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Investing in New York
Source: Google
Google’s become a big-time landlord in New York, with the purchase of 111 Eighth Avenue. Wired reports that the building takes up almost 3 million square feet and cost Google just shy of $2 billion.
Status update on downtime
Source: Skype
Popular VoIP and instant messaging service, Skype, went offline for a bit yesterday. The company has attributed the downtime “to a software issue” and reports that it’s getting connections restored today.
Apple’s next-gen iPad to get iPod touch-like back, wide-range speaker – rumor
Source: AppleInsider
Yet another round of iPad 2 rumors suggests that the tablet will be three millimeters smaller than the original, will feature a flat backside like the one found on the iPod Touch, and will sport a “large wide-ranged speaker unit covered with metal mesh.” Exciting stuff, no?
Skyfire iPad App with Flash Added to App Store
Source: PC Magazine
Flash videos get a helping hand on the iPad with the $4.99 Skyfire web browser. The app features Flash-to-HTML5 conversion for web videos and brings a host of social networking integration along with it.
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