The Winklevoss twins had their original case against Facebook dismissed yesterday, causing tech media to write another slew of “The Winklevosses’ Case Against Facebook Is Over But Wait Actually It Isn’t” headlines. The seven-year battle is indeed not over, as the Winklevosses intent to file a motion under Rule 60b, which alleges that the...
Daily Archives: July 23, 2011
Lego Cased Computer Crunches Efficiently For A Good Cause
For many people, building with Legos brings back fond memories. For Mike Schropp, the memories are still being built. Schropp loves Legos, often incorporating them into technology. For his latest project, Schropp built a 12-core PC tucked into a custom made case he designed using some 2,000 black Lego bricks. The finished product is...
Healthcare Disruption: Pharma 3.0 Will Drive Shift from Life Science to HealthTech Investing (Part I of III)
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Dave Chase, the CEO of Avado.com, a health technology company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcare practice and was the founder of Microsoft’s Health business. You can follow him on Twitter @chasedave. Healthcare’s hyperinflation is driving the...
Microsoft’s Online Business For The Year: Over $2.5 Billion …Lost
Microsoft had one hell of a year. Their best ever, in fact, from a revenue perspective. They’re no Apple, but hey, who is? Nearly $70 billion in revenue for what is primarily a software company is amazing. But the great numbers continue to mask one thing: the gaping, blood-soaked wound that is the Online...
Shocked By News Corp Phone Hacking Revelations? Please. [TCTV]
Rick: “How can you close me up? On what grounds?”Captain Renault: “I’m shocked – shocked! – to find that gambling is going on in here!”Croupier: “Your winnings, sir.”Captain Renault: “Oh, thank you very much.” One has to mourn such a collective loss of innocence. The innocence of the British parliament tearfully quizzing News Corp...
OMG/JK: Lion’s Inverted Roar
No, the heat isn’t playing tricks on you: it’s time for another new episode of OMG/JK! In this episode we take a look at Mac OS X Lion, the latest release of Apple’s operating system that introduces some key new features: Mission Control, Launchpad, and inverted scrolling. Tune in to hear how often MG...
History doesn’t lie: There will never be a perfect social network
It wasn’t all that long ago, in the scope of actual years, that we were communicating via BBS. Some of you might remember those. You’d sign in, via your 14.4 modem (though truth be told, the BBS dates back to the days of the 600 baud modem), post your thoughts and see what others...
PHOTOS: The wild world of art meets connected devices
The Museum of Modern Art in New York will open up an exhibit about the art of connected devices, called Talk to Me, on Sunday. It’s got around 200 pieces that are anywhere from thought-provoking, to weird, to beautiful, to hilarious. (I posted some of the more sustainable-oriented ones here). Flip through the slide...
Google Plus Business Profiles Are Coming Q3, Analytics and All
Companies clamoring to build a presence on Google’s new social network have a few more months to wait. Business profiles are coming to Google Plus around the third quarter of this year, according to a story on VentureBeat. While Google hasn’t revealed many details about what the brand profiles will include, a Google representative...
ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, July 23, 2011
We’re always on the lookout for upcoming Web tech events from around world. Know of something taking place that should appear here? Want to get your event included in the calendar? Let us know in the comments below or email us. Article source: RRW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/LUAAgPNzwHg/readwriteweb_events_guide_july_23_2011.php