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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Computers

Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Now)

5:10AM Matt Buchanan | You’re working on the most important document you’ve ever typed and suddenly — boom: Blue screen. “A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED.” What the hell just happened? More »
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Entertainment

HBO Bringing Shows to iTunes!?

3:52AM Adrian Covert | According to Portfolio, Apple and HBO will team up to offer HBO original programming on iTunes in the next couple of weeks, and HBO may receive variable pricing and/or a higher profit percentage for its shows than other content providers. This is huge, not only because it marks HBO’s first big move into the online media market, but also because they’ve managed to strong-arm a notoriously stingy Apple into their own financial terms. More »
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Software

AOL Launching ‘Open Mobile Platform,’ Allows Homebrewed Programs on Any Phone

2:20AM Adam Frucci | AOL, the company you haven’t patronised since 1996, has announced that it’s launching an “Open Mobile Platform” to help developers get mobile programs across multiple platforms. Despite the name, it’s not a full mobile OS like Android, rather a protocol for building and distributing applications across multiple mobile OSes. Think of it like Android’s API, but for all phone platforms rather than just for one. More »
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