Report: Venture funding deals hit 11-year low

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U.S. venture capitalist investment plummeted 50 percent from the same quarter last year with IT hit particularly hard, VentureSource reports.

Don Henley battles Republicans over YouTube video

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Rock singer sues to prevent U.S. Senate candidate from using his music. Candidate says he has a First Amendment right to the song. YouTube is caught in the middle.

The city where every arrest gets Twittered

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A Twitter page in the name of a Dallas-area police department appears, featuring mugshots and other details of every arrest. It’s actually the work of a student.

Newly remastered Bob Dylan CDs

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Just received four remastered Bob Dylan albums, “New Morning,” “Before the Flood,” “The Basement Tapes,” and “Dylan and the Dead” to explore. Nice!

Obama picks Virginia technology leader for CTO post

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In his new post, Aneesh Chopra is tasked with leveraging technology to address urgent needs like job creation, security, and health care reform, the president says.

This Week’s Hot News: April 13th - 17th

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Check out this week’s hottest headlines, including Time Warner Cable’s bandwidth caps and the Pirate Bay’s guilty verdict!

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Trend Micro AntiVirus+AntiSpyware Review

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Trend Micro’s bread-and-butter security package provides protection from both viruses and spyware. AntiVirus+AntiSpyware is designed for home users and comes with a 100% money-back guarantee. Trend Micro says their software is quick to install and easy to use; read on for our take.

Ashton vs. CNN; Web vs. TV. Web FTW!

Posted by admin on April 17, 2009 under Notebook Reviews | Be the First to Comment

Ashton Kutcher outlasted CNN in a battle to be the first to a million Twitter followers. Some saw it as a changing of the guard: Old media to new media. Either way, it was fun.

Chrome update offers tab micromanagement options

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A new developer preview version of Google’s browser lets people switch off the array of Web page thumbnails on new-tab pages. Also an ‘undo close tab’ command.

Recession hits for real, but Google unfazed

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Google’s first-quarter results showed the effects of the recession. But the company still made plenty of money to invest in its long-term projects.