Reddit was looking very dark and grim today as Steve Huffman and Alex Ohanian, founders of the company walked out the door. Huffman and Ohanian announced earlier today that they will be resigning due to their contract expiration. It has been exactly 3 years since Conde Nast acquired Reddit and took the employees over with it, including Huffman and Ohanian who signed a 3 year contract during acquisition. More »

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Facebook Connect is this cool feature that allows you to use your Facebook account to login and interact on all sites within the Mixr network. To put that in another way, all Mixr sites are connected via a common login and now you can use your Facebook account as that login. You’ll be able to comment, interact, gain EXP, invite your Facebook friends to Ziggytek, and have your activities on Ziggytek posted to your Facebook feed.

Keep in mind that this is a complex and deep integration of Facebook and the Mixr system. There might bugs every now and then so consider this Facebook integration to be in a beta stage. If you do find bugs, just fill out our contact form with as much detail as possible.

Instructions on how to connect your Facebook account to a Mixr website after the jump: More »

AOL is soon going to be filled with newbies, now that their most experienced and oldest employees are on the move to other companies. AOL is losing one of their most beloved employees, David Liu. David Liu is the VP of Global Messaging, including AIM, ICQ, and AOL’s Lifestreaming products. Liu was behind the popularity growth behind Aim, and helped it grow into the social tree that it is today. Liu’s reasons for leaving relied mostly on the fact that CEO, Tim Armstrong, decided it was time to hire someone to take over all Internet and mobile connections for AOL. More »

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Are you ready to rock? Here comes U2! Tonight, U2 will be the first of bands to stream their global concert live on Youtube, straight from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Just like Youtube announced earlier this week on their site, 16 countries will be able to view the show live: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, U.K., U.S. Other countries were excluded due to streaming regulations. More »

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This past weekend I got rid of my PlayStation 3 (the fat one) because I just wasn’t using it at all to justify the extra space it takes up on my desk, not to mention the fact that I’m cleaning all the crap out of my room. But I might have changed my mind had I known Netflix will finally be coming to PS 3 gaming consoles. Yup, you heard right, Netflix will be offering streaming service to PS 3 owners starting next month. More »

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Apple is so old in the MP3 player market that its already the iPod’s 8th anniversary. Eight years ago, Apple announced the first iPod, a clunky brick with a click wheel. The original iPod held only 1,000 songs, weighed 6.5 ounces and synced songs through Firewire, which took a while. Now, iPod Classics can hold 40x the amount of music and videos than the original, revolutionizing the way we interact with our music libraries. More »

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Gadget Lovers, get ready to dance! Here comes something that will make the pain of charging your gadgets worthwhile. Today, Toshiba released their new methanol cartridge powered Dynario fuel cell charger for gadgets. A five pack of these methanol cartridges will cost you $35 (a single cartridge can charge up to two gadgets). This charger combines the spontaneity of science and excitement of gadget power to make one advanced piece of tech. More »

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By now it’s already made the newswires across the internet, but Hulu, the free video service, is planning to go with a subscription model. I heard the news last night as I was watching the baseball game on FOX and couldn’t believe that Hulu, already supported through ads, was planning to charge for broadcast television content, which most of have been watching for free since the dawn of television.

Chase Carey, the News Corp. Deputy Chairman, uttered the now famous words, “It’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online.” I think Mr. Carey forgot one thing, you already have ads on your videos, ads that pay so that viewers can watch it for free! More »

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Windows 7 was released today and with its release came a slew of monitors, ready to take on the interactive software. The latest addition to the Windows 7 monitor war is the HP Compaq L2105tm, redesigning Windows 7 to fit its 21 inch CCFL mutli-touch screen. The multituch is integrated into the monitor with the help of two cameras and an infrared light and sensor, all combined with a reflective field.

This technology is so good, that even the slightest bit of pressure on the screen will set off the multitouch capabilites, which in some cases is not such a good thing. The HP Compaq L2105tm monitor provides brightness up to 270cd/m2, 5 ms response time, 1000/1 contrast ratio, and 170/160 viewing angles which is an amazing achievement for a comuter monitor. More »

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If you haven’t heard or live under a rock, today is the official launch of Windows 7, Microsoft’s latest operating system update after their Vista disaster. All signs point to a very well done and smoother OS, which is going to be huge for previous Vista owners. For the launch day, Microsoft also created some nifty videos (they’re good) to spread the news about their latest OS, check them out after the break. More »

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Luxury car owners are going to be very happy to see the latest item for them to use while driving, BMW and Mini bluetooth headsets. That’s right folks, you heard right. These two slim and slender bluetooth headsets both sport the car company’s logo, adding a whole new sense of style and simplicity to calling on the go.

The BMW headset comes in milky white, while the Mini sports a deathly black. Both of the headsets weigh only 8 grams and have buttons adorning the sides for incoming call, end-of-call, and re-dial functions. A second button along the side is used for volume controls. The headsets also carry a voice function which connects directly to a mobile phone’s contact list, allowing the user to simply say a name and connect a call via bluetooth. More »

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Google is on the brink of world domination. They already have Google Voice, the most prominent search engine in the world, and Google Wave. The latest creation from Google is going to change the way users access their music. Google’s newest project is a music sharing service that will allow users to search and download their favorite songs.

Many sources have released statements, saying that Google is currently working with major record labels in order to get this service out to the public and that the service will be called Google Audio. The Google service is expected to be very different from the Google music service that was recently launched in China. More »

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Windows 7 comes out tomorrow.Will you be buying or skipping this release?

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Beware Kindle! Here comes the new Barnes & Noble dual screened Nook ereader. This amazing, all black ereader is one of the few ereaders out on the market now that sports two screens. The screen on the bottom displays a variety of books while the top lets you read your book choice.

The Nook will definitely be giving the Kindle some competition, with the $259 price tag and the dual screens. The only thing that makes the Nook fall behind is the book selection from B&N, which is overshadowed by the thousands of books available in Amazon’s store. We’ll have to wait and see how the game plays out between these two ereaders. The Nook is expected to ship at the end of November for $259. More »

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Looks like Apple has come out with new products today, a slew of refreshes starting with the iMac. There’s also a new redesigned Macbook plastic, an updated Mac Mini, the new Magic Mouse, and a remote that looks like the unibody Macbook Pro. Check out pics and specs after the break. More »

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