- Tue Nov 24 10:00 AM PST 2009 iPhone app rounds up free Redbox rental codes
Sure, Redbox rentals are already pretty cheap at just $1 per night, but why not get them free if you can? This app rounds up all the free-rental codes you could need.
- Fri Nov 20 2:03 PM PST 2009 Techmeme Mobile launches for iPhone, Pre, Droid
Popular tech news aggregator Techmeme has launched a new mobile version of the site for the Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, and Motorola Droid.
- Wed Nov 18 4:00 AM PST 2009 Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds
In an interview with CNET, Microsoft's software chief talks about Windows Azure, lessons learned from the Sidekick fiasco, and a future in which devices record everything imaginable.
- Tue Nov 17 6:06 AM PST 2009 AOL to spin off Dec. 9, begin trading Dec. 10
Shareholders will get one share of AOL for every 11 shares of Time Warner, giving the former an implied value of $3.2 billion--a fraction of its estimated $20 billion valuation in 2005.
- Fri Nov 13 6:43 PM PST 2009 Medpedia to best the more democratic Wikipedia?
Modeled on the user-contributed open-source wiki software popularized by Wikipedia, the nearly year-old Medpedia grows up with the addition of three key features.
- Thu Nov 12 9:41 AM PST 2009 The 404 Podcast 466: Where we dissect a live fanboy
If you've ever vehemently disagreed with an online review and felt a boiling need to hunt down the writer, listen to today's episode of The 404--it's all about fanboys, online reviews, and our credibility as unbiased journalists.
- Thu Nov 12 6:21 AM PST 2009 Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
AMD drops its litigation while Intel agrees to "abide by" a long list of prohibitions. And renewed patent cross-license agreement frees AMD to spin off chip manufacturing.
- Thu Nov 12 6:00 AM PST 2009 Clicker launches for all--watch it
This online video directory service is the best TV search engine we've seen.
- Wed Nov 11 8:30 PM PST 2009 FanSnap--another way to find cheap concert tickets
This search engine aggregates second-hand ticket listings from around the Web, including eBay and broker sites, and arranges them on a useful seating chart.
- Mon Nov 9 9:10 AM PST 2009 Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 1: Efficiency
Laptop battery life is increasing steadily, but what we really need is for laptops to work like cell phones: always on, always running, and able to stay awake longer than we do. It is possible.




