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4:55 PM ET, August 23, 2007

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Jonathan Schwartz / Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog:
The Rise of JAVA - The Retirement of SUNW  —  I've spoken before about the value of brand - this post is a good example.  And I wanted to follow up with a few more thoughts, and an important shift in how Sun (NASDAQ:SUNW) presents itself to the world - and more importantly, how the world now presents itself to Sun.
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Ashlee Vance / The Register:
Sun boots workstation roots in favor of JAVA ticker  —  In a rather odd marketing ploy, Sun Microsystems will change its ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA.  —  The ticker switch takes hold next Monday on the NASDAQ exchange.  We're not sure what the flip gives Sun other than a constant reminder that it's the company behind Java.
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Mary Meeker's YouTube Math  —  Morgan Stanley's Internet analyst Mary Meeker was a good deal more optimistic than we and others were about the revenue impact of YouTube's new overlay ads.  Specifically, Mary concluded that the overlays could immediately add $4.8 billion of gross revenue …
Valleywag:
Rumormonger: Has Craig Newmark quit Craigslist?  —  Has Craig Newmark quit Craigslist?  —  A fascinating tidbit buried in a story about Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin's allegations of child prostitution on Craigslist: Susan MacTavish Best, Craigslist spokeswoman and girlfriend of CEO Jim Buckmaster …
Discussion: Epicenter and Mark Evans
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Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Mempile's TeraDisc fits 1TB on a single optical disc  —  We've heard a lot of talk about the death of optical media, but for inexpensive high-capacity storage, it's pretty hard to beat — which is why the TeraDisc, from Israel's Mempile, look like it has such promise.
Discussion: WinBeta
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TFOT - The Future Of Things:
Mempile - Terabyte on a CD
Discussion: Inquirer
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Ok, Ok.  All Of You (even YouTube) Invented Video Overlay Ads "First"  —  When I wrote a post earlier today suggesting that YouTube was not the first to use a Flash overlay advertisement for online video, I didn't realize I'd be getting so many emails and comments disputing exactly who first invented the unit.
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Sony achieves world's highest output from sugar battery  —  Another day, another fuel cell milestone.  This time, it's sugar at the bio-electrical base.  Unfortunately, the world's highest output they're touting is just 50mW per cell.  Still, if you daisy chain a few together then you've got enough juice …
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Jon Brodkin / InfoWorld:
Google Apps no match for MS Office, report says  —  (InfoWorld) - Deploying Google Apps could be a "career-limiting move for enterprise architects" if they expect too much from the software-as-a-service collaboration suite and its "rudimentary" feature set, the Burton Group research and consulting firm says in a new report.
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
Sony announces high-definition DVR for the PlayStation 3 in Europe  —  The Sony PlayStation 3 makes no excuses about what it wants: your entire living room.  Sony wants you to watch Blu-ray movies in between playing your PS3 games and streaming content to your PSP.
Discussion: Kotaku
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InfoWorld:   Nokia extends lead in handsets as Motorola struggles (InfoWorld)
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
SoundExchange drops DRM requirement, webcasters still oppose new deal  —  Small Internet broadcasters have the opportunity to stay around for another few years if they accept SoundExchange's official offer to pay a discounted royalty rate... with a few caveats.
Discussion: Associated Press
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KathrynV / dslreports.com:   SoundExchange Gives Small Broadcasters A Break - At least …
Dean Takahashi / Mercury News:
Exclusive: What Microsoft's Falcon project is going to mean for when you should buy an Xbox 360  —  Falcon is coming your way this fall.  The first Xbox 360s with it are probably on ships coming from China.  —  Readers of this column will know that Falcon is the code name for a board …
Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple to usher in era of Mac OS X-based iPods  —  Apple Inc. will use a media event next month to unveil a new breed of iPod digital music players that have been injected with the company's most vital asset — the Mac OS.  —  The move will culminate a multi-year effort on the part …
Cathy B. Almeida / Wired News:
IPhone Tantalizes, Frustrates Criminal Forensics Experts  —  Technophiles may love the iPhone, but you criminals?  Watch out.  The iPhone may reveal more about your misdeeds than you realize.  —  Derrick Donnelly, chief technology officer of Blackbag Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based …
Crave at CNET UK:
LG KU990 Viewty: The YouTube phone is unveiled  —  LG isn't renowned for high-end camera phones but that doesn't mean that the company behind the fashion-centric Chocolate phone can't make one.  In fact it can and it has — and no, we're not talking about the LG KG920.
Discussion: p2pnet and The Raw Feed
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft kills its 'Get the Facts' anti-Linux site  —  It was a long time in coming.  But Microsoft has finally acknowledged that its anti-Linux site had gone past the point of usefulness.  —  On August 23, Microsoft pulled plug on the "Get the Facts" site, replacing it with a new Windows Server "Compare" site.
Discussion: BetaNews
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Apple's lawyers called, the iPod nano "phatty" is apparently the real deal  —  That really sketchy looking photo of the iPod nano "phatty" from yesterday?  Yeah, you can officially file that under deceptively sketchy looking — Apple's legal team called demanding we take the shot down …
Discussion: geeksugar
 
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Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
FCC sets Jan. 16 for 700 MHz spectrum auction
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Man's XPS M1330 arrives sans OS, quality
Discussion: TECH.BLORGE.com
Stephen Lawson / PC World:
IBM Buys Web Conferencing Vendor
Discussion: InfoWorld
Yahoo! Messenger:
Yahoo! Webcam  —  Do I need to update Yahoo! Messenger to the new version?
Lauren Weinstein / Lauren Weinstein's Blog:
Important Warning Regarding New HD TiVo and Cable System Incompatibilities
Discussion: Gadget Lab and Slashdot
Adam Kovacevich / Google Public Policy Blog:
Eric Schmidt at PFF: what Internet freedom means to us
Discussion: WebProNews and Digital Destiny
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
Propping Up Declining Traditional Media Businesses
John Blau / Computerworld:
Paying Skype users get a week's free service
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Pluggd raises $6M for audio-video word search
Peter Sayer / PC World:
London Man Arrested for 'Stealing' Wi-Fi
Discussion: Computerworld
Xbox.com:
Free Retrofit for Wireless Racing Wheel
Katie Hafner / New York Times:
AT&T's Overstuffed iPhone Bills Annoy Customers
Discussion: BloggingStocks
BBC:
Britain enjoying 'digital boom'
Jeremy Kirk / PC World:
Monster Shuts Down Rogue Server
Discussion: CNET News.com and eWEEK.com
USA Today:
Handcuffs chafe wireless users