MyProps.org - Technology: Newest RSS Feed http://myprops.org/Links/Category2.aspx?t=5 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:52:46 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Wired writer Evan Ratliff spent 27 days in constant fear of getting caught as a small army of amateur and professional investigators hunted him. He had a bounty on his head and the Internet nipping at his heels. Vanish, a combination of a manhunt and an experiment, began at 5:38 pm on August 14, 2009 as a bold headline on Wired proclaimed "Author Evan Ratliff Is on the Lam. Locate Him and Win $5,000." We would discover if someone could disappear in today's world, or whether the ... http://myprops.org/content/How-Do-You-Hide-From-the-Internet-Internet/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:28:40 GMT We've been matching up popular web services, applications and mobile apps against each other in heated one-on-one battles here in our weekly Faceoff Series. Last week Microsoft Office bested Google Docs in a head to head race for the title of office suite champion. This week we turned our attention to a rather timely battle being waged on the mobile front, between Apple's still wildly-selling iPhone platform and Google's slower to boil Android mobile operating system. Apparently the latter ... http://myprops.org/content/UNDERDOG-Google-Android-Smashes-Apple-iPhone-in-Reader-Vote/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:56 GMT March, 2007: Windows Vista's initial sales are great, "more than doubling" those of its predecessor, Windows XP. Flash forward to November, 2009: Windows 7 initial sales are 234% higher than Vista's. Those numbers sound awfully similar... What does this all mean? To be honest, not all that much-mostly, it means that there are just more computers out there every year. But what's kind of heartening, to me at least, is that it also means the general public is more and more tech-savvy: ... http://myprops.org/content/Windows-7-Sales-Are-Great-Just-Like-Vista-Sales-in-2007-Flashback/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:39:29 GMT Peripherals, they say, are the spice of life. Well, maybe they don't say that, but they do say it about variety, and peripherals add variety to your computing life. If you're reading this on a stock HP desktop, clicking on links with the mouse that came with it, and trusting your data to that 512MB USB stick they gave you at work, then you should consider accessorizing. http://myprops.org/content/CrunchGear-2009-Gift-Guide-Peripherals/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:04:36 GMT It's a funny thing, the CLIQ. When it was introduced at a low-key press conference, the world gasped as the flagging handset maker finally made its first really bold move since the RAZR by ushering in its first-ever Android handset. Here we a few months later, and the only Android-based Moto that anyone's talking about is the Droid. That said, we're confident that a few of you T-Mobile loyalists are sticking to your guns (wouldn't want to get caught up in that whole Verizon / AT&T scuffle, ... http://myprops.org/content/How-would-you-change-Motorolas-CLIQ/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:59:49 GMT This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Fido Factor Quick Pitch: Fido Factor is a dog-specific local search and review site and iPhone app built for dog owners. It's a "Yelp for dogs." Genius Idea: We dog owners love our canines: it's really that simple. We raise them, feed ... http://myprops.org/content/Fido-Factor-Finds-Dog-Friendly-Places-in-Your-City/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:51:53 GMT Unlike T.S. Eliot, I can't measure life out in coffee spoons. I tend to lose the darn things. That's exactly why this self-stirring, self-heating, USB-chargeable coffee cup is the stuff my caffeine-deprived daydreams are made of. Brando calls it the USB Whirl Wind Warmer Cup and it's all too lovely. It keeps your beverage at a comfortable 40°C and stirs everything up at the push of a button. You can recharge the cup's batteries using either an AC outlet or a USB port, so there's no ... http://myprops.org/content/My-Dream-Coffee-Cup-is-Now-Reality-USB/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:26:52 GMT Keith Teare was hanging around the Real-Time CrunchUp today showing off his newest project - Speedi.ly. What does Speedi.ly do? One thing, very well and at scale. Speedi.ly takes a piece of content, or grabs the content from a URL, and analyzes it. It does this very fast and it outputs some key data. Speedi.ly tells you the language of the content, categorizes it (topics, keywords), and additional metadata. This metadata payload is exactly what Robert Scoble is talking about with his ... http://myprops.org/content/Getting-To-The-SuperTweet-Speedi.ly-Classifies-The-Real-Time-Web/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:46:35 GMT newVideoPlayer("/gizmodo-clouds.flv", 500, 375,""); This video shows Earth's weather from August 17 to August 26, 2009. It also shows how beautiful this planet is, and how insignificant we are. It was created at a 7-kilometer resolution with NASA's GEOS-5 atmospheric general circulation model. The GEOS-5 atmospheric model was developed by NASA Goddard's scientists. It's based on the Earth System Modeling Framework, an open source project "for building climate, ... http://myprops.org/content/Earths-Weather-Like-You-Have-Never-Seen-It-Before-Science/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:41:40 GMT Extracting meaning from the Web is a difficult undertaking. Keyword search skims the surface of contextual meaning that is locked in Web pages, Tweets and feeds. That's where semantic search comes in. The semantic web deals with looking beyond simple links that make up the web to understand a deeper meaning and context behind that content. The Ellerdale Project, which launched in alpha this past week, is hoping to add context to search by using semantic technology to power a real-time search ... http://myprops.org/content/The-Ellerdale-Project-Mines-The-Semantic-Web-To-Help-You-Make-Sense-Of-Real-Time-Streams/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:34:37 GMT Honestly, it's impossible to work in these conditions. I'm writing this from the TechCrunch Real-Time CrunchUp; a one-day event in San Francisco celebrating the joys of the 'real-time' web. Sounds awesome, right? It is. I've been on stage, heckling participants on the marketing panel, I've been Tweeting from the audience, I've been following the live-blogging of the panels. Generally I've been living the real time dream - which probably explains why I haven't done any actual work all day. And ... http://myprops.org/content/This-Week-On-TechCrunch-Real-time-distractions-Indian-outsourcing-rumours-layoffs-and-Scobles-brave-new-world-of-tweets/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:11:36 GMT I used to think that nothing would happen with the Large Hadron Collider. I even made fun of the nutters saying it's going to destroy the world. After reading CERN Director for Accelerators's latest statement, I'm not so sure: The LHC is a far better understood machine than it was a year ago. We've learned from our experience, and engineered the technology that allows us to move on. That's how progress is made. Wait wait wait. WAIT, Mr. Director for Accelerators Steve Myers Sir. What do ... http://myprops.org/content/OK-Now-Im-Nervous-About-the-Large-Hadron-Collider-Blockquote/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:03:04 GMT Philips has just announced a new 9704 LED Pro line of televisions bound for the UK. The two sets promise a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a 200Hz refresh rate, and a 1-ms response time. Philips promises both models -- the 40-inch 40PFL9704 and the 46-inch 46PFL9704 -- are up to 50 percent more energy efficient than previous models, and both boast 5 HDMI ports. Both LED Pros will be available in December, with the 40-incher running £1,799 (around $2969 ) and the 46-inch model costing ... http://myprops.org/content/Philips-launches-9704-LED-Pro-televisions-in-the-UK/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:41 GMT Some of NewEgg's Black Friday offers have surfaced and while we don't know everything yet, a few of the deals we're seeing, such as a 2TB HDD for $150, are looking pretty good. According to Logic Buy, these deals are subject to change and there are more offers to come. We'll be keeping an eye out for changes and update as necessary. Pre-Black Friday (Starts Midnight PST on Monday 11/23) Canon DC410 DVD Camcorder $199.99 (list: $279.99) Antec 300 PC Case $49.95 (list $69.95) Seagate 2TB ... http://myprops.org/content/NewEgg-Black-Friday-Deals-Leak-Black-Friday/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:50 GMT "Email is not going to disappear. Possibly ever. Until the robots kill us all." - Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail, co-founder of FriendFeed, currently doing vague infrastructure things at Facebook. Today, at our RealTime CrunchUp event in San Francisco, Buchheit and Threadsy foun... Continue reading » Read the rest of this story » http://myprops.org/content/Gmail-Creator-Thinks-Email-Will-Last-Forever.-And-Hasnt-Tried-Google-Wave-914654/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:33:51 GMT Are idiot cops with tasers in some sort of competition with one another? I think the new record for stupidity belongs to Dustin Bradshaw, the Arkansas police officer who zapped and arrested a 10-year old girl for throwing a fit. Get this: the mother called police because her child was throwing a fit about showering before going to bed. When the officer arrived the girl was kicking and screaming on the floor and the mother suggested that she should be tasered. Instead of saying something like ... http://myprops.org/content/Cop-Tasers-and-Arrests-a-10-Year-Old-Girl-For-Throwing-a-Fit-Crime/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:20:32 GMT Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. [TIFI via Boing Boing] http://myprops.org/content/Perhaps-It-is-Time-To-Make-The-Switch-to-an-Electric-Razor-Mods/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:51:48 GMT Dynamic Controls has just taken the wraps off of its new iPhone application which should be of great interest to those who use a wheelchair on a daily basis. The application -- which connects with the wheelchair via Bluetooth and has a bulit-in charger for the iPhone or iPod touch -- enables diagnostics to check for any problems with the chair. It also allows users to get real-time information, speed information, and compass data. Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation, Software Dynamic ... http://myprops.org/content/Dynamic-Controls-unveils-integrated-iPhone-app-for-wheelchair-controls/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:46 GMT "Email is not going to disappear. Possibly ever. Until the robots kill us all." - Paul Buchheit, creator of Gmail, co-founder of FriendFeed, currently doing vague infrastructure things at Facebook. Today, at our RealTime CrunchUp event in San Francisco Buchheit and Threadsy CEO Rob Goldman sat down for a chat with our own Steve Gillmor and Erick Schonfeld. The topic was: Can We Kill Email Already? All Aboard The Micro-Message Bus. So can we kill email? Well if Buchheit's quote didn't ... http://myprops.org/content/Gmail-Creator-Thinks-Email-Will-Last-Forever.-And-Hasnt-Tried-Google-Wave/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:31:52 GMT Brian Singerman - Founders Fund Ron Conway - Angel Investor Dan'l Lewin - Corporate VP for Strategic and Emerging Business Development at Microsoft George Zachary - Charles River Ventures Paul Buchheit - Facebook/FriendFeed Andrew Braccia - Accel Partners Michael Arrington - Editor and Founder, TechCrunch Moderated by Steve Gillmor and Erick Schonfeld ES: We talk a lot about the overflow of information. Lots of interest in geo-stream. Where do ... http://myprops.org/content/RealTime-CrunchUp-Wheres-The-Money-In-Real-Time/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:42 GMT If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don't panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. Let me explain: the menu screen for Never Been Kissed appears momentarily when the disc is loaded, then reverts to the standard Fight Club menu. It's actually a brilliantly hilarious gag perpetrated by director David Fincher for the release. Not only are the two movies ... http://myprops.org/content/Worry-Not-Fight-Club-Has-Not-Turned-Into-a-Horrible-Romantic-Comedy-Blu-Ray/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:05 GMT When it was released earlier this month, the retail price for the Motorola Droid was $200 for new activations on Verizon. Although Verizon is staying firm with that price point for now, it appears that some of its retailers are not. Specifically, Amazon and Dell have both cut prices on the smartphone to $150 and $120, respectively. The news comes just one day after news broke of price cuts by online retailers on other devices not named iPhone: the Palm Pre and Pixi. Of course, the device ... http://myprops.org/content/Droid-Does-A-Price-Drop/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:57 GMT Each Friday we choose a Lunchtime Poll topic to get a sense of how Mashable readers feel about the chosen topic of the week. Below are the results from last Friday's poll, where we asked for your favorite news reader. Is your favorite app or service not represented in the list? Let us know in the comments! And to make sure your vote counts next time, be sure to vote in this week's Lunchtime Poll, where we want to know your favorite video-sharing service. A surprising number of readers in ... http://myprops.org/content/Top-10-News-Readers-Judged-by-Mashable-Readers/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:59:50 GMT If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin' huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. Clark Planetarium Director Seth Jarvis said the stony meteorite was probably traveling 80,000 miles an hour when it hit our atmosphere. He said it happened 100 miles up in the air; so despite the brightness, Utah was never in any danger. "These collisions can do damage, but they are extremely rare; and literally ... http://myprops.org/content/Spectacular-Meteor-Lights-Up-the-Utah-Skies-Space/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:52:40 GMT "We have captured it! First circulating beam of 2009!" And with that tweet, researchers at CERN announced that they did in fact activate the Large Hadron Collider, after quite a long delay and despite warnings of a looming, nefarious Higgs boson. Whether or not we will have had total destruction as an unfortunate result of the device remains to be seen, but should the future find a way to either cease to exist or travel to the past in some time-bending paradox, we only hope linguists ... http://myprops.org/content/Large-Hadron-Collider-is-online-Higgs-boson-be-damned/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:28 GMT Today at the RealTime CrunchUp, representatives from some of the top companies involved in location based services came together to talk about the current state and future of geo-based services. I'll be taking some notes about the top themes to come up during the panel, and we'll have a full transcript available a few minutes after the panel concludes. Participating in the panel were: Matt Galligan, co-Founder of SimpleGeo Ryan Sarver, Director of Platform at Twitter Tristan Walker, VP of ... http://myprops.org/content/RealTime-CrunchUp-The-Rise-Of-Geo-Streams/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:46:36 GMT Roambi announced a pro version of its iPhone application this week that syncs with Salesforce.com and other cloud-based services or on-premsie sales environments. It's a visualization application, providing mobile workers with a pretty cool way to see sales information. Integration is by far one of the most significant trends we are seeing in the enterprise space. It's a wave, really, marked this week by Salesforce.com and its move to turn the Force.com development platform into a service ... http://myprops.org/content/An-iPhone-Visualization-App-That-Syncs-with-the-Cloud/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:49 GMT Meteorites, microscopes, or mixing things to go boom. Your science nerd loves it all. Here are a couple of gift ideas for that space explorer, mad scientist, or engineer in your life. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. Lego: It's not really a secret that Lego building blocks are widely loved. They're perfect for any age, but a particularly fun gift for an engineering or physics nerd who lacks some brightly-colored fun. Whether you go for ... http://myprops.org/content/Gifts-for-Science-Nerds-Who-Love-To-Tinker-Gift-Guide/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:28 GMT Once the service for those serious enough to pay for the privilege to post, TypePad recently released a free "Micro" service. The company made the decision to offer a free product realizing the demand for a platform more formal than Twitter and less formal than Wordpress or Typepad's original product. ReadWriteWeb compared TypePad's Micro against 2 other leading light blogging tools. Below are our thoughts: Sponsor TypePad Micro: In addition to being able to blog via email, ... http://myprops.org/content/Three-Great-Light-Blogging-Tools-Compared/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:46 GMT Apparently we won't have to deal with upgrading our Microsoft-driven computers for another three years. According to a tentative roadmap, the next version of the OS, Windows 8, won't be arriving until 2012. This release date would be consistent with the schedule Microsoft has been maintaining, but I suggest they don't rush it. I still can't let go of some Windows XP installs, much less jump to Windows 8 so quickly. [MSFT Kitchen via Electronista] http://myprops.org/content/Windows-8-Expected-in-2012-According-to-Roadmap-Windows-8/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:54 GMT To whom it may concern: Applebee's gift cards, while appropriately monolithic, are not redeemable at Apple Stores or on iTunes. [Thanks Nicholas!] http://myprops.org/content/PSA-Applebees-Gift-Card-Are-Not-Redeemable-on-iTunes-Advertising/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:47 GMT What's a matter, guy? Wiimote seem "old hat?" Looks like a start-up in Finland has just what you need. Containing "industry-leading" sensors for keeping track of "movement, rotation, magnetic fields and pressure," Blobo is a squeezable game controller roughly the size and shape of a golf ball that communicates with your PC or phone via Bluetooth. Currently available in a package with "six sporty fun and fit" games, it'll keep tabs on you as you run, jump, ... http://myprops.org/content/Finland-unleashes-Blobo-the-squeezable-all-too-cheerful-game-controller-on-an-unsuspecting-world/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:52 GMT Rippol, the video discovery site that combines both complex algorithms with user suggestions to surface interesting content, has launched to the public at today's RealTime CrunchUp. We recently took an in-depth look at the service, but for those who haven't seen it yet, here's a recap: Rippol looks at your video watching activity on the site, as well as that of your friends and people in your demographic. It then looks at meta data from video content ingested from sites like YouTube and Hulu, ... http://myprops.org/content/Rippols-Video-Discovery-Engine-Launches-To-The-Public/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:33:37 GMT Glenn Beck has a plan, and he's deadly serious about it. The mega-popular Fox news host/evangelist will unveil an initiative called "The Plan" in Florida tomorrow while on tour to promote his book, "Arguing With Idiots." Read the rest of this story » See Also: Now Even Glenn Beck Is Freaking Out About The Dollar Carry TradeGlenn Beck Becomes Publishing Legend With Creepy Children's Book (NWS)What's Wrong With Glenn Beck? http://myprops.org/content/Glenn-Beck-To-Unveil-Mystery-Plan-Tomorrow/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:14 GMT It wasn't the fault of a creaky old radar system, but of high-tech flight-monitoring computers. http://myprops.org/content/Blog-Explaining-the-Air-Traffic-Breakdown/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:38 GMT Adidas Imperial Stormtropper sneakers. You know, so you can run faster when random people start chasing you down the street to beat the crap out of you. Or ask you where you bought them. It can go either way. gawkerGallery(5409648,3,'Adidas Star Wars Collection Gallery'); There are also Darth Vader shoes and hoodies, all part of next year's Adidas Star Wars Collection. Check out the rest of the images at [Kicks on Fire] http://myprops.org/content/Adidas-Imperial-Stormtrooper-Sneakers-Star-Wars/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:59 GMT The folks over at Logic Buy got their hands on the HP Home Store Thanksgiving Event flyer. And while some of the deals are decent, nothing really seems to stand out, aside from the mouthful of a sales event name. Desktops: HP Pavilion p6280t Quad-Core $569.99 ($405 off) HP Pavilion Elite e9250t Core i5 $799.99 ($405 off) HP Slimline s5210 $349.99 ($155 off) Laptops HP G71 17.3" $499.99 ($329 off) HP dm3z $529.99 ($170 off) HP dv6t Quad $999.99 ($649 off) Printers LaserJet ... http://myprops.org/content/HP-Black-Friday-Flyer-Feels-Lacking-on-Deals-Black-Friday/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:53 GMT Neel Shah got his scandal-phone returned; Kevin Marks got retweeted by ghosts and Al Yankovic was surrounded by nobodies. The Twitterati were haunted, in a good way. Neel Shah, Page Six gossip and former Gawker and Radar-ite, was glad his phone didn't end up with the likes of his present or past employers. (He should be.) Tech pundit and Berkeleyite Andrew Keen articulated an ideology of what might be called, if you're avoiding Rush Limbuagh-isms, "femifascism." British ... http://myprops.org/content/Hidden-Forces-Baffle-the-Twitterati/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:24:50 GMT At our Real-Time CrunchUp today in San Francisco, we are hosting a panel titles "Media Streams: Are These The Utlimate Marketing Vehicle?" Panelists include Sean Rad, CEO of Ad.ly; Ryan Amos, co-founder of DailyBooth; Jesse Engle, CEO of CoTweet; Robin Bechtel, a celebrity agent and Philip Nelson, SVP of strategic development for NewTek. Below find my live notes (paraphrased): ES: What are celebrities doing to leverage the social streams? RB: I oversee Britney Spears' digital ... http://myprops.org/content/RealTime-CrunchUp-Media-Streams-As-The-Ultimate-Marketing-Vehicle/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:38 GMT Proclaimed iPhone-killer the Droid has been out for a week and it's already seeing price cuts from some retailers. Verizon is still selling the phone for $200 but Amazon.com has a new Droid with contract for $150. Dell is taking the aggressive stance and offering the Droid for $120.00. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Google Giving Verizon Droid Rare, Massive Promotional Push (GOOG, VZ, MOT)UPDATED: Tiny Droid Lines Around The Country (MOT, GOOG, VZ)Mossberg On The Droid: ... http://myprops.org/content/Verizon-Droid-Price-Drops-To-120/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:33 GMT ESPN is suspending its hotshot writer Bill Simmons from Twitter for two weeks. The reason: He started mouthing off at Boston sports station WEEI on Twitter. WEEI is an ESPN partner. Read the rest of this story » See Also: The Next Twitter: Pay Attention To Hot Potato, A New 'Real-Time' StartupHere Come Twitter Ads, Says Twitter COOTwitter Users Are Surprisingly Receptive To Ads http://myprops.org/content/ESPN-Suspends-Superstar-Writer-Bill-Simmons-From-Using-Twitter/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:28 GMT Music videos from Sony and Universal on YouTube have more advertising sold against them than any other group, according to analysis from TubeMogul. Below is an approximation of the daily share of YouTube's monetized views based on the number of videos that carry ads in YouTube's daily top 100 most-viewed. This is why Sony, Universal, and YouTube are teaming up to launch Vevo, the big web music video site, December 8th. According to TubeMogul, 3.94% of YouTube's daily views come from the ... http://myprops.org/content/CHART-OF-THE-DAY-YouTubes-Top-Money-Makers-Are-Record-Labels/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:20 GMT By Drake Martinet, Intern, All Things Digital A new feature wherein All Things Digital looks at up-and-coming and innovative start-ups you should know about. This week: We caught up with Sam Blackman, CEO of Elemental Technologies at the San Francisco NewTeeVee Live conference. Elemental Technologies hopes to become a major player in the future of online and over-the-air video through their high-performance encoding technology. Who: Sam Blackman What: CEO and Chairman of Elemental ... http://myprops.org/content/Almost-Famous-Elemental-Technologies-Sam-Blackman-Voices/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:03 GMT Bright ideas and products in skiing and snowboarding, from a Norwegian hotel built into a mountainside to an inflatable pack that can save you from an avalanche Skiing and snowboarding have always been cutting-edge sports, thanks to renegade personalities and high-tech gear. But this ski season, designers are stepping it up to a whole new level. Here, take a look at some of the finest in snowsports tech-and enter to win some gear of your own. Want to score your own high-tech snowsports ... http://myprops.org/content/The-Future-of-Snow-Sports-Tech-Winter-Gear/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:46 GMT No, it's not going to destroy the world. But the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built. [Big Picture] http://myprops.org/content/Large-Hadron-Collider-Circulating-Particle-Beams-Again-Large-Hadron-Collider/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:30 GMT Today at the RealTime CrunchUp we saw the launch of VideoLobby, a new service founded by Peter Urban that's looking to make it easier to create professional-looking webcasts, complete with custom branding. The service is an extension of Urban's "sales software for real people" service Smibs. Urban says that while some other services offer embeds, you're generally responsible for building your own branded site to insert those in. That's where VideoLobby comes in: the site helps you build your ... http://myprops.org/content/VideoLobby-Wants-To-Help-You-Create-Your-Own-Custom-Branded-Live-Webcasts/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:49 GMT Rotten Tomatoes is a great site because it takes all the movie reviews from around the web and condenses them into an easy-to-understand aggregate score. But let's be honest: Most movie reviewers suck. Why not instead rely on people in your social circle to recommend movies to you? That's the idea behind FlixUp. This new iPhone app unveiled at our Realtime CrunchUp event in San Francisco today essentially scans Twitter for what people are saying about a movie and shows you a rating based on ... http://myprops.org/content/FlixUp-Is-Rotten-Tomatoes-For-Twitter-Movie-Talk/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:43 GMT Samsung's been showing off two new handsets of late. The S5150 Olivia is a clamshell affair with a mirrored body, an external LED, and we know that it will boast a 3 megapixel camera and a 2.2-inch QVGA display. The other - the S7070 - is an iPhone-esque job, with a crazy diamond-shaped button at the bottom, and a quilted-style back cover, with a 3-inch WQVGA display with resistive touchscreen, Bluetooth, and microSD slot. Samsung hasn't formally announced these ladies yet, but they are expected ... http://myprops.org/content/Samsung-unleashes-two-Diva-branded-phones-divas-everywhere-faint/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:41 GMT You know the retweet button you see on content spread throughout the web? You can thank TweetMeme for that. Long before Twitter's new Retweet functionality existed, this button was the way to share on Twitter. And it still is for content not on twitter.com. But now it's time for TweetMeme to think about making money. And they've come up with a way that people are either going to love or hate. At our Realtime CrunchUp in San Francisco today, TweetMeme founder Nick Halstead has unveiled ... http://myprops.org/content/Retweets-Are-Hot.-Will-Retweeting-Ads-Be-TweetMeme-Thinks-So/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:37 GMT By Scott Austin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Working for a start-up is hard enough. Trying to wittily describe "the unique entrepreneurial culture that sets their company apart and inspires them to go to work each day" - in 140 characters or less - is equally challenging. That was the task set by the National Venture Capital Association and job board StartUpHire, which asked for Twitter-esque submissions from start-up employees in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. You ... http://myprops.org/content/Start-Up-Employees-Tell-All-In-140-Characters-Or-Less-Voices/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:18 GMT App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they've got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the company, Alexandre de Rochefort, says that even a company that's done extremely well on the iPhone can have trouble breaking even on Google phones: We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like ... many others ... [The Android ... http://myprops.org/content/There-Can-Be-Only-One-Part-Deux-Blockquote/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:59 GMT There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface, i.e. Flash, or for cleaner integration, through its back end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. UPDATED The news comes from the COO of Syabas, the company that makes the Popcorn Hour set-top box. Up until now they'd had a "loose agreement" with the 'Tube: They could stream video from YouTube for free, but YouTube could change the terms of the deal whenever they want. Which ... http://myprops.org/content/YouTube-Shuts-Down-API-Access-Leaves-Set-Top-Boxes-High-and-Dry-UPDATED-YouTube/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:53 GMT At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal's booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics "Black Box" suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control. They'd taken a SCAR assault rifle, and put a "black box" inside the handgrip, networking it with the soldier ("with a kind of Bluetooth" according to the PR guy), and also to home base. The grip is ... http://myprops.org/content/Bitch-Busting-Ammo-Counting-Aliens-Gun-Is-Real-Scary-Guns/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:08 GMT Cernium's just announced something that should really please the 'I know the cat is putting my stuff on Ebay while I'm at church' crowd. The Archerfish Quattro is a full scale, no messing aroung video monitoring and recording system that pays attention to the little details while you're not around. Analyzing info in real time, if the Archerfish Quattro spies something funky, it'll send a message to your mobile phone or email. The system is expandable so that you can have as many cameras in the ... http://myprops.org/content/Archerfish-Quattro-video-monitoring-and-recording-system-now-available-at-Amazon/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:39:38 GMT Hey, it's Friday, and the Engadget Podcast crew is ready to blow out the week in news live -- and not only is there tech news to talk about, but we've got a hot new site to call home. It's all going down at 6:15PM EST, but the chat below is open, so settle in and we'll see you soon. Continue reading The Engadget Podcast, live at 6:15PM EST! The Engadget Podcast, live at 6:15PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of ... http://myprops.org/content/The-Engadget-Podcast-live-at-615PM-EST/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:39:33 GMT The first randomly selected audience winner today at the RealTime CrunchUp is SuperFeedr. They are an API service that works with both XMPP and PubSubHubbub (which launched at the frist CrunchUp) to create realtime content feeds. As they noted on stage, it's hard to demo something that is API only, but one implementation that we've written about before is Excla.im, which we wrote about recently. This allows for the realtime tracking of keywords on Twitter via IM. But this idea works for all ... http://myprops.org/content/SuperFeedr-Wants-To-Speed-Your-Feeds/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:45 GMT With services like Ustream.tv, Justin.tv, Kyte, and Qik bringing live video streaming to the masses, the web is turning into a viable competitor to television for real-time content. But while all of these services are great for bloggers remotely broadcasting footage,or streaming live events, but they come with a few problems: video content isn't optimized for search engines, and unlike TV, there's no closed captioning. PlyMedia is looking to change that. The company is launching a service ... http://myprops.org/content/PlyMedia-Transcribing-And-Captioning-Videos-In-Real-Time/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:36 GMT We've seen the Palm Pixi drop in price right at launch, but looks like the Droid isn't far behind. The Dell Mobility Store is offering it for a rather reasonable $120 (with a new Verizon account, of course). This is almost a surprising price drop after what we heard was a pretty decent launch for this handset. Why such a rush to lower price if sales are good? [Dell via 9 to 5 Mac] http://myprops.org/content/Droid-Price-Drops-to-120-Dealzmodo/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:56 GMT Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It's a well-placed holiday gift, in theory! Or at least it was, until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. Granted, it's a little worrisome that Barnes & Noble was taking preorders before letting reviewers have their say, so this enforced waiting period-which was probably a planned PR stunt, like the ones that pretty much every other hardware manufacturer ever does ever time they have a new product-is a good thing. At ... http://myprops.org/content/Barnes-Noble-Ruins-Nerd-Christmas-For-Good-PR-EReaders/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:29:38 GMT Susan Payton is the Managing Partner of Egg Marketing & Public Relations, an internet marketing firm. She blogs at The Marketing Eggspert Blog, and teaches marketing courses at Marketing EggSchool. Follow her on Twitter @eggmarketing. We're a week away from Black Friday and just a few years ago, if you wanted to find the best deals, you had to wait for the sales flyers to hit your newspaper or mailbox. You'd make a list of what you wanted and get your game plan together. But that's all ... http://myprops.org/content/HOW-TO-Use-Social-Media-to-Find-Black-Friday-Deals/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:18 GMT I'm not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff] http://myprops.org/content/Creating-a-Tornado-Inside-a-Soap-Bubble-Science/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:29 GMT App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they've got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the company, Alexandre de Rochefort, says that even a company that's done extremely well on the iPhone can have trouble breaking even on Google phones: We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like ... many others ... [The Android ... http://myprops.org/content/There-Can-Only-Be-One-Part-Deux-Android-Apps/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:24 GMT Vladislav Savov / Engadget: Google Chrome OS available as free VMWare download (update: first impressions)  -  Seriously, how awesome have the past few hours been?  Engadget turns the design stakes up to 11, Google finally dishes the dirt on Chrome OS, and now you can even download the forthcoming software to have a fiddle with yourself. http://myprops.org/content/Google-Chrome-OS-available-as-free-VMWare-download-update-first-impressions-Vladislav-SavovEngadget/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:02 GMT Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: Hot Potato Organizes The Stream Around What's Really Happening Now  -  Yesterday, Twitter changed its organizing question from "What Are You Doing?" to "What's Happening?"  But if you want to know what's really happening now, check out Hot Potato, a startup launching right now at our Realtime CrunchUp. http://myprops.org/content/Hot-Potato-Organizes-The-Stream-Around-Whats-Really-Happening-Now-Erick-SchonfeldTechCrunch/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:00 GMT At today's Real-Time CrunchUp, Mozzler launched its real-time search engine based on Twitter. Mozzler, which has real-time functionality, searches Twitter for the most popular content in the last six hours based on retweets. You can search Mozzler by keyword, similar to searches you can do on OneRiot and other search engines that include Twitter results. Results can include videos and images as well. Mozzler has also created numerous categories of searches under technology, entertainment, ... http://myprops.org/content/Mozzlers-Real-Time-Search-Engine-Scours-Twitter-For-The-Most-Retweeted-News/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:36 GMT Not too long ago C-motech popped up on our radar with Mangrove, the 7-inch touchscreen tablet that's been tragically saddled with Windows Mobile 6.5. The kids at SlashGear have just had a chance to play with the device, and to be honest they don't seem too terribly impressed. When stacked up against the Quanta Android Smartbook, for instance, the form factor was deemed unimpressive and "tubby," while the 1GHz Snapdragon seemed lackluster compared to the similarly powered HTC HD2. And ... http://myprops.org/content/Mangrove-WinMo-tablet-rough-handled-teased-for-being-tubby/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:06 GMT Richard Lawler / Engadget: YouTube pulls a Hulu - yanking API access from Popcorn Hour (Update: Google responds)  -  Hope you weren't enjoying watching YouTube on the television screen via Popcorn Hour and other set-top boxes, as they have been given notice by the newly 1080p and network TV-friendly website that they are no longer welcome to access its content. http://myprops.org/content/YouTube-pulls-a-Hulu-yanking-API-access-from-Popcorn-Hour-...-Richard-LawlerEngadget/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:03:13 GMT The hot story in tech right now is "real-time," thanks to Twitter and Facebook, so you're going to hear a lot of noise over the next few years about "real-time" tech startups. Most of them will be useless and will flame out. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Salesforce Shows Off Chatter: Twitter For Corporations (CRM)Here Come Twitter Ads, Says Twitter COOHelp MLB.TV Hear a Little More Chatter from Viewers http://myprops.org/content/The-Next-Twitter-Pay-Attention-To-Hot-Potato-A-New-Real-Time-Startup/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:58:31 GMT Our Friday lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating-and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way. If you have a problem with you TV, like a certain 70-year old Missouri man did with his converter box during the DTV transition, DO NOT get loaded, shoot it and engage in a standoff with the police. [Link] If you work in a tech-related retail store, DO NOT do what 29 year old Aaron Seiber did ... http://myprops.org/content/8-Examples-of-How-NOT-to-Fix-Your-Gadget-Problems-Tgif/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:47 GMT The Engadget Show is happening again, humans! This Sunday, November 22nd, we'll be bringing that live magic back to the stage as we sit down with Drew Bamford (you can read a bit about him here), director of HTC's Innovation Center (the place where things like the Sense UI are born). We'll also be joined by Joystiq's Editor-in-chief Chris Grant for a special roundtable discussion focused on gaming. As a bonus, we've got giveaways for everyone in the audience, plus one of the lucky attendees will ... http://myprops.org/content/The-Engadget-Show-tapes-this-Sunday-with-HTCs-Drew-Bamford-and-Chris-Grant-of-Joystiq/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:40:57 GMT Salesforce is getting into the "real-time" niche, too. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Salesforce.com Ex-President Cakebread Re-emerges At SaaS Vendor Xactly (CRM)Salesforce.com: Not As Big In Government As It Wants You To Think (CRM)People Complaining About Your Biz On Twitter? Salesforce.com Has An App For That (CRM) http://myprops.org/content/Salesforce-Shows-Off-Chatter-Twitter-For-Corporations/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:53 GMT It's Friday, people, which means that not only is it Follow Friday, it's also time for the Lunchtime Poll! Last week we wanted to know about your favorite news reader (or whether you use RSS at all). We'll have the results for you later today, but let's get a head start on the new poll: what's your favorite video sharing service? We'll start off with some responses from the staff here at Mashable, and let you fine folks have at it in the comments. Be sure to let us know along with your vote ... http://myprops.org/content/LUNCHTIME-POLL-Whats-Your-Favorite-Video-Sharing-Service/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:41 GMT Hot on the heels of the launch of the Windows desktop app preview, Seesmic has brought its Twitter client to the mobile arena as well with the launch of clients for the Android and BlackBerry platforms. Both apps are available for free - get the Android version from the Android Market and the BlackBerry version by pointing your BlackBerry to Seesmic. We had a chance to test out the Android build on the Motorola Droid and came away impressed. The interface is well-designed and easy to use. ... http://myprops.org/content/Seesmic-Launches-Mobile-Apps-for-Android-and-BlackBerry/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:36 GMT Some of the recent numbers being put up by live video events on the Web are giving TV a run for its money. Take for example the New Moon Premiere, which attracted 3 million viewers in total, a U2 concert on YouTube that reached 10 million, and the red carpet event for This Is It, which saw 1.8 million tune in. Today, we have yet another big number to share, this time from last night's Ustream premiere of 50 Cent's movie "Before I Self Destruct." In total, more than 255,000 users watched at ... http://myprops.org/content/50-Cent-Symbolizes-the-Impending-Live-Video-Explosion/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:30 GMT Want to watch YouTube on your TV? There are plenty of devices and services that let you do that, with more on the way. But starting next month, at least one gadget is getting its YouTube feed shut down: Syabas Technology, which makes a line of settop boxes called "Popcorn Hour", says Google's (GOOG) video site has told it to remove YouTube content beginning December 2. This one is a straight he said/he said: Syabas, via a blog post from COO Alex Limberis, says it has an agreement to use ... http://myprops.org/content/YouTube-Says-Popcorn-Hour-is-Over-MediaMemo/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:04 GMT Last year, we saw the launch of identi.ca, the open-sourced alternative to Twitter. At the time, we wrote that the company was never going to rival Twitter. As it turns out, that's not the goal of parent company StatusNet. Instead, the startup is looking to become something akin to a 'WordPress for microblogs'. That is to say, they make a platform that others can easily download and install to their own servers. And today they're showing off the next major step in their platform: a hosted ... http://myprops.org/content/Status.Net-The-WordPress-For-Microblogs-Gets-A-Hosted-Solution/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:02:01 GMT I'm a big fan of keeping things simple, but that doesn't mean things have to be bland. Google search results are pretty bland. Sure, sometimes you get returned things like YouTube thumbnails or pictures, but many results are still just a monotonous stream of blue links. Google tried to break this stream up a bit with its Search Options, an expandable feature, that gives you a left-side toolbar. But even that is just a bland series of links. Google is finally thinking about changing ... http://myprops.org/content/Google-And-The-Amazing-Technicolor-Search-Options/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:55 GMT Earlier this week, we wrote a post called "Who's Who in Google New York." It was a quick look at some of the top execs in the office, and what people are saying about them. One of the powerful executives we mentioned is a rising star named Ari Paparo, who came to Google (GOOG) through its DoubleClick acquisition. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Who Are The Rock Star Engineers At Google New York? (GOOG)Google New York's Alumni: Where Are They Now? (GOOG)Who's Who ... http://myprops.org/content/Low-Level-Hah-Googles-Ari-Paparo-Rules/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:59:44 GMT Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed Patrick Gallagher as the 14th director of its National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) . Although the title may be new to Gallagher, NIST's mission of developing measurement science, standards and technology isn't. The 46-year-old physicist began his career in the organization's NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) in 1993 to pursue studies in neutron and x-ray instrumentation; in 2004 he became NCNR's director. ... http://myprops.org/content/Measuring-Up-New-NIST-Director-Plus-Big-Budget-Put-Measurement-Science-in-Public-Eye/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:58:38 GMT Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today's bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the holiday season. True smartphones like the Palm Pre, Motorola Droid, and iPhone are all chewing up a ... http://myprops.org/content/Engadgets-Holiday-Gift-Guide-Cellphones/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:55:23 GMT Angstro, a 2008 TechCrunch50 startup, launched with a product that socialized the content on the web by tapping into your social graph. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today the startup is launching Knx.to, a real-time search engine capability and API that looks up most recent social information about any of your friends, from their LinkedIn profile to their Flickr account to their Facebook profile. In order to understand Knx.to's virtue, it's best to see the technology implemented in an ... http://myprops.org/content/Knx.To-Is-Your-Social-Graph-And-Address-Book-Rolled-Into-One/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:53 GMT Qwisk, which is launching today at the Real-Time CrunchUp, is an innovative new way to add a social twist to your browser. The site, which is a product of Y Combinator-funded company Socialbrowse, connects with you with your friends on Facebook and Twitter in real-time as you browse the web. We have 500 invites exclusively for TechCrunch users. You can redeem these invites simply by clicking here. It's important to note that Qwisk is a browser extension, not a plug-in to a browser. On the ... http://myprops.org/content/Qwisk-Brings-Your-Social-Networks-To-The-Browser/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:38 GMT Tesla is working on its IPO, says Reuters citing two sources. Those sources say we can expect a filing anyday. It should be interesting. It has one car, the $100,000+ Roadster. It's working on a more affordable sedan, but it is still years away. It also has a deal with Daimler for electric smart cars. Read the rest of this story » See Also: It's Official: The Tesla Roadster Sport Is A Babe MagnetTesla Takes Manhattan!Tesla Produces Its First Ever Profitable Month In July http://myprops.org/content/Tesla-Prepping-Its-IPO/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:38 GMT Leena Rao / TechCrunch: Seesmic Ventures Into Mobile With Powerful New Apps For Android And BlackBerry  -  Seesmic is having a huge week.  The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. http://myprops.org/content/Seesmic-Ventures-Into-Mobile-With-Powerful-New-Apps-For-Android-And-BlackBerry-Leena-RaoTechCrunch/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:41 GMT Tarmo Virki / Reuters: Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans  -  BARCELONA (Reuters) - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform. http://myprops.org/content/Gameloft-says-it-others-reining-in-Android-plans-Tarmo-VirkiReuters/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:35 GMT We've teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you'll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. Panasonic Z1 Panasonic's flagship HDTV is its thinnest 54-inch plasma HDTV ever, with only 1-inch depth. They did it by eliminating a third sheet of glass found in all other plasmas except Pioneer's Kuro, and bonding the anti-reflective coating directly top glass. The Z1 employs SiBEAM's 60GHz ... http://myprops.org/content/The-5-Best-TVs-You-Can-Buy-TVs/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:13 GMT If you can't afford a ridiculously tricked out shower, the next best thing might be a Smart Shower from Hansa. It has a standard shower, cascade and hand shower mode for your head an a pivoting spray for your crotch. Well it could be used for your crotch if you are tall enough, or you have a weirdly high crotch with a weirdly short torso. Either way, it's a sweet-looking fixture with a lot of options. [Hansa via Trendir] http://myprops.org/content/Hansa-Smart-Shower-Has-Three-Options-For-Your-Head-and-One-For-Your-Crotch-Showers/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:02 GMT Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is launching its first venture into the mobile space with impressive apps for both the Android and BlackBerry, which are now available for download here. This is a pivotal moment for Seesmic because the startup is now conquering all the ... http://myprops.org/content/Seesmic-Ventures-Into-Mobile-With-Powerful-New-Apps-For-Android-And-BlackBerry/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:47 GMT Yesterday, Twitter changed its organizing question from "What Are You Doing?" to "What's Happening?" But if you want to know what's really happening now, check out Hot Potato, a startup launching right now at our Realtime CrunchUp. Hot Potato is releasing an iPhone app which lets you create a stream of conversations around events based both on your location and what your friends are doing. Hot Potato is a micro-messaging app that organizes the conversation stream by events. For Hot Potato, an ... http://myprops.org/content/Hot-Potato-Organizes-The-Stream-Around-Whats-Really-Happening-Now/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:39 GMT Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide. In an age where products that have never been announced get coverage and even critiqued over rumored shipping delays, it's no ... http://myprops.org/content/Entelligence-Chrome-OS-babies-and-bathwater/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:12 GMT Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield left Yahoo disillusioned and disgruntled. Now based in Vancouver, Canada, Stewart started Tiny Speck, Inc., to try again at social gaming. He's revisiting the old idea of a mobile, multiplayer role-playing game called Game Neverending. Read the rest of this story » See Also: The Social Gaming Industry Explained In 13 WordsEx-MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe Plans To Enter Social Gaming SpaceMeet 6 Flickr iPhone Apps That Yahoo Just Killed (YHOO, http://myprops.org/content/Flickr-Co-founder-Resurrects-Old-Flickr-Idea/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:07 GMT Yahoo must keep its share of search above 11% for the next three years, otherwise the Microsoft deal won't add additional profits, says Doug Anmuth of Barcalys. His key points from the a report he released this week: The Microsoft partnership would still generate incremental EBITDA for Yahoo! (vs. not having the deal) down to a market share of approximately 11% - 12% in 2012. Every 100 bps of market share is equal to roughly $60 - $80 million of annual gross revenue and $35 - $50 million ... http://myprops.org/content/Why-Yahoo-Cant-Let-Search-Share-Keep-Slipping/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:59 GMT The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof of concept form. Now, it's on the cusp of being a real product, released next month for $400. The system runs Android 1.5 through its 7-Inch (800×480) glass touchscreen display, plus you get Wi-Fi (b/g), GPS , microSD reader, 2MP camera, .3MP webcam and a USB port that can always add 3G (though, the whole idea becomes sort of silly at that point). Plus, a built-in stand on the back means it ... http://myprops.org/content/Camangi-WebStation-7-Inches-of-Android-Tablet-for-400-Tablets/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:00 GMT There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface, i.e. Flash, or for cleaner integration, through its back end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. The news comes from the COO of Syabas, the company that makes the Popcorn Hour set-top box. Up until now they'd had a loose agreement with the 'Tube: They can stream video from YouTube for free, but YouTube can change the terms of the deal whenever they want. Which they did!: YouTube ... http://myprops.org/content/YouTube-Shuts-Down-API-Access-Leaves-Set-Top-Boxes-High-and-Dry-YouTube/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:54 GMT Today at the RealTime CrunchUp Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff took the stage to talk about the social enterprise with Erick Schonfeld and Steve Gillmor (he also introduced us to a new real-time Salesforce Chatter platform). Benioff has also signed a pair of copies of his book Behind The Cloud, which we're going to be giving away to attendees of today's conference. To win one, just tweet out your favorite moment of the RealTime CrunchUp so far, and include the hashtags #CrunchUp and #Cloud in ... http://myprops.org/content/RealTime-CrunchUp-Win-A-Signed-Copy-Of-Benioffs-Behind-The-Cloud/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:03 GMT Today InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy says that Google's Chrome OS will fail. What he is missing is he's looking at the wrong field. Google is playing a different game. Google Chrome OS is NOT about killing Microsoft or Apple. What is it about? Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers. See, what happens if the world goes to Microsoft's Silverlight, the way that Seesmic did this week? Google is locked out of such a world. Google is in a war over developers with ... http://myprops.org/content/Why-Google-Chrome-OS-has-already-won/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:33 GMT As the founder of Weblogs Inc., Jason Calacanis is, in many ways, the cofounder of the new AOL, which will be built around the company's network of 80 blogs and content sites. So when we asked the Mahalo CEO for his take on AOL's future, we thought he'd toss a helpful quote our way. We got much more. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Kudos To AOL's Tim Armstrong... Here's To A New Beginning In 2010AOL's Huge Day Getting Smaller (TWX)The Problem With AOL's Media Strategy http://myprops.org/content/Jason-Calacanis-I-Plan-On-Buying-250000-Worth-Of-AOL-Stock/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:52 GMT This is a report from our premium subscription research service The Internet Analyst.  The Internet Analyst is currently in beta, with a formal launch coming towards the end of 2009.  To sign up for a free beta trial, please submit your name and email address here. Wall Street can't seem to help itself.  With all the buzz around e-readers analysts expect big numbers out of hardware sales and e-book consumption.  While hardware sales may experience huge growth in the ... http://myprops.org/content/E-Readers-Should-Drive-Profits-For-Both-Distributors-And-Book-Publishers/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:47 GMT This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Every year consumers turn to the web to scour for the best holiday shopping deals. Black Friday has practically become a holiday of its own, with retailers jumping on the bandwagon earlier than ever to satisfy deal-hungry consumers. This holiday season you have an opportunity to leverage social media channels for ... http://myprops.org/content/3-Creative-Ways-SMBs-Can-Use-Social-Media-for-Holiday-Discounts/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:39 GMT Twilight-mania just won't stop! More than 400 million "New Moon" videos have been viewed online, the film is expected to beat all midnight opening records, and Twitter continues to be abuzz with "New Moon" chatter. On Wednesday, we reported that more than 81,000 tweets were sent out about "New Moon," most of them positive. So how did the Twitteratti respond to the debut of "New Moon" last night? Our friends at Crimson Hexagon ran the numbers and this is what they figured out. Out of 4500 ... http://myprops.org/content/New-Moon-Reviews-What-Twitter-Thinks-CHART/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:17:33 GMT