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▼Why Not Just Call It “Windows Live Meh”?
Earlier today, Erick wrote about Windows Live Sync becoming Windows Live Mesh. Basically, it’s a service that allows people to sync files between PCs and with the cloud. As a product, it sounds great...Expand this post »
Earlier today, Erick wrote about Windows Live Sync becoming Windows Live Mesh. Basically, it’s a service that allows people to sync files between PCs and with the cloud. As a product, it sounds great...Expand this post »
Stephen Morrison - mesh is merging with sync to make windows live sync not the other way around. Mesh sounds so much cooler though and makes some sense as a name6:46 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
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Hugh Isaacs II - @Stephen Morrison
Not anymore, now it's the other way around to that other way around.7:55 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
Not anymore, now it's the other way around to that other way around.7:55 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
Stephen Morrison - Then why when i go to mesh.com does it say this "Live Mesh will soon be replaced by
the new Windows Live Sync" ?7:57 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
the new Windows Live Sync" ?7:57 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
Hugh Isaacs II - Yeah, they already did that.
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-beta
(If you need anymore to clarify, here's Microsofts blog post on it: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/08/27/windows-live-sync-to-be-named-windows-live-mesh.aspx )8:11 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
http://explore.live
(If you need anymore to clarify, here's Microsofts blog post on it: http://windowsteambl
River Khan - Windows always seems to fall down in the naming department.8:15 pmDeleteUndo deleteReport spamNot spam
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Like▼Patent Suit Day Continues: Microsoft Takes Fight With i4i Over XML To The Supreme Court
While not the biggest Microsoft-related lawsuit news of the day, Microsoft just announced that it wants to take its patent infringement case against Canadian technology firm i4i to the highest level,...Expand this post »
While not the biggest Microsoft-related lawsuit news of the day, Microsoft just announced that it wants to take its patent infringement case against Canadian technology firm i4i to the highest level,...Expand this post »
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Like▼Ben Huh Asks: “I Can Haz Reddit?” (Offers To Buy It From Condé Nast)
It’s no secret that social link sharing community Reddit isn’t singing the praises of its corporate parent Condé Nast, which acquired the company in 2006. Earlier today the two sparred over running...Expand this post »
It’s no secret that social link sharing community Reddit isn’t singing the praises of its corporate parent Condé Nast, which acquired the company in 2006. Earlier today the two sparred over running...Expand this post »
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Like▼Bit.ly Clickabit, Now. Bit.ly Now, Later?
Today on their blog, URL shortening service Bit.ly unveiled a cute new feature: Clickabit. It’s a Twitter account that surfaces some of the “surprising and bizarre” links being shortened and shared...Expand this post »
Today on their blog, URL shortening service Bit.ly unveiled a cute new feature: Clickabit. It’s a Twitter account that surfaces some of the “surprising and bizarre” links being shortened and shared...Expand this post »
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Like▼A Method For Encumbering Progress By Patenting Other People’s Ideas
Inventor: Paul Allen Filed: August 27, 2010 Abstract: A method for preventing innovation, specifically in the tech sector, by way of a dangerous misconception of what is patentable and a sadly...Expand this post »
Inventor: Paul Allen Filed: August 27, 2010 Abstract: A method for preventing innovation, specifically in the tech sector, by way of a dangerous misconception of what is patentable and a sadly...Expand this post »
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Like▼Kenya: A Land of Endless Mobile Possibility (TCTV)
Some may get crushes on Hollywood stars. Some get crushes on blue, fictional Aliens. Sarah gets crushes on countries. And right now she is obsessed with Kenya. The closest she’s been is Rwanda, but at...Expand this post »
Some may get crushes on Hollywood stars. Some get crushes on blue, fictional Aliens. Sarah gets crushes on countries. And right now she is obsessed with Kenya. The closest she’s been is Rwanda, but at...Expand this post »
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Like▼Old School Steve Jobs On Changing The World
It looks like that Xerox IP isn’t the only thing Steve Jobs appropriated for Apple. Here he is in all his chubby 1997 glory, introducing the TBWA/Chiat Day produced “Think Different” campaign with an...Expand this post »
It looks like that Xerox IP isn’t the only thing Steve Jobs appropriated for Apple. Here he is in all his chubby 1997 glory, introducing the TBWA/Chiat Day produced “Think Different” campaign with an...Expand this post »
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Like▼140 Proof Provides A Piece Of The Twitter Advertising Puzzle
Twitter has been open about its desire for advertising to be a pillar of its revenue strategy. The company has launched a number of experiments with advertising on the site, rolling out Promoted...Expand this post »
Twitter has been open about its desire for advertising to be a pillar of its revenue strategy. The company has launched a number of experiments with advertising on the site, rolling out Promoted...Expand this post »
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Like▼0 Views: The Best Of The Worst Of YouTube
When it comes to online video, there is YouTube and then there is everyone else. Increasingly, videos on the service are getting a million or more views and some stars (like that Bieber kid) are...Expand this post »
When it comes to online video, there is YouTube and then there is everyone else. Increasingly, videos on the service are getting a million or more views and some stars (like that Bieber kid) are...Expand this post »
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Like▼Facebook Offers Exhibit A In Its Defense Against Teen Lawsuit
Earlier today I reported on a class action lawsuit against Facebook which argued that when it comes to teenagers, the social network should not be able to use their name or likeness to promote either...Expand this post »
Earlier today I reported on a class action lawsuit against Facebook which argued that when it comes to teenagers, the social network should not be able to use their name or likeness to promote either...Expand this post »
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Like▼Former Playdom Employee Sentenced To Jail Time In Zynga Lawsuit
Last fall Zynga sued rival gaming developer Playdom (recently acquired by Disney) for an array of issues including misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and breach of the duty of...Expand this post »
Last fall Zynga sued rival gaming developer Playdom (recently acquired by Disney) for an array of issues including misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and breach of the duty of...Expand this post »
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Like▼Reddit And Condé Nast Spar Over Ads Promoting Legalization Of Marijuana
Later this year, California residents will be voting on Proposition 19, a measure that would legalize marijuana in the state. And, given how much controversy revolves around the issue (think of the...Expand this post »
Later this year, California residents will be voting on Proposition 19, a measure that would legalize marijuana in the state. And, given how much controversy revolves around the issue (think of the...Expand this post »
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Like▼SecondMarket And StockTwits Team Up To Let You Tweet About Private Company Stock
StockTwits has built a business out of people tweeting their thoughts and actions around various public stocks. SecondMarket has built a business out of people interested in the buying and selling of...Expand this post »
StockTwits has built a business out of people tweeting their thoughts and actions around various public stocks. SecondMarket has built a business out of people interested in the buying and selling of...Expand this post »
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Like▼Google, Facebook To Microsoft’s Paul Allen: Your Argument Is Invalid
The entire Internet (aka Facebook, Google, Apple AOL, Facebook, eBay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube) has just been served with a vague and vast patent violation suit...Expand this post »
The entire Internet (aka Facebook, Google, Apple AOL, Facebook, eBay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube) has just been served with a vague and vast patent violation suit...Expand this post »
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Like▼Google Buys Angstro As It Furthers Social Strategy
Google has just bought TechCrunch50 startup Angstro according to a post on the company’s site. The company’s founder, entrepreneur Rohit Khare, has joined Google to work on the company’s social...Expand this post »
Google has just bought TechCrunch50 startup Angstro according to a post on the company’s site. The company’s founder, entrepreneur Rohit Khare, has joined Google to work on the company’s social...Expand this post »
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Like▼Windows Live Sync To Upgrade Storage To 5GB And Become Windows Live Mesh
When Microsoft launched Windows Live Sync in beta at the end of June, it merged it with its long-awaited Windows Live Mesh, but both still kept separate branding. The product will take on the Windows...Expand this post »
When Microsoft launched Windows Live Sync in beta at the end of June, it merged it with its long-awaited Windows Live Mesh, but both still kept separate branding. The product will take on the Windows...Expand this post »
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Like▼Five Greentech Startups Thinking Outside The Box
The busy green tech industry is teeming with companies focused on alternative energy. Some of the biggest new sources of energy they are trying to tap into include solar, wind, hydroelectric,...Expand this post »
The busy green tech industry is teeming with companies focused on alternative energy. Some of the biggest new sources of energy they are trying to tap into include solar, wind, hydroelectric,...Expand this post »
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Like▼Lawsuit Says Teens Should Not Be Allowed To Like Ads On Facebook
Some people don’t like ads. But a new class action lawsuit in California against Facebook (embedded below) thinks it should be illegal for teenagers to like any ads without first obtaining parental...Expand this post »
Some people don’t like ads. But a new class action lawsuit in California against Facebook (embedded below) thinks it should be illegal for teenagers to like any ads without first obtaining parental...Expand this post »
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Like▼There Will Be No iPad Killers This Year
Shanzai performed some decidedly sober analysis of the tablet market and came away with one simple conclusion: no matter how much LG boasts, no matter how much Samsung leaks, no matter how many Notion...Expand this post »
Shanzai performed some decidedly sober analysis of the tablet market and came away with one simple conclusion: no matter how much LG boasts, no matter how much Samsung leaks, no matter how many Notion...Expand this post »
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Like▼SCVNGR Launches Support For Facebook Places
Location-based game SCVNGR has had a big week of news, first with its partnership with AT&T and then the release of its secret social mechanics playdeck. Today the company has announced that it now...Expand this post »
Location-based game SCVNGR has had a big week of news, first with its partnership with AT&T and then the release of its secret social mechanics playdeck. Today the company has announced that it now...Expand this post »
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Like▼Mozilla Introduces Fennec Alpha For Android (2.0 Or Higher), Nokia N900
Mozilla this morning introduced the Alpha release of the next version of its mobile browser Fennec for Android and Nokia N900. Fennec, which serves as the codename for Firefox mobile, comes with...Expand this post »
Mozilla this morning introduced the Alpha release of the next version of its mobile browser Fennec for Android and Nokia N900. Fennec, which serves as the codename for Firefox mobile, comes with...Expand this post »
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Like▼The Bidding War For 3PAR Continues; HP Offers $2 Billion In Cash
Here we go again-again. HP just offered $2 billion, or $30 per share in cash for data storage company 3PAR. This morning, Dell announced that 3PAR had accepted its increased offer to acquire the...Expand this post »
Here we go again-again. HP just offered $2 billion, or $30 per share in cash for data storage company 3PAR. This morning, Dell announced that 3PAR had accepted its increased offer to acquire the...Expand this post »
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Like▼Online Backup Startup Backblaze Was Almost Bought. Twice. What Went Wrong?
Here’s something you will not read every time an acquisition deal collapses at the last minute: an account of what happened, and why it did. Let alone why it happened twice over. Backblaze, an online...Expand this post »
Here’s something you will not read every time an acquisition deal collapses at the last minute: an account of what happened, and why it did. Let alone why it happened twice over. Backblaze, an online...Expand this post »
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Like▼There We Go Again: Dell Offers $1.8 Billion For 3PAR – 3PAR Accepts
The bidding war continues. Dell announced today that 3PAR has accepted its increased offer to acquire the storage leader for $27 per share in cash, or approximately $1.8 billion. Dell had previously...Expand this post »
The bidding war continues. Dell announced today that 3PAR has accepted its increased offer to acquire the storage leader for $27 per share in cash, or approximately $1.8 billion. Dell had previously...Expand this post »
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Like▼YouTube Debuts New Movies Section With 400 Free, Full-Length Films (Updated)
YouTube has launched a fresh Movies category on its website, gathering about 400 full-length films for your on-demand viewing pleasure, all free of charge. The renewed section, which is actually more...Expand this post »
YouTube has launched a fresh Movies category on its website, gathering about 400 full-length films for your on-demand viewing pleasure, all free of charge. The renewed section, which is actually more...Expand this post »
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