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6:50 AM ET, July 6, 2006

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Amanda UnBoomed:
For the Record  —  I am disheartened by Andrew Baron's decision to spread misinformation.  He knows I cannot move to LA without a job...but insists on spinning things this way to shore up his assertion that I am "walking away" from Rocketboom.  I did not walk away.  I did not accept Andrew's idea of "partnership".
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Advice and an Offer for Amanda Congdon  —  Update: Funny... someone DUGG this story.  —  Update2: Yes, going indie is also a great choice for Amanda.  If she has the bank she could just hire a writer or two part time, as well as one or two tech people, and just rock this out on her own.
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
What we know and don't know about Amanda, Andrew and Rocketboom  —  Nowhere in Amanda's video does she say she was fired.  —  Here's what she does say:  —  "I'm not on vacation."  —  "I have apparently been unboomed."  —  "Andrew Baron is no longer interested in being my partner."
Discussion: Scobleizer
Amanda UnBoomed:
Amanda UnBoomed  —  large .mov  —  small .mov  —  .mp4  —  iPod .m4v  —  Thanks to blip.tv for the gracious hosting!
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:   Keeping talent happy... a primer.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Congdon Fired from RocketBoom
cbronline.com:
Open source urged to remain European  —  The organizer behind the Open Source Business Conference has called on European enterprise open source companies to retain their roots and avoid the urge to relocate to the US.  —  "One of the things Europe needs to do is reassert its ownership of open source …
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Dana Blankenhorn / Open Source:   Does it matter where open source firms are based?
CNET News.com:
WiMax firm raises $900 million  —  Clearwire, which hopes to install WiMax networks that will cover continents, announced Wednesday that it has received $900 million in financing from Intel and Motorola and will work with the two giants to popularize the wireless broadband technology.
Discussion: Techdirt
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Business Wire:
Clearwire Secures $900M in Financing Round Led by Intel Capital …
Chris Morris / CNNMoney.com:
Nintendo's Wii may get early launch  —  Industry observers expect company's new video game machine to launch before the PlayStation 3 - perhaps by a month or more.  —  Game Over is a weekly column by Chris Morris  —  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Nintendo has stated numerous times …
Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
Looking to Take On Apple's iPod, Microsoft Plans Its Own Hand-Held Player  —  Microsoft has been developing its own hand-held music and video player to challenge Apple Computer's iPod and expects to have it in stores in time for the holiday season, entertainment industry executives briefed on the company's plans said last night.
Reuters:
AOL may offer free high-speed Internet  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc.'s <TWX.N> AOL unit may offer its full menu of services, including e-mail, free of charge to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Techdirt and 21talks
The Age:
Watchdog to vet internet content  —  Ben Doherty, Canberra, and Daniel Ziffer  —  ALL local internet content will come under Federal Government supervision after the Communications Minister revealed her response to the Big Brother sexual assault scandal.  —  The regulatory powers …
Discussion: Techdirt and paidContent.org
Thomas Crampton / New York Times:
Smiley Face Is Serious to Company  —  PARIS — In the battle of the smiley face, it's not just who smiled first that counts, but also where and how.  —  Frown-inducing accusations have been flying in a trademark dispute between Wal-Mart Stores and a company owned by a French family …
Discussion: 21talks, The Trademark Blog and B2Day
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Perspective: Congressional confusion on Internet privacy  —  When it comes to Internet privacy, Rep. Joe Barton embodies contradictions.  —  The Texas Republican, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, claims to be a steadfast supporter of online privacy.
Brian Crecente / Kotaku:
Nintendo Gifts DS Lite to President Bush  —  Nintendo of America sent President Bush an early baby boomer gift pack today.  The bag of presidential goodies includes a DS Lite and a copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day.  Bush turns 60 tomorrow.
Discussion: DS Fanboy and 4 color rebellion
RSnake / ha.ckers.org web application security lab:
Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Google  —  Google is vulnerable to cross site scripting.  While surfing around the personalization section of Google I ran accross the RSS feed addition tool which is vulnerable to XSS.  The employees at Google were aware of XSS as they protected …
Discussion: Google Blogoscoped
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple filings reveal potential iPod redesigns  —  A recent series of design filings made by Apple Computer suggests the company may have intentions of abandoning its Click-Wheel interface in future versions of its iPod digital music players.  —  In January of 2006, Apple successfully registered …
Discussion: Gizmodo
 
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