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  No economy too dire
  for these developers

  Far from Wall Street, attendees of London's Future of Web Apps confab aren't panicking. Is it entrepreneur's pluck or old-fashioned naivete?
  • AOL: Put passion over profit
  • Zuckerberg: Be patient, we're opening up

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  11 Web companies
  on the brink?

  The economic mess could easily trump popularity. Do Twitter, Zillow, and others face a fate similar to that of the last bubble's beloved Kozmo?
  • Tough times for tech
  • Video: Web 2.0 casualties?
  • Tech's next step: More M&A?

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• Microsoft exec: Challenging times play to our strengths

  Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop says the software giant is trying to get the message out that it can help its customers save money in tough times.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Chip forecasts head south

  Industry outlook quickly getting downgraded as the economy falters.

  (Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Friday Poll: Which tech product is Joe Biden?

  Vote in our Friday Poll: If Senator Joe Biden were a tech product, which would he be: Wikipedia, an iPhone screen protector, a copy machine, or an Energizer bunny?

  (Posted in Crave by Ina Fried)

• Wal-Mart reversal teaches us the masses have might

  Consumers made a ruckus when MSN, Yahoo, and Walmart.com threatened to stop issuing DRM keys for their music. Each reversed itself. Take a bow.
  • Wal-Mart reverses policy on DRM?

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Should Microsoft buy Research In Motion?

  A Reuters analysis makes the case that a deal could make sense, thanks to the drop in RIM's shares. CNET News' Ina Fried doesn't buy it.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Week in review: Tech stocks tumble

  Of course it wasn't just technology stocks that took a dive this week, but industry leaders are doing some serious worrying about what lies ahead.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Michelle Meyers)

• Uncov returns to heap scorn on tech companies

  Feeling down? Work it out with this angry industry blog. It can be a cathartic reading experience. Or it might just annoy you.

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• Adobe embraces latest Canon, Nikon, Sony SLRs

  Photoshop now can handle raw photos from Canon Rebel XS and 50D, Nikon D90, D700, and P6000, and Sony's A900.

  (Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)

• Getting schooled on Yahoo BOSS

  Yahoo hopes its Build Your Own Search Service program has piqued the interest of academic researchers. Next stop: start-ups.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Stephen Shankland)

• Facebook's Morin calls on developers to Connect

  At the Future of Web Apps conference in London, Facebook's platform manager encourages developers in the audience to sign onto a new data-portability project.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• VCs throw cold water on portfolio companies

  With the credit markets in a meltdown and Wall Street under siege, venture capitalists are telling their portfolio companies to prepare for the worst.
  • Tough times for tech

  (Posted in Digital Media by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Digg's Kevin Rose talks people power

  q&a In the second half of a wide-ranging interview, the Web luminary discusses what's next for Digg, the future of the media, and what a tough economy means for young entrepreneurs.
  • Getting global with Digg's Kevin Rose

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Urban wind power inspired by ancient Persia

  The shape of urban wind power continues to morph. The latest twist come from Windation, a company with a design inspired by centuries-old "wind catchers."

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)
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