Daily Archives: August 20, 2012

Facebook ranks top as India’s Internet users spend 1 in every 4 minutes online on social networks

August 20, 2012
Facebook ranks top as India’s Internet users spend 1 in every 4 minutes online on social networks

The Indian Internet space is in a time of flux right, but the appeal of social networking services continues to rise in the country. New data from comScore reveals that its citizens spend one in four minutes online using social networking sites, more than any other Internet activity. According to comScore, social networking’s share of the...

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LTE gathers pace in Japan as DoCoMo’s Xi service hits 5m users, adding 1m in 4 weeks

August 20, 2012
LTE gathers pace in Japan as DoCoMo’s Xi service hits 5m users, adding 1m in 4 weeks

DoCoMo’s LTE service ‘Xi’ is gaining some serious momentum in Japan after it passed 5 million subscribers, the company announced, less than one month after the operator notched 4 million customers on the 4G mobile network. The service gives customers a whopping maximum downlink speed of 75 Mbps, and that zippy rate is being...

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Nimbus Data feeds flash storage frenzy

August 20, 2012
Nimbus Data feeds flash storage frenzy

The flash frenzy continues this week as Nimbus Data positions its new Gemini flash array as high-density, network-agnostic storage for database, enterprise resource planing (ERP), desktop virtualization and other applications. This is just the first of a flood of flash-related news to come as the  Flash Memory Summit kicks off in Santa Clara, CA this week and...

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Big surprise: Hulu’s owners can’t agree on its future

August 20, 2012
Big surprise: Hulu’s owners can’t agree on its future

Hulu’s corporate parents are set to buy out their co-owner Providence Equity Partners by September, and the deal could trigger numerous changes to the site, according to a Variety report that’s based on a leaked memo obtained by the publication. One consequence: Hulu CEO Jason Kilar could be set to cash out up to...

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BitInstant looks to bridge virtual and real world currencies with international Bitcoin credit card

August 20, 2012
BitInstant looks to bridge virtual and real world currencies with international Bitcoin credit card

Exchange service BitInstant is reportedly planning to bridge the gap between the digital world of Bitcoin virtual currency and the real world of debit/credit card payments. An unconfirmed source from the company has revealed that BitInstant is in the final stages of creating a Bitcoin card that will also function as a standard international...

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Disney Adds A Bit Of Nonsensical Anti-Open Source FUD To Kid’s Sitcom

August 20, 2012
Disney Adds A Bit Of Nonsensical Anti-Open Source FUD To Kid’s Sitcom

Walt Disney Corporation added a bit of nonsensical anti-open source FUD to a kid’s sitcom that it aired this past weekend. But the dialogue is so ridiculous that you have to wonder if they have any clue about what they are doing. In an episode aired Friday on the Disney Channel, the show Shake...

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Uber Screwed Me (But At Least It Bought Me Breakfast!)

August 20, 2012
Uber Screwed Me (But At Least It Bought Me Breakfast!)

I’ve been a wonderful state of bliss for the past week boating in North Carolina (did ya miss me? I missed you). But I came back today and I’m still pretty pissed at Uber for charging me $97 for a $65 ride to the airport last Friday. More importantly, the charge worries me about...

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