Show notes: TNRP 21 – Google’s servers and batteries

–Participants–

Ben Jarman
Twitter – benjar12
benjar12.wordpress.com

Lizette Gagne
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

Alex Luft
Twitter – sashok
www.alexluft.com

–Topics–

IBM withdraws its $7 billion offer to buy Sun Microsystems
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10198901-92.html?tag=mncol;txt

T-Mobile to release Android-powered home phone, Tablet PC next year
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/05/nyt-t-mobile-to-release-android-powered-home-phone-tablet-pc-n/

Talks between China Unicom and Apple grind to a halt regarding the iPhone
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2258646/

CVS signs on with Google Health to offer comprehensive pharmacy history
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/cvs-signs-on-with-google-health-to-offer-comprehensive-pharmacy-history/

Google uncloaks once-secret server
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html

Firefox 3.6 Will Focus on Desktop Web Apps, Speed, and No-Restart Extension Installation
http://lifehacker.com/5200708/firefox-36-will-focus-on-desktop-web-apps-speed-and-no+restart-extension-installation

Are URL shortners a necessary eveil, or just evil?
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/are-url-shorteners-a-necessary-evil-or-just-evil/

Behind The A.P.’s Plan To Become The Web’s News Cop
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/behind-the-aps-plan-to-become-the-webs-news-cop/

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