Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:55 AM ET, April 8, 2006

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
Microsoft Ships 'URL Tracer' to Hunt Down Typo-Squatters  —  Microsoft Research has released a new tool to help pinpoint large-scale typo-squatters that are known to be gaming pay-per-click domain parking services.  —  The lightweight prototype, called Strider URL Tracer …
Discussion: Download Squad
Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple to ditch iBook brand alongside notebook launch  —  It's almost official — Apple Computer will re-brand its iBook consumer notebooks under the "MacBook" moniker when it releases new models based on Intel Corp.'s Core Duo processors later this month, AppleInsider has learned.
Barb Bowman / Barb's Connected World:
Here's How I did it - Mac MCE  —  Ingredients - MCE 2005 CD's from MSDN (or NewEgg or other source), Nero 6, DVD+R, DVD Burner  —  With thanks to Doug Knox - this was a collaborative effort!  —  1) Create a Directory on your hard drive named macmce  —  2) Copy both CD's to this directory
Associated Press:
Video games get very, very naughty  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Online games have so far mainly revolved around the killing of fantasy monsters.  The occasional fight with a Stormtrooper provides some variety.  —  Companies are now developing a handful of games — though calling them that is a stretch …
Discussion: Cathode Tan
Inside AdSense Team / Inside AdSense:
Meet Ivan the optimiser — but please, no paparazzi  —  We caught up with Ivan Heneghan, a Dublin-based AdSense optimisation specialist, to learn how 'optimisation' differs from 'optimization'.  —  Why did you agree to let us profile you?  —  A brilliant story!
Discussion: Google Blogoscoped
Ryan Singel / Wired News:
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room  —  AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center …
Discussion: Techdirt
Nicole C. Wong / Mercury News:
Going beyond the alphabet  —  KEYBOARD PAD FREES USER FROM WESTERN MODEL  —  Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a computer keyboard pad that should make typing tasks like Web browsing easier for millions of people in India who read and write languages that don't translate well into a Western alphabet.
Discussion: Engadget and michael parekh on IT
Jimmy Daniels / Alice Hill's Real Tech News:
Carrying Coals to Newcastle  —  Ah, where to begin.  In case you aren't aware of it, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Direct Revenue, makers of the reviled Aurora adware program, Offeroptimizer and other crapware.  So much info is coming out, it is hard to sum it all up …
Redbarren / ben barren:
Aussie BlogHer/Web2 DoubleHeader with Dave Winer?  —  There was an email today between myself, 2.0 Grandmaster MacManus Flash and the RSS, OPML Pimp Daddy Inventor Himself - Mr David Winer.  The OPML topic was whether Mr Winer would come out to Australia soon, which he said he would if any of us males …
Discussion: disambiguity and Scripting News
Mbmccall / VC Confidential:
Eric Schmidt Unplugged  —  Eric Schmidt spoke tonight to a packed crowd at the Economic Club.  He talked about how Google views the world and what they hope to do in the coming years.  Overall, it was a fairly interesting speech.  Key points included:  — We live in a world of continuous distraction and multi-tasking.
Discussion: SearchViews
Eric / Gadget Review:
Infrared Blood Alcohol Test  —  There's a new technology out that will actually allow officers to "scan" for drunk drivers via infrared!  This crazy technology was originally developed to help diabetics scan their blood without a needle.  —  The technology works by generating IR radiation …
Elizabeth Thomson / eurekalert.org:
MIT researchers build tiny batteries with viruses  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small "nanowire" structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries.  —  By manipulating a few genes inside these viruses …
Discussion: Engadget and B2Day
Annys Shin / Washington Post:
Google Earth to Get Discovery Video  —  Venture Is Part of Cable Programmer's Effort to Branch Out From TV  —  Discovery Communications Inc. is teaming up with Google to offer video clips of historic sites and other spots around the world through Google Earth software …
MSNBC:
Google aims to track users with wi-fi  —  Google aims to be able to track its users to within 100-200 feet of their location through new wireless networks in order to serve them with relevant advertising from local businesses.  —  The leading internet search company, which depends on advertising …
Discussion: The Pondering Primate
Mary Jo Foley / microsoft-watch.com:
Windows on Mac: Who Wants It and Why?  —  Microsoft Watch asked who out there in Windows land would be interested in running XP on Intel-based Macs.  Here's a sampling of who is (and isn't) ready to jump on the bandwagon - and why.  —  It wasn't a rhetorical question we posed on April 5 …
Discussion: Andre
RELATED ITEMS:
Kevin Maney:
Mac and XP: a virtual moot issue?
Discussion: macosXrumors.com
Marc Canter / Marc's Voice:
So lets do an unconference as the same time as Supernova - across the street  —  So it seems that Kevin Werbach is happy with his speaker list and I'm not and it seems that many people agree with me.  —  So I say let's just do our own conference, charge a total of zero dollars and zero cents …
Discussion: Message and Scripting News
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The Flickr Gunners  —  Flickr wasn't the first photo sharing site, and it isn't the most popular.  In fact, it isn't even the most popular photo sharing site owned by Yahoo - this is.  But Flickr caught our attention and, at least with the technology-savvy crowd, it has become synonymous with photo sharing.
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 4:55 AM ET, April 8, 2006.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
Tribe AI:
Is AI just hype?  —  Find out how top enterprises use Tribe to get real business results.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Zoho:
All new Zoho Workerly 2024  —  Staffing businesses around the world face a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing their temporary workforce.  With a constantly shifting job market and changing staffing needs …
Comprehensive.io:
Browse salary data from 3,000 startups for free  —  Click for FREE, immediate access to real-time compensation benchmarking data.  Paid version helps HR automate comp reviews and communicate total compensation to employees.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
The Furrygoat Experience:
Boot Camp: Day 1  —  After yesterday's initial success with Boot Camp …
Discussion: The Apple Blog and jkOnTheRun
Mary Crane / Forbes:
Yahoo! Tests New Search-Engine Ad Model
Nelson's Weblog:
Felt lucky  —  Today's my last day as an employee of Google.
Richard MacManus / Web 2.0 Explorer:
Google Base begins to roll out the verticals
Marc Perton / Engadget:
OnHand wrist PDA unstrapped
Discussion: PalmAddicts and I4U News
Rob Bushway / GottaBeMobile.com:
Gateway M280 Video Review
siliconvalley.com:
Blockbuster says it will fight Netflix patent lawsuit
Discussion: Techdirt
Don Clark / Wall Street Journal:
Ad Measurement Is Going High Tech
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Coates / plasticbag.org:
Quick observations on TV distribution...
Tony Dennis / Inquirer:
WiMAX is dead says Qualcomm
Discussion: Techdirt and broadband
Technokitten / Musings of a mobile marketer:
Carnival of the Mobilists no 22  —  Technokitten presents …
Discussion: m-trends.org and Wap Review
Carmine Gallo / Business Week:
How to Wow 'Em Like Steve Jobs
James Enck / EuroTelcoblog:
My Europodcast two cents  —  Om is stoking the controversy …
Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing:
NPR "Xeni Tech": surveillance drones over LA skies
Jonathan Thaw / Bloomberg:
Google Successfully Tested Mobile Web Ads in Japan (Update2)