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  • Long Live Web Radio! (Maybe)
    A proposal from music industry representative SoundExchange promises lower royalty rates for smaller Web radio stations. If accepted, the deal will…
  • Solar-Powered Phones: The Next Razr for Motorola?
    Motorola just received a patent for a solar-charging cell-phone screen. I believe a solar-powered phone could be a blockbuster, the next big…
  • Google's Annual Meeting: More Entertainment Than News
    I didn't hear much real news out of Google's annual meeting, though I did catch a glimpse of former star investment banker Frank Quattrone, yukking…
  • Confused by Virgin Mobile USA's S-1
    On May 1, Virgin Mobile USA filed an S-1 form, stating its intention to go public. Perusing the prospectus, I found a lot of things in there to…
  • Green Data Centers Blossom
    My colleague Rachael King is guest-blogging today on green data centers. Here's her blog: When 365 Main finishes building its new data center in…
  • Google Gears Up to Take Web Services Beyond the Web
    Google just can't seem to resist baiting the 800-pound gorilla in Redmond. With Google Gears, just announced minutes ago, it's providing Web…
  • SAP Caught Between Two Worlds
    SAP's going to have a hard time hopping on the software-as-service bandwagon without blowing up its $12.4 billion traditional software business in…
  • Constructive Challenges to DMCA
    The flap at Digg over the posting of an HD-DVD encryption key has gotten more than enough attention. But no one seems to be talking about more…
  • R.I.P. Laura Ellen Hopper, Web Radio Pioneer
    If you're as big a fan of Web radio as I am, you'll want to tip your longneck beer bottle this evening to the memory of Laura Ellen Hopper, who…
  • 802.11n or Bust?
    Read about the changing world of technology. Get the latest social media trends and learn about the social media leaders in our technology and…

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