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Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television

Eric Spiegelman, Contributor, The Awl in Voices on February 16 at 3:21 pm PT

People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.

One More Reason Not to Sell Fake Chips: Prison

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 25, 2011 at 4:16 pm PT

A Florida woman is sentenced to three years in prison and fined $166,000 for selling counterfeit chips to more than 1,000 buyers, among them companies selling equipment to the U.S. Navy.

Jawbone Nabs $70 Million in a Jammed Box of Funding

Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT

Jawbone, the maker of elegant mobile and wireless devices, has added $70 million in funding to its coffers, with a new investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The San Francisco-based company has now raised a total of $170 million from a panoply of high-profile investors, all of whom are making a big bet on consumer electronics, an always dicey arena, and on Jawbone’s innovative products, such as its initial Bluetooth headsets and its more recent nifty Jambox wireless speakers.

Progressive Insurance Taps AT&T to Get a Snapshot of Customers’ Driving Habits

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 7, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Some 20 years in the making, Progressive’s new program that prices insurance based on actual driving patterns is just one of many new uses of the cellular network that has nothing to do with phones, tablets or laptops.

Google Deal for SayNow to Make Google Voice More Interesting

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 25, 2011 at 2:02 pm PT

Ever since GrandCentral became Google Voice, it’s been a lot less fun to use. Maybe that’s one of the reasons behind today’s acquisition by Google of SayNow, which made its name connecting celebrities with fans.

D: Dive Into Mobile: The Full Interview Video of AT&T's Glenn Lurie

Kara Swisher in News on December 28, 2010 at 9:05 am PT

Here’s the last of the onstage interviews–Emerging Devices head Glenn Lurie, also known as the man who brought the Apple iPhone to AT&T (for better and worse).

Microsoft Plans to talk Windows on ARM at CES, but Products a Ways Off

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 21, 2010 at 5:42 pm PT

Redmond’s move to bring Windows to a new chip architecture is a bold one, but also one frought with complications. Microsoft will need to get the entire Windows ecosystem on board–from those that build machines to those that write software to those whose hardware plugs into Windows devices. As a result, don’t expect to see ARM-based machines hit the market for some time.

Top Docs on Scribd in 2010: Prop 8, P ? NP, GOP Pledge

Liz Gannes in Social on December 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm PT

A gay-marriage court ruling, a buzz-worthy computer science proof, a political platform and some macaroni-and-cheese recipes were the most shared documents on Scribd in 2010.

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Intel Offers Silicon With New Packages, Deals

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 23, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Most personal computer makers buy chips the way Intel wants to offer them. But the technology giant has learned it needs to be more flexible in other markets, as an unusual arrangement with another Silicon Valley company shows. Intel on Monday detailed plans to begin offering a version of its Atom microprocessor–best known as the calculating engine inside millions of low-end portables called netbooks–that the company is packaging along with a different sort of a chip supplied by Altera.

YouTube Offers a Diet Option for Pudgy PCs: “Feather”

Peter Kafka in Media on December 3, 2009 at 10:17 am PT

Stuck with a slow computer or lousy broadband access, but still want your fill of dogs on skateboards? Check out YouTube Feather, a lightweight version of Google’s video site. Same clips, but with fewer options.