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Today’s Tabbloid
PERSONAL NEWS FOR infimate@gmail.com
PAUL KEDROSKY’S INFECTIOUS GREED 2004, while the totally hip DSi is slated to ship here in the United States
in under a month. So, who’s taking bets on how long it takes to hit the
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• The Next Big Bailout Decision: Insurers (WSJ)
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ENGADGET Gen ontdekt dat plotselinge

Nintendo doubles up Sony’s hartdood veroorzaakt
MAR 12, 2009 06:15A.M.
PSP, ships 100 millionth DS
AMSTERDAM - Onderzoekers van het Amsterdamse AMC-ziekenhuis
handheld hebben een genetische afwijking ontdekt die op jonge leeftijd een
MAR 12, 2009 06:27A.M. erfelijke vorm van plotselinge hartdood veroorzaakt. Het AMC heeft dat
donderdag bekendgemaakt.
ESPN.COM
Singletary has 43 as Texas Tech

surges ahead
MAR 12, 2009 06:13A.M.
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
Nearly a month ago to the day, Sony triumphantly proclaimed that it had
sold its 50 millionth PlayStation Portable. Now, Nintendo’s making that
figure look awfully small by shipping its 100 millionth DS handheld. The
number includes original DS, DS Lite and DSi systems, and clearly, those
sales are still going strong. The original DS launched way back in late
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Today’s Tabbloid PERSONAL NEWS FOR infimate@gmail.com 12 March, 2009
ESPN.COM Image S2 and S4 models, which come in at a reasonable $49 and $79,
respectively. That’ll still get you the same proprietary, oval-shaped ear
Robert Morris is dancing after tips as Klipsch’s pricier earphones though, along with a so-called moving
coil design with controlled dampening, and a “hot rod” dual magnet
last second hoop motor structure on the S4. The S4 set also comes bundled with a few
MAR 12, 2009 06:02A.M. bonuses like a cleaning tool and a “crush-resistant” aluminum case,
while the S2s get stuck with a basic cloth case and a slightly less flashy
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story. solid black finish. Look for the S4s to roll out first in April, with the S2s
set to follow sometime In July.
[Via SlashGear]
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Grandcentral Reborn as Google
Klipsch debuts sub-$100 Image
Voice Suite of VoIP Services
S2, S4 in-ear headphones MAR 12, 2009 05:00A.M.
MAR 12, 2009 05:04A.M.
GrandCentral, a “one-number-for-life” service provider acquired by

Google in July 2007 is being reborn as Google Voice, a comprehensive
service that is essentially a Microsoft Office type suite of
communications-related services. I say that because the new service is a
collection of VoIP related features that one can typically get from
different startups. New features include:
1. You can use your GrandCentral number to send and receive SMS
messages, and have them forwarded to your current wireless phone. You
can send messages from the mobile or from the phone.
2. Make phone calls using the web or your mobile/land line phone.
3. You can get transcripts for voicemails left on Google Voice. These
transcripts, based on internal Google technology currently being used by
GOOG-411 service, can be sent to you via SMS.
4. Create conference calls by dragging phone numbers on to existing
calls. These will be useful for small businesses and web workers.
5. Free calls to all US numbers. You can make international calls but that
will cost you depending on the country you are dialing.
Klipsch hasn’t exactly been catering to more budget-minded customers
with its earphones as of late, but that looks to be changing with its new
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The original GrandCentral features such as voicemail screening, GIGAOM

personalized greetings are still available. Your voice mails can be emailed
to you as attachments. Just as a warning, the upgrade to Google Voice Grandcentral Reborn as Google
won’t allow you to take your GrandCentral address book with you since
the new system uses Google address book. In addition, the service Voice Suite of VoIP Services
doesn’t work with those of you who have Google Apps accounts and need MAR 12, 2009 05:00A.M.
GMail accounts. Lastly, they make you use Google Checkout to pay for
international minutes. No thanks - I am happy paying with PayPal
and/or credit cards.
GrandCentral, a “one-number-for-life” service provider acquired by

Google in July 2007 is being reborn as Google Voice, a comprehensive
service that is essentially a Microsoft Office type suite of
communications-related services. I say that because the new service is a
collection of VoIP related features that one can typically get from
different startups. New features include:
1. You can use your GrandCentral number to send and receive SMS
messages, and have them forwarded to your current wireless phone. You
can send messages from the mobile or from the phone.
2. Make phone calls using the web or your mobile/land line phone.
3. You can get transcripts for voicemails left on Google Voice. These
transcripts, based on internal Google technology currently being used by
GOOG-411 service, can be sent to you via SMS.
4. Create conference calls by dragging phone numbers on to existing
At the time of the launch of the service, Vincent Paquet & Craig Walker, calls. These will be useful for small businesses and web workers.
co-founders of the company had outlined this vision in a conversation 5. Free calls to all US numbers. You can make international calls but that
back in 2006. With Google Voice, GrandCentral is truly becoming a one- will cost you depending on the country you are dialing
number-for-life.
Bottomline: Google folks upgrade my account and after some

heartburn, I got it working. As part of its new life as Google Voice,
GrandCentral website has been redesigned to resemble GMail, which I
like mostly because like many of you, I have become used to the sparse
GMail user interface. The SMS, Voicemail and transcription services
worked as advertised. The upgrades are truly worth the wait, and I have
no hesitation in recommending this service to one and all.
The original GrandCentral features such as voicemail screening,

personalized greetings are still available. Your voice mails can be emailed
to you as attachments. Just as a warning, the upgrade to Google Voice
won’t allow you to take your GrandCentral address book with you since
the new system uses Google address book. In addition, the service
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doesn’t work with those of you who have Google Apps accounts and need absolutely compelling (each is described below). The basic idea around
GMail accounts. Lastly, they make you use Google Checkout to pay for GrandCentral is “one phone number for all your phones, for life.” Grand
international minutes. No thanks - I am happy paying with PayPal Central gives you one phone number that can access all your numbers,
and/or credit cards. whether they be cell, home, mobile, and work numbers; the
GrandCentral numbers stay the same, as many of these number change
At the time of the launch of the service, Vincent Paquet & Craig Walker, over the course of a user’s lifetime. Here’s our quick and dirty guide to
co-founders of the company had outlined this vision in a conversation using the old GrandCentral.
back in 2006. With Google Voice, GrandCentral is truly becoming a one-
number-for-life. Most people have never used the service, because Google froze new
accounts after the acquisition. The freeze isn’t being lifted yet (and we’ve
Bottomline: Google folks upgrade my account and after some heard there are tens of thousands of people on the wait list). But starting
heartburn, I got it working. As part of its new life as Google Voice, Thursday existing accounts are being given the option of switching to the
GrandCentral website has been redesigned to resemble GMail, which I new service and gett access to the new features. Over the next several
like mostly because like many of you, I have become used to the sparse weeks Google will begin to let new people in. Some people, impatient to
GMail user interface. The SMS, Voicemail and transcription services try out the new service, have been paying as much as $650 on Ebay for
worked as advertised. The upgrades are truly worth the wait, and I have an account.
no hesitation in recommending this service to one and all.
The service was free and is still going to be free. Users can purchase
credit (much like Skype) to make international calls at rates far below
what they normally pay. GrandCentral will also remain solely a U.S.
service.
TECHCRUNCH New Features:
GrandCentral To (Finally) Google’s added new features and plugged some big holes that limited the
original service. Some of the more useful and innovating new features
Launch As Google Voice. It’s (and see screenshots at end):
Very, Very Good. Text Messaging: Google wants people to use their Google Voice phone
MAR 12, 2009 04:52A.M. number exclusively (and in fact it’s the only way to use it properly). A
problem with the original service – it didn’t allow text messaging, so you
had to tell people your mobile number as well if you wanted to send and
receive text messages with them. Now, Google Voice will accept text
messages and forward them on to your mobile phone. You can respond
to those messages as well. Google is using the existing Gateway
technology (which is used by Google Chat) to power this feature.
Voicemail Transcription: Google also added a nifty transcription feature

(which is using the same subscription service as Google 411) for
voicemails. All voicemails are transcribed easily saved into the system
GrandCentral, a phone management service that first launched in 2006 and searchable. Users can add notes or tags to voicemails and each
and was acquired by Google for $50+ million in 2007, hasn’t been in the transcription details how confident Google is about the success of voice
news much lately. Other than a few good natured jabs at their marketing transcription; Google Voice highlights word in lighter color that they are
gimmicks and coverage of outages, that is. Get ready for that to change not confident were subscribed properly. And transcription takes about
as the service prepares for a public launch under a new product name: 30 seconds to be seen in the system from the end of a voicemail. All in
Google Voice. all, Google may have unkilled the dreaded voicemail.
The 21 month delay between acquisition and relaunch was, Friend Settings: Google has added new settings that allow users to route
unfortunately, expected. Like most Google acquisitions, the service has calls from specific people straight to voicemail, or your mobile phone,
been rebuilt from the ground up, a lengthy process that has in the past etc, instead of having to state their name and then be forwarded
taken an average of 16 months or so. accordingly.
Now, though, Google is ready to fully launch Grand Central/Google New User Interface: The primary user interface for Google Voice is
Voice. Key new features have been added that make the service through your phone via an audio menu. But users can also log in to the
website to administer the account and view activity. This interface has
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undergone a makeover - It now looks very much like a comprehensive

Gmail inbox with tabs for Voicemail, SMS, Recorded calls, Placed calls,
Received calls and Missed calls. And the Google Voice is easily integrated
into the list of links to Google apps at the top left of each application. All
SMS and transcribed voicemails are searchable and taggable, which is
very useful and will change the way people interact with these messages.
Google also says that full integration with Gmail is coming, but won’t say
when. Personally, having all my email, SMS and transcribed voicemails
in a single inbox could be life-changing. You can also respond to text
messages from the interface and initiate phone calls, which then calls
your designated phone and then the recipient.
Conference and International Calls: Google Voice also added a

conference calling feature allowing conference calls of up to six
participants and recording abilities. International calls can also be made
through the system at very reasonable rates. For example, voice calls to
France are $0.02 per minute, to France mobile phones $0.15 per minute,
and to China $0.02 per minute. These rates are about the same as
Skype’s international phone rates.
Our First Impression:
Google is finally bringing us the voice service that was promised back in
2006. With Grandcentral, you no longer have to wrestle with 3 or more
phone numbers and multiple email and texting devices. You give out one
phone number, administer it with a website or voice menu, and forward
calls to various devices depending on who’s calling and when.
Google has also fixed most of the limitations with the original service.
Outages are a thing of the past, they say, and there won’t be any further
reassigning of phone numbers. The new SMS feature means you don’t
have to give out your mobile phone separately. And the voicemail
transcription and search feature is a great addition. Crunch Network: CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and
hardware.
Still, users have to get over a big initial hurdle - getting all their friends to
start using a new phone number instead of the old ones. Business cards
are to be thrown out, new ones printed. Contact cards updated. Etc.
There’s nothing Google can do to fix this problem.
But they can prove that the service is reliable. No dropped calls. No SLATE MAGAZINE
outages. Proper support even though its a free product. If they do that
they can conceivably control the phone numbers for millions of Winners and losers in the
people…and eventually find a way to monetize all that power.
knock-down fight over Charles
We have 100 Google Voice accounts to give out to readers, but
you must have a gmail account. If you’d like one, please send an email Freeman’s aborted
from your gmail account to techcrunch@gmail.com (note that this isn’t
an account we check regularly) with the exact subject “Google Voice appointment.
Account” - the first 100 will get an account invitation from Google. MAR 12, 2009 04:09A.M.
Discomfiting as it is to say so, President Barack Obama was right to cut

Charles Freeman loose—but not for the reasons that Freeman’s foes
might think.
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only publicly share one playlist) and can also share a static URL
associated with each playlist with friends, who can listen to the playlist
even if they aren’t MySpace members. Perhaps most important, the site
will soon allow for playlist embeds, though they haven’t been rolled out
TECHCRUNCH yet.
A Look At The Improved

MySpace Music
MAR 12, 2009 03:47A.M.
Over the last few weeks MySpace Music has quietly rolled out a number
of new features that should make the service significantly more
appealing to consumers. While MySpace Music kicked off to an fairly
impressive start when it launched last September, seeing a huge amount Another upgrade to the site is the introduction of album pages, which
of traffic and streamed songs, even its President Courtney Holt has allow users to browse an artist’s disc catalogue and to (finally) buy entire
conceded that it wasn’t very user-friendly and didn’t bring many new albums at once (previously they could only purchase one song at the
features to the table. The initial launch of MySpace Music was mostly time). Users can also keep tabs on their favorite artists using activity
about laying the groundwork to build a sustainable business. Now, the feeds, which were deployed a few weeks ago.
site is shifting focus to deliver what its consumers want.
The most readily apparent update is the site’s new music player, which is
quicker than its predecessor and will soon feature user-customizable
skins. Searching has also been overhauled, with a new focus on helping
users find artists with a Google-like “Did you mean”, as well as verified
artist profiles so users don’t have to stumble across impostors.
Looking forward, we’re hearing that MySpace is moving towards rolling

The site is also placing a new emphasis on playlists, a feature that has out a new hub focused on music videos - and one that will likely compete
been very popular (with over 105 million playlists created since MySpace with the proposed venture in the works between UMG and YouTube.
Music’s launch), but one that also had some irritating restrictions, MySpace has the unique advantage of having rights to music videos from
including a limit on the number of playlists that each user could create. every major label (the rights were secured when MySpace Music first
The new version allows users to create as many as they’d like, each of formed), which could give it the leg up in what appears to be an
which can be up 100 songs in length. Users will now also be able to upcoming battle in this space.
display their full roster of playlists in their profiles (previously they could
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MAR 12, 2009 03:34A.M.
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Mitsubishi shows off “3D touch

panel” display ESPN.COM
MAR 12, 2009 03:47A.M.
Blanco bat, arm lift Venezuela
past U.S. in WBC
MAR 12, 2009 03:33A.M.
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
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How does aerial refueling work?

MAR 12, 2009 03:23A.M.
Bothered by all the touching involved with touchscreens? Then you may The Pentagon may have to delay the purchase of aerial refueling tankers
want to keep an eye out for Mitsubishi’s latest and greatest bit of as a cost-cutting measure, CQ Daily reported on Monday. Military
technology, which promises to detect the distance between a finger and leaders have been waiting years to replace its aging fleet of tankers, a
the touch panel to allow for a whole host of new interface options. That’s process that could cost up to $100 billion over the next two decades.
done with the aid of an array of sensors that can also be used to calculate How does aerial refueling work, anyway?
the speed at which the finger is approaching, and allow for a so-called
“mouse-over function,” which would essentially let your finger control a [more ...]
cursor without actually touching the screen — something Mitsubishi says
would be ideal for devices with small screens. Of course, it is still just in
prototype form (currently a 5.7-inch capacitive VGA display), but
Mitsubishi says it’s based on panels that are already on the market,
which should help ease development and reduce costs. Not surprisingly,
Mitsubishi also says that “it will first be used for our products,” although ESPN.COM
it naturally didn’t say exactly what those product might be.
Hawks duo ends Jazz’s 12-game
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ESPN.COM now, but they’re still a bit of a rare sight in actual products, which is
something the folks at Apricorn look set to rectify with their new Aegis
Paul’s triple-double rallies Mini portable hard drive. As you can see above, the whole package isn’t
much larger than the hard drive itself and, better still, it’s available in
Hornets past Wizards your choice of USB 2.0 or FireWire flavors, which’ll run you the
MAR 12, 2009 02:52A.M. expectedly premium price of $269 and $279, respectively. If that’s a bit
more than you need, you can also grab an 80GB or 120GB drive, which
Visit ESPN.com for the complete story. also pack the same shock protection and retractable cable as their more
capacious counterpart, plus Apricorn’s own Data Protection Suite
software.
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ENGADGET
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Apricorn rolls out pocketable
For Virtual Startups, There Are
Aegis Mini 240GB 1.8-inch hard
VC Funds Aplenty
drive MAR 12, 2009 02:15A.M.
MAR 12, 2009 02:41A.M.
If there is an economic crisis, then it isn’t impacting any of the startups
making virtual goods, online games or virtual worlds. In just the last
month alone, three companies have raised mega-millions from venture
capitalists.
• Greystripe, a games-related advertising network, raised another

$5.5 million in funding, bringing its total to $15.6 million. We have
covered them in the past.
• SuperSecret, a San Francisco-based online social gaming company,

raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Opus Capital. They
are targeting the tween market and hoping kids graduate from Club
Penguin or Webkinz to their offering.
• Offerpal, a startup that links virtual currency to real-world

marketing deals, raised a whopping $15 million in funding late last
month from D.E. Shaw Ventures and others.
The investor interest in these startups mirrors the growing popularity of

social games and virtual worlds, especially among younger web users.
240GB 1.8-inch hard drives have been out and about for a little while
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Word of Mouth Impression. WOMI campaigns present visitors with ads

asking them for some kind of input either though a multiple choice
question or using a text field. SocialMedia then uses this input to
customize ads which are shown to the user’s friends on the same social
GIGAOM network.
For Virtual Startups, There Are For example, if an ad for Star Wars had a call-to-action asking if I was on
the Light Side or Dark Side of the Force, it could take my response and
VC Funds Aplenty then present my friends with an ad that said “Jason is on the Light Side,
MAR 12, 2009 02:15A.M. how about you?”. In turn, their responses are passed on to all of their
friends, making this among the first kind of advertising with a viral
If there is an economic crisis, then it isn’t impacting any of the startups element. This interaction makes the ads mini-social applications in and
making virtual goods, online games or virtual worlds. In just the last of themselves, and have proven to be very successful in trial campaigns.
month alone, three companies have raised mega-millions from venture
capitalists. Research firm Dynamic Logic found that over three months WOMI
resulted in increased awareness, favorability, and purchases for the
• Greystripe, a games-related advertising network, raised another Fortune 500 company running the campaign. In fact, the campaign did
$5.5 million in funding, bringing its total to $15.6 million. We have so well that it placed among the top 20% of all social media campaigns
covered them in the past. ever analyzed by the firm, which has been in the business for nine years.
• SuperSecret, a San Francisco-based online social gaming company, WOMIs are compliant with industry-standard IAB ad sizes, so they can
raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Opus Capital. They be shown on most sites and social network applications without any
are targeting the tween market and hoping kids graduate from Club customization needed. SocialMedia says that publishers outside of the
Penguin or Webkinz to their offering. social networks can also deploy the ads by tapping in vistors’ social
graphs using services like Facebook Connect.
• Offerpal, a startup that links virtual currency to real-world
marketing deals, raised a whopping $15 million in funding late last Finally, if this kind of personalized ad isn’t your thing, every SocialMedia
month from D.E. Shaw Ventures and others. WOMI will include a sidebar that will allow users to turn them off
permanently. For more about WOMIs, check out the demo video below.
The investor interest in these startups mirrors the growing popularity of
social games and virtual worlds, especially among younger web users.
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Delivered Daily.
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SocialMedia Launches
Interactive “Word of Mouth” THE DAILY DISH | BY ANDREW SULLIVAN
Social Ads Ross Douthat’s New Gig, Ctd.

MAR 12, 2009 02:06A.M. MAR 12, 2009 02:05A.M.
Damon Linker, one of Ross’s regular sparring partners, praises the pick:
Ross’s appointment represents a broadening of debate in the

mainstream media. Unless I’m mistaken, he will be the first
pro-lifer ever to write a column for what is still (by a wide
margin) the premier daily newspaper in the United States.
That he’s also a committed orthodox Catholic who enjoys
(and excels at) defending his beliefs against critics both
SocialMedia, a company that specializes in advertising across social serious and silly is a real bonus. Too many pro-life and
networks, has released a new form of advertising dubbed the “WOMI”, or devoutly religious Americans fall into one of two camps:
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Either they lack the intellectual ability to engage in playing with real money so they had nothing to lose.
conversation and argument with the wider culture, or else
they use their intellect to rally their own side for political Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new
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Ross deftly avoids both vices in his writing — and American
public life will be elevated because of it.
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TECHCRUNCH The Littlest iPod Packs In Songs

Social Investing Site KaChing and Finds Its Voice [Personal
Opens Up API To Developers Technology]
MAR 12, 2009 02:04A.M. MAR 12, 2009 02:02A.M.
In these days of economic distress, it’s nice when technology companies

add innovative features to the products at the bottom of their price
ranges. So it’s notable that Apple’s cheapest iPod, the oft-forgotten
Shuffle model, is getting smarter.
In fact, the latest iPod Shuffle, announced Wednesday and available now
for $79, is the first portable music player I’ve tested that announces
what’s playing. Push a button and it will tell you, in a computerized
Social investing site kaChing is opening up its investment data API to the
voice, the title and artist of whatever song you’re hearing. Keep holding
public and investors to create applications off of its platform. kaChing,
that button and it will recite a roll call of all your playlists, allowing you
which also has a popular investing app on Facebook, allows anyone to
to select among them. In my tests, this worked as advertised.
create a virtual portfolio to gain followers. kaChing lets members see the
managers who are make the most money and how they are doing it.
In addition, this new Shuffle is almost impossibly small. The company
Soon, the managers will be able to sell investment advice to other
has moved the playback and volume controls off the device and onto a
members of the network (kaChing is rolling this feature out soon and
small, convenient module built into one of the earbud cords. That
plans to takes a cut from the sales). The investment platform, which
allowed Apple (AAPL) to severely shrink the player itself, which, like the
currently has about 1500 fantasy trading investors, is funded by some
two Shuffle models before it, lacks a screen. Apple claims it’s the world’s
power players in Silicon Valley, including Marc Andreessen.
smallest music player, smaller than a AA battery or a house key.
kaChing’s API is available for real time prices, access to portfolios,

The result is an iPod that contains four gigabytes of memory and holds
watchlists, performance history, trade history, research posts, and
1,000 songs — twice the capacity of its $69 predecessor — yet is just a
insights of top investors. Here’s a list of kaChing apps that have been
little blank rectangle of aluminum, available in silver or black. It’s a mere
made already from the API. The kind of apps that could be made with
1.8″ long, 0.7″ wide, and 0.3 inch thick — including a stainless-steel clip
the API include iPhone apps, widgets, performance charts of friends on
that’s built into the back for attaching it to clothing or backpacks.
kaChing, and PDF reports of user holdings and performance.
This player is so small and thin that it reminds me of the popular

CEO Dan Carroll says the site plans on incorporating features and
“Saturday Night Live” skit in which an actor playing Apple CEO Steve
functionality created by developers into the platform, which could make
Jobs shows off a series of tinier and tinier iPods culminating in a final
the site a pretty powerful platform for real investing once managers are
fictional model that’s invisible. I actually dropped the new Shuffle while
able to manage actual money. kaChing has also enlisted financial cloud
testing it and it took a couple of minutes to locate it behind a table leg.
services startup Xignite to provide free financial market data to users.
kaChing recently got the greenlight from the SEC to become a registered
After using this new iPod Shuffle for a few days, I can say that I like it. It
investment adviser and take on mutual funds by broadening the
does a good job at playing back music, podcasts and audio books. I found
spectrum of mutual fund managers. Despite the market fluctuations over
the speech function intelligible and helpful, and the earbud-mounted
the past year, Carroll says that 1500 investors on kaChing had positive
controls convenient and easy to master. And its tiny size and weight of
returns on their fantasy portfolios in 2008, compared to one actual
about a third of an ounce make it an especially good choice for people
mutual fund manager who had positive returns. Of course, they weren’t
who use their iPods while exercising.
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If you want the computerized “announcer” to identify the song, you press
the center button for a longer time, and you keep holding it to start the
playlist roll call. When you hear a playlist you want, you press the button
again. Smaller buttons at the top and bottom of this earbud controller
adjust the volume up and down. It sounds more complicated than it is.
While the voice function is in use, the music keeps playing in the
background, at reduced volume.
The computerized voice, available in multiple languages, is hardly

perfect. Like all such computer voices, its cadence can sound robotic, and
it clips some syllables, but I found it perfectly understandable.
The spoken names of your particular songs, artists and playlists are
added when you sync the Shuffle with iTunes. The voice quality is best
when using a Mac with the latest operating system. It is slightly cruder
on Windows or older Mac operating systems.
Even on the latest Macs, the voice got some words wrong. For a live
concert album, it pronounced the word “live” as “liv,” and in another
case, it pronounced the Roman numeral “IV” as “eye-vee.”
There are some other downsides. The claimed battery life is just 10
hours, down from 12 on the prior Shuffle model. You can’t fully operate
the Shuffle with regular earbuds or headphones that lack the special
controller. And, if you have numerous playlists, it could be tedious
waiting for the voice control to say all their names until it reaches the
one you want.
Still, Apple has packed a lot of new intelligence into a truly tiny music
player, at a pretty low price.
Find all of Walt Mossberg’s columns and videos online, free, at the All
Things Digital Web site, walt.allthingsd.com. Email him at
Apple’s new iPod Shuffle
mossberg@wsj.com.
Only a single button appears on the iPod itself, as opposed to on the
earbuds. It’s a sliding power button on the top edge that has three
positions — one for “off,” one for shuffling your music, and one for
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playing your songs in order. Once you set this button, you never have to
touch the iPod itself, until you want to turn it off.
Obama scores a 12 on the
The new speech-based navigation feature allows the Shuffle, for the first
time, to handle multiple playlists, just like on the larger iPods.
Change-o-meter.
MAR 12, 2009 01:49A.M.
In my tests, I managed to squeeze in more than the 1,000 songs Apple

Congress passed last year’s budget, and the EPA acts on a Bush-era
claims. I filled my test Shuffle with nearly 1,100 songs, plus a half dozen
project.
podcasts and an abridged audio-book edition of President Obama’s “The
Audacity of Hope,” read by the author. My music was organized into
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about 15 playlists, and I was able to switch among them easily using the
voice system.
To pause or resume a song, you click the large center portion of the
earbud controller once, quickly. To skip to the next song, you click the
same button twice, quickly. To change to the previous song, you click it
three times quickly.
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Viliv S5 MID detailed What’s Really Destroying

impressions, now with video! America?
MAR 12, 2009 01:46A.M. MAR 12, 2009 01:43A.M.
Soccer.
ESPN.COM
Manny Ramirez running, set for

Thursday’s spring debut
MAR 12, 2009 01:42A.M.
Manny Ramirez has been getting in shape and will make his spring debut
on Thursday.
We got to play with the Viliv S5 at CES, and now the gang at UMPC
GIGAOM
Portal have some detailed impressions they’d like to share with the
world. The haptic touchscreen device has “one of the best” on-screen
keyboards this reviewer’s seen, although it pales in comparison to a
Kenya’s Mobile Banking
physical keyboard. Other minor issues include a lack of a microphone
and physical mouse pointer, though you could quite conceivably get
Revolution
MAR 12, 2009 01:30A.M.
along just fine without ‘em. That said, this bad boy apparently has “an
overall good feeling” that makes the reviewer want to use the device
MIT researcher Nathan Eagle regaled the audience at the O’Reilly
more and give the touchscreen typing situation “a chance.” Kudos for the
Emerging Technology conference yesterday with tales of technical
“incredibly impressive” battery life, and not even the lack of 3G and an
innovation from East Africa. “Kenya has some mobile phone services
SSD prevents him from declaring it “the best pocketable UMPC,” one
that are years ahead of what we have right now,” he said. Eagle was at
that “raises the bar.” But that ain’t all — check out the video after the
ETech to present his new startup, Txteagle, which aims to be a kind of
break for the handheld in all its glory.
mobile Mechanical Turk, using countless mobile phone users in Kenya
and beyond to solve easy tasks and earn small amounts of money in
Continue reading Viliv S5 MID detailed impressions, now with video!
return. (There’s a good writeup in Wired News today)
Filed under: Handhelds

It’s definitely an interesting idea. But to me, the real story is how mobile
phones have transformed a country like Kenya in recent years, making
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not only services like Txteagle possible, but also shaking up the region’s
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entire economic system.
for use of feeds.
Eagle spent the last few years going back and forth between Kenya and
the U.S., and he witnessed this transformation firsthand. I caught up
with him after his talk to learn more. According to Eagle, local
incumbent Safaricom had started a minute-sharing service for its
prepaid cell phone plans a few years back. The idea was to enable users
to send minutes to family members in rural areas, who weren’t otherwise
able to buy prepaid phone cards. However, Kenyans quickly came up
with other uses. “Lots and lots of people were using it as a surrogate for
currency,” Eagle said. “[You] could literally pay for taxi cab rides using
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cell phone credit.” with other uses. “Lots and lots of people were using it as a surrogate for
currency,” Eagle said. “[You] could literally pay for taxi cab rides using
Safaricom realized a huge opportunity and started a mobile payment cell phone credit.”
service called M-PESA. To call M-PESA a success would be an
understatement, according to Eagle. “Within about a year, (Safaricom) Safaricom realized a huge opportunity and started a mobile payment
became the biggest bank in East Africa.” Today you can use your phone service called M-PESA. To call M-PESA a success would be an
to pay for cab rides and electricity, to get money out of ATMs without understatement, according to Eagle. “Within about a year, (Safaricom)
owning an ATM card or even having a traditional bank account. became the biggest bank in East Africa.” Today you can use your phone
to pay for cab rides and electricity, to get money out of ATMs without
Eagle shared another striking example of the transformative power of owning an ATM card or even having a traditional bank account.
mobile payments during his ETech talk. Rural communities used to have
to pay a lot of money upfront in order to get a modern well capable of Eagle shared another striking example of the transformative power of
providing clean drinking water. Now, there are companies that install mobile payments during his ETech talk. Rural communities used to have
these wells for free, complete with an integrated cell phone payment to pay a lot of money upfront in order to get a modern well capable of
system. Want some water? Just pay as you go with your M-PESA providing clean drinking water. Now, there are companies that install
account. these wells for free, complete with an integrated cell phone payment
system. Want some water? Just pay as you go with your M-PESA
“It has transformed the country,” says Eagle account.
“It has transformed the country,” says Eagle
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GIGAOM Panasonic’s 2009 VIERA Cast

Kenya’s Mobile Banking Blu-ray players priced, shipping
Revolution in April
MAR 12, 2009 01:30A.M. MAR 12, 2009 01:12A.M.
MIT researcher Nathan Eagle regaled the audience at the O’Reilly

Emerging Technology conference yesterday with tales of technical
innovation from East Africa. “Kenya has some mobile phone services
that are years ahead of what we have right now,” he said. Eagle was at
ETech to present his new startup, Txteagle, which aims to be a kind of
mobile Mechanical Turk, using countless mobile phone users in Kenya
and beyond to solve easy tasks and earn small amounts of money in We first got a peek at Panasonic’s DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80 and VHS-
return. (There’s a good writeup in Wired News today) packing DMP-BD70V at CES, and now they’ve got official pricetags
ahead of their April release. Beyond the VIERA Cast support for Amazon
It’s definitely an interesting idea. But to me, the real story is how mobile VOD, YouTube and other Internet content, this year’s decks also include
phones have transformed a country like Kenya in recent years, making improvements in power consumption, with the BD60 drawing 16% less
not only services like Txteagle possible, but also shaking up the region’s juice than last year’s DMP-BD35. The DMP-BD60 can be had for a
entire economic system. suggested $299, while the BD80 and BD70V are both priced at $399,
depending on whether you prefer VHS or 7.1 analog outputs. Check out
Eagle spent the last few years going back and forth between Kenya and the CES 2009 hands on for a better look before these show up at a
the U.S., and he witnessed this transformation firsthand. I caught up retailer near you.
with him after his talk to learn more. According to Eagle, local
incumbent Safaricom had started a minute-sharing service for its Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
prepaid cell phone plans a few years back. The idea was to enable users
to send minutes to family members in rural areas, who weren’t otherwise Panasonic’s 2009 VIERA Cast Blu-ray players priced, shipping in April
able to buy prepaid phone cards. However, Kenyans quickly came up
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originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:12:00 EST. TECHCRUNCH

iSkoot Opens Their Live Update
Platform To Handset Makers
MAR 12, 2009 01:05A.M.
ENGADGET
Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs

official pricing revealed
MAR 12, 2009 01:11A.M.
Last month we wrote about Kalaida, iSkoot’s software platform purposed

for connecting standard feature phones (”dumb phones”) to social sites
and other online content in a way not unlike that of a smartphone.
This evening, iSkoot has announced that they are expanding their
offerings to include KalaidaLIVE, the always-on connectivity solution
that allows their Notifier application to receive content updates without
manual or timed refreshes.
As iSkoot puts it:
KalaidaLive opens a persistent connection to iSkoot’s

notification server to listen for updates from the various Web
services that the subscriber uses. Once new information has
Just in case the HDGuru didn’t carry enough credibility for you,
been retrieved, the notification server uses this persistent
Panasonic has finally issued a press release with prices and shipping
connection to return all relevant new and cached
months for most of its 2009 VIERA brand lineup. We’ve taken a peek,
information. The process is optimized for bandwidth
and everything appears to line up with the leaked figures, including that
efficiency by using a user-sensitive content retrieval system.
slim wireless HD equipped Z1 and its $5,999 pricetag, while only
In addition, iSkoot’s KalaidaLive server can rapidly provision
copping to a summer ship date. The rest of the lineup proceeds
new applications and manage authentication and
downward in pricing and features from there, the wall-busting details
provisioning as well.
are but a mere click of the read link away.
In other words, KalaidaLive allows manufacturers to easily add push-

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
style content (E-mail, Twitter/Facebook feeds) to their non-smartphone
handsets out of the box without requiring them to develop their own
Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs official pricing revealed originally
content-pushing back end. It’ll also allow them to distribute the latest
appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:11:00 EST. Please see
version of applications directly to handsets in a way that is fairly
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transparent to the user.

iSkoot isn’t currently providing exact details on the costs involved for
manufacturers, though they claim it’s a “small investment”.
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companies, people, and investors
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BBC SPORT | SPORT HOMEPAGE | WORLD EDITION LIFEHACKER
Arnel earns NZ Test squad call- Four Experimental Firefox

up Extensions We’re Into
MAR 12, 2009 01:03A.M.
[Downloads]
Bowler Brent Arnel has earned a first full international call-up MAR 12, 2009 01:00A.M.
for the New Zealand squad ahead of the first Test against India
in Hamilton.
The medium-fast bowler was named in the squad for the Test that starts
on 17 March after an impressive display in a recent ‘A’ game against
England Lions.
The 30-year-old Northern Districts bowler finished with figures of 5-86

with 13 maidens in 36 overs.
Batsman Martin Guptill earns his first Test call and Chris Martin returns
Guptill impressed during the Twenty20 games as well as the one-day

series, while Martin did not play in the one-dayers.
But Jacob Oram has been left out because of concerns over his fitness,
with James Franklin handed the all-rounder role.
“He has made good progress in recovering from injury, but Jacob is not
yet fully confident that his body would stand up to rigours of a five-day Every so often, Lifehacker rounds up Firefox add-ons that are too new
game,” said head of selectors Glenn Turner. for official approval, but seriously neat-looking. This batch can automate
download management and image uploading, queue up MP3s, and
“He now has the opportunity to play some four-day cricket for Central manage Gmail tasks anywhere.
Districts - and he may well come into consideration for the later Test
matches.” The extensions we’re pointing to here are both unapproved by Firefox’s
maker, Mozilla, and require creating an account or logging into it, so
Jamie How, Mark Gillespie and Peter Fulton are the players discarded standard use-at-your-own-risk warnings apply. That said, many
from the squad that played in the final Test against the West Indies last experimental extensions are just waiting for a final go-ahead from
December. Mozilla, and can be pretty darned useful.
On Wednesday, India clinched the one-day series 3-0 with one game left. gTask Sidebar
New Zealand (for first Test against India): Daniel Vettori

(captain), Brent Arnel, Daniel Flynn, James Franklin, Martin Guptill,
Tim McIntosh, Brendon McCullum, Chris Martin, Kyle Mills, Iain
O’Brien, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor.
Story from BBC SPORT:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/new_zealand/7938805.stm
Published: 2009/03/12 00:03:03 GMT
© BBC MMIX
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friendly dimensions, or a custom set of dimensions. The catch is that it

only works with straight-up file uploads, not the increasingly common
Flash-based multi-file uploaders. Still, most photo-friendly sites offer
links for “normal” or “simple” uploads, and Shrunked is all over those.
Great for saving yourself time (and battery power) with on-the-go
uploads, or just getting your preferred image sizes online without any
other software.
Play Them All
This one’s a bit rough at the moment, but a true boon to Gmail geeks. If
you’re using Gmail’s tasks to manage to-dos and email duties, gTask
Sidebar simply loads the task list—normally popped up in the corner or
as a stand-alone window—in the Firefox sidebar. Unfortunately, it
doesn’t resize it for optimal display over in that corner, and those with
really long task lists or even short ones might not like having the control
buttons put so far down from the tasks themselves (I doctored my
screenshot a bit to show you all the elements at once). And gTask Sidebar
only activates as a status bar link—a keyboard shorcut, or even just
toolbar button, is sorely needed here. But taking your Gmail tasks
anywhere you go on the net is a helpful hack, and that’s delivered. Now
This one’s a bit rougher than the others on this page, but what it does is
Google fiends just have to choose between this one and our other favorite
essential for music hounds. From the Tools menu or a button you install
sidebar tweak, gDocs Sidebar.
on your toolbar (right-click and hit “Customize”), Play Them All looks for
all the MP3 links on the page you’re looking at, creates an .m3u playlist
Shrunked
that most capable music players (Winamp, VLC, Songbird) can handle,
and then passes it to you in Firefox to open or save. In my test, the file
looked like an MP3 in the download window, and saved as a “.part” file.
Still, by pointing VLC to it, I got a multi-track stream of every track on a
certain test page stuffed with music. If that sounds like a system you can
handle, it’s a lot more convenient than manual track queuing—but be
aware that Songbird can create track playlists from any page, too.
Automatic Save Folder
Don’t bother powering up GIMP, Photoshop, or even Paint .NET to

simply resize your party photos for Flickr, Facebook, or wherever else
We saved the best for last. This little guy cries out for official approval,
you drop your JPGs. Shrunked detects when you’re being asked to
along with maybe some integration into the core Firefox build. Basically,
submit a photo, then jumps in and offers to resize it to a few bandwidth-
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it lets you create rules for certain file types (*.jpg, *.doc, etc.), from all
domains or just certain ones, and tells Firefox where to put them when
you download them. So if you want all the Excel spreadsheets from a
project site to always go into your “Smith Project” folder, tell it to
Automatic Save Folder, and you’ll never have to hold Firefox’s hand
again to get it there.
But let’s say you get the rare .ppt from your gmail that you don’t want to
drop into My Documents/Presentations? Automatic Save Folder gives
you a last-chance opt-out at the bottom of your downloads window
(pictured at right). The add-on supports regular expressions, for those
who can roll with that kind of advanced geekery, and it’s a perfect
complement to DownThemAll.
Tell us in the comments about any other great experimental extensions

James B Webb sent me thither. Check it out. More on Miller here.
you’ve found recently in the wilds of Mozilla.
THE DAILY DISH | BY ANDREW SULLIVAN
The Life Of A Cell

MAR 12, 2009 12:55A.M.
Saletan continues the stem cell debate:
THE DAILY DISH | BY ANDREW SULLIVAN ...the comments I’ve received from readers about Obama’s
stem-cell decision worry me. Many people on both sides seem
Frank Miller’s Charlie Brown ill-informed or self-deluded about basic scientific questions.
MAR 12, 2009 12:59A.M. Liberals are denying the simple fact that human embryos are
the beginnings of people. Conservatives are pretending that
adult stem cells are more powerful than embryonic ones. If
ordinary people want to govern science policy, they need to
educate themselves so they can govern well.
[...]
If we don’t draw moral lines against the exploitation of

embryos, we may end up obliterating respect for human life
generally. But if we’re so afraid of that prospect that we refuse
to draw lines permitting the use of any embryos under any
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conditions, we may end up obliterating the moral difference

between embryos and full-grown people. Liberals should
think seriously about the first scenario. Conservatives should
think just as seriously about the second.
THE DAILY DISH | BY ANDREW SULLIVAN
Why Obama Had No Choice

MAR 12, 2009 12:51A.M.
Fred Kaplan:
In the coming months, if he can be taken at his word,

President Obama will open talks with Syria and invite Iran to
join a regional conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
China will have to play some part in this conference, too, as it
will with forums on North Korea. And if any progress is made
toward Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, he will have to
pressure the Israelis to make compromises on policy toward
Gaza and the settlements.
All of these things will be difficult enough. They will be

harder still if domestic critics can scream that Obama’s policy
is being manipulated by “that Saudi agent” or “that Chinese
apologist” who’s running the intelligence community.
They will anyway, of course. But the point is well-taken.
Well, after weeks of speculations and false alarms, it looks like T-

Mobile’s officially saying the “Cupcake” Android update will hit the G1
ENGADGET sometime next month. That’s at least the word according to the T-Mo
spokeperson Pocket-lint got hold of — who went out of his way to
Cupcake Android update disclaim any connection with the upcoming launch of the HTC Magic. In
any event, we’re hoping all this bake time has fixed some of those bugs
coming to G1 in April and lag problems, but we’ll see in a few weeks.
MAR 12, 2009 12:47A.M.
[Via Talk Android]
Filed under: Cellphones
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ALL THINGS DIGITAL
Palm Pre con Movistar en

España? [Digital Daily]
MAR 12, 2009 12:44A.M.
Palm says it hasn’t yet announced a Pre distribution deal with Telefónica.
No matter–it appears as though the Spanish media has taken the liberty
of doing it for them. According to a number of news outlets in the
country, the carrier has negotiated an exclusive deal with Palm (PALM)
to distribute the new handset in Spain and Latin America, and perhaps
in England as well. If these reports prove true, the Pre will be sold by
Telefónica’s subsidiary brands Movistar (Spain and Latin America) and
O2 (England). Quite a coup for the carrier, which presumably beat out
rival Vodafone for the privilege.
LIFEHACKER
Google Image Search Gets Google Image Search has pushed out a nice update for iPhone and
Android users, including swipe-able image browsing and a filter for
Better on iPhone, Android content type—including quick access to turning off that pesky
SafeSearch. Give it a try, and enjoy the bounty of images easily accessible
[Image Search] with a quick mobile search. [Google Mobile Blog]
MAR 12, 2009 12:40A.M.
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PAUL KEDROSKY’S INFECTIOUS GREED ESPN.COM
Diversions: What Manzanar Man United reaches Champions

Has Taught Me League quarters
MAR 12, 2009 12:28A.M. MAR 12, 2009 12:21A.M.
I’ve been reading excerpts from the Manzanar Free Press, a newspaper Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.
from the WWII Japanese interment camp along I-395 called Mazanar,
which was near Independence CA. Here is one entry from March 20,
1943, that I found moving:
SILICON ALLEY INSIDER
What Manzanar Has Taught Me
Akamai Rival Cotendo
Manzanar, the valley of wind and dust, has taught me
something which I never knew. Launches, Gets More Cash
MAR 12, 2009 12:20A.M.
Every day at the mess hall, at the post office, the canteen, the
dry goods stores, and offices, you must always wait. Day by Add yet another player to the packed content delivery network (CDN)
day, gradually I am learning how to become a better citizen of market. But Silicon Valley-based Cotendo has a different plan.
my community by learning to cooperate and await my turn.
The company opened for business today and announced a $7 million
Reaching one’s goal involves patience and waiting. Wait Series B financing round, led by Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital.
patiently and look forward to the day which we are all
awaiting anxiously—the day of World Peace. Unlike many recent entrants into the CDN market, Cotendo isn’t
focusing on pushing video across the Internet or using peer-to-peer
Ritsuko Hoshizaki, Age 16. transfers to cut costs.
Instead, Cotendo is focusing on delivering entire dynamic Web sites on

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS - CNNMONEY.COM its network, something only CDN leader Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
does well. Other big players, like no. 2 Limelight Networks (LLNW) and
Geithner: Expand IMF loans Level 3 (LVLT) focus on video and images — not as much on complex,
MAR 12, 2009 12:24A.M. dynamic Web applications.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Wednesday said he wants to Will it work? We’ll see. But Akamai and Limelight have made no secret
expand by ten-fold an emergency international fund that loans money to that they’re focusing on huge customers, and branching out into
troubled countries. advertising and other services. So Cotendo could potentially get some
attention from mid-sized clients — who spend a few hundred thousand
dollars a year on CDN service — which might not get the same service
from Akamai.
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Tim Geithner on Charlie Rose.
MAR 12, 2009 12:23A.M.
On Charlie Rose’s show Tuesday, Tim Geithner explained why so many

people failed to see the financial crash coming.
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ENGADGET
Gateway P-7808u FX gaming

laptop unboxing and hands-on
MAR 12, 2009 12:14A.M.
The nice folks at Gateway were good enough to send over a fresh-out-of-
the-oven P-7808u FX, their newest entry into a now-long lineage of
gaming laptops. This $1699 machine replaces the similarly-priced
P7811FX that we took a look at a few months ago and, like its older
brother, packs some serious gaming-for-your-buck. Who are we to keep
you from some delicious unboxing and hands-on dirtiness? Continue reading Gateway P-7808u FX gaming laptop unboxing and
hands-on
The latest FX sits in the same case as the P-7811 FX, including the gaudy
black and orange effects that remind us of an 80s Chevy Monte Carlo Filed under: Gaming, Laptops
(look it up, you’ll see what we mean). We’re ready for Gateway to leave
this design behind — the FX deserves a new dress, because, really, she Gateway P-7808u FX gaming laptop unboxing and hands-on originally
has a great personality. Gateway has kept the 5-in-1 multicard reader, appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:14:00 EST. Please see
HDMI port, triple USB 2.0 plugs, and handy eSATA port while adding a our terms for use of feeds.
9-cell battery that provides longer portable gaming time of around four
hours. Don’t expect to throw this giant into a backpack any time soon, as Permalink | Email this | Comments
the P-7808u FX weighs in at a bag-busting 9 pounds while a 17-inch
widescreen monitor sits above a full-size keyboard complete with
numpad.
TECHCRUNCH
Gallery: Gateway P7808uFX Unboxing

Google Also Likes To Use
FriendFeed For R&D; Reader
Gets Conversations
MAR 12, 2009 12:13A.M.
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GIGAOM
West Texas Towns Get Fiber,

Thank Verizon
MAR 12, 2009 12:11A.M.
The tiny West Texas towns of Muleshoe, Sudan and Olton are all close to
It looks like Facebook isn’t the only site to draw inspiration from having something cities like Houston, Austin and dozens of other big
FriendFeed. Google Reader has just launched a new feature that gives cities don’t: fiber to the home. Telecommunications Online has a story
users the ability to comment on items that have been shared by their today about West Plains Telecommunications, a small incumbent local
friends, allowing them to hold conversations focusing on each individual exchange carrier upgrading its half-century-old copper network to fiber.
story. In other words, it does almost exactly the same thing as
FriendFeed (at least for stories shared through Google Reader). Oddly enough, one of the reasons Muleshoe, Texas, has fiber to the home
is because large deployments from providers like Verizon
There are a few key distinctions. For one, conversations in Google Communications are sending fiber and gear costs down. From the
Reader are only be visible to friends of the user who originally shared a article:
story (FriendFeed allows comments to be displayed to the public with
input from users who aren’t your friends). But Google’s blog post notes “When you see Verizon and other big players build FTTH
that it has more for its new comment system on the way, and it wouldn’t networks, it definitely is going to drive the prices down for
be surprising if public sharing is on the roadmap. the independents and the coops,” West Plains plant manager
Mark Washington said.
Also important to note is that there’s apparently no way to export the
conversations that are held on Google Reader. While this is likely With the government offering $7.2 billion in broadband grants (some of
because of the private nature of the conversations, it can’t be welcome which is destined for rural areas) as part of the economic stimulus
news to services like FriendFeed, which thrive on being able to import package, the story of this Panhandle fiber deployment might soon be the
activity from other sites. story of rural broadband in other states.
GIGAOM
Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, West Texas Towns Get Fiber,
Delivered Daily.
Thank Verizon
MAR 12, 2009 12:11A.M.
The tiny West Texas towns of Muleshoe, Sudan and Olton are all close to
having something cities like Houston, Austin and dozens of other big
cities don’t: fiber to the home. Telecommunications Online has a story
today about West Plains Telecommunications, a small incumbent local
exchange carrier upgrading its half-century-old copper network to fiber.
Oddly enough, one of the reasons Muleshoe, Texas, has fiber to the home
is because large deployments from providers like Verizon
Communications are sending fiber and gear costs down. From the
article:
“When you see Verizon and other big players build FTTH
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the independents and the coops,” West Plains plant manager Mar 11, 2009 06:21a.m. and Mar 12, 2009 02:20a.m..
Mark Washington said. To change your settings, visit
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With the government offering $7.2 billion in broadband grants (some of
which is destined for rural areas) as part of the economic stimulus
package, the story of this Panhandle fiber deployment might soon be the
story of rural broadband in other states.
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL NEWS - CNNMONEY.COM
Merrill accused of misleading

Congress
MAR 12, 2009 12:10A.M.
Read full story for latest details.
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Obama calls himself a New

Democrat, and shows what it
means.
MAR 12, 2009 12:06A.M.
For conservatives still trying to fit Barack Obama into their old tax-and-
spend-liberal box, Tuesday was a very bad day. In the morning,
the president gave a tough-minded education reform speech demanding
more accountability from schools, teachers, students, and parents. The
same afternoon, he brought members of the House New Democrat
Coalition to the White House, and told them, “I am a New Democrat.”
According to Politico, Obama went on to describe himself as a fiscally
responsible, pro-growth Democrat who supports free and fair trade and
opposes protectionism.
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12 March, 2009 Today's Tabbloid PERSONAL NEWS For Infimate@

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• Trade, CPI and other numbers came in this week (Pettis)

ENGADGET Gen ontdekt dat plotselinge

Singletary has 43 as Texas Tech

Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

GrandCentral, a “one-number-for-life” service provider acquired by

The original GrandCentral features such as voicemail screening, GIGAOM

GrandCentral, a “one-number-for-life” service provider acquired by

Bottomline: Google folks upgrade my account and after some

The original GrandCentral features such as voicemail screening,

TECHCRUNCH New Features:

Voicemail Transcription: Google also added a nifty transcription feature

undergone a makeover - It now looks very much like a comprehensive

Conference and International Calls: Google Voice also added a

Our First Impression:

Discomfiting as it is to say so, President Barack Obama was right to cut

A Look At The Improved

Looking forward, we’re hearing that MySpace is moving towards rolling

ENGADGET Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Mitsubishi shows off “3D touch

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How does aerial refueling work?

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Chrysler Canada issues plant Filed under: Storage

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• Greystripe, a games-related advertising network, raised another

• SuperSecret, a San Francisco-based online social gaming company,

• Offerpal, a startup that links virtual currency to real-world

The investor interest in these startups mirrors the growing popularity of

Word of Mouth Impression. WOMI campaigns present visitors with ads

Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications,

Social Ads Ross Douthat’s New Gig, Ctd.

Ross’s appointment represents a broadening of debate in the

ALL THINGS DIGITAL

TECHCRUNCH The Littlest iPod Packs In Songs

In these days of economic distress, it’s nice when technology companies

kaChing’s API is available for real time prices, access to portfolios,

This player is so small and thin that it reminds me of the popular

The computerized voice, available in multiple languages, is hardly

In my tests, I managed to squeeze in more than the 1,000 songs Apple

ENGADGET THE DAILY DISH | BY ANDREW SULLIVAN

Viliv S5 MID detailed What’s Really Destroying

Manny Ramirez running, set for

Filed under: Handhelds

“It has transformed the country,” says Eagle

GIGAOM Panasonic’s 2009 VIERA Cast

MIT researcher Nathan Eagle regaled the audience at the O’Reilly

originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:12:00 EST. TECHCRUNCH

Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs

Last month we wrote about Kalaida, iSkoot’s software platform purposed

As iSkoot puts it:

KalaidaLive opens a persistent connection to iSkoot’s

In other words, KalaidaLive allows manufacturers to easily add push-

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Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free database of technology

BBC SPORT | SPORT HOMEPAGE | WORLD EDITION LIFEHACKER

Arnel earns NZ Test squad call- Four Experimental Firefox

The 30-year-old Northern Districts bowler finished with figures of 5-86

Guptill impressed during the Twenty20 games as well as the one-day

New Zealand (for first Test against India): Daniel Vettori

Story from BBC SPORT:

Published: 2009/03/12 00:03:03 GMT

friendly dimensions, or a custom set of dimensions. The catch is that it