Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries — One of the things my team has been working to enable has been the ability for .NET developers to download and browse the source code of the .NET Framework libraries, and to easily enable debugging support in them. Source: ...

http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i26.jpgVerizon's LG Voyager heads up newly official fall lineup — Verizon isn't kidding around this fall, with four new fashionable phones, a couple of which might divert a few iPhone dollars from archrival AT&T. It's those exact four that Engadget Mobile...

http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i61.jpgFirst-Gen Zune Getting All The New Features: This is How You Treat Your Customers — The first generation 30GB Zune—which 1.2 million of you already purchased—is getting all the new Zune's features. All. Sure, the new Zune is more of a...

Google Cuts Ads From Orkut Service — Facing complaints in Brazil about offensive content, Google Inc. in August removed ads from its social-networking service called Orkut. — Google said advertising appeared on only 1% of Orkut pages and represented a "test" of online marketing...

Google is aa great company and I use their products more than any other service on the web. I'm big on Google Reader, Google Docs, GMAIL, and Google Hosted Domains/Email. When the Google Browser and Google Operating System come out I'm ... Go to Full Article

Amazon's Dynamo — In two weeks we'll present a paper on the Dynamo technology at SOSP, the prestigious biannual Operating Systems conference. Dynamo is internal technology developed at Amazon to address the need for an incrementally scalable, highly-available key-value storage system. ...

IMO Zoho has the right idea but the wrong execution; these apps need to be open source, and the service needs to be the main selling point. There are two reasons for this: http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i33.jpgIt's a Database. It's a Spreadsheet. It's Zoho DB. — Zoho is adding...

Palm admits new OS 18 months away — Palm CEO Ed Colligan has confirmed the new Palm OS won't be finished until the end of 2008. Originally scheduled for release by the end of this year, the operating system's launch date has continued to be pushed back, despite the added attention...

http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i32.jpgNetvibes Launches Corporate Startpages - Will Companies Go For It? — Netvibes, the French startpage near the top of the startpage market, is launching a new service this morning called Netvibes Premium Universes. The service allows companies to offer...

I come to Praise Skype, not to Bury Them. — History was made on September 12, 2005 when Skype was purchased by eBay. — And I still stand by the words I posted in my September 12, 2005 blog entry: — "Usually we don't see revolutions until after the fact...I suspect that...

Google Preps Postini For Business World — As enamored as the tech world can be with the business to consumer relationships of Web 2.0 applications, Google understands what companies like Microsoft and IBM do - the real money is in business to business relationships. Source: WebProNews...

TechCrunch to Sell to CNET for $100+ Million? — Analyst Doug McIntyre at 24/7 Wall St doesn't have specific thoughts on the valuation, but he makes a persuasive case about why TechCrunch and other big blogs will eventually be bought for big numbers by big media. Source: Silicon Alley...

Microsoft Updates Its iPod Competitor — Microsoft has revamped its slow-selling Zune digital music players and created a MySpace-style social-networking site in its drive to compete with Apple's market-leading iPod player. — In large part, the Microsoft moves announced Tuesday...

http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i11.jpgZune Drives Next Generation of Digital Music Experience With Community Web Site Built Around Music — Microsoft unveils Zune Social, new Zune devices, innovative Zune software and redesigned Zune Marketplace — all geared toward discovering and...

Justin.tv Wins Funding, Opens Platform — Justin.tv, a startup that will forever risk coming off as a prolonged publicity stunt rather than a business, is rolling out the platform it's been saying was the point all along. Starting out with founder Justin Kan broadcasting his life 24/7...