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GigaOm  just under two hours ago:

Taskrabbit looks for more revenue with plans to shake up the temp industry -

You can still hire a TaskRabbit to pick up your groceries or walk your dog, but now businesses will able to hire temps through TaskRabbit's new platform as well.
GigaOm  3 hours ago:

Sorry UK, Facebook won’t be sharing the HTC First with you after all -

The HTC First with Facebook Home pre-installed was set to launch in the U.K. next month but that's not going to happen.
GigaOm  3 hours ago:

Google cuts prices on week-old datastore -

Don't like the cost of your cloud datastore? Wait a second, it'll probably go down. Watch for rivals to jump in.
GigaOm  4 hours ago:

Amazon pushes forward with Kindle Fire HD’s international expansion -

Amazon is making its Kindle Fire HD tablets broadly available internationally, with preorders shipping in June.
GigaOm  4 hours ago:

Joyent to Amazon: It’s on -

Joyent isn't being coy about it: It wants to compete head on with Amazon and that means it will offer many more options including some, it says, are cheaper than analogous AWS services.
GigaOm  4 hours ago:

Sponsored post: Determining the root cause of a data breach using “the 5 Whys” -

Developed for manufacturing, the 5 Whys technique can be applied to many situations in IT. In this post, we use it to identify the root problem underlying a data breach: nonexistent entitlement procedures.
GigaOm  5 hours ago:

ConteXtream claims mystery carrier has deployed its SDN technology to 40M customers -

Software-defined networking vendor ConteXtream says a wireless service provider has deployed software to virtualize a network that supports around 40 million customers.
GigaOm  5 hours ago:

WibiData gets $15M to help it become the Hadoop application company -

Startup WibiData has raised another $15 million and wants to turn the lessons it has learned in the field into generic software that can let anyone build predictive applications on Hadoop.
GigaOm  5 hours ago:

Podcast: How to design a connected device that isn’t a jerk, plus IoT’s recipe for success -

Life now. Data later. In this week's podcast guest Carla Diana, a product designer, discusses this mantra and other attributes designers should consider when developing connected products.
GigaOm  6 hours ago:

Shazam’s new iPad app automatically tags every song you ever listen to -

Shazam wants you to turn your iPad into an automated logging device for any type of media playing within reach.