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It’s official: MySpace parent company Fox Interactive Media has formally announced its acquisitions of image-sharing site Photobucket and slideshow mashup creator Flektor. Financial terms of the purchases were not disclosed.
Both acquisitions had been rumored for some time. The Photobucket deal, originally reported earlier this month, is inarguably the more significant of the two: Photobucket, […]

Here we go again with absolutely rediculous and uncalled for HIGH gasoline prices that hit the American people like a ton of bricks EVERY SUMMER SEASON without fail!!

The article - Summer driving season and soaring gas prices mean only one thing in Washington: pointless legislation.
Washington, D.C. -
Have no fear, summertime drivers. Now that gasoline […]

Yesterday Google held an invite only Seachology with many announcments.
Universal Search - details - focuses on video, news, local and books. Now you’ll be able to get more information Google knows about directly from within the search results. You won’t have to know about specialized areas of content.
Video Search - details - Google has expanded […]

A new technology-based initiative making its way into schools could spell the end of candy and soda in vending machines. According to the School Nutrition Association, healthy vending is an emerging trend in schools from coast to coast. Fueled by the heightened awareness over student obesity, schools are working with companies such as Horizon Software […]

 
3M Co. has developed a new material for use in the first transparent ATM cards.

3M said in a press release that its new infrared Vikuiti Clear Card Filter is powered by a proprietary multi-layer, infrared-light-blocking optical film from 3M. Laminated between two clear sheets of PVC, the film reflects the infrared (IR) light generated […]

 
Thomson Corp. and Reuters Group on Tuesday confirmed they are considering combining in a deal that values Reuters at $17.7 billion US.
The two companies released details about how they would merge but cautioned that a final deal has not been reached.
“As this is a large and complex transaction, much has still to be resolved and there […]

CALEA deadline arrives: All broadband operators and VoIP providers — along with some universities and public libraries must make it easy for the government to conduct electronic surveillance of their networks as of today.  Read more…

Dutch TV company Endemol, the creator of the “Big Brother” and “Deal or No Deal” shows, is being bought for $3.6 billion by a consortium that includes the company’s founder and the media empire controlled by the family of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, Mediaset said today. More … (NYTimes)

Wal-Mart is going to start selling nine Skype-certified hardware devices (and by extension the Skype service) in 1800 (or roughly half) of its stores. The deal also includes Skype pre-paid cards. Wal-Mart is the first retailer in the U.S. to offer Skype’s pre-paid cards that will be sold in $20 denominations. Say’s GigaOM - read […]

Yep, you read it right George Lucas is still not done with the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars creator revealed to Fox News that he will make two more live-action Star Wars films.
“But they won’t have members of the Skywalker family as characters,” he said. “They will be other people of that milieu.”
The two […]