Hackruiter

Previously video-hiring service HireHive, the founders behind Y Combinator-backed Hackruiter have taken the next logical step in being solving the problem of hiring good people, and have actually become recruiters themselves. While we’ve chronicled the Silicon Valley talent crunch in a number of ways, we’ve never covered a startup actually attempting to disrupt the process of engineering recruiting. 

source - http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/21/hackruiter/

Internet Killswitch Reintroduced?

A Senate proposal that has become known as the Internet "kill switch" bill was reintroduced this week, with a tweak its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the United States

source - http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20033717-281.html

3G Speed Tests Winner!

The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster

source - http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/02/18/att.verizon.3g.speed.wired/index.html

Google's MWC 2011 Android Booth Tour

source - http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/googles-mwc-2011-android-booth-tour/

New Radiohead Video On YouTube!

Apple's Workplace Violations Report

"Foxconn is not a sweatshop," Steve Jobs told the audience at All Things Digital last June, speaking of the world's largest electronics manufacturer and Apple's (AAPL) primary supplier of iPhones, iPads, iPods and Macs.

source - http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/02/16/apples-2011-sweatshop-report/

Loads Of Facebook Friends = Depression?

"WebProNews reports that according to a new survey, the more Facebook friends you have, the more likely you are to feel stressed out by the site. 'The results threw up a number of paradoxes,' says Dr Kathy Charles, who led the study

source - http://slashdot.org/story/11/02/16/2249243/Number-of-Facebook-Friends-Linked-To-Anxiety

Russian iPhone?

OAO Mobile TeleSystems plans in April to start selling Russia’s first smart phones equipped with the Glonass navigation network, a rival to the U.S. Global Positioning System. 

source - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-16/mts-to-sell-first-russian-phone-with-glonass-navigation-system.html

Radiohead Releases Another Download-Only Album

 Abandoning the “pay what you want” pricing model that grabbed headlines in 2007, Radiohead is releasing its next record in multiple formats, including what the band calls “the world’s first newspaper album.”

source -  http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/02/radiohead-king-of-limbs/

Google And CRM Market

While the CRM market is far different than Google's business model, there's speculation that it might become Google's next frontier. With lots of cash and some traction in the enterprise market, Google could be tempted to try CRM, but an analyst thinks that would invite spectacular failure. He said a CRM move would "make Steve Ballmer's day." 

source -  http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=0320036VR1J4

New Nissan Concept

Undaunted by these limitations, Nissan has rolled out a new futuristic EV called ESFLOW -- with a roofline inspired by modern Z cars and an elongated bonnet reminiscent of the original 240Z -- to titillate our inner gearhead

source - http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/11/nissan-unveils-sexy-esflow-concept-ev-sports-car/

Detroit To Have A Robocop Statue?

When it comes to things the city of Detroit needs, there’s undoubtely a pretty long list. And if there is an official version of such a list, I’m pretty sure that a statue of RoboCop isn’t on it. But that’s dumb. It totally should be. And that’s exactly why God invented the Internet.

source - http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/11/detroit-robocop-statue/

Free Software Heroes

 Linus Torvalds was the first suggestion of Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza for the Award for the Advancement of Free Software: "It is hard to conceive of a world in which he doesn't already have one, but we appear to live in it. I can't imagine anyone who doesn't have one who deserves one more." Next in line, "I would nominate Dries Buytaert, the unifying force behind Drupal

source - http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Who-Are-This-Years-Free-Software-Heroes-71830.html

Guitar Hero Cancelled

Citing the lower revenues brought in by the genre, Activision Blizzard announced that it will cease production of new Guitar Hero games and dissolve its development team. Additionally, the company has canceled True Crime due to quality concerns

found here - http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/218158/activision-cancels-guitar-hero-franchise-true-crime/

Another Google Issue

Over the last few months, Google has received more than 100 copyright infringement warnings from MPAA-affiliated movies studios: most are directed at users of Google's public Wi-Fi service but others are meant for Google employees. The MPAA is thus warning the search giant that it might get disconnected from the Internet

originally taken from here

More info:

http://gigaom.com/video/mpaa-to-google-colleges-get-rid-of-the-pirate-bay/

http://www.zenobank.com/blogs/pcspeedup/

Dual-Screen Smartphone

Sprint Nextel rolled out a smartphone, which features a twin set of touchscreens. The mobile device is called the Echo. It is manufactured by Kyocera Corp

originally taken from here

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http://machelper.me.pn/

http://slowcomputer.cz.cc

Sliding touchscreens PCs

HP has been cranking out its touch-enabled, all-in-one TouchSmart PCs for years now, but the latest model comes with a twist: a 23-inch display that slides almost all the way down, turning the system into something akin to a jumbo touch panel

originally found here

More info:

 http://www.trustedreviews.com/pcs/news/2011/02/07/HP-Announces-Two-New-TouchSmart-All-In-One-PCs/p1

http://pchelpishere.wetpaint.com/

NASA Shows The First 3D Sun Images

On Feb. 6th, NASA's twin STEREO probes moved into position on opposite sides of the sun, and they are now beaming back uninterrupted images of the entire star—front and back. "For the first time ever, we can watch solar activity in its full 3-dimensional glory," says Angelos Vourlidas, a member of the STEREO science team at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, DC. NASA released a 'first light' 3D movie on, naturally, Super Bowl Sunday

originally found here

More info:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/stereo3D_press.html

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Sorry, that's not tech news

but I really loved this lad




http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Musicians-Pay-Tribute-to-Gary-Moore-Former-Thin-Lizzy-Guitarist-Found-Dead-In-Spanish-Hotel/Article/201102115924590?lpos=Showbiz_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15924590_Musicians_Pay_Tribute_to_Gary_Moore%2C_Former_Thin_Lizzy_Guitarist_Found_Dead_In_Spanish_Hotel

No Room at the Internet?

The supply of Internet addresses has run dry, but it's no cause for alarm. A new system for assigning Internet addresses will allow trillions of new possibilities. For most people, the change from IPv4 to IPv6 will go unnoticed, but a few users may experience some headaches before the transition is complete.

originally taken from here

More info:

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/03/ipv4-addresses-gone-what-does-it-mean-for-internet-users/

http://pcspeedupnow.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/retarded-computer/

Verizon iPhone

It seems the first Verizon iPhone has been delivered to its customer. The video shows an individual picking up his iPhone 4 from a UPS center on Saturday. Meanwhile, many of our readers who have ordered expect their deliveries on Monday, February 7th.

originally taken from here

More info:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/index.html

http://hubpages.com/hub/macreviews

Duty Calls: a shooter parody

People Can Fly, Epic Games and Electronic Arts, the companies behind the upcoming Bulletstorm first person shooter, have thought of a novel way of promoting the title, and released a free game, called Duty Calls, which parodies modern combat shooters, with Call of Duty receiving the biggest amount of cheeky insults.

originally taken from here

Following yesterday's fracas over whether Microsoft was culling search results from rival Google, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's senior VP of its Online Services Division, has weighed in, reiterating that Google's claims are false.

originally taken from here

Internet 'kill switch'--help or hindrance?

There's nothing like a whole-country Internet disconnect to focus attention on how a so-called "kill switch" would work

originally found here

More info:
http://www.pccontrol.66ghz.com/
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/kill-switch-legislation/
http://www.pcgetsfaster.iblogger.org/

http://www.speedupapcit.isgreat.org/

Google Launches Voice-to-Tweet Workaround for Egypt

Google launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access remains cut off in the country amid anti-government protests. 

 originally found here

More info:
http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/Africa/Egypt/
http://www.pcdociz.2kool4u.net/
http://www.33registry.22web.net/