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Google Analytics offers site owners an easy and free way to gather highly detailed analytics about their websites’ visitors. A lot of people, however, don’t feel comfortable with the idea that Google can track their every move on the Internet. After all, even if you don’t use any Google product yourself, you will still send personal data about yourself to Google through programs like Google Analytics. According to an announcement the Google Analytics team just Read More...

Netflix is phasing out its “Friends” feature, much to the chagrin of its userbase. Netflix says <2 percent of subscribers use it, and it wants to divert resources elsewhere.

Read More: Netflix Blog

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Nokia is tapping into the collective wisdom of mobile technology enthusiasts on the Internet as it designs a new smartphone concept device. The handset maker has launched a new project called Design by Community which aims to collect feedback about preferred device characteristics from visitors to the Nokia Conversations blog.

The website has a set of sliders that can be used to select a Read More...

Until recently, blogging clients for the BlackBerry have been pretty limited. But WordPress for BlackBerry was released last month, and today Tumblr released its official BlackBerry app, which lets you post photos, videos, audio, links and text directly from the BlackBerry to your microblog. Mobelux, the guys behind the stellar Tumblr iPhone app are also the masterminds behind Tumblr BlackBerry. That means that the same attractive interface and robust feature support from Read More...

Google is continuing its quiet war on Microsoft Office by making it easier for users to switch from Exchange to Google Apps for e-mail. The company has launched a new server-side tool called Google Apps Migration for Microsoft® Exchange, which not only migrates your company e-mail, but also moves your calendar and contact info into the cloud.

According to Google’s Enterprise Blog, the migration is only four steps long and works quickly to bring in Read More...

RunKeeper, our favorite GPS running app for iPhone, has introduced a new live tracking feature. Friends and family can now keep track of your progress online as it’s happening.

Read More: RunKeeper blog

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As the month of March trudges on, we are getting closer each day to spring and eventually summer when numerous startup incubators hold their camps for early-stage companies. Many incubators are still taking submissions, including TechStars Boulder, but in case of Y Combinator, the deadline has since come and gone. Theoryville is a startup that has already been asked to interview for a spot with Y Combinator, so if you are still looking to apply Read More...

ASP.NET MVC 2 has been released for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Express with ASP.NET 3.5.

Read More: Scott Gu’s Blog, Microsoft Download Center

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If you’re annoyed when clicking on links for music and apps in the iTunes Store auto-launches iTunes, check out this tutorial to keep those links in your browser.

Read More: The Apple Blog, previous Ars coverage Read More...