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81c: PC sales plunge just as Bitcoin takes off. Causation? Correlation?

Not really. PC sales are plunging because of Windows 8. Bitcoin is just weird.

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81b: A new breakthrough in nanowires will speed up solar’s disruption of the energy market

Sol Voltaic’s new nanowires could be a cheap way to improve solar efficiency. The trend of people getting off the grid is growing.

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81a: Life is about to get a lot faster in Austin Texas

Google’s attempt to disrupt the ISP market is working! Facebook’s attempt to disrupt the smartphone market will half work.

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81: Pardon The Disruption

Solar Panels

Disruptions are everywhere this week! Solar panels are disrupting the energy market, Google is disrupting the ISP market, Microsoft is disrupting the PC market, Bitcoin is disrupting the currency market, and Facebook is disrupting the mobile phone market. It’s a world gone crazy!

We also talk about 3D printing, the FBI’s surveillance tool, MIT’s DNA-patterned graphene, Samsung’s superior global Galaxy S4, Blackberry’s horrible Z10 sales, shallow texters, Foursquare’s $41 million investment, Internet Explorer vs. Murder Rates, Google’s inactive account manager, iPhone’s India sales, an attack upon WordPress, and regulated commercial drones.

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80e: Michael Dell’s dream of taking Dell private is quickly fading

All he wants to do is pay you pennies for your investment so he can turn it around. Is that too much to ask?

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80d: The new Facebook Phone feels right at Home

It looks like a great product that’s only mired by the fact that Facebook created it.

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80c: CMA Communications injects ads into your browser via your ISP

This just feels wrong on so many levels. Not that it matters what we think.

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80b: Webkit dies in a Blink along with LucasArts

Tesla expects to be profitable this year, which is great. Google forks Webkit, which is OK. Disney kills LucasArts, which is a bummer.

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80a: Furlo Bros will be shutting down. April Fools!

Listen to our round-up of all the cool April Fools pranks around the web.

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80: A Timeline On and Of Your Cell Phone

facebook-phone

Last week Facebook revealed the new “Facebook Phone” called Facebook Home – an Android launcher that puts your friend’s updates front and center. To commemorate the occasion, we also take a look back at the most important phones in history.

We also do a round-up of April Fools pranks, talk about Tesla’s success, LucasArts’ termination, Google forking Webkit in a Blink, CMA Communications injecting ads into webpages and Michael Dell’s failing plans to take his company private.

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