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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 to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday

  The software maker plans to announce the completion of Silverlight 2.0 on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

• President signs broadband data collection bill

  The Broadband Data Act encourages wider collection of information regarding nationwide access to broadband.

• Verizon Wireless considers extra text fee

  The wireless company is considering a plan to charge companies that send SMS text alerts three cents extra per message.

• Apple, eBay stocks rise as Dow goes on wild ride

  Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day.

  (Posted in Apple by Dawn Kawamoto)

• YouTube beams up 'Star Trek' for long-form video

  YouTube gets Beverly Hills 90210, MacGyver, and Star Trek in a test of longer-form video that's theatrically presented and interrupted by ads.

• World Bank under cyberattack?

  Up to 40 servers have been penetrated in a series of attacks that have been under investigation by the FBI since last year, according to a report.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• 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)
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