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We figured the hardcore backyard hobbyists would be the ones most impressed with the DIY ethanol technology coming out of startups like E-Fuel Corp., which plans to sell a washer-and-dryer-sized home ethanol system for around $10,000. But will we one day all be home ethanol brewers? […] Read more »

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Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics, a startup that is looking to do no less than overthrow the petrol industry and create an artificial life form, is in the process of raising another round of funding in the “$100 million to $200 million range,” the company’s Chief Financial […] Read more »

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I am happy to find that the EVDO from Verizon is all lit up and nicely stepping along for me everywhere I’ve been this afternoon so far.  This isn’t the fastest speeds I’ve gotten today but it pretty representative of the afternoon so far: It’s been […] Read more »

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Now that The ‘Burg crew has successfully navigated this past summer’s Motorola-sponsored scavenger hunt — a series of shorts entitled The Secret — I am seriously missing my hipster fix. Creators Kathleen Grace and Thom Woodley are currently working on a new series for Vuguru through […] Read more »

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As the company has with its Dashboard widgets page on Apple.com, Apple introduced a new directory for Web applications compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch, announced through the company’s Hot News page (deemed by many to be Apple’s quasi-blog). As anticipated by AppleInsider and others, […] Read more »

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BitTorrent Surpasses eDonkey for P2P Supremacy. New study shows P2P traffic accounts for 50 to 90 percent of all Internet traffic. BitTorrent leads P2P pack with 50 to 75 percent of that P2P traffic. (ipoque) Thomson SA Acquires SyncCast Corp; company hopes acquisition of the online […] Read more »

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There has been lot of mud slinging going on in Lafayette, Lousiana. The city plan to build its own fiber to the home network came under PR attacks from local cable company, Cox and phone operator, BellSouth. Tt seems that the City-Parish Council will make a […] Read more »

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The Perfect VC: Operator or Investor? asks Bill Burnham, a general partner at Softbank. I have known Bill for a long time, and this is something he has often wondered about along. In our conversations, he often wistfully questioned the conventional wisdom: “Conventional wisdom has long […] Read more »

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