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Mostly links from around the web, presented with quotes and commentary. Sometimes I write long-form pieces too.

Posted on 20120225

How Apple’s Chomp Acquisition Could Change Your App Store Experience

via Gadget Lab

Apple’s App Store has an inventory problem: There are simply way too many apps in the iTunes database. But the company’s … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120225

Midway Arcade brings Joust, Defender, Spy Hunter to iOS without the associated coin-loss

via Engadget

Warner Bros. has busted out an iOS flavored compilation of Midway’s classic arcade games. For 99 cents you can re-live the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120225

NHK’s new Super Hi-Vision sensor captures 8K at 120fps, fast enough for Usain Bolt?

via Engadget

As amazing as Super Hi-Vision televisions are, most of the footage we’ve seen is of slow-moving cityscapes, nature and … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120216

BuiltWith Reveals The Tech Used By The 130 Million Web Sites That Matter Most

via TechCrunch

Search engines like Google scour the web to figure out how to rank content. Measurement firms like comScore sample users to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120216

Is Megaupload "a lot less guilty than you think?"

via Ars Technica

Is Megaupload doomed? Last month, we talked to three legal scholars who … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120216

Older Macs voted off the Mountain Lion island

via Ars Technica

Another Mac OS release, another moment of truth for those using old Macs. Apple’s next … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120215

5 Most Telling Takeaways From Tim Cook’s Goldman Sachs Keynote

via Gadget Lab

Tuesday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook presented a keynote speech for Goldman Sachs. Cook’s presentation ranged from discussion … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120215

Would-Be New Cell Provider Fights FCC Ban

via Mashable!

LightSquared, a planned U.S. nationwide cell carrier, has been blocked by the FCC due to the interference its signal causes … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120215

Documentary about inventor of giant 3D printer that can print a house

via Boing Boing

The Man Who Prints Houses is a documentary about Enrico Dini, an Italian roboticist who switched tracks to design and build … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120215

GE turns butterfly-inspired tech into cheap, accurate thermal sensors (video)

via Engadget

When last we heard from GE and its Morpho-butterfly inspired sensors, all the talk was about detecting chemicals. And, with … Read More >>

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