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| Mon, April 11 2011 | |
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The REAL Reason Facebook Made Its Datacenters "Open": Recruiting Top Engineers Away From Google
Silicon Alley Insider (Monday)
Why did Facebook just "open" up its smart new datacenter formula? Not just because it can, or because it's going to help them build better datacenters in the future. They also did it for recruiting purposes. Because, as Instapaper creator (and former Tumblr CTO) Marco Arment ... | |
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This Hack Will Let You Stream AirPlay Video To Anything (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider (Monday)
A developer reverse engineered an Airport Express and figured out what makes AirPlay tick. That means others can use his code to make AirPlay compatible with any device from video game systems to Android phones. He cleverly named it "ShairPlay," and posted the emulator online... | |
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[TWIT]
This Hack Will Let You Stream AirPlay Video To Anything (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider (Monday)
A developer reverse engineered an Airport Express and figured out what makes AirPlay tick. That means others can use his code to make AirPlay compatible with any device from video game systems to Android phones. He cleverly named it "ShairPlay," and posted the emulator online... | |
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Here's A Leaked Video Of BlackBerry's Next Touchscreen Phone (RIMM)
Silicon Alley Insider (Monday)
A video of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Bold Touch has leaked on YouTube, showing it's new touchscreen in action. The Bold Touch looks almost exactly like the current Bold, but now sports a touchscreen. That almost eliminates the need for the phone's track pad. It will most likely launch this... | |
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[TWIT]
Here's A Leaked Video Of BlackBerry's Next Touchscreen Phone (RIMM)
Silicon Alley Insider (Monday)
A video of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Bold Touch has leaked on YouTube, showing it's new touchscreen in action. The Bold Touch looks almost exactly like the current Bold, but now sports a touchscreen. That almost eliminates the need for the phone's track pad. It will most likely launch this... | |
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Apple hires carbon fiber expert to posit composites
Engadget (Monday)
If you're going to compete in the consumer electronics business then you'd better have a solid grasp of industrial design and materials science. Otherwise, you're just another manufacturer trying to eke profit from drab slabs of commodity plastic. With the exception of the MacBook, Apple's entire M... | |
