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The Linkdown for Thursday, August 13
Yesterday’s splash of sudden, furious rain first elated and then disappointed The Linkdown. Where’s the rain today? Truth be told, The Linkdown is getting tired of being indoors, shielded from 105-degree heat. But at least it’s useful for collecting the best tech-related Web links for you:
- The Austin Game Developers Conference keynote will be John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment on September 16th. How are those “Free Realms” going?
- A tech company called Software Advice has moved its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin and wants you all to come to an party at 714 Congress Ave. tonight!
- Speaking of parties, there’s a New Media Labs-organized Tweetup this evening, 5:30 p.m. at Iron Cactus North.
- San Antonio-based USAA bank introduced an iPhone app that allows you to deposit by taking a photo of a the check and e-mailing it. The future is now! $1.5 million has already been deposited using this method, USAA told me by e-mail.
- AT&T is offering tips on how to avoid scams like Cramming, Slamming and SMiShing, which is new to us.
- Sept. 8 is the deadline for The Economist’s Media Convergence Competition. Submit your brilliant idea.
- Slacker.com is giving away free BlackBerry Curve phones (with two-year contract).
- A reader asked me to alert you to Card Call, an app that allows you to use Google Voice with your iPhone without jailbreaking.
- There’s a new dashboard update out for the Xbox 360. Check out the group Netflix viewing and other new features.
- Seemingly good deal: $49 for a year of Sports Illustrated, a John Madden DVD and a copy of “Madden NFL 10” for any console. Just beware the auto-renewal when your subscription expires.
- A new RF remote for those who use AT&T’s U-Verse service.
- The Engage! 2010 Expo, organized out of Austin but taking place February in New York City, is looking for speakers.
- The miraculous $99 Roku box can now access MLB.TV. Yay, streaming baseball!
- Want to save the arcades? Namely, Arcade UFO here in Austin? Stride Gum shows you how you can help.
Arcade UFO owners Ryan Harvey and Crissy Knape.
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