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2:50 PM ET, October 25, 2006

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Google Co-op — An Intro & Some Insider Hacks

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Steve Rosenbush / Business Week:

Telecom: Bulking Up to Take On Cable — Consolidation has allowed AT&T, BellSouth, and others to achieve the national scale and scope that will enable them to compete — The new AT&T has been on a tear. A year after SBC Communications completed its acquisition of AT&T, the new AT&T (T) …

Discussion: IP Democracy

Matthew Miller / The Mobile Gadgeteer:

T-Mobile launches HotSpot @ Home service in selected areas — A couple of months ago I was offered a chance to beta test the upcoming T-Mobile UMA service and was given a full kit to try for 6 weeks. The kit consisted of a T-Mobile branded Linksys router and Samsung UMA WiFi-enabled phone.

Discussion: CrunchGear, jkOnTheRun, Engadget, InsideGoogle, textually.org, MobileTracker and .:UNEASYsilence:.

Kristina Shevory / New York Times:

Cultivating Server Farms — SEATTLE — Over the last six years, Internap Network Services has survived hundreds of layoffs, a tumbling share price and a delisting threat from Nasdaq. Until this year, it had never been profitable. Still, it was fortunate to be in a business …

Discussion: Deep Green Crystals

Associated Press:

Amazon says no to Google info request — OCT. 24 4:19 P.M. ET As expected, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has objected to providing details about its book search feature to rival Google Inc., which says it needs them to fight copyright infringement allegations from a group of authors and book publishers.

Discussion: What Will You See Next? and Search Engine Watch Blog

Nathan Weinberg / InsideMicrosoft:

Windows Defender Leaves Beta — Microsoft has released another fine piece of software, Windows Defender for Windows XP. Some new features the final release has over the most recent beta: — New option to display Windows Defender system tray icon even when there are no pending actions needed.

Discussion: All about Microsoft, MSDN Blogs and Windows-Now.com

Associated Press:

Hacker claims to have cracked iPod restrictions — SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.

Discussion: Slashdot

Nick / You NEWB:

Wal-mart selling PS3's for $300! Thank you lord! — It looks like Wal-mart is really looking out for the consumer nowadays by offering us PS3 for only $299! You know how every one was worried about dishing out $599? Forget that. Wal-mart, the retailer that gives us "rolling back prices" …

Discussion: CrunchGear and digg

Benjamin Heckendorn / Engadget:

How-To: Craft an analog control stick for your Sony PSP (part 2) — Every so often, that console-modding Benjamin Heckendorn wanders away from his lair at benheck.com to share some interesting projects with Engadget. — A couple weeks ago we showed you, the teeming PSP loving masses …

Discussion: Joystiq and You NEWB

Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:

Blatant Facebook Rip-Off Gets Acquired — It was announced today that China's leading college social networking site has been acquired for an undisclosed sum. That sounds reasonable, since the Chinese social networking space is growing fast. But I was shocked to load up the site …

Discussion: Social Degree and digg

VoIP & Gadgets Blog:

trixbox 2.0 released — trixbox 2.0 beta will be available for download on Wednesday. This release will be Fonality's first big contribution to the trixbox/Asterisk community after the recent Fonality acquisition of trixbox. which certainly caused a stir within the Asterisk community.

Discussion: O'Reilly Emerging Telephony

Steve Lohr / New York Times:

I.B.M. Sues Amazon.com Over Patents — I.B.M., the holder of the largest patent storehouse in corporate America, often finds itself defending itself against patent claims from aggressive plaintiffs, seeking a payout. — But I.B.M. became the aggressor yesterday when it filed two lawsuits …

Discussion: Valleywag

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