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  August 19, 2013
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Mathew Schwartz Google's Four Minute Blackout Examined
Google hasn't explained Friday's four-minute blackout of all Google services, but experts say a hack attack is not the likely cause.



Innovation Is Executive Porn
When it comes to both innovation and porn, there's a huge appetite for fantasy.

Hubble Telescope's New Images: Galaxies Through Time
The newest images from Hubble help scientists see how galaxies evolve -- comparing present day to 11 billion years ago.

Windows 8 Won't Be Saved By Keyboards
Forrester study finds that 62% of tablet users want keyboards, but that alone won't drive sales of Windows 8 for Microsoft.

Apple iPhone 5S: Golden Opportunity
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BlackBerry's Collapse: 5 Key Mistakes
BlackBerry, once king of the smartphone market, now finds itself considering 'strategic options.' Here's how it all came apart.

VMware Analysis Tools: Small Step, Big Vision
New Log File Analysis tools bring VMware's touted software-defined data center vision closer to reality; Cisco, EMC, other partners provide packs to translate product logs.


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Top Stories of the Day // August 19, 2013

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 19, 2013

The Internet: We're Doing It Wrong

This week Facebook's ban-bot went berserk; Github went down; and all Google services collapsed for a few minutes, taking 40% of the Internet with them. Just... read more

Beats Electronics May Give HTC The Boot In Favor Of A New Investor

Whether you like the company or not, people are snapping up Beats Electronics' wares left and right. It's no surprise then that Beats is looking to branch out... read more

Behind The Scenes At Homejoy, A Cleaning Startup That Says It's Really A Tech Company

If I were ranking startups based on how much I value their services, Homejoy would place pretty darn near the top — every month or so, one of their cleaners... read more

OpenDesk.cc Is Like Ikea For Open Source Zealots

Furniture is probably the last thing on the mind of most open source proponents but now it doesn't have to be. OpenDesk is a free, open source line of furniture... read more

Germany Recognizes Bitcoin As "Private Money", Sales Tax Coming Soon

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Yahoo Shuts Down Its Email Service In China

Yahoo's email service in China has shut down, with a note on its log-in page asking users to transfer their accounts to Alibaba's Alimail. The closure of Yahoo... read more

Zillow Acquires StreetEasy For $50M For More NYC Real Estate Listings, Also Plans Follow-On Offering Of 2.5M Shares For $228M

Two pieces of big news today for online real-estate juggernaut Zillow. The company is announcing another acquisition, New York listings site StreetEasy, for $50... read more

Fly Or Die: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, while having a numerically challenging name, is a slick little guy that's not too big, not too small, but just right.... read more

LinkedIn Growing Up: Opens Up To High School Students Over 13, Launches Dedicated Pages For Universities Worldwide

While there has been quite a lot of discussion about how Facebook may be losing its cachet among younger users who are going elsewhere for their social media... read more

How Do You Connect 10 Million Dumbphone Users To Facebook?

As low internet penetration stifled Facebook's early growth in emerging markets in 2011, Indian startup U2opia developed an SMS-like system for users to post... read more

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