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Google search OK in China
July 31, 2010Google users in China were temporary blocked from accessing the search engine, the company said Thursday, but the site was was once again working a few hours later.
The future of social media
July 31, 2010Gaming is already wildly popular. A recent spate of deals with Google, Disney, and Gamestop, suggest that social games have the promise to be wildly profitable, too.
Is Kindle 3 a game-changer?
July 31, 2010Amazon unveiled its long-awaited Kindle 3 on Thursday, slashing the price to $139 and setting the tech world abuzz about what the move means for the ongoing e-reader wars.
Microsoft tablet coming 'soon'
July 31, 2010Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-selling iPad.
SEC charges billionaire brothers with fraud
July 31, 2010Two billionaire brothers face federal fraud charges for selling stock in companies which they helped oversee and then trying to conceal some $550 million in gains.
Let's fund every entrepreneur
July 31, 2010There was a great conversation Thursday at Y Combinator's AngelConf in Silicon Valley. Anthony Ha of Venturebeat had a couple posts on it that I just read, one on Paul Graham's comments, and another on Ron Conway and Mike Arrington's comments. I would have enjoyed being part of that discussion, so I'll join in now.
Map: Your share of debt in your state
July 31, 2010
$300 for a hotel? Get a house instead
July 31, 2010Book a hotel in a popular destination and you know what to expect: a bed, a mini-fridge, and a big bill at checkout. In Europe's big cities, for example, you can easily spend anywhere from $150 to $300 a night (hotels in Florence average $205).
Recovery spin wars: White House vs. business
July 31, 2010The Obama administration gave a positive spin to second-quarter economic numbers released Friday, with the administration's chief economist saying they show a "steady recovery from the recession continues."
States are broke. You're on the hook.
July 31, 2010The states are broke, and like many consumers, they're borrowing big time to get out of their fiscal binds.
