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Latest: Designer Unveils Future Phone Thought Experiment at Mozilla Labs

An extremely creative designer has taken a throwaway idea hatched in February 2009 all the way to an impressive 3D rendering of an “Open Web phone” that will make your eyes sparkle.

Originally, designer Billy May conceived of a dynamic OLED keyboard to improve the BlackBerry Storm, with a shifting set of symbols that appear on the actual keys…

adrianne jeffries September 23, 2010

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Data in the Cloud Still Governed by Obsolete Privacy Laws

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was enacted in 1986 to protect user data from government oversight and significant portions haven’t been updated since.

That’s a problem, advocates say, because the law is now completely outdated. The law currently gives more protection to data you store locally and less to data kept in the cloud…

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Groupon Still Growing Ridiculously Fast

The startup Forbes called the “fastest growing company ever” is still growing fast. August data from Web analytics firm comScore showed Groupon’s unique visitors increased 23% from July to August, meaning it grew the fourth-fastest out of the top 250 largest properties on the Web.

Groupon’s cofounder and 30% owner Eric Lefkofsky also made…

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So-Called “Worst Website in Government” To Be Rebuilt With Drupal

The Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communication technology including the Internet, was once credited with having the worst website in federal government.

But the agency is committed to upgrading its technology under the leadership of Microsoft veteran Steven VanRoekel. The FCC has been beefing up its developer offerings and…

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Why Be Mayor When You Can Be King? FourSquare Competitor DeHood Adds New Features

The hyperlocal social networking app DeHood launched in May for iPhone, and it’s got some users totally hooked. The app lets you check-in and communicate with people in your neighborhood and neighborhoods in other cities and is designed for “real-time interaction between families, friends and neighbors.”

Another way to say it: DeHood is similar…

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Facebook Founder Doesn’t Want the Web To Die

Last month, Wired magazine set off a furious debate with a feature titled: “The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.” The crux of the argument was that people are spending less time on the open Web and more time using apps.

It’s undeniable that apps are in vogue. But does that mean the open Web – the one we access through a browser – is dead…

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4G and the Future of Mobile Streaming Video

Mobile video is exploding. According to Cisco, mobile video will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 131% between 2009 to 2014 as people access more YouTube, Netflix and high-bandwidth material on their mobile devices.

But imagine what will happen to mobile streaming video as the next generation of high-speed wireless networks and devices…

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Developers Can Now Access Locations of 250 Million Phones Across U.S. Carriers

Location Labs today announced a “Universal Location Service” platform that aggregates locations of phones across carriers for developers and centralizes privacy management for end-users.

“Developers can now remotely access the location of over 250MM mobile phones in the U.S. through a single cloud-based API (Application Programming Interface…

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American Express-Branded App Combines Foursquare With Shopping Check-Ins

Today American Express and Federated Media announced a free iPhone app, Social Currency, built on the Foursquare platform. The app lets users track things they want to buy, upload photos of purchases and comment on what their friends do, pushing the updates to Twitter and Foursquare.

The app was launched to complement Currency, a website that…

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No Bump in User Sign-Ups After Well-Funded Q&A Site Quora Opened to Search Engines

Quora, the real-time question-and-answer site started by early Facebook employees and valued by investors at at amazing $86 million, opened its walled garden to the general Internet public six weeks ago.

Opening the gates has not resulted in a flood of registrations. It appears that Quora’s user base grew 27% in the six weeks after the change…

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