popular podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content with political leanings indicates that right-leaning outlets dominate

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Guardian, City AM, GB News, and Newsquest appear to have introduced “consent or pay” models in recent months, joining Mail Online, Mirror, and more

 
Sister Sites:

Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page