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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Maintain an automated networked database? GraphOn wants to sue you — GraphOn is suing Google for patent infringement and the company appears to be doing a nice imitation of NTP, the company that made its name by suing Research in Motion. GraphOn is going for gold in the patent troll Olympics.
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CNET News.com:
GraphOn files patent suit against Google — The suit alleges that Google's Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube services infringe on database-related patents. — (Posted in Digital Media by Margaret Kane) — Site aims to be Facebook for sports fans
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Pouring Our Heart Into TechCrunch50 — TechCrunch50, where fifty new startups (give or take) will launch, is less than a month away. The conference team is fried after reviewing over 1,000 applications from companies preparing to launch. We've been interviewing these startups for weeks …
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Sam Diaz / Between the Lines:
cloud computing - lowercase, please. hold the (TM) — Feel free to approach a co-worker at the Red Bull station this morning and casually ask: “So, did you do any cloud computing over the weekend?” OK, maybe that ice-breaker won't get you invited to happy hour with the cool crew from HR …
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Sam Johnston:
Dell Denied: ‘Cloud Computing’ both desciptive and generic — USPTO have already denied Dell's cloud computing trademark application: … This all sounds fairly harmless but the argument presented is solid - its no wonder it's taken them a few days to put together.
Ben Kunz / Business Week:
The Trouble with Twitter — Don't be surprised to see advertising on Twitter soon. It's about the only way the service can generate revenue. But will it be enough? — Twitter's business model is starting to show. An early sign came in April, when the popular microblogging service launched …
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Smashing Magazine:
10 Futuristic User Interfaces — Good user interfaces are crucial for good user experience. It doesn't matter how good a technology is — if we, designers, don't manage to make user interface as intuitive and attractive as possible, the technology will hardly reach a breakthrough.
Arn / MacRumors:
iPhone 3G Connectivity Affecting 2% of Customers? Software Fix Soon? — One MacRumors reader claims to have received a response from Steve Jobs after emailing in a complaint about the current iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have been widely reported. — According to the email response …
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear:
‘Subtle but noticeable’: Toshiba XD-E500 upconverting DVD player — Toshiba may be out of the high definition disc war altogether (not that many people are participating anyway), but it knows there's plenty of life left in plain ol' DVD. To that end the company has been showing off its $150 XD-E500 …
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Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
EA revises Take-Two acquisition offer, again — Spore isn't the only thing on Electronic Arts' mind. It still wants Take-Two Interactive. — On Monday, CEO John Riccitiello sent an open letter to Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick saying that the company's existing offer to acquire …
Don Reisinger / Ars Technica:
Opinion: How RIM can stop the iPhone onslaught — Since the iPhone was first released last year, analysts and consumers alike wondered how long it would take before RIM was forced to react. But it wasn't until Apple announced 3G connectivity, and third-party apps, along with push email …
TechCrunch UK:
Aiming your startup at the US - without leaving the UK — Four guys in Edinburgh now run a site aimed entirely at the US. Even the UK section of the site appears under “International”. What have they learnt? The following is a guest post by Nigel Eccles, co-founder and CEO of Hubdub, the prediction trading game.
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Ethan / ...My heart's in Accra:
Misunderstanding cyberwar — There's nothing like the term “cyberwar” to capture a reader's attention. For those who grew up on “Wargames”, “Sneakers” or William Gibson novels, the term conjures up images of heroic hackers in shadowy basements, frantically tapping on keyboards in a life …
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David Chartier / Ars Technica:
Pandora can't make money, may pull the plug — Buckling under the weight of the Internet radio royalty hike that SoundExchange pushed through last July, Pandora may pull its own plug soon. Despite being one of the most popular Internet radio services, the company still isn't making money …
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
SportsFanLive: It's Like Netvibes For Sports — If you go to any of the major sports sites on the Web—ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports,, Sports Illustrated—you'll find pretty much the same thing: a picture of Michael Phelps, Olympics coverage, and maybe some fantasy baseball.
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