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2:45 PM ET, March 26, 2007

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The Independent:
So, how many podcasts did you download today?  —  Simon Kelner of 'The Independent' caused a stir last week when he said he didn't know anyone who'd used a podcast.  What a dinosaur!  But, discovers Tim Luckhurst, he can't be alone.  Most days, responses to newspaper blogs barely …
Discussion: Telegraph Blogs
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PhysOrg.com:
'Juiced-up' Sugar-Fueled Battery Could Power Portable Electronics  —  Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future.  Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar source …
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Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:   Sugar fueled batteries could power portable electronics
Microsoft:
Windows Vista Debuts with Strong Global Sales  —  More than 20 million licenses were sold in the opening month of general availability for the new operating system, as new tools and programs ease the transition for consumers.  —  Initial sales figures from Microsoft show …
Discussion: CNET News.com and Windows-Now.com
Orbitcast:
XM's Touchscreen Patent Application  —  As demand for smaller and smaller devices rises, it's become increasingly apparent that the buttons and knobs needed to control these devices are getting in the way.  —  Valuable real estate is eaten up, and without those pesky buttons the devices could be thinner, smaller and sexier.
Discussion: Gizmodo and GottaBeMobile.com
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Paul Miller / Engadget:   XM patents multi-finger touchscreen — no, not that one
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Virginiah / infoworlditexecconnect …:
InfoWorld Brand Moves Online
Ryan Block / Engadget:
HTC Shift — the cellphone company finally goes UMPC  —  It's been a long time in coming, but after HTC's long, gradual feature buildup all the way from the very first Pocket PC phone in 2002, they're finally putting the "computer" in High Tech Computer by making the jump to ultraportable PC-maker.
Discussion: Pocket PC Thoughts
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James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
Introducing the HTC Advantage and Shift
Discussion: GottaBeMobile.com and PalmAddicts
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Start-up Zimbra takes Web e-mail offline  —  update E-mail software company Zimbra on Sunday released an early version of Zimbra Desktop, Web e-mail software that will run online and offline.  —  The company has built an open-source, Web-based alternative to existing mail servers and clients such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook.
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Business Wire:
MapQuest Enables Users to Send Maps and Directions to Cell Phones  —  Upgraded Free "Send to Cell" Service Leverages the MapQuest Desktop Experience  —  ORLANDO, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—MapQuest today announced a series of upgrades to its "Send to Cell" service that will let users create …
Bob Garfield / AdAge:
Bob Garfield's Chaos Scenario 2.0  —  The Post Advertising Age  —  Maybe you'd better lean forward.  Presently you will be given five reasons to consider something barely imaginable: a post-apocalyptic media world substantially devoid of brand advertising as we have long known it.
John Markoff / New York Times:
Hot Spectrum Draws Cash, and Ideals  —  It is referred to as the last beachfront property in the wireless world — a prized swath of spectrum that is about to be sold at federal auction.  And it has touched off an intense lobbying effort pitting cellular companies against a variety …
Financial Times:
Mini-blog is the talk of Silicon Valley  —  Silicon Valley is abuzz over a new mini-blogging service for mobile phones that some predict will be a mass-market hit with the reach of a YouTube or MySpace.  —  Over the past two weeks, Twitter has attracted the sort of hyperbole the Valley reserves …
Discussion: Vecosys
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Build Your Own Justin.tv With Ustream  —  Justin.tv launched a week ago, and is rising steadily in popularity.  It's a simple idea - the site shows live video of Justin, who lives in San Francisco with his buddies and spends his time meeting with local startups and personalities.
Helio:
MEET THE NEW HELIO OCEAN  —  One of a Kind Dual-Slide Device Serves Up Definitive Mobile Experience in Uncompromising Form Factor  —  Introducing Ocean™, the world's first dual-slider combining a traditional numeric keypad and a separate full QWERTY keyboard in a single device.
Discussion: Phone Scoop
Adium X - Trac:
Adium X Version History  — Fixed a crash which could occur while performing DNS resolutions and optimized for performance  — Fixed another situation in which an AIM file transfer could fail, introduced in the fix included in 1.0.1  — Various performance improvements to the log viewer …
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Intel to produce chips in China  —  Intel has announced that it will open a wafer fabrication facility in China, a significant milestone in the chip giant's manufacturing history.  —  As reported earlier, the plant will be located in an industrial rust-belt hub in northeast China called Dalian …
Discussion: Macsimum News
Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
Amazon leaks Adobe CS3 pricing, availability dates, code split [u]  —  One of the largest online retailers has let slip the entire launch strategy for Adobe's Creative Suite 3 and its various individual apps — and revealed that PowerPC-based Macs may soon become second-class citizens in the program designer's eyes.
PR Newswire:
Vonage Comments on Recent Court Proceedings, Outlook for Appeal and Market Overreaction  —  Company Confident in Appeal  —  HOLMDEL, N.J., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Vonage reaffirmed its confidence in prevailing on appeal and in continuing to meet the needs and expectations …
 
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Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:
What's the rest of the world doing with their Apple TVs?
Ross Rader / The Tucows Blog:
Questions to Ask Before You Pick Your Domain Name Registrar
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Mary Brandel / Computerworld:
Web anonymity can sink your job search
Ars Technica:
IBM doubles CPU cooling capabilities with simple manufacturing change
Discussion: Slashdot
Hemos / Slashdot:
Linux Makes For Greener Computing
Jim Benson / Broadcasting & Cable:
The CW Gets Into the Web Game
Jim Puzzanghera / Los Angeles Times:
Google canvasses for political ads
Discussion: Search Engine Land
James Niccolai / InfoWorld:
Iona adds repository for SOAs
 Earlier Items: 
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Vonage ready to rumble
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Digital radio broadcast flag gets snubbed by FCC
Sebastiaan / Cocoia Blog:
Review: Security in OS X Leopard Preview Build
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Yankee Group: Novell gaining (with Microsoft's help) at Red Hat's expense
Discussion: Open Sources
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Drop in Ad Revenue Raises Tough Question for Newspapers
Valleywag:
MARK ZUCKERBERG: Oh Boy That Crazy Dot-Com Boy! …
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Laurie J. Flynn / New York Times:
Maker of Mobile Games Brings Line to BlackBerry
Discussion: MoCoNews
Mike / Techdirt:
Architect Of The DMCA Admits It Hasn't Worked Out; Suggests New Approach Needed
Discussion: Reel Pop, The Long Tail and digg