Archive for December, 2006

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Digg gets more cash, $8.5 million

Om Malik, Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 10:52 AM PT Comments (10)

So now you know why they did the big redesign, added video and all those fancy new features. Digg has raised another $8.5 million in new funding from existing VCs, Greylock Ventures and Omidyar Network. The company, previously had raised close to $3 million from these two firms, and Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Ning and [...]

Google Blog Search Passes Technorati

Liz Gannes, Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 10:50 AM PT Comments (16)

Blog search leader Technorati was beaten by Google Blog Search for the first time last week, according to Hitwise. Late December statistics seem even less reliable than regular statistics, but it’s worth a mention.
Hitwise Research Director LeeAnn Prescott attributes most of Google Blog Search’s growth to a link to the service on the Google News [...]

500,000,000,000

Om Malik, Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 9:23 AM PT Comments (0)

Now did that get your attention! That’s the number of minutes Cingular customers spent yakking on the phone this past year. Enough of a reason for Cingular to lay the smack down on Verizon. Who’s Talking Now? Everyone!

WiFi Chip Makers vs Open Source Software

Om Malik, Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 1:00 AM PT Comments (5)

Have you ever wondered why it is hard to get wireless networking right on alternative operating systems such as Linux and OpenBSD? It appears the blame for this situation lies with chip makers including the likes of Broadcom, Intel, Marvell and scores of other companies. These are the findings of Jem Matzan, who [...]

2007, Year of the Widget

Om Malik, Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:41 AM PT Comments (11)

TIME magazine’s man of the year is “You” and if that is the case, then widget is a good way to express yourself. Newsweek is declaring 2007 “Year of the Widget.”
Of course with Leopard and Vista almost around the corner, it is hard not to get enthusiastic about the future of widgets. Gabe Dorfman, a [...]

Edwards announces candidacy on YouTube

Om Malik, Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 9:21 PM PT Comments (0)

John Edwards is running for president, or so he says on You Tube

Xunlei confirms Google Investment

Om Malik, Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 9:06 PM PT Comments (1)

Shenzhen Xunlei Network Technology, the Chinese P2P video software company has confirmed that Google will become an investor in the company, according to a Bloomberg news report. The confirmation from a company official comes nearly 20-days after Katie has reported on the pending investment. Bloomberg story is scant on details for now. If you want [...]

Wii, now 3 million units sold

Om Malik, Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 6:51 PM PT Comments (1)

Nintendo has sold 3 million Wiis globally, while Sony sold around 1.18 million units of PlayStation 3.

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