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  • Digg Not Likely to Give Up on Cassandra
    Cassandra, the NoSQL software is being blamed for scaling problems being faced by Digg, which led to the yet-unconfirmed departure of Digg VP of Engineering John Quinn, a champion of Cassandra. Still, we hear the social news site isn't giving up on the software - yet!

  • Chris Dixon to VCs: Act More Like Startups
    Hunch.com co-founder and angel investor Chris Dixon has some advice for big venture capital firms: Try to think more like, and behave more like, the startup companies you invest in. That includes cutting down on excessive management fees and not tweeting about your golf game.

  • The iPhone’s NIMBY Problem Underscored
    The tech industry has pretty much determined that mobile is the future of the Internet: on your cell phone, on your tablet and in your car. Despite this, there's still a huge reluctance to allow the infrastructure to helps deliver mobile connectivity: the towers.

  • Should Android be Startups’ First Choice?
    As Android veers toward domination of the mobile market, Apple's iOS lead may soon take a hit. Google still needs to iron out some wrinkles like hardware fragmentation, but Android's open approach and growing market share mean it should be a startup's first choice mobile platform.

  • Can Android Be Stopped in the World of Smartphones?
    With worldwide carrier distribution, Android is on the march to dominate over the next four years, according to IDG. Nokia will still be the top dog, but it needs to be confident and deliver the strategies it has in place, else Google could own it all.