Today, a panoply of prominent tech and Internet leaders is taking a very public stand against a controversial initiative before California voters, which would eliminate the current legal right of same-sex couples to marry.

Silicon Valley has had a long history of supporting gay rights. And recently, Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin has made a strong statement opposing Proposition 8, while Apple gave $100,000 to the help defeat it.

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MarketWatch’s Paul Lin talks to Palm CEO Ed Colligan about its new $99 Centro smart phone, unveiled yesterday.
I’m going to use my $100 rebate I get from the I-had-to-have-it-before-my-brother iPhone to get one! And I’ll even have a dollar left over for a refreshing can of soda.
Watch Colligan explain here:

Hopefully, the Centro will do [...]

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Well, this video of the launch and demo of Palm’s Foleo should be a collector’s item, given that the company decided to junk the much-hyped “mobile companion”, created by Palm’s legendary inventor Jeff Hawkins, just yesterday.

Hawkins showed off the device, pictured here, which was supposed to go on sale this summer for $499, at D5 [...]

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We’re all in Carlsbad, Calif., now, getting ready for our fifth D: All Things Digital conference, which will begin tomorrow night.
So here’s one of my movies to show you how we prepare for the annual conference, which is highlighted this year by a joint interview with Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Apple’s Steve Jobs, the twin [...]

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