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Happy birthday, Flickr!
Today happens to be the 8th birthday of Flickr, a groundbreaking photo-sharing service that introduced to the world the founding principles of the social web: community, sharing, openness and social connections. It was a service that first told all of us … Continue reading
Apple sues Samsung over autocorrect, other iOS patents
You may be familiar with the humor blog that aggregates examples of iPhone spelling correction malfunctions that cause (amusing) communication chaos called DamnYouAutoCorrect.com. Samsung lawyers are probably thinking something along those lines right now. That’s because Apple is using that feature of its … Continue reading
Wall Street gains an edge by trading over microwaves
McKay Brothers, a firm that sells high capacity links to trading firms, is connecting the financial districts of New York City and Chicago with a new network that aims to execute the fastest trades in the country. This new network, … Continue reading
Windows 8 ARM details revealed in massive blog post
Microsoft’s massive blog post this week describing Windows 8 on ARM-based processors is by far the most information it has revealed about its plans for the other version of the operating system. Read more… Neowin.net
Kickstarter comes of age as a big-time funding platform
Kickstarter’s exploits as a fundraising platform have been well documented but the company is now entering some uncharted territory. For the first time, not one but two Kickstarter projects eclipsed the $ 1 million pledge mark, within hours of each … Continue reading