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Netlabel Shares Music on BitTorrent Sites, for Free

201 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 21:49:30 by SirPopper | 13 comments

An increasing number of musicians are experimenting with giving away their music for free on BitTorrent. This trend has led to the formation of a new Netlabel, CXCR6, which specifically targets the BitTorrent community with new album releases. We got in touch with its founder about his motivation to promote free music.

Burger King: Delete 10 Facebook friends, get a free Whopper

1040 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 19:08:42 by tombishop63 | 210 comments

Fast-food chain Burger King has created "Whopper Sacrifice," a Facebook app that will give you a coupon for a free hamburger if you delete 10 people from your friends list.

For a Palm Rebound, the Phone Is Not Enough

346 votes | submitted 2009-01-09 00:58:05 by JamesBondJr | 100 comments

Palm, which essentially invented the smartphone category, is a shadow of its former self. Sales have plunged and Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry have stolen market share.

Report: Gmail about one-third as expensive as hosted email

1017 votes | submitted 2009-01-09 05:31:42 by EmitStop | 126 comments

A new report by the research company has taken a look under the hood of both in-house and commercial e-mail services, and put some numbers on the per-user costs associated with a variety of options. The surprise result was not so much that Google's corporate services come out ahead, but rather how large a lead it has on every other option.

And they say digg has a top user problem? [PIC]

1644 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 23:49:39 by Jeffler | 249 comments

Wherein I have the most popular video on youtube and I get ranked 6th in the most viewed because I'm not a partner (and yes, they had just done an update on the chart, so its not like it just hasn't adjusted yet, I've been #1 for nearly 24 hours now and between 6-12th)

Google Maps: 100+ Best Tools and Mashups

546 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 19:47:20 by Sh0rtstak | 19 comments

Most people think of Google Maps in terms of finding a place or business, or getting directions from one point to another. Others use the satellite images and terrain mapping features. But there are tons of other uses out there for Google maps.

History of the Internet - How The Interent Was Formed (VID)

945 votes | submitted 2009-01-09 00:04:13 by gamebittk | 83 comments

Twitter Marriage Proposal: Bloggers In Love

678 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 20:33:55 by andyhite | 136 comments

Grant Robertson from Download Squad has proposed to his girlfriend Christina Warren (TUAW and Download Squad) on TWITTER. That's right. On Twitter. Social networking has come a long way.

Students, law prof want RIAA trial live and online

717 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 05:16:56 by SirPopper | 43 comments

Back in October, we covered the case of Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student accused by the RIAA of sharing copyrighted music as "sublimeguy14" on KaZaA. Tenenbaum did not go quietly into that dark night; instead, he offered the RIAA a settlement of $500. The music lobby declined, and it took Tenenbaum to court.

Windows 7 Beta 1 shows off new task bar, more UI goodies

1033 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 03:52:52 by saadkamal | 299 comments

Windows 7 is a solid, fast-performing, stable operating system that appears to be just about fully baked and ready for prime time. It appears to be feature-complete, unlike Vista. Based on the stability and speed of this beta, don't be surprised if Microsoft Corp. releases Windows 7 before 2010 rolls around.

LA Digg Meetup & Live Diggnation next Wednesday Jan 14th

306 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 18:57:23 by aubs | 51 comments

To kick off the new year we’re partnering with our friends at Revision3 for a Digg Meetup and Live Diggnation at the infamous Knitting Factory Hollywood next Wednesday, January 14th, in Los Angeles, CA. Hope to see some of you there! - Kevin

Obama Asks Congress for Analog TV Shutdown Delay

914 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 21:10:11 by BeShirtHappy | 389 comments

President-elect Barack Obama has asked Congress to stop the shut down on analog TV broadcasts, due on February 17. The main two reasons: "Inadequate funding" and problems with the converter box program. But there's more.

Stimulus math: $30B in spending equals 950K tech jobs

544 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 01:01:14 by jaybol | 127 comments

For every $1 billion that the federal government spends on tech as part of a stimulus package, it will create or retain approximately 31,000 jobs, according to a think tank advising President-elect Barack Obama on tech policy.

HP Announces Flexible Computer Screens On the Horizon

661 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 18:06:48 by Sh0rtstak | 87 comments

Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center & HP recently announced a prototype of a flexible lightweight computer screen that stands to revolutionize computers and electronic devices. Created in a similar roll-to-roll manufacturing process as thin-film pv, these new computer screens are printed onto plastic sheets - virtually indestructible

EFF Patent Busting Project wins another round

542 votes | submitted 2009-01-07 22:36:15 by nahsrocketeer75 | 29 comments

The holder of a patent involving Internet music distribution, Seer Systems, is crying foul today after learning that the Electronic Frontier Foundation's tenacious Patent Busting Project has convinced the Patent and Trademark Office to reconsider his decade-old successful claim. EFF is 6 for 6 so far getting reconsiderations on bogus patents.

Google Street View Used To Help Find Kidnapped Girl

1213 votes | submitted 2009-01-08 01:36:28 by gamebittk | 132 comments

The cell phone company provided provided latitude and longitude coordinates and triangulated them to learn where the two missing people were. Coordinates kept coming in within 300 feet of each other. "Then I Googled it," Deputy Chief Lozier said. Using street view, he was able to look back and forth from the intersection and identify a motel...

It's 'Lunacy', The New FIRST Robotics Game for Students

378 votes | submitted 2009-01-07 23:01:55 by NewsFeed | 33 comments

Robots must score points while escaping entrapment, aiding their teammates and navigating the treacherous surface of a lunar environment.

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