Amazon.com Buys Audible

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Executive Editor, RealTechNews
On Thursday, Amazon.com announced it has reached an agreement to buy Audible, which if you haven’t already “heard,” is the leading audiobook reseller. The deal is valued at $300 million, which is a 20% premium over Wednesday’s closing price for Audible (ADBL).
In a press release, Steve Kessel, Amazon.com’s senior vice [...]

Bleeding Edge TV 245: iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak on Mac video tutorial

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Now that we know that the iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak method has been released, we figured it would be good of us to give you a video tutorial showing you how to get it done. In this video, we give you step-by-step instructions that will help [...]

Bleeding Edge TV 246: iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak on Windows video tutorial

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We gave you the details on how to jailbreak your 1.1.3 iPhone on OS X, but don’t think we forgot about people running the trusty Windows OS. Luckily, we have a special edition of iBrickr, which will allow you to jailbreak your iPhone very easily, [...]

Netscape Gets a One Month Stay of Execution

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In late December AOL indicated it would end support for Netscape on February 1st, but it’s now extended that date to March 1st. If you check the announcement blurb at the top of their webpage, you’ll see it’s changed to March 1st, although the informational post still says February 1st.
There [...]

Asus to Expand “Eee” Name to Full Product Line

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No one can dispute the Asus Eee is a great success, with a second-gen version already announced. So why not bank on the product name and branding? That’s what Asus aims to do, as they have announced expansion of the branding to a full product line.
Here’s what will be [...]

Bleeding Edge TV 244: Drobo data robot interview

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One of this years hottest topics is storage. It seems like were about two steps away from getting flash drives as prizes in cereal boxes. With the release of OSX Leopard and its Time Machine app, backing up computers has become easier than ever. Enter [...]

Bleeding Edge TV 243: Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin iPod Dock

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Bowers and Wilkins has long been known for their stunning audiophile loudspeaker and home theater equipment, so it’s no surprise that their foray into the iPod/iPhone speaker dock territory is an impressive one. The new Zeppelin dock features a subwoofer and two midrange/tweeters all in [...]

Microsoft Inks Ad Deal with Wall Street Journal Digital Network

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No matter what people think, Google is not an unstoppable force in advertising and search. Microsoft proved it today by inking a deal with the Wall Street Journal Digital Network, becoming their exclusive third-party provider of contextual and paid search advertising.
This means Microsoft is providing ads for not just The [...]