Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime

The computer does not even need to be shut down to extract evidence."Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.The COFEE, which stands for Computer Online...

One in four high schoolers plans to buy iPhone, become a star, move out of th...

"NICK DOUGLAS -- One in four high schoolers would drop $500 on an iPhone, according to a poll by banking firm Piper Jaffray. Ahem. As a recovering ex-teen (on the wagon for three years as of Tuesday), let me...

Pluck Gets $7 Million From Reuters, Austin Ventures and Mayfield

Pluck, the Austin, Texas-based RSS and publisher services company, has raised $7 million from Reuters, along with return backers Austin Ventures and Mayfield. That takes Pluck’s VC funding to $17 million in total since the company formed in 2003. Pluck is less focused...

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