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MySpace TV Set To Launch
When you think of video-sharing sites, you think of YouTube, DailyMotion, Blinkx . . . the list goes on. But MySpace probably…
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Skrenta Cedes CEO Role At Topix
VP of marketing Chris Tolles will take Rich Skrenta's CEO job running news-aggregating site Topix, with Skrenta taking over management of the Topix board of directors.
iPhone: The Pre-Launch Aftermath
Love it or hate it or sick of it, Apple's iPhone is a hit before it hits, with searches for information spiking hundreds of percent, people lining up outside stores, old men complaining about it just as the rate plans are announced, three full days before the thing actually launches.
Americans Buy HDTVs For Gaming, Movies
Around 16 million high-definition televisions (HDTV) will sell in 2007 predicts the Consumer Electronics Association, bringing the total number of HDTVs sold in the U.S. to 52.5 million. Thirty percent of U.S. households have an HDTV and the number is expected to increase to 36 percent by the end of this year. Among HDTV households, close to a third own more than one high-definition set,…
Google Translate Gains Dictionary Info
I’ve taken classes in Spanish, French, and Latin (not by choice), and each of them sent people scrambling for various translation aids. Unfortunately, many of those aids were horrible (“the cow climbs up the tree”). Now Google’s stepping forward - alas, a little late for me - with new dictionary translations for Google Translate.
German Government To Give Wikipedia A Boost
This is a stereotype, but at least it’s a positive one: the Germans are an efficient and precise people. Now, for less of a stereotype and more of a fact: Wikipedia can be far from precise. You may be surprised to learn, then, that the German government is going to give resources to the German version of the site.
