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  • 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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