February 2011
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Dell Streak 7 to cost $200 with contract -... →
Yay! You have a great, cool looking device…on T-Mobile…well there goes that.
Feb 1st
Google offers voice-tweeting service for Egyptians... →
Hell yeah! This is awesome.
Feb 1st
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Egypt's Last ISP, Noor Group, Vanishes from 'Net |... →
Maybe, but its too late…so way to try and stop it.
Feb 1st
January 2011
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Morning News Wire: 1/31/2011
Good Morning All! Well happy Monday…and so begins media week for the SuperBowl. Which of course means absolutely nothing for me, as I am not considered media…yet. Let’s Talk Tech… Old tech aids Egyptian protests No school like the old school…wait isn’t that Microsoft’s motto? Angry Birds Rio hitting iPhone, Android, Nokia smartphone in March Just...
Jan 31st
Verizon iPhone Could Sell 25 Million Units in... →
I think it should say by March 2011…
Jan 30th
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Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change -... →
Wouldn’t it be awesome if Facebook could help take this guy down? Just don”t tell Zuckerberg though…his ego is big enough…that and they’d probably make another movie…“The Social Network 2: Zuck Runs the World”
Jan 29th
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Tech Week In Review 1-29-2011
by rahsheen $700 Motorola Xoom Launching Feb 17th at Best Buy An internal Best Buy document leaked to Engadget nails down February 17th as the launch date for Motorola’s highly anticipated Xoom tablet. The Xoom features the latest and greatest version of the Android operating system, Honeycomb, which was designed to run better on tablets. The document also indicates the Xoom will come with...
Jan 29th
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Tumblr Staff: Infrastructure Update →
staff: Hi, everyone. I wanted to run through a few of the things our engineers have been working on behind the scenes. Our #1 priority has been bringing your blogs back to 100% uptime. We project the graph below on our wall, showing us exactly how many error messages we are serving instead of real… Nice explanation of what’s been going on with Tumblr. It’s been a rough road...
Jan 29th
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Loss of iPhone exclusivity will cause 'rocky' time... →
“And we don’t mean that we’ll be fighting Apollo on Christmas…but it may mean that we are going to get our A$$e$ kicked.”  Good Analogy.
Jan 28th
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Morning News Wire: 1/28/2011
Good Morning All! Thank God it’s Friday! Am I right? My kids have a half day today at school, which means that I will be entertaining a six and four year old while my wife plays man to man with the baby. Man this parenting thing is fun. Let’s Talk Tech… Egypt Communications Cut Ahead Of Further Protests Because we totally don’t want people updating their Facebook pages...
Jan 28th
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NASA Marks 25th Anniversary of the Challenger... →
I was 6 when this happened and in first grade. We watched this live at my school…well because there was a time that going into space was a huge deal.  I remember the collective gasp, silence then tears. I  was young, but I understood what happened was real  and very serious. The rest of the day was horrible. Now, 25 years later we can say that the Challenger mission while tragic, paved...
Jan 28th
Hulu Reworks Its Script as Digital Change Hits TV... →
Great article! Prime example of too many chiefs…not knowing what the hell they’re doing.
Jan 28th
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AppleInsider | Apple hit with class-action suit... →
In the suit, he claims to have owned an iPhone 3GS that fell from a similar height but did not break. As such, he’s calling bologna on the Cupertino-based company’s marketing claims that the iPhone 4 glass as “20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic,” and is “ultradurable” having been made from the same material as the “glass used in helicopters...
Jan 28th
Microsoft profits fall, but Xbox and Kinect... →
Well that’s because Microsoft pretty much sucked in 2010…but…the Kinect is pretty cool. So easy solution…don’t suck anymore and you’ll make money!
Jan 28th
Update: AT&T wireless subscribers hit 95.5M -... →
Well that will be the fastest reign ever…
Jan 27th
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Morning News Wire: 1/27/2011
Good Morning All! Happy Thursday. For some reason I can’t upload pictures today…so…that’s new. Let’s Talk Tech… Sony unveils successor to PlayStation Portable Now they’ll just stick a chip in your brain. Voyager Pro UC ‘almost’ makes Bluetooth headsets cool But then it starts talking about theories of physics and blah blah blah…  ...
Jan 27th
Facebook's 'sponsored stories' turns your posts... →
Wait…do I get the check? Nice.
Jan 27th
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Hubble telescope spots farthest galaxy yet →
They found Star Wars? Which one? They’re not still fighting right? I mean that was a long time ago after all.
Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Morning News Wire: 1/26/2011
Good Morning All! Welcome to Wednesday! So, if you watched the main man last night go over the stats to our fair land, you had to feel somewhat…what? Good? Not really. Bad? Not quite. Encouraged? Kinda?  So…I know. I feel exactly the same way today as I did yesterday: Blah.  I try not to make this a political blog, instead I try to keep things light and airy, but no matter how...
Jan 26th
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Obama: "We Are a Nation of Google and Facebook" →
According to the transcript, President Obama said, “None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be, or where the new jobs will come from. Thirty years ago, we couldn’t know that something called the Internet would lead to an economic revolution. What we can do – what America does better than anyone – is spark the creativity and imagination of our people. We are the...
Jan 26th
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Obama talks about innovation, IT investments in... →
Well the budget reduction conversation…not going so good. Technology? Gold Batman! “How about that Verizon iPhone? (Applause) Right? (Standing Ovation) I thought you liked that!” Or something.
Jan 26th
Google to hire more than 6,000 in 2011 - Jan. 25,... →
Well I don’t normally do this…but I’ll take it. When do I start?
Jan 25th
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Hearing Begins for Woman Fired Over Facebook →
Tough one…I usually call my boss names in person, behind his back…like every other good employee out there. That’s just me though.
Jan 25th
It's Tumblr Tuesday!!!
Hello All It’s Tumblr Tuesday again!  I would be so grateful for a nod of approval with a recommendation in one of our directories. I am listed under Tech and Entrepreneurs.  What’s that you say? Not on Tumblr? Oh my….Well click here to remedy that! Thanks so much! Either way, Thanks so much for reading!  And remember… Fake monkeys are cute when they hug…
Jan 25th
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In-Game - Want to buy a pink cow? Facebook Credits... →
Oh how we have made pink cows feel so cheap. It’s just shameful.
Jan 25th
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Morning News Wire: 1/25/2011
Good Morning All! Happy Tuesday! Why is it so happy? I don’t know, but it’s better than it being miserable, right? Just saying. Let’s Talk Tech… Google Chrome, Firefox add ‘Do Not Track’ features What? You people want privacy? Whatever. What about my marketing? Selfish. 2011: Year of the desktop app store?God I really hope not. If this is the only thing...
Jan 25th
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Facebook to Make Credits Mandatory for All Onsite... →
Well yeah…makes sense to get all of that pie.
Jan 25th
Reports: Motorola Xoom to Cost About the Same as... →
Is it just me….or is that a pretty dumb idea? I mean if you’re trying to take down the market leader, or at bare minimum, eat into their share, why would you  keep pricing equal?  I don’t know, just doesn’t play right to me. What about you?
Jan 24th
HOW TO: Engage and Mobilize Facebook Fans Beyond... →
Talk to them? What? That’s nuts.
Jan 24th
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Morning News Wire: 1/24/2011
Good Morning All! Happy Monday! So…this is my sixth time trying this…. What a day in NFL Championship football! Packers VS Steelers for the SuperBowl! I’m down. Let’s Talk Tech…  Apple Shares Head Lower On Jobs Health WorriesOh yeah…I mean I, and the millions of others, who have been waiting for an iPhone aren’t going to get it now that Jobs...
Jan 24th
Is 7-inches the better size for a media tablet? |... →
Some may say that seven inches is a good size for a many of things…so I’ve been told.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
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Hacker Sells Access To Military, University... →
Cool! Can I get access to Sector 7?  I mean I know it’s defunct, but there’e gotta be something, right?
Jan 23rd
Betelgeuse to Explode in 2012? Create Second Sun?... →
So we’re not going to die by extra star next year…good to know.
Jan 22nd
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Tech Week in Review 1-22-2011
by rahsheen Motorola Bootloader Policy Motorola has recently come under fire regarding their bootloader policy. Motorola’s devices are developed so that the bootloader is locked. This means you can’t root them. So, even though they make some of the best and most popular Android handsets on the market, many Android fans steer clear. When one of these Android users expressed their displeasure...
Jan 22nd
Facebook Completes $1.5 Billion Fund-Raising Round... →
With its war chest now $1.5 billion bigger, what does Facebook plan to do with the new money? Nothing, for now. The company said that it would continue to invest in its businesses. Yeah…I wish that’s how my personal finances worked too.
Jan 22nd
Apple Maintains Its Sanctimonious Streak by... →
No porn for you!
Jan 21st
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Google Shares Look Cheap After Management Shake-Up... →
Let’s all go in! Who’s with me?
Jan 21st
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Morning News Wire: 1/21/2011
Good (late)Morning All! Sorry late night… Let’s Talk Tech… Duke Nukem Forever Box Art, Screenshots, and Other Media Goodies Like a 1:1 lesson in getting your butt kicked! Metal! Report: Google Prepping Groupon Competitor“But it’s totally opposite…we’re calling Individualoff…you see?” Apple faces pollution storm in China Damn iPads put...
Jan 21st
Google co-founder Page takes over, targets... →
So all it takes is Facebook to get Larry Page off the golf course? Alright.
Jan 21st
Jan 21st
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Morning News Wire: 1/20/2011
Good Morning All! Hello Thursday…you’re cold today…I don’t like that. Let’s Talk Tech… HP directors to investigate Mark Hurd’s departure: filing Well that’s might big of them… Aliph Jawbone Era As opposed to the Angry Teabag Era? Oh wait…different genre. My bad. AMD aims ‘most capable’ processor at embedded Instead of...
Jan 20th
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'Playboy iPad App' Will Actually Be a Web Page |... →
Well…they don’t know tech lingo as much as well as they know…other stuff. Enough said.
Jan 20th
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Supreme Court rules federal contract workers must... →
Wait…you mean you didn’t have to have a background check before today? Awwww Man!
Jan 20th
For AT&T, Is There Life after the Verizon iPhone?... →
Yes…it’s just a lonely…less profit filled life.
Jan 19th
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WatchWatch
Slip sliding away…Slip sliding Away Man this sucks. My only thing would be…why are you going down a steep hill after an ice storm?  Just curious…carry on.
Jan 19th
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Morning News Wire: 1/19/2011
Good Morning All! Welcome to Wednesday…the day when you wake up and realize that you’re as equally done with your as you have left… Huzzah. Let’s Talk Tech… Apple’s 78% Profit Gain Eases Growth Concern as Jobs Takes Medical Leave What? You mean people are still going to buy Apple products even though Steve Jobs isn’t at the office the entire day? Oh....
Jan 19th
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It's Tumblr Tuesday!!!
Hey! It’s really late on Tumblr Tuesday all! Sorry…Babies take a lot of time…and brain capacity. Seriously, I would be so grateful for a nod of approval with a recommendation in one of our directories. I am listed under Tech and Entrepreneurs.  What’s that you say? Not on Tumblr? Oh my….Well click here to remedy that! Thanks so much! Either way, Thanks so much for reading!  ...
Jan 19th
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