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3:50 PM ET, July 3, 2007

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Traci / Burning Questions:
FreeBurner for Everyone  —  One of the many benefits that FeedBurner publishers will enjoy now that FeedBurner is part of the Google family is a little something we like to call, "more for free!"  Beginning today, two of FeedBurner's previously for-pay services, TotalStats and MyBrand, will be free.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Gates no longer the richest man in the world?  —  Bill Gates appears to have been dethroned as the world's richest man.  But based on his past comments, he probably isn't disappointed.  —  The Microsoft Corp. chairman and co-founder has been overtaken on the world's richest list …
Discussion: HipMojo.com and Bink.nu
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Adario Strange / Epicenter:
Bill Gates Loses 'Richest' Crown To Mexican Telecom Mogul  —  Bill Gates can no longer be referred to as "the richest man on the planet."  That title now belongs to Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim who is now worth an estimated $67.8 billion (Gates' fortune is estimated at around by $59.2 billion).
NEWS.com.au:
Mexican Slim zips past Gates in rich ranks
Discussion: BloggingStocks
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
LG To Develop YouTube Phone  —  Korean electronics giant LG has signed an agreement with Google to develop a YouTube focused mobile phone.  —  LG said the model would allow users to upload, view and share video clips without the need to use a computer.  The 3G phone will be offered first in Europe in the second half of this year.
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Korea NewsWire:
LG Handsets to Provide Fully-functional YouTube Service
BBC:
Russian download site shut down  —  The controversial Russian music download site allofmp3.com has closed.  —  The service, which sold songs at a fraction of the cost of other sites, claimed to be the second biggest seller of music downloads after iTunes.  —  It was the subject …
Discussion: Engadget and Compiler
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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
AllOfMP3.com down, but not out  —  After a long twilight struggle …
Discussion: Copyfight
The New / New York Times:
Russian Online Music Service Closes
CNN:
Nintendo Wii Outsells Sony PS3 6-to-1 In Japan - Publisher  —  TOKYO (AP)—Nintendo Co.'s (NTDOY) Wii video game console outsold Sony Corp's (SNE) PlayStation 3 by six to one in June in Japan, a Japanese publishing company said Monday.  —  Although the Wii has been on sale since late last year …
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Se Young Lee / Boston Globe:
Seeking to lift ad dollars, Sony to track user data
Discussion: The Browser
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News.com:
Straight dope from Fake Steve Jobs  —  newsmaker For months now, one of the best-read blogs in technology circles has been the starkly funny, pull-no-punches Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.  —  Otherwise known as "Fake Steve Jobs (FSJ)," the author—who writes as if he is, in fact, Steve Jobs …
Discussion: Macsimum News
Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 6: How much funding is too little?  Too much?  —  In this post, I answer these questions: … The first question to ask is, what is the correct, or appropriate, amount of funding for a startup?  —  The answer to that question, in my view …
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Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
VC and Angel funding - How much is too much?
Discussion: HipMojo.com and ClickZ
Ellen Lee / San Francisco Chronicle:
Apple denies big record label may quit iTunes  —  Universal reportedly won't sign a long-term contract for music  —  Apple Inc. denied reports Monday that record label Universal Music Group did not plan to renew its contract to sell songs on its online iTunes Store.
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Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
Universal downgrades kneecapping to kick in nuts
Discussion: CNET News.com and CrunchGear
Louise Story / New York Times:
Engaging at Any Speed?  Commercials Put to Test  —  In new experiments for NBC, people are hooked up to sensors as they watch television, and researchers observe changes in their heart rate, palm sweat, eye movement and breathing patterns.  —  But the panelists are not watching just NBC programs.
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
HP Compaq 2710p tablet PC gets FCC approval  —  Just as we mentioned in May, the HP Compaq 2710p Tablet PC is definitely on its way, having just received FCC approval.  The 3.6-pound, 12.1-inch tablet runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo ULV, features Bluetooth, 802.11/a/g/n, and offers an integrated EvDO …
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PR Newswire:
SAP Responds to Oracle Complaint  —  Affirms SAP Did Not Have Access to Materials Downloaded by TomorrowNow  —  Acknowledges Some Inappropriate Downloads Occurred at TomorrowNow  —  SAP Announces New Operational Oversight at TomorrowNow; Firmly Commits to Sustained TommorrowNow Support of its Customers
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Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News.com:
SAP admits 'inappropriate downloads' from Oracle
Discussion: Computerworld
Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
New Google filing presses for role in Microsoft case  —  Google isn't quietly dropping its dispute with Microsoft over Windows Vista's built-in desktop search tool, despite the appearance of a possible conclusion last week.  —  In a new court filing (PDF, 5 pages), the search company maintains …
Wall Street Journal:
Europe Steps Up Probe of New DVD Formats  —  Competition of Blu-ray, HD  —  To Secure Studios' Support  —  Arouses Antitrust Concerns  —  In a move that could be key to determining the future of home cinema, European antitrust regulators are stepping up their probe into possible anticompetitive practices …
Paul Krill / InfoWorld:
Survey: Windows loses ground with developers  —  (InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Windows platform is losing traction as a target for application developers in North America but still is the dominant platform, according to Evans Data survey results being released on Tuesday.
Discussion: Slashdot and Channel 9
Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
Fujitsu Rolls Out 300GB Mobile HDD  —  Fujitsu's new drive features a 300GB storage capacity, but only a 4200RPM spindle speed  —  The mobile storage wars are on and all of the top hard drive manufacturers are looking to one-up each other.  Fujitsu fired the latest shot yesterday with the introduction of its new 300GB external HDD.
Discussion: TechSpot News
Joel Hruska / Ars Technica:
ASUS announces plans to split company and brand  —  AsusTek Computer Inc. (known to most motherboard enthusiasts simply as ASUS), has announced its intention to split into three separate corporate holdings in order to maximize competitive performance and minimize potential conflicts of interest.
Discussion: DailyTech, Neowin.net and TechSpot News
 
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Thomas Claburn / InformationWeek:
Is Google's Spam Fight a Sham?
Discussion: Joe Duck, Matt Cutts and Techdirt
Donald Melanson / Engadget:
TomTom patent reveals camera-based GPS unit
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Staci D. Kramer / mocoNews.net:
iPhone: Reality Sets In
Om Malik / GigaOM:
NetVibes, now with one less CEO
Neil Harman / Times of London:
Autonomy surges on $375m Zantaz acquisition
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Tom Espiner / CNET News.com:
Details on defacement of Microsoft's U.K. Web site
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James Sherwood / The Register:
Intel, MS eye Japanese housewives in mobile PC push
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Google Search URL parameters cheat sheet
Gemma Simpson / CNET News.com:
Intel invests $10 million in British start-up
Discussion: Macsimum News and mocoNews.net
Theo Valich / Inquirer:
AMD Barcelona performance promises revealed
Discussion: The Tech Report
Peter Glaskowsky / CNET News.com:
GPL 3—a bridge too far?
Discussion: Engadget and IPcentral Weblog
Bloomberg:
Google Purchases Web Phone Service
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Hollywood hates pirates, but can it use them?
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
 

 
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