Daily Archives: August 31, 2011

New TechCrunch Mobile Site: You Can’t Escape the Logo

August 31, 2011
New TechCrunch Mobile Site: You Can’t Escape the Logo

If you’ve visited TechCrunch on your mobile you know it’s been a generic experience…until now. With the introduction of our new look and snazzy/abominable logo it was time for something better: the all-new TechCrunch.com mobile site. The AOL Mobile web team have done a great job adapting our desktop experience for a plethora of small screens....

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Google rolls out new Blogger interface

August 31, 2011
Google rolls out new Blogger interface

If you’ve been paying attention of late, you will have noticed that Google products have been undergoing a bit of a facelift. And today, Google has announced the official launch of Blogger’s new design and layout. We first reported on this back in July, when it was still in the Blogger draft section, where...

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Killing Elephants, Space Travel, Running Marathons: What 12 CEOs Do In Their Spare Time

August 31, 2011
Killing Elephants, Space Travel, Running Marathons: What 12 CEOs Do In Their Spare Time

Image: www.flickr.com and en.wikipedia.org See Also: Amazing Pictures Of The Oil Crisis Of 1973 From Spacecrafts To Temples: The Amazing Uses Of Gold Buy A Massive Estate In Napa Valley For $28 Million If you’re a CEO dealing with high-stress financial decisions on a daily basis, how do you maintain your confidence and blow...

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THE APPLE INVESTOR: Is Apple Stock Less Lovable Without Steve Jobs? (AAPL)

August 31, 2011
THE APPLE INVESTOR: Is Apple Stock Less Lovable Without Steve Jobs? (AAPL)

The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. Image: AP See Also: THE APPLE INVESTOR: Is iTunes Music Streaming Closer Than We Think? THE APPLE INVESTOR: The Changing Of The Guard. What’s Next? THE APPLE INVESTOR: Will A Cheap Amazon Tablet Trip New CEO Tim...

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AdStruc’s latest billboard campaign features Ron English, the Godfather of Street Art

August 31, 2011
AdStruc’s latest billboard campaign features Ron English, the Godfather of Street Art

We first wrote about Adstruc in March, the New York City based startup that’s changing the future of outdoor advertising space, by providing an online auction and listing-based marketplace for sellers and buyers. Founder and CEO John Laramie brought his team together last summer under the mentoring of David Cohen’s TechStars program in Boulder, Colorado, to...

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Now you can use your home phone for Skype calls

August 31, 2011
Now you can use your home phone for Skype calls

For those of us who have been writing about VoIP, Analog Telephone Adapters (ATAs) are not such a big deal. ATA is do-hickey that connects to your broadband connection on one end and an old-fashioned phone handset on the other. In its hey day, Vonage was using low-cost ATAs to lure customers. And now Skype finally has...

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Subjot: A Topic-Based Twitter, Without The Noise

August 31, 2011
Subjot: A Topic-Based Twitter, Without The Noise

Ah, your first days on Twitter. A time of innocence and serendipity. Look, your friend just made a witty joke about their burnt toast! And there — Oprah’s tweeting about her new favorite book! It’s like your favorite people are in your pocket talking to you, all the time. The future is wonderful. And...

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Guests must surrender all gadgets at this hotel. Should all hotels offer this?

August 31, 2011

Switch off, tune out and, erm, hand over all your gadgets. That’s just one of the packages offered by the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Springwise reports. For those looking to really, really get away from it all whilst sill living in comfort, the hotel is offering a Zen and the Art of...

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10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (GRPN, AMZN, HPQ, AAPL)

August 31, 2011
10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (GRPN, AMZN, HPQ, AAPL)

Image: AP Good morning! Here’s what you need to know: Groupon’s PR boss suddenly quit after just two months on the job, probably because of CEO Andrew Mason’s memo that might have violated SEC rules. It looks like Amazon’s 10-inch tablet will only ship in 2012, with a smaller, 7-inch model shipping in the...

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Apple could soon detect iOS device issues via a web-based tool

August 31, 2011

Apple has reportedly announced internally that it will soon be ready to offer a new web-based diagnostic tool that can detect and send any issues your iPhone/iPod/iPad may be having and send them to Apple, suggesting the company is looking to reduce the reliance on its Genius Bar technicians. Typically, when there is an...

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