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FT.com / Home UK / UK - Android launches with big goals but the buzz is missing
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Android launches with big goals but the buzz is missing
4 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Failure to win a big following for Android might not hamper Google's broader business goals in the mobile industry, but it suggests that the company's software initiatives - including Chrome - are not always guaranteed a big following, according to industry analysts." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Google's Android mobile phone fails to connect with the critics
4 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"When the first of Google's long-anticipated Android mobile phones hit the stores in a matter of weeks, they will land with a fizzle rather than a bang." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Dell considers plan to outsource production and sell its factories
4 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Dell, the world's second-biggest personal computer maker, is considering a plan to sell its factories, according to people familiar with the matter." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Microsoft’s Windows advertising, minus the Windows
FT.com | Tech Blog | Microsoft’s Windows advertising, minus the Windows
23 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"One of the world’s richest men and one of the world’s best-known comedians meet in a discount shoe store and… Well, and nothing." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
FT.com | Tech Blog | What will Wright spawn next?
FT.com | Tech Blog | What will Wright spawn next?
FT.com | Tech Blog | What will Wright spawn next?
23 hours ago - via Bookmarklet - Link
"“I’ve had some ideas I’ve been working on in the background. There are plenty of different ways of seeing the world. The Sims and Spore are both about life on different scales, but they are essentially about what life means.”" - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted four links
Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes » VentureBeat
Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes » VentureBeat
yesterday at 10:55 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Microsoft never disclosed its actual return rates. But according to data obtained by VentureBeat, the total number climbed above 1.2 million consoles in early 2007. That is a huge amount, considering Microsoft had only shipped 11.6 million into stores by the time of the announcement in mid-2007. - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Amazon launches video-on-demand service
FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Amazon launches video-on-demand service
yesterday at 10:24 am - via Reshare - Link
""Amazon has announced a video-on-demand streaming service as internet and consumer electronics companies strive to match the capabilities of US cable and satellite providers."" - Chris Nuttall
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FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - View from the Top: Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google
yesterday at 10:15 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"In a video interview with FT.com at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota, this week, Mr Schmidt speaks about Chrome, Google's new browser, arch-rival Microsoft, and explains why he thinks it is worth abiding by China's censorship rules." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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yesterday at 8:56 am - Link
The video game Spore was launched last night at the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco - FT Techfeed
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Microsoft Kicks off new Windows Campaign with Star Power
Microsoft Kicks off new Windows Campaign with Star Power
yesterday at 7:59 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 4, 2008 — “This is the Conquistador,” explains Jerry Seinfeld, showing a befuddled Bill Gates a brown loafer. “They run very tight.”" Microsoft press release on new ad campaign - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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New LG Blu-ray Player Streams Netflix — With Drawbacks - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
New LG Blu-ray Player Streams Netflix — With Drawbacks - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Thursday at 3:08 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"But if you’re expecting to see these titles in all their Blu-ray high-def 1080p glory, you might want to keep your wallet in your pocket. For the foreseeable future, streaming Netflix titles will appear, at best, as standard-definition DVD content." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Yahoo! Inc YHOO:NSQ - Performance - FT.com
Yahoo! Inc YHOO:NSQ - Performance - FT.com
Thursday at 1:57 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Yahoo hit a 52-week low on Thursday, closing at $17.75 - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted three links
FT.com / Columnists / John Gapper - Google launches Microsoft’s big fear
FT.com / Columnists / John Gapper - Google launches Microsoft’s big fear
Thursday at 8:13 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"They do things differently in Mountain View. After years spent denying that it was working on its own internet browser, Google this week unveiled, ahem, its own internet browser. “It just happened to migrate from being false to being true,” Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, said airily." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Google lays out browser aims
Thursday at 8:11 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Google launched its web browser in part to stop its rival Microsoft from "Balkanising" the internet by carving it up in ways that favoured its own services, the internet company's chief executive officer said yesterday." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Microsoft drops price of Xbox ahead of holiday season
Thursday at 8:11 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 from tomorrow in the US, undercutting Nintendo's Wii and offering the cheapest next-generation console." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - CNBC in tie-up with LinkedIn
Thursday at 8:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"CNBC and LinkedIn are combining their business audiences through an alliance between the financial news channel and the professional social network, which highlights the growing advertising clout of specialist online communities." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
FT.com | Tech Blog | Start-up’s face is recognised in new Picasa
FT.com | Tech Blog | Start-up’s face is recognised in new Picasa
Thursday at 8:07 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"What happens when start-ups get swallowed up by the Google machine?" - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
Dell has released its first netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9
Dell has released its first netbook, the Inspiron Mini 9
Thursday at 8:06 am - Link
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“BREAKING...Microsoft tells me they are cutting US Xbox 360 prices from Friday. The Arcade version will now cost less than the Wii at $199.99. The 60Gb Pro is cut...
Wednesday at 1:51 pm - via Reshare - Link
"They needed to do something, what has prompted this is relatively lackluster sales," said Michael Pachter, video game analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities. "And frankly I think they can afford a price cut, because they have [falling] production costs that are probably close enough to these new prices." - Chris Nuttall
Microsoft has given no indication that it will follow suit with a price cut in Europe. Aaron Greenberg, director of Xbox 360 product management, told the FT: “We dropped the price in Europe in April, we feel good about maintaining our lead there.” - Chris Nuttall
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Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web
Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web
Wednesday at 1:36 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Brian Rakowski walks to the whiteboard in a small conference room in Building 41 on Google's Mountain View campus. A lanky, gregarious man in his twenties, Rakowski is the product manager of a top-secret project that's been under way for more than two years." - Wired - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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FT.com / Home UK / UK - Google's latest move keeps the techies guessing
Wednesday at 8:33 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Silicon Valley was buzzing yesterday with two explanations for the latest eye-catching twist in the technology industry's most prominent battle: Google's decision to launch its own web browser in competition with Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Companies - Chrome outshines rivals to become fastest browser
Wednesday at 8:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Chrome’s speed gap over the very latest releases of Firefox (version 3) and IE (version 8) narrows, but I still feel Chrome has the edge in most cases." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Music Week - Snow Patrol and Apple aim for the skies
Music Week - Snow Patrol and Apple aim for the skies
Tuesday at 10:29 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Snow Patrol will become the first artists to deliver an interactive album application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, ahead of the release of their fifth studio album next month." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted two links
July Chip Sales up 7.6 Percent Year-on-Year - SIA
July Chip Sales up 7.6 Percent Year-on-Year - SIA
Tuesday at 9:29 am - Link
SAN JOSE, CA – September 2, 2008 – Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 7.6 percent to $22.2 billion in July from July 2007 sales of $20.6 billion. Sales grew by 2.8 percent from June when sales were $21.6 billion.Year-to-date sales through July were $148.3 billion, an increase of 5 percent from the same period of 2007 when sales were $141.3 billion. - Chris Nuttall
By 2015, every new television will be internet enabled
Tuesday at 8:57 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"From the sublime to the ridiculous, years of promise in bringing the internet to the television screen is finally starting to deliver. We’ve covered Sony and Samsung entering the race to deliver internet to the lounge room, now add Panasonic and Phillips to the list." - The Inquisitr - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Top Ten thoughts on Google Chrome
FT.com | Tech Blog | Top Ten thoughts on Google Chrome
Tuesday at 8:42 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"1. Why a cartoon? What happened to the YouTube explanatory video? Are online cartoons the next big thing and is Google Chrome the red herring?" - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Google Chrome
Tuesday at 7:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
The cartoon behind the browser - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted a link
CONFIRMED: Aaron Sorkin Creates Facebook Page, Writing Facebook Movie -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine
CONFIRMED: Aaron Sorkin Creates Facebook Page, Writing Facebook Movie -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine
August 28 at 8:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Aaron Sorkin, a man whose discomfort with the Internet goes way, way back to the days he got angry at the Television Without Pity message boards, is writing a movie about the founding of Facebook." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Yahoo closes Mash as it changes the mix
FT.com | Tech Blog | Yahoo closes Mash as it changes the mix
August 29 at 11:23 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Yahoo has failed again to create a compelling social-networking service - announcing the closure of Mash on September 29." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted three links
FT.com | Tech Blog | Google’s rival to the App Store: think YouTube with a heavy dose of Google Analytics
FT.com | Tech Blog | Google’s rival to the App Store: think YouTube with a heavy dose of Google Analytics
August 29 at 8:09 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Rather than an organised store, like Apple’s, this will be an online bazaar, something much more like YouTube. Google is also counting on its search technology to give it an edge in helping users find their way to relevant apps." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - Microsoft to buy price comparison website
August 29 at 8:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Microsoft is to buy Ciao, an online price comparison and product reviews site, as it seeks to improve its European search offering." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
FT.com / Home UK / UK - Dell points to 'conservatism' in IT spending as income falls
August 29 at 8:07 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Dell, the world's secondbiggest personal computer maker, yesterday sounded a sour note on the economy, warning that the slowdown in information technology spending that has gripped the US in recent months had begun to spread to Europe and parts of Asia." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs's Obituary, As Run By Bloomberg
Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs's Obituary, As Run By Bloomberg
August 28 at 8:03 am - via Reshare - Link
"The Bloomberg financial newswire decided to update its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary today — and inadvertently published it in the process." - Chris Nuttall
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Mozilla adds ubiquity to browser
FT.com | Tech Blog | Mozilla adds ubiquity to browser
August 27 at 1:12 pm - via Reshare - Link
""Some of Ubiquity’s uses are also possible through other browser plug-ins such as Vysr’s RoamAbout, but the application is another example of how Firefox is staying one step ahead of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the browser wars by extending the possibilities of user input."" - FT Techfeed
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Femto pioneer snags extra funding
August 27 at 10:12 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"The buzz around femtocells – desktop boxes that boost indoor mobile phone coverage and route calls over a broadband connection – has helped RadioFrame Networks raise an additional $28m in debt and equity backing, bringing its total funding to over $100m." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
FT.com | Tech Blog | Intel’s mobile alternative to ARM-wrestling
FT.com | Tech Blog | Intel’s mobile alternative to ARM-wrestling
August 27 at 10:10 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"ntel failed at mobile phone chips before, so why should this time be any different? I got a chance to put that question to Intel CFO Stacey Smith at last week’s developer forum in San Francisco." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Chris Nuttall posted two links
Selling Google Apps no cinch for Google - Aug. 27, 2008
Selling Google Apps no cinch for Google - Aug. 27, 2008
August 27 at 8:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) -- Steve Skinner, the head of information technology for a big Bay Area real estate agency, recently got his umpteenth call from Google. Would Skinner be interested in buying a package of e-mail, word processing and other software known as Google Apps for his company's 1,300 employees? Skinner once again declined." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
Business Week: Amazon Beefs Up Kindle Franchise
August 27 at 8:32 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Amazon.com wants to add some social media savvy to the growing e-book business that's helping justify its lofty share price." - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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“Apologies for the Techfeed beta falling fallow during August due to staff vacation, normal service with hopefully some improvements will resume after Labor Day”
August 27 at 8:21 am - Link
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FT.com / Companies / IT - AMD sells digital TV chip unit to Broadcom
August 25 at 12:30 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the sale of its digital TV chip business to rival Broadcom as it sought a return to profitability. - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Desktop Linux, part 2: charge up the defibrillator
August 8 at 11:18 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Some readers took issue with my reference to Linux on PCs as DOA (though, I should add, very respectfully - these open-source types certainly know how to conduct a civil conversation.) - Richard Waters via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | Desktop Linux still DOA
August 6 at 4:59 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"It’s going nowhere. It’s not made any headway in the last 4-5 years." - Richard Waters via Bookmarklet
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FT.com / In depth - Renewed criticism at Yahoo’s annual meeting
August 2 at 2:11 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Yahoo’s top executives on Friday sought to draw a line under the six months of upheaval triggered by Microsoft’s takeover bid, as the internet company faced renewed criticism at its annual shareholder meeting for failing to secure a deal with the software company." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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FT.com | Tech Blog | The speech Jerry Yang will not give today
FT.com | Tech Blog | The speech Jerry Yang will not give today
August 1 at 9:48 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"After careful thought, I’ve decided to step down as CEO, effective immediately. This is the one truly long-term decision I have to present to you today." - FT Techfeed via Bookmarklet
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Yahoo! Inc YHOO:NSQ - Performance - FT.com
Yahoo! Inc YHOO:NSQ - Performance - FT.com
August 1 at 8:46 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Yahoo shares are below $20 and at a 6-month low as its annual meeting takes place today - Chris Nuttall via Bookmarklet
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