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Kevin Rose’s Oink App Hits the App Store

Milk Inc., founded by Digg.com owner Kevin Rose, has launched Oink, a new iPhone app that lets you rate and rank things around you and see all the cool things your friends have oinked as well.According to the official App Store description, Oink is the coolest new travel companion you could have on your iPhone:&ldquo...

4 November 2011
10:41 GMT

Digg Founder Kevin Rose Resigns from the Company He Created

While Reddit's fortunes grow, with the occasional hiccup, Digg is not doing very well. The much hyped redesign failed and it's been loosing users ever since it was introduced. Now its losing one of its cofounders as well as Kevin Rose announced that he will be quitting Digg and is already working on a new s...

19 March 2011
15:40 GMT

Japan Quake Victims Find Shelter, Comfort in Apple Retail Stores

Digg founder Kevin Rose has a post on Apple Japan’s contribution after the earthquake on Friday, quoting an Apple retail employee from Tokio.The unnamed Apple Store manager is friends with Mr. Rose. ''The earthquake hit while I was working on the first floor of one of their stores.  As the entire...

15 March 2011
07:46 GMT

Digg Founder Learns of iPad 2 February Launch - Higher dpi Screen, Dual Cameras

Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg.com, claims to have spoken with a reliable source who allegedly told him that Apple is launching its next-generation tablet computer in the next three to four weeks.The device’s screen allegedly has a higher pixel density, though not as high as to make it a Retina display, Rose s...

9 January 2011
06:51 GMT

Digg Finally Gets a new CEO

A very short while ago, Digg promised two things, a new website and a new CEO. And now, the company has delivered on both, Digg has hired former Amazon exec Matt Williams to lead the company as cofounder Kevin Rose, who has been interim CEO, will now focus on the technical aspects."After several months of searching, ...

1 September 2010
09:00 GMT

'Liberal' Stories on Digg Systematically Buried by Conservative Group

Digg has been trailing behind Twitter in terms of relevance lately, but it still commands a sizable audience. The site has ‘democratic’ system which allows users to digg or bury a story, depending on how much they like it. The stories that get the most diggs get to the front page, guaranteeing a huge amou...

6 August 2010
11:46 GMT

Digg to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff

Digg has been seeing some changes lately and they’re not the much-awaited and delayed redesign, unfortunately. A month ago, long-time CEO Jay Adelson was more or less ousted from the company he co-founded with Kevin Rose, which took over his role. He was quick to make a few changes, but this latest one may not ...

7 May 2010
04:35 GMT

Digg to Kill Off the DiggBar, Unban Domains

Digg is going through some big changes and, for once, they're not related to the upcoming overhaul of the site, dubbed Digg v4. Cofounder and CEO Jay Adelson stepped down from his position on Monday without citing any real reasons. However, a growing disparity between him and Digg Founder and new CEO Kevin Rose ...

7 April 2010
04:56 GMT

Kevin Rose's WeFollow Quietly Snatched Up by Digg

Earlier in the year Digg founder Kevin Rose launched a pet project dubbed WeFollow, a user-generated Twitter directory of sorts that gained quite a bit of popularity since then even though traffic numbers have dropped off recently. Initially the project was completely unrelated to Digg but it now seems that the site ...

16 October 2009
09:16 GMT

iTunes 9 Ideas – 'Social' Features

iTunes 8 “fire-starter” and digg founder Kevin Rose is at it again, this time on Seesmic, with a couple of new ideas on how Apple could shape up iTunes into an even better media playing app. Rose suggests Apple could add several features to iTunes 9 to make the experience more fun for users and their frie...

22 September 2008
04:32 GMT

iTunes 8 to Sport Its Own 'Genius' Bar

Last week, Kevin Rose (who has set several Apple-related rumors about) cited sources saying Apple had some interesting plans with the iPod line, the iTunes media player, and the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Snow Leopard). Most recently, Rose has also managed to get his hands on a new set of details on iTunes 8.Kevin Ros...

5 September 2008
04:24 GMT

Digg Founder Claims 3G iPhone Will Support Video Chat

An interview with Digg founder Kevin Rose has revealed that Apple's iPhone is in for an overhaul within a few months, and he's not just talking about 3G. According to the man, Apple will implement video chat capabilities into the handset as well.As everyone owning an iPhone knows, Apple's smartphone sp...

24 March 2008
15:47 GMT


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