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Google '99.9 percent' sure to shutter Google.cn

Zoe Slocum — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:41:00 PST

Now "99.9 percent" certain that it will close its Chinese search engine amid conflict over censorship, Google has detailed plans to do so, according to a Financial Times source.

VoxOx now translates as you type

Seth Rosenblatt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:27:00 PST

VoxOx's claim on a robust feature set makes it a powerful, if slightly unstable, multi-protocol chat and VoIP client--now with free universal translation for all IMs and tweets.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Consensus emerges for key Web app standard

Stephen Shankland — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:44:00 PST

Indexed DB isn't a sure thing, but it's got most of the right allies in the browser world to become an enabler of the cloud-computing vision.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Come see Paris--in 26 gigapixels

Don Reisinger — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:40:05 PST

Site, which offers a breathtaking view of Paris, enables you to pan around, see monuments, and get a high-def feel for what the City of Light is all about.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

Google tweaking Buzz to declutter Gmail in-box

Stephen Shankland — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:05:00 PST

Don't like Buzz spamming your Gmail in-box? Google is adding some knobs to let users dial down the notifications.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Mozilla aggressively asks older Firefox users to update

Seth Rosenblatt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:21:00 PST

Most Firefox users have upgraded to Firefox 3.6. The stragglers who haven't may have their reasons, but Mozilla is starting to pressure them.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Wearing your Stickybit on your sleeve, or elsewhere

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PST

One of the start-ups hoping to make a splash at this year's South by Southwest Interactive Festival is Stickybits, a set of bar code stickers that you can "tag" with anything.

Originally posted at The Social

Chasing Groupon, LivingSocial raises $25 million

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:00 PST

Despite the fact that Groupon dominates all of its smaller competitors in the daily-deals market, rival LivingSocial is trying to draw some blood by expanding with the help of a new infusion of venture funding.

Originally posted at The Social

Google tries to make its RSS reader fun, too

Stephen Shankland — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:18:55 PST

The Net giant unveils Google Reader Play, an attempt to put an easy-to-use, entertaining interface on its feed-reader Web application

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta

Jessica Dolcourt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Opera adds Android to its updated browser lineup.

Originally posted at Android Atlas