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- Feature: It's unfinished, but we definitely want more: Ars reviews RIM's PlayBook "The PlayBook hardware is impressive and the user interface is compelling, but the product has some major limitations that will significantly impair its mainstream appeal. Rough edges aside, the PlayBook is still extremely significant because it offers a first look at the future of RIM's platform—the company has already said that its QNX-based tablet operating system will serve as the basis for future versions of the BlackBerry smartphone operating system."
- Matthias Henze (Jimdo) im Interview: "Wir haben immer an das Produkt geglaubt" "Seit vier Jahren am Markt, profitabel, am Hamburger Standort 65 Mitarbeiter, Teams in Japan, Shanghai und San Francisco. Seit 2010 bietet Jimdo zusätzlich eine eigene Shoplösung. Ergebnis: bereits 30.000 angemeldete Shops mit einem Gesamtumsatz von 7.5 Millionen Euro."
- If you've read this far, mention 'bananas' in your comment. "Nestled away towards the bottom of the article is a sentence that reads "If you have read this far, please mention Bananas in your comment below. We're pretty sure 90% of the respondants to this story won't even read it first.""
- Xbox and Kinect shine in Microsoft earnings report "The Xbox and Kinect motion controller are again Microsoft’s brightest stars as the company posted strong earnings and 60 percent growth in its entertainment division, even though sales of its flagship Windows operating system fell slightly amid weak personal computer demand."
- Report: Facebook’s Planned China Site Could Be Connected to Rest of World
- In Trying to Follow Copyright Law, Facebook Takes Down Innocent Pages
- Etsy Tech Talk: Moving Fast At Scale
- Internetsperren: EU-Rat will Zaun um Europas Internet ziehen - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten - Netzwelt "Eine Arbeitsgruppe für Justiz und Inneres im Rat der Europäischen Union will ein Konzept für europaweite Netzsperren erarbeiten. Ziel ist ein "sicherer europäischer Cyberspace" mit "virtuellen Schengen-Grenzen". Kritiker befürchten eine "chinesische Lösung"."
- Angry Birds hits 140M downloads, poised for growth in China "Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has been downloaded more than 140 million times since its release 16 months ago."
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