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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alaska plans to release Palin's gubernatorial e-mails]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The state of Alaska is planning to release 24,000 of former Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mails, which are likely to be closely scrutinized as the 2012 election nears.State officials told the Anchorage Daily News that they're sending the e-mails to a commercial printer so they can be copied, a process that should take about four days. The request for the former governor's e-mails comes from the media and stems from as far back as the 2008 presidential campaign, in which the former governor was a vice presidential candidate. Multiple news organizations, including the New York Times, the Associated Press, MSNBC.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Daily News, the Washington Post, and CNN have all requested the files. So did some individuals including Geoffrey Dunn, author of the new book &quot;The Lies of Sarah Palin,&quot; and Andree McLeod, who has had ethics complaints against Palin that were dismissed by the state.State officials, while planning to release the megabytes of messages, say they'll withhold another 2,415 pages that the state feels is privileged, personal, or otherwise exempt from Alaska's disclosure law. Sec. 40.25.110 of Alaska's Freedom of Information Act law says that unless specifically provided otherwise, the public records of all public agencies are open to inspection by the public under reasonable rules during regular office hours.Gov. Sean Parnell's office made the final decisions concerning which e-mails would be withheld, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Linda Perez, the governor's administrative director, told the paper that specific e-mails were redacted and withheld &quot;based on the right to privacy afforded by the state constitution as well as legal justifications established in court cases over Alaska public records law.&quot;Curiosity about Palin's e-mail messages isn't exactly new. A former University of Tennessee student, David Kernell, was convicted of obstruction of justice and unauthorized access to a computer after breaking into Palin's Yahoo account during the 2008 presidential campaign.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft names new ad chief, reorganizes division]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft, which has had a bit of a turnstile at the top of its online advertising business, just replaced its top boss.The software giant today named Frank Holland to the job of corporate vice president in charge of Microsoft's global advertising sales business, the newly created Advertising and Online organization. Holland will report to Microsoft's chief operating officer, Kevin Turner.Though the division is new, Holland is taking most of the responsibilities from Darren Huston, corporate vice president of the Consumer and Online organization. The other piece of Huston's job, the marketing of Microsoft itself, will fall to Chris Capossela, who was named senior vice president of the Consumer Channels and Central Marketing Group two weeks ago.Microsoft&amp;39's Frank Holland(Credit:Microsoft)With Holland's hiring, Microsoft won't be filling the job Carolyn Everson vacated as corporate vice president of global ad sales and strategy when she left to run sales for Facebook. She'd been on the job at Microsoft for only nine months. Facebook hiring Everson led Microsoft to consider taking legal action to block the move, according to AllThingsD.Holland has worked for Microsoft for 13 years, most recently as corporate vice president of Microsoft's worldwide operations. That job had little to do with ad sales. Instead, Holland led the company's agreement processing and invoicing, sales operations, and business planning groups, and was also responsible for the incentive compensation and training of the global sales force.Holland has some heavy lifting ahead of him. Just yesterday, in Yahoo's quarterly earnings call, Chief Executive Carol Bartz blamed Microsoft's adCenter technology, the system for buying and delivering online ads, for failing to generate revenue the company expected for its alliance with Microsoft. &quot;adCenter isn't yet producing the (revenue per search) we hoped for and are confident is possible,&quot; Bartz said.For its part, Microsoft took the fall. It acknowledged that adCenter isn't delivering the amount of revenue to Yahoo that the companies expected. One problem: the bidding system isn't generating high enough yields on ad words.&quot;We remain confident about the benefits of our combined search marketplace, and we are working very closely with Yahoo on an aggressive road map to improve (revenue per search) through better monetization, relevance, and advertiser-facing tools,&quot; David Pann, general manager for the Search Network at Microsoft, said in a statement.That said, Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan dove deep into the Yahoo news and found that Microsoft wasn't entirely to blame. Yahoo's ad business had been plummeting before it began using Microsoft adCenter six months ago. And Sullivan wrote that &quot;neither of the last two quarters have shown any growth for reasons that have nothing to do with Yahoo's outsourcing payments to Microsoft.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientist: We've found Atlantis (maybe)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Social</category>
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<description><![CDATA[This is it. No, really. I know you might have been temporarily fooled two years ago when it seemed as if the Lost City of Atlantis had turned up on Google Earth.But this time it's serious. Really serious. How do I know Well, it's on the National Geographic Channel.According to Reuters, tomorrow night the channel will reveal the work of Richard Freund, a professor at the University of Hartford, Conn., and his international team of Atlantis-seekers.You will be wondering where Atlantis truly is. Throughout history there has been speculation that it was somewhere near Southern Spain. The Google Earth rumor placed it 600 miles west of the Canary Islands--off the west coast of Africa.Using satellite photos, Professor Freunds and his freunds say they've found the remains of a city, just north of Cadiz in Spain. They say that it has the multiringed characteristics that many associate with the legendary Atlantis. And they say that it was wiped out by a tsunami.(Credit:Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)The researchers spent two years using a variety of technological tools--deep-ground radar and digital mapping, for example--to locate their nirvana.Freund told Reuters that, though he can't know for sure (yet) whether this is the lost city, there is some hope. &quot;We found something that no one else has ever seen before, which gives it a layer of credibility, especially for archeology, that makes a lot more sense,&quot; he said.Freund believes that the residents of Atlantis managed to escape the tsunami's worst and created more Atlantis-type settlements in the central regions of Spain. He bases this on his discovery of several more so-called memorial cities 150 miles inland from what he now believes might be the original Atlantis.Of course, much of this research team's claim to fame will depend on whether it can match its discovery of these geological formations with descriptions that Plato left behind some 2,600 years ago. Plato, you'll recall, described Atlantis as having been wiped out overnight. He also called it a naval power and &quot;an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Hercules.&quot; These pillars are believed to have referred to the Straits of Gibraltar, a place where, these days, if you land by plane, it then has to cross acar-lined street before taking you to the gate.Personally, I'm not sure how much we can trust Plato. We tend to glorify writers of the distant past. But these people were entertainers just as much as writers today. Who knows what traditions he was leaning on when writing his own literature Still, everyone wants legends to become realities, so that those realities can become even bigger legends.And there's no reason that the channel which brings you beast hunters and shark stalkers shouldn't bring you the finders of the Lost City of Atlantis, is there<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scan receipts and reverse gravity: iPhone apps of the week]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=scan-receipts-and-reverse-gravity-iphone-apps-of-the-week</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:CNET)The big Apple news out this week was the event that launched the new MacBook Pros--and they are certainly drool-worthy. All three new models are twice as fast as their predecessors, featuring quad-core Intel i7 processors for the 15- and 17-inch models, and dual-core i5 and i7 processors for the 13-inch models. The AMD Radeon graphics processors have been improved along with newly added Thunderbolt technology that lets you use a new port (along side your USB ports) to transfer data at up to 10GB per second. Read our full coverage here.I'm not sure whether I'll rush out and buy one of these new MacBook Pros with theiPad 2 coming out in April, but that's mostly because I don't have as much use for the high-powered graphics and processing power in my line of work. I also can't afford to buy both.Are you in the market for a new laptop and thinking about getting a new MacBook Pro Are you waiting to see what the iPad 2 will offer before pulling the trigger Are you going to buy both Let us know in the comments.This week's apps include a handy image-scanning app for getting quick copies on the go and a 2D side-scrolling game where you can reverse gravity with a touch of your finger.Drag the corners of the grid to get the perfect crop of your receipt.(Credit:Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)Genius Scan+ ($2.99) is an excellent app for when you're away on business and need to keep track of expenses, letting you quickly use youriPhone camera to &quot;scan&quot; receipts for your records. It also comes in handy for making quick copies of documents, shopping lists, or recipes, as examples, but really any time you need a quick copy, Genius Scan+ does the job well.Upon launch, you have the option to use a picture in your iPhone library or to create a new one using the iPhone camera. Once you have your &quot;scan,&quot; Genius Scan+ lets you crop the image using a unique interface feature that lets you drag the corners of a grid around the area of the image you want for the perfect crop. Especially handy for business travelers, Genius Scan+ makes it possible to group several of your scans on to one page making for easy organization when it's time to report your expenses.Though the app seems like a fairly straightforward way to make copies of documents, Genius Scan+ really shines with added features to make copying and managing documents much easier. The program supports popular apps like DropBox, Elements, and Evernote, so you can sync up with other devices and computers for easy export. Along with automatic syncing with the apps listed above, Genius Scan lets you export your documents as JPEG and PDF file types, or you can simply send them via e-mail.Among some of the other handy features, Genius Scan+ also offers page frame detection, perspective correction, and scan post-processing, so you know your results will be readable and ready to attach to your expense reports.Overall, if you're a frequent business traveler who wants a good method to track your many receipts or if you just want a way to scan documents (or class- and meeting-room whiteboards) for later use quickly, Genius Scan+ has the right set of tools to make it easy.As you run, you&amp;39'll flip upside down to move through the complex levels.(Credit:Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET)Gravity Guy (99 cents) is a fun game that takes some ideas from the running genre of games (like Canabalt) and adds some unique features that keep the game interesting. The main game mechanic is Gravity Guy's ability to reverse gravity, letting him run upside down on platforms and then switch back when he needs to run on the ground again. The first few levels are pretty easy, but the further you get into the game will require precise gravity switches as you speed through complex courses. To add even more tension to the action, a gravity security guard chases you the entire time (he has the same gravity switching abilities as you), waiting for the slightest slip up so he can blast you.Gravity Guy's control system involves only one thing: tapping on the screen to switch gravity. But you'll need to be careful because the only time you can switch gravity is when you are running on a platform--not while in midair. This means that if you make a mistake, you'll likely get no second chance. Fortunately, unlike other running games, Gravity Guy lets you continue from the last checkpoint, so you'll be able to try complex areas again even if you die several times trying.Overall, Gravity Guy is a fun diversion, even if it doesn't rank up with the top games of the genre. The unique game mechanic makes for some interesting gameplay, especially at later levels, and you can also play four-player multiplayer, but you all have to play using the iPhone screen--possible, but crowded. Nevertheless, if you like running games and are ready for a unique challenge, check out this game.What's your favorite iPhone app Do you have another use for Genius Scan+ What do you think of Gravity Guy Let me know in the comments!<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dialed In 160: We're a Triple Crown contender!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[It's yet another busy week in the mobile world, with the Google launch of the Android Market Web store, a preview of a 3D smartphone from LG, and a couple of 4G phones from T-Mobile and AT&amp;T. Oh, and apparently we're a Triple Crown contender in the Kentucky Derby! Sort of.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP, Dell laptops still advertised with faulty Intel chip]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[HP&amp;39's Sandy Bridge-based laptop is for sale, but the delivery date is quoted as March 1--possibly allowing time to get a fixed chipset from Intel. Note that price has been pasted as an inset to conserve space in the graphic.(Credit:Hewlett-Packard)Hewlett-Packard and Dell as this afternoon were still advertising laptops with Sandy Bridge--despite the fact that Intel has halted shipment of the processor due to a flaw in a companion chip. Intel announced yesterday that it had stopped shipment of the Second-Generation Intel Core (Sandy Bridge) processor due to a flaw in the &quot;Cougar Point&quot; chipset that can potentially affect access to a hard-disk drive, optical drive, or other device that connects to a computer using SATA technology. Today, it was possible to order a Dell XPS 17 online, for example, with a Second-Generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor and a delivery date of February 22 (the link to that Dell product page was not accessible from the Dell XPS 17 sales page front door, but was generated from a product search on Google Shopping). This system configuration was generated despite a statement from Intel yesterday that it had &quot;discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix...[Intel] expects to begin delivering the updated version of the chipset to customers in late February and expects full volume recovery in April.&quot; A Dell saleswoman said she was not aware of the Sandy Bridge flaw and gave a quote with a build time of &quot;a couple of weeks.&quot; Today, Dell issued this statement. &quot;Dell and Intel are in communication regarding the design issue in the recently released Intel 6 Series (Sandy Bridge) support chip, code-name Cougar Point. This affects four currently available Dell products, the XPS 8300, the Vostro 460, the Alienware M17x R.3 and the Alienware Aurora R.3, as well as several other planned products including XPS 17 with 3D. We're committed to addressing this with customers who have already purchased one of the four products and will provide further details on this as it becomes available,&quot; Dell said. HP, as of Pacific time this afternoon, is selling an &quot;HP Pavilion dv6t Quad Edition&quot; that also uses the Intel Core i7-2630QM processor (see graphic above). The salesperson contacted via HP's online sales site quoted a delivery date of March 1. An HP spokeswoman said Tuesday that HP has pushed out the build date to March 1 to allow for the time it will take to get fixed processors from Intel. The Delivery date on the Dell XPS 17 is quoted as about two weeks. Note that price has been pasted as an inset to conserve space in graphic.(Credit:Dell)CNET Review's Rich Brown contributed to this story.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jason Calacanis: Sometimes you have to redefine your business to survive]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lasirman4</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneur, blogger Jason Calacanis says entrepreneurs have to learn to pivot from one business to another when one plan isn&amp;'t working. Speaking at the Digital Life Design conference in Muich today, Calacanis said that he had to do just that with his current company, Mahalo.Calacanis got the idea a few years ago to beat Google at the search game by coming up with human editors to edit search engine results &amp;8212' called human-powered search. He got funding from Sequoia Capital and started work on Mahalo.The engine launched in May, 2007, and by January 2008, it was getting 2 million visitors a month. Mahalo pages werecurated, with results that had videos, pictures, and a page with attractive layout. But Google and Microsoft&amp;'s Bing started improving their search at the same time.And then Mahalo&amp;'s growth flattened out.&amp;''You have great success for a year or two and then it stops,&amp;'' he said. &amp;''You want to kill yourself. Maybe the world doesn&amp;'t need what I&amp;'m doing. This is very hard to take. I was devastated. Why can&amp;'t I make this work&amp;''So, about a year ago, the company started listening to user suggestions and collected data. Calacanis said the company pivoted from the &amp;''human-powered search&amp;'' mission to a site where you could &amp;''learn anything.&amp;'' It took 55 experienced video editors and had them create tutorials on how to do things like play certain songs on a guitar. Mahalo uses 75 domain experts and the video editors shoot them. They uploaded a lot of video on the site, and the video viewership shot through the roof.&amp;''It changed everything in the company,&amp;'' Calacanis said. &amp;''Everybody loved coming to work again. The growth came back.&amp;''Calacanis said some of the best tech companies have gone through similar pivots. His examples: Groupon pivoted from a group action platform to daily deals' Flickr shifted from a massively multiplayer online game to web photo sharing' Nintendo shifted from playing cards to video games' and Nokia shifted from making rubber boots to making mobile phones. Calacanis joked that Nokia might now go back to rubber boots. Calacanis says his pivot has paid off, moving Mahalo from what was once a top 400 site in the U.S. to a top 160 site and it is one of the top five partners with YouTube.In a case of embarrassing bad timing, Calacanis also announced the launch of Mahalo 4.0 while on stage, but the site doesn&amp;'t appear to be working.Next Story: Apple to follow Google with mobile payment technology in iPhone 5, iPad 2 Previous Story: Verizon shows strong subscriber growth and profit &amp;8212' but revenue disappoints analystsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: human-powered search, Mahalo, pivotCompanies: MahaloPeople: Jason Calacanis          Tags: human-powered search, Mahalo, pivotCompanies: MahaloPeople: Jason CalacanisDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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