Ace on Tech: Stardust Ed.

• Spam: ‘Spiced Ham’ a.k.a. unsolicited e-mail
  The true origin of the word ’spam’. Did you know ‘bacon’ is wanted spam like newsletters, etc? Doesn’t make sense, I know.
  (tags: 20080131 ace-on-tech fun spam tech)
• Amazon acquires Audible for $300 million
  The deal for the audiobook seller, another indicator of the online retailer’s confidence in the digital-content market, is expected to close midyear.
  (tags: 20080131 ace-on-tech amazon audible audiobooks news tech web)
• Eeexpansion plans: Asus announces more low-cost Linux products
  Asus announces a desktop, an all-in-one PC, and an LCD TV in its Eee line.
  (tags: 20080131 ace-on-tech asus laptops news notebooks tech)
• Starry Night Bed: internet connectivity and projector
  The next thing in your life to go wired could be your bedroom.
  (tags: ace-on-tech fun tech 20080131)
• Amazon to Buy Audible for $300 Million
  The deal for the provider of digital audiobooks bolsters Amazon’s offerings of audio downloads.
  (tags: ace-on-tech amazon audible audiobooks news tech 20080131)
• Russia’s Comstar to build WiMAX network in Armenia
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian fixed-line operator Comstar UTS said on Thursday it had started to build a mobile broadband network using WiMAX technology in Armenia.
  (tags: ace-on-tech broadband news tech wimax wireless 20080131)
• Auction bid triggers airwaves open access
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bidder on Thursday offered $4.71 billion for a key slice of wireless airwaves being sold by the government, triggering a condition that the spectrum be accessible to any device…
  (tags: ace-on-tech auction spectrum wireless 20080131)
• It’s time for a Vista Do-Over
  I deliver my radical plan for a new Windows OS to one rather surprised Microsoftie.
  (tags: ace-on-tech critique microsoft tech vista windows 20080131)
• The Pirate Bay Makes $4 Million a Year
  When it comes to peer-to-peer file-sharing, as soon as one site is shut down, another takes its place. The current darling of the …
  (tags: ace-on-tech bittorrent filesharing news p2p tech 20080131)
• HD-DVD: Ah Yes, a $2.7 Million Super Bowl Ad Will Fix Everything …
  (tags: ace-on-tech blu-ray hd hd-dvd news tech 20080131)
• Is Apple in over its head with the iPhone?
  Don Reisinger thinks Apple may be in over its head with the iPhone. Is he right?
  (tags: ace-on-tech apple cellphone iphone news tech 20080131)
• Seamless Windows Integration in Linux
  Neat integration.
  (tags: ace-on-tech linux tech virtualization windows 20080131)
• Ebay Sellers Riled Up About New Fees, Rules
  EBay users are mad as hell and they’re not going to stop complaining about it. After a fairly challenging year, John Donahoe, who takes over as eBay CEO at the…
  (tags: ace-on-tech ebay news tech 20080131)
• Mercury is Shrinking
  (tags: ace-on-tech news science space 20080131)
• Yahoo Users, You’ve Got OpenID
  As promised, Yahoo has launched its new OpenID provider service. Yahoo’s 248 million worldwide users now have a way to login to any site that supports OpenID.
  (tags: ace-on-tech news openid tech yahoo 20080131)

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