Sign Up Now For The TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon
2010-09-07 18:22:40
The fall edition of TechCrunch Disrupt is fast approaching - less than three weeks to go before the conference kicks off on September 27th. As part of the New York event we held an overnight hackathon immediately beforehand, organized by hackers extraordinaire Daniel Raffel, Chad Dickerson, and Tarikh Korula, and it was, without a doubt, a smashing success. Over 300 participants built some really incredible projects: one team built a sword-wielding robot (Mr. Stabby as he was affectionately known); another team modified eye tracking software to let you play Mario Brothers with your eyes. One team kept building their idea after the Hackathon ended and has secured a nice chunk of money to turn it into a company. Naturally, we'll be doing this again at Disrupt San Francisco. We've got some great judges lined up, including Joshua Schachter, moot, and Dean Hovey. Tons of you have been emailing us asking when you could sign up for a slot - and we have good news. Signups are now open! Head on over now, and check out all the details below.

Google’s Kinetic Logo Apparently Has To Do With Their Big Search Event Tomorrow
2010-09-07 17:59:03
By now, you've likely noticed the interesting, kinetic logo Google has had up today. While there is still no official word from the search giant as to exactly what it means, they are letting out some hints. And based on those hints, a good guess seems to be that the logo has to do with what they'll announce at their big search event being held in San Francisco's MOMA tomorrow morning. Earlier today, Google tweeted out: 'Boisterous doodle today. Maybe it's excited about the week ahead...' Meanwhile, a Google representative told Search Engine Roundtable that 'today's doodle is not related to a birthday but is fast, fun and interactive, just the way we think search should be.' This led the blog to speculate that three things may be announced tomorrow: AJAX-powered search results, 30 results per page, and streaming results as you type. In the case of AJAX and streaming, Google has been testing both of these (in the AJAX case, since early 2009).

Timeline Maker Professional 2.1.8.3
2010-09-07 17:40:45
Com o Timeline Maker Professional você cria e ajusta linhas de tempo para cumprir prazos e demandas. Insira seus dados através de uma tabela intuitiva similar ao Excel ou importe dados de outros... Mais detalhes visite... www.multibrasil.net

Cisco Seeks Big Ideas
2010-09-07 16:59:00
Cisco tries to find its next big business ideas from employees and outsiders alike.

Eric Schmidt: “We Know Where You Are, We Know What You Like”
2010-09-07 16:56:44
During a keynote at the IFA in Berlin, Eric Schmidt topped off presentations on Voice Powered Search, Street View Search and Google TV by emphasizing how much Google values being fast and that current technological advancements are nearing the realm of science fiction, or what he called, 'The age of augmented humanity.' The IFA stands for International Funkausstellung, which roughly translates to International Radio Exhibition. In a press release, IFA Director Jens Heithecker explained the interesting choice of  keynote speaker.

RamDisk Plus v11.1.193 Server x32/x64
2010-09-07 16:43:20
RamDisk Plus permite você criar um disco virtual a partir da memória RAM, aparecendo como um disco físico no seu sistema operacional. Selecione o tamanho, letra do drive e sistema de arquivos.... Mais detalhes visite... www.multibrasil.net

Michelle Obama Program Blames Sony PlayStation For Making America’s Children Fat
2010-09-07 16:27:59
Consuming more calories than you use makes you fat. That's a fact, Jack. Figuring out where these calories come from, OK, that's a noble endeavor, but let's not pretend there's anything secret going on here. Like, you see this graphic here? It's the winner of some Michelle Obama-headed design contest to help folks figure out how to best fight childhood obesity. And you'll see the PlayStation completely demonized, as if Sony itself is somehow responsible for little kids packing on the pounds.

KeePass Password Safe 2.13 Multilang Portable
2010-09-07 15:54:47
'Software que gerencia e protege todas as suas senhas.' O KeePass é um software utilizado para armazenar suas senhas em um único lugar, depositando elas em um banco de dados e garantindo que fiquem... Mais detalhes visite... www.multibrasil.net

HP sues Hurd over new Oracle job
2010-09-07 15:43:48
Hewlett Packard files a lawsuit against its former head Mark Hurd to try and stop him joining database software maker Oracle.

HP Confirms It Is Suing Mark Hurd For Potential Leakage Of Trade Secrets To Oracle
2010-09-07 15:17:29
It seems like only yesterday that Oracle announced it was hiring former HP CEO Mark Hurd to be a Co-President and member of the Board -- that's because it was just yesterday. And now just one day later, we have a lawsuit filed by HP to block such a maneuver by Oracle. In confirming the lawsuit in a brief blog post today, HP's official corporate blog highlights what they see as the key issue here: trade secrets and confidential information. HP even included a link to the full complaint that they've posted on Scribd (embed below). Here's the key nugget:

We Make Our Turkish Celebrity Gossip TV Show Debut Thanks To The Facebook Song
2010-09-07 14:53:17
At TechCrunch, we're obviously no strangers to having our reports cited in the mainstream media from time to time. But one latest example is particularly awesome. A couple weeks ago, we mentioned the excellent Facebook music video by Turkish pop star Ismail YK. Apparently, that story led to an entire segment on a Turkish celebrity gossip show, as Turkish TechCrunch reader Arda Kutsal (and editor of Turkish Web 2.0 site Webrazzi) pointed out. Kutsal was even able to find the clip of the segment on YouTube. If you cut to about 1:40 in you'll see and hear a massive amount about TechCrunch and myself. Though, if you're like me and can't understand Turkish, you'll probably understand little else. Still, very cool.

As Digg Struggles, VP Of Engineering Is Shown The Door
2010-09-07 14:24:31
Ever since Digg launched its new site design, it's been plagued with all kinds of trouble, not least of which is that it keeps going down. The problems with the new architecture are so bad that VP of Engineering John Quinn is now gone, we've confirmed with sources close to Digg. In a Diggnation video today, CEO Kevin Rose explained some of the technical issues the site is dealing with and why it can't simply roll back to the previous architecture. The new version of Digg, v4, is based on a distributed database called Cassandra, which replaced the MySQL database the site ran on before. Cassandra is very advanced—it is supposed to be faster and scale better—but perhaps it is still too experimental. Or maybe it's just the way Digg implemented it (Twitter uses Cassandra, although not for its main data store, as does Facebook in places, but it obviously is not as battle-tested as it needs to be). Every engineer at Digg is currently just trying to keep the site up and running.

This Friday: Fred Wilson Answers Your Questions
2010-09-07 13:50:14
So far most of our shows on TechCrunchTV have been about bringing you news, analysis and interviews of some of Silicon Valley's most powerful and interesting personalities. But starting this Friday, we're going to get you, dear readers, into the mix-- or at least your questions. We're launching a new weekly show called 'Ask a VC' until we think of something more clever or punny. (Paging, Dr. Carr to the newsroom...) Here's how it'll work: You email any question you want to askavc(at)techcrunch(dot)com. We cull through those questions and pick the most unique or most frequently asked or most interesting ones and Friday morning, we get a well-known VC on Skype and we ask away. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures is going first this Friday. Wilson has some of the hottest companies in his portfolio including Twitter, Zynga and Etsy. Email any questions you have for him now! We'll try to get through as many as we can. The idea is that millions of entrepreneurs who read TechCrunch around the world don't always have access to pick these guys' brains, and we want to give you that chance. Ask questions about advice, the market, his portfolio, his blog-- anything you want. And watch Friday afternoon to see if we picked your question.

Gift card marketplace Cardpool Introduces Instant Redemption, Attracts Super Angels
2010-09-07 13:26:38
There is no shortage of gift card marketplaces on the web, with startups like Cardpool, Gift Card Rescue, and Plastic Jungle all promising to rescue your unused credits or sell discounted cards. However, these sites typically require buyers to wait several days for the physical arrival of their gift cards, frustrating users who want to use credits immediately for online purchases. Cardpool, a Y-Combinator startup founded by Anson Tsai (formerly of Anywhere.FM) and Timothy Wong, is trying to change that. Starting this morning, Cardpool will give current members the option to purchase instant redemption gift cards. While the site will still send the physical card via snail mail, a user gets immediate access to the card's codes for online use.

Aone Ultra RM Converter 4.6.0801
2010-09-07 13:12:52
Aone Ultra RM Converter é uma ferramenta que ajuda a converter, dividir e juntar arquivos RM, MRVB para AVI, MPEG, VCD, SVCD, DVD e WMV. Ele pode converter formatos RealMedia (.RM, .RMVB) para AVI... Mais detalhes visite... www.multibrasil.net

US To Get the Electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV In 2011
2010-09-07 13:09:37
Will 2011 be the Year of the Electric Car? Mitsubishi just announced that they will sell an upgraded i-MiEV for less than ,000 sans the ,500 federal tax credit complete with improved standard features and better interior. Take that, Nissan Leaf. The tiny car - it looks like a Fiat Siecento - obviously is aimed at the Smart car set and folks who may not need to go far in their twee little car.

Fchat 1.11
2010-09-07 12:54:59
FChat é um programa que procura, captura e recupera as mensagens de chat do Facebook em seu disco rígido. Será criado um relatório em HTML contendo a localização das mensagens encontradas,... Mais detalhes visite... www.multibrasil.net

Google Ready To Slurp Up More Yahoo Users With OpenID Sign-Ups
2010-09-07 12:53:01
Google just made it easier for people with Yahoo accounts to sign up for a Google account. With one click, you can now use your Yahoo credentials to sign up for a Google account such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, or even AdWords. The one-click sign-up is done using OpenID, which both Google and Yahoo support. It also uses the OAuth authentication method quickly becoming the standard across the Web (it is the same one Twitter uses with third party apps and sites). The idea is that instead of signing in with your Yahoo ID, and then clicking off to your Yahoo mail to click on a verification link, a button just takes you to a sign-in page on Yahoo, which verifies your account to Google, and then sends you back. It is a much more civilized way to sign into a site using an existing ID. Google first combined OpenID and OAuth back in January, 2009 with Plaxo on a test basis.

Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN Part 2: Are Super Angels Just a Phase? (TCTV)
2010-09-07 12:51:12
So let me get this straight, you call yourself an angel, but you're investing limited partners' money...doesn't that just make you a small, early-stage VC? And if you're successful, don't you just raise a bigger fund and hire more partners, looking a lot more like an early stage VC? In day two of our David v. David/ Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN, even Dave McClure admits 'Super Angel' is a flawed term. But he insists there's still a difference between what he does and what David Hornik does as a partner for August Capital. And, he insists it's a better way to make money and the future of investing in the consumer Internet. We also tackle the thorny topic of 'value add.' Can an investor who doesn't have operating experience really add value to a startup, and is 'worked at Google' or 'worked at PayPal' equal operating experience to starting, running and exiting a successful company? In old days, angels were known for deeply mentoring their portfolio companies, but how do you mentor when you're investing in 500 startups?

Online Workers Doing Fine, ODesk Passes One Million Hours A Month
2010-09-07 11:51:15
While full-time tech jobs might not be making a roaring comeback, freelance and part-time work seems to be picking up the slack. One data point just came out today illustrating the shift to freelance and online work. Online outsourcer oDesk passed one million hours of work on its system for the first time in the month of August. A year ago, workers on oDesk were logging less than half of that, about 400,000 hours per month. Online hiring is up 129 percent since last year, compared to flat employment growth in the larger economy. The work on oDesk is spread across 215,000 employers and 720,000 contractors, whose desktops are monitored by oDesk's software. The top three job categories on oDesk are Web Programming, Web Design, and Blog & Article Writing. Cumulatively, employers have paid out more than 5 million to online workers through oDesk, up from the 0-million mark last October.