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Google CEO Schmidt joins Apple’s board of directors

Holy Cow! What’s up with that? I bet this is sure going to stirs things up at Microsoft a bit! Eric Schmidt joing the Apple board … who’d-a-thunk-it?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is joining Apple Computer’s board of directors, the computer maker said on Tuesday, creating a close tie between two of Silicon Valley’s most iconic […]

Universal Music offers Free Music Downloads

WOW! This is really going to revolutionize the music business as we know it… in a big way. Since this is an actual “label” allowing, not just allowing but putting out the music, it’s really going to shake-up the industry.
“Universal Music, the world’s largest music company, has shaken up the record industry by announcing that […]

Google Apps for Your Domain. Free BETA.

“Get your people talking” … so says one of Google’s newest offerings, Google Aps for Your Domain.
In short, they offer Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar and Google Page Creator on your own unqiue domain name.
If you’re interested … they’re open for live, free BETA test. Go check it out.
Blog post: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/get-your-people-talking.html

Google ebay Align Forces

Say it aint so … Google and ebay join forces to sell ads and offer communications via pc-phones between buyers and sellers. This alliance some annalists say is a “modest negative” for Yahoo, who joined forces with ebay last year to provide their domestic advertising.
Full story here.

Picasa BETA 3, Build 32.71 Released

Yep the new Picasa is out: Beta 3, Build 32.71 so you can go get it if you want to here: http://picasa.google.com/download/index.html
- fixed a couple of bugs with uploading to Picasa Web Albums- Picasa was crashing in some cases, and there was also a problem with detecting if a user was online.
- Problems importing […]

England facing obesity crisis

Lookout USA … England is “gaining” on us … literally. HA! I crack myself up!

The nation is getting fatter and it is time for us all to take responsibility for our own weight, according to the Government.
More than 12 million adults and one million children will be obese by 2010, according to new figures.
Around a […]

Microsoft’s Reveals its Zune Plans

Can Microsoft stop the iPOD … wait … can ANYONE stop the iPOD? I guess if anyone ’s going to try it’s going to be Microsoft. Although others have tried an fallen short … MS has the bank-roll to be able to hit Apple where it hurts.
Regulatory filings show the software giant’s new music player […]

Iran kicks-off heavy water nuclear reactor project

Umm … ok so why do these people even have nukes again? Yeah, and what the heck are “sanctions” from the UN going to do to stop them …. exactly …. NOTHING!
ARAK, Iran - Undeterred by the threats of UN that Tehran could face sanctions if it does not suspend its nuclear activities, Iranian President […]

New! Google Music Trends

Google now offering a glimpse into what music is popular among Google Talk users. Shows you “This week’s top songs”.
Jump: http://www.google.com/trends/music

The Best Firefox extensions. User favorites

Download.com has a page setup just for the Best Firefox Extensions with three volumes of different pages; this page is devoited to User Favorites … with some really cool features and gadgets.
Here’s a snip from the page:
Over the past year, we’ve offered our favorite Firefox extensions to you in three volumes. From the simple […]