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Archive for February, 2010
Apple Bans ‘Sexy Apps’
Feb 19th
Something I’ve said for a while: Steve Jobs is as much a tyrant as Barack Obama or George Bush. What he says goes: free speech suffers. And yes, sexy apps and porn ARE free speech, no matter how much you may not like them!
Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks
Feb 4th
“The critical question is: At what level will the American public be comfortable with Google sharing information with NSA?” said Ellen McCarthy, president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, an organization of current and former intelligence and national security officials that seeks ways to foster greater sharing of information between government and industry.
Control Things with Your Brain!
Feb 3rd
Who wouldn’t want this?
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Ever wish you could move objects using only your thoughts?
That vision is becoming closer to reality. Toronto-based Interaxon has created technology that lets users control a series of lights using only their minds.
via Want light? Just think about it | Beyond Binary – CNET News.
Gameloft Made $25 Million From The App Store Last Year
Feb 2nd
More proof that the next internet bubble is in Mobile app development. Want to make a quick million bucks? Write an iPhone app that everyone wants and rake in the dough.
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French game developer Gameloft, listed on Euronext Paris, this afternoon shared its 2009 financial results with the world. The video game publisher achieved consolidated sales of €122.0 million – roughly $170 million – for 2009, up 11% compared to 2008.
Facebook Now Has Yahoo In Its Sites, Already Bigger In Pageviews
Feb 1st
No surprises here. Not only is Facebook doing everything right – Yahoo seems to be doing a lot of things wrong. I don’t quite understand the direction that they are going in. Every internet giant of today has something that is its core function: Amazon sales, eBay auctions, Google search, etc. What is Yahoo!’s “special sauce”? If its not social networking, or social media – then really – what is it? Archeologists are still looking for the answer.
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Facebook is well on its way to taking Yahoo’s spot as the third largest Web property in the world. (Google and Microsoft are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively).
via Facebook Now Has Yahoo In Its Sites, Already Bigger In Pageviews (ComScore).