The morning reboot, bagel not included: * IBM has [announced a new storage technology][1] it calls "phase-change" memory. The prototype, developed by a consortium of companies led by IBM, it reportedly 500 times faster than flash memory devices and uses half the power. [1]: http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003280.html * The New York Times has [added links to Digg, Facebook and Newsvine][2] to all its free articles. According to the press release, the tool is labeled "share" and positioned with the e-mail and print tools. [2]: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20061211005683&newsLang=en "New York Times Adds Sharing Tools" * The Listening Post blog [reports][3] that Creative Commons folks have "teamed" with Pump Audio, a commercial music licensing firm, to "promote their respective licensing programs to their respective clients." [3]: http://blog.wired.com/music/2006/12/creative_common.html * Google added a feature to Gmail over the weekend which lets you check other POP3 mail accounts via the GMail interface. The new service, [Mail Fetcher][4], may not make GMail [perfect][5], but it's a welcome addition for those of us with multiple email addresses to check. [4]: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?ctx=%67mail&hl=en&answer=21288 "GMail Mail Fetcher" [5]: http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/09/uh-oh-gmail-just-got-perfect/ "TechCrunch calls GMail 'perfect'"