Posts Tagged ‘ italian ’

Deadpool Watch: After Raising $10M, Social TV Startup BeeTV Falters

Deadpool Watch: After Raising $10M, Social TV Startup BeeTV Falters

Back in early 2009, I wrote about an Italian startup called BeeTV , which showcased some impressive TV recommendation technology . The goal was to sell that technology to telcos and cable operators, but this proved to be a very difficult task for a small, scrappy upstart. This led to BeeTV changing course...

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Anti-Berlusconi hackers attack Italian government website

A number of protests against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are taking place throughout Italy A number of protests against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are taking place throughout Italy 14:45 Multimedia Silvio Berlusconi attacked during rally in Milan A group of hackers has attacked the Italian government website in protest ...

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3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet

3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet

In Cory Doctorow's young adult novel Little Brother , the protagonist starts a wireless ad-hoc network, called X-Net, in response to a government crack-down on civil liberties. The characters use gaming systems with mesh networking equipment built-in to share files, exchange message and make plans. The Internet blackout in Egypt, which we've been...

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Lost Vivaldi Concerto Resurrected – Click to Listen

Lost Vivaldi Concerto Resurrected – Click to Listen

A formerly lost flute concerto by the 18th century Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi, has been reconstituted by a researcher and will debuted yesterday at Scotland's Perth Concert Hall . The Il Gran Mogol (The Great Mughal), a missing concerto by the composer, was unearthed in Scotland by Andrew Woolley. They were found in...

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Blu-rays for home cinema nuts: The Expendables

Blu-rays for home cinema nuts: The Expendables

Home Cinema Choice - part of the TechRadar network - has revived its Blu-ray of the week for home cinema enthusiasts and is recommending that you all go out a purchase a copy of The Expendables . Cut from the same cloth as pretty much any 80s action movie starring, Schwarzenegger and Stalone,...

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