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YouTube Mobile Uploads Up 400% Since iPhone 3GS Launchtag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161232009-06-26T19:29:49Z2009-06-26T19:30:38ZIf there was any question about the significance of the iPhone 3GS's impressive video functionality, here's your answer: YouTube reports that in the six days since the iPhone 3GS was released last week, the number of mobile uploads has increased by a whopping 400%...]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.techcrunch.com/If there was any question about the significance of the iPhone 3GS's impressive video functionality, here's your answer: YouTube reports that in the six days since the iPhone 3GS was released last week, the number of mobile uploads has increased by a whopping 400%...]]>
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Motorola To Develop iDEN Android Phonetag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161212009-06-26T19:24:12Z2009-06-26T19:25:58ZMotorola looks set to be the first company in the world to release an iDEN Android-powered phone currently known as Opus 1. This handset will feature Wi-Fi connectivity with voice supported through iDEN networks....]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.ubergizmo.com/Motorola looks set to be the first company in the world to release an iDEN Android-powered phone currently known as Opus 1. This handset will feature Wi-Fi connectivity with voice supported through iDEN networks....]]>
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iPhone 3GS Carrier Unlock Imminent Thanks To Old Exploittag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161202009-06-26T19:22:38Z2009-06-26T19:23:32ZAn old exploit that worked to control the iPod Touch 2G can be used to take control of the iPhone 3GS, ensuring that carrier unlockers will soon be able to crack their fancy new phones. It seems a piece of boot code was left unaltered since August 2008, allowing the Dev Team to use an old exploit...]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.crunchgear.com/An old exploit that worked to control the iPod Touch 2G can be used to take control of the iPhone 3GS, ensuring that carrier unlockers will soon be able to crack their fancy new phones. It seems a piece of boot code was left unaltered since August 2008, allowing the Dev Team to use an old exploit...]]>
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Pre-Order Windows 7 At A Big Discounttag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161192009-06-26T19:18:45Z2009-06-26T19:21:03Z
Yesterday, Microsoft announced pricing information for Windows 7. (You can read all about it in my post at ZDNet: Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7. The big news for would-be upgraders in the United States is that you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional at a significant discount right now, and have the product shipped to you on October 22, when it's officially released...
Yesterday, Microsoft announced pricing information for Windows 7. (You can read all about it in my post at ZDNet: Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7. The big news for would-be upgraders in the United States is that you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional at a significant discount right now, and have the product shipped to you on October 22, when it's officially released...
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Facebook Vanity URLs Are Cool, But They Can Also Ruin The Funtag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161182009-06-26T19:17:18Z2009-06-26T19:18:15ZHow many people have registered their Facebook vanity URLs? Last time we checked, less than 5%. That means all the rest still have the option to do it; and since it's a one time, irreversible process, one prank could result in you having a very unpleasant URL connected to your Facebook profile... ]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://mashable.com/How many people have registered their Facebook vanity URLs? Last time we checked, less than 5%. That means all the rest still have the option to do it; and since it's a one time, irreversible process, one prank could result in you having a very unpleasant URL connected to your Facebook profile... ]]>
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Twitter's Long-Term Traffic Still Growingtag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161172009-06-26T19:14:25Z2009-06-26T19:16:55ZTwitter users, most of whom signed up for the site and then apparently stopped visiting, are actually coming back, new data from comScore suggests. There's been a lot of evidence that Twitter's growth is tapering off by several measurements: monthly unique visitors, searches, and mentions in the media. But as VentureBeat guest columnist Jesse Farmer postulated in May after crunching a lot of Twitter data, the mass of people who aren't early adopters could just be taking a while to warm up to using the service...]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.venturebeat.com/Twitter users, most of whom signed up for the site and then apparently stopped visiting, are actually coming back, new data from comScore suggests. There's been a lot of evidence that Twitter's growth is tapering off by several measurements: monthly unique visitors, searches, and mentions in the media. But as VentureBeat guest columnist Jesse Farmer postulated in May after crunching a lot of Twitter data, the mass of people who aren't early adopters could just be taking a while to warm up to using the service...]]>
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Intel And Nokia To Collaborate On Electronicstag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161162009-06-26T16:37:01Z2009-06-26T19:19:03ZIntel and Nokia are teaming to build better electronics. Intel wants to utilize their smaller, lower power chips for netbooks to be used in Nokia's smartphones. The companies will also be collaborating on improving open-source software for mobile devices...]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.gearlive.com/Intel and Nokia are teaming to build better electronics. Intel wants to utilize their smaller, lower power chips for netbooks to be used in Nokia's smartphones. The companies will also be collaborating on improving open-source software for mobile devices...]]>
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Pirate Bay Retrial Denied; Judge Declared "Unbiased"tag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161152009-06-26T16:09:03Z2009-06-26T19:18:55Z
A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead.
Judge Tomas Norström is a member of the Swedish Copyright Association, as are several of the lawyers who represented the recording and movie industries during the trial. He also sits on the board of the Swedish Association for the Protection of Industrial Property, an advocacy group that pushes stricter copyright laws.
After receiving a verdict of a year in jail (each) and a shared 30 million kronor fine, The Pirate Bay defendants charged Norström with bias and asked a court of appeal for a completely new trial with a different judge.
That appeal was overseen by Judge Anders Eka, who doesn't normally hear copyright-related cases but did so here in order to make the ruling appear as fair as possible...
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A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal instead.
Judge Tomas Norström is a member of the Swedish Copyright Association, as are several of the lawyers who represented the recording and movie industries during the trial. He also sits on the board of the Swedish Association for the Protection of Industrial Property, an advocacy group that pushes stricter copyright laws.
After receiving a verdict of a year in jail (each) and a shared 30 million kronor fine, The Pirate Bay defendants charged Norström with bias and asked a court of appeal for a completely new trial with a different judge.
That appeal was overseen by Judge Anders Eka, who doesn't normally hear copyright-related cases but did so here in order to make the ruling appear as fair as possible...
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Yep, iPorn Is Here For The iPhonetag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161142009-06-25T07:09:52Z2009-06-25T07:10:16ZJust as we were speculating a couple nights ago, Apple has apparently decided that with the new parental controls now built into the iPhone 3.0 SDK, nudity is now okay in iPhone apps. The first such app, Hottest Girls, has actually been around for a little while. But an update today "upgraded" the pictures from girls in bikinis and lingerie, to topless and completely naked girls...]]>
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://www.techcrunch.com/Just as we were speculating a couple nights ago, Apple has apparently decided that with the new parental controls now built into the iPhone 3.0 SDK, nudity is now okay in iPhone apps. The first such app, Hottest Girls, has actually been around for a little while. But an update today "upgraded" the pictures from girls in bikinis and lingerie, to topless and completely naked girls...]]>
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Review: Gokivo Flops as First Turn-by-Turn App for iPhonetag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161122009-06-25T07:07:31Z2009-06-25T07:08:06ZUgh. Don't you hate when you get yourself all psyched about a new product and then you use it and realize it doesn't do what it's supposed to? That was kind of my experience with Gokivo, the first turn-by-turn GPS app for the iPhone, released on the heels of the iPhone OS 3.0 launch...]]>
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HOW TO: Use Social Media from 30,000 Feet Up [Videos]tag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161112009-06-25T07:04:58Z2009-06-25T07:05:39Z
Google loves the cloud. Primarily I'm referring to the Internet and how more and more we access our favorite programs, files, and tools through the web rather than from the desktop. Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter all exist in the cloud.
In fact, Google loves the cloud so much that it took this metaphor literally today in a worldwide competition, Day in the Cloud, which asks you to go on a virtual scavenger hunt in order to win free laptops, Virgin America flights, and more.
The kicker? Google launched the competition by throwing a ton of people onto two Virgin America flights at 6 AM PT this morning to try and solve these puzzles. And while I was on the plane, I interviewed Google and Virgin America execs 30,000 feet in the air on how they use social media.
The Contest
The Google Apps/Virgin America challenge is a 60 minute game with 10 rounds -- 9 standard rounds and 1 creative round. Every task you complete increases your "altitude," which is essentially your score...]]>
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Google loves the cloud. Primarily I'm referring to the Internet and how more and more we access our favorite programs, files, and tools through the web rather than from the desktop. Gmail, Google Docs, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter all exist in the cloud.
In fact, Google loves the cloud so much that it took this metaphor literally today in a worldwide competition, Day in the Cloud, which asks you to go on a virtual scavenger hunt in order to win free laptops, Virgin America flights, and more.
The kicker? Google launched the competition by throwing a ton of people onto two Virgin America flights at 6 AM PT this morning to try and solve these puzzles. And while I was on the plane, I interviewed Google and Virgin America execs 30,000 feet in the air on how they use social media.
The Contest
The Google Apps/Virgin America challenge is a 60 minute game with 10 rounds -- 9 standard rounds and 1 creative round. Every task you complete increases your "altitude," which is essentially your score...]]>
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Scaling Up vs. Scaling Outtag:www.federatedmedia.net,2009:/tech//1.161102009-06-25T07:03:12Z2009-06-25T07:03:35ZCoding Horror: Scaling Up vs. Scaling Out: Hidden Costs: Great post from Jeff Atwood comparing how much it costs to run your site on one massive server (scaling UP), against multiple smaller servers (scaling OUT).
At any rate, let's assume $100,000 is a reasonable ballpark for the monster server Markus purchased. It is the very definition of scaling up -- a seriously big iron single server...
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FM Tech, on behalf of: http://gadgetopia.com/Coding Horror: Scaling Up vs. Scaling Out: Hidden Costs: Great post from Jeff Atwood comparing how much it costs to run your site on one massive server (scaling UP), against multiple smaller servers (scaling OUT).
At any rate, let's assume $100,000 is a reasonable ballpark for the monster server Markus purchased. It is the very definition of scaling up -- a seriously big iron single server...
If there was any question about the significance of the iPhone 3GS's impressive video functionality, here's your answer: YouTube reports that in the six days since the iPhone 3GS was released last week, the number of mobile uploads has increased by a whopping 400%...]]>
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It's been a long time coming, but according to a message posted to the Google Voice Twitter account this morning, as well as a posting on the Google Blog, Google is getting ready to open up its free Google Voice service to more users...]]>
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An old exploit that worked to control the iPod Touch 2G can be used to take control of the iPhone 3GS, ensuring that carrier unlockers will soon be able to crack their fancy new phones. It seems a piece of boot code was left unaltered since August 2008, allowing the Dev Team to use an old exploit...]]>
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How many people have registered their Facebook vanity URLs? Last time we checked, less than 5%. That means all the rest still have the option to do it; and since it's a one time, irreversible process, one prank could result in you having a very unpleasant URL connected to your 
Just as we were speculating a couple nights ago, Apple has apparently decided that with the new parental controls now built into the iPhone 3.0 SDK, nudity is now okay in iPhone apps. The first such app, Hottest Girls, has actually been around for a little while. But an update today "upgraded" the pictures from girls in bikinis and lingerie, to topless and completely naked girls...]]>
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Ugh. Don't you hate when you get yourself all psyched about a new product and then you use it and realize it doesn't do what it's supposed to? That was kind of my experience with Gokivo, the first turn-by-turn GPS app for the iPhone, released on the heels of the iPhone OS 3.0 launch...]]>
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