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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Pre-Launches New iPhone Interface — We heard a rumor that Google was going to launch a new interface for users accessing the site via an iPhone in the next few days. But an anonymous tip let us know it actually launched without any warning or announcement this evening.
David Chartier / Ars Technica:
Nokia's unlimited "Comes With Music" plan misses the boat due to DRM — Universal announced a promising new business model last month that will allow device manufacturers to offer an all-you-can-eat music subscription service with devices. Called Total Music by Universal …
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Eric Pfanner / New York Times:
Free Universal Music Downloads on New Nokia Phones — Nokia, the telecommunications company, and the Universal Music Group, the recording company, said on Tuesday that they would offer unlimited free downloads of Universal songs to buyers of certain Nokia phones as a way to promote cellphones …
Flickr Blog:
Edit your photos! On Flickr! — Picnik's awesome photo editing tools are now only a click away. If you've ever wanted to deal with the dreaded red eye or crop a photo just so, click on the new "edit photo" icon located above one of your photos and get started.
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Search Engine Land, Gear Diary, CNET News.com, LAist, Lifehacker, The Universal Desktop, ParisLemon, HeyJude, John Cook's Venture Blog and Mashable!
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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
World Turns Attention to iPhone, Boobs and Videos, Forgets Osama (Verdict: Life as Usual) [Yearmodo] — The final Google trends for 2007 were officially announced yesterday, with the iPhone and the late plastic buxom wonderkid Anna Nicole Smith bracketing the Top 10 fastest-rising search terms.
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StarrTrek:
Marc Orchant Updates and Information — This page is dedicated to providing information and updates concerning the status of my good friend and colleague, Marc Orchant. — As you know, Marc suffered a massive cardiac infarction on Sunday morning, December 2nd 2007. My original post is copied below.
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Salesforce.com rolls out customer data sharing; eyes 1 million subscribers — Salesforce.com on Wednesday will roll out business networking tools so customers can securely share information such as sales leads, product information and other communications. — Think Facebook and LinkedIn meets corporate data sharing files.
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Stephanie Kang / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen to Be Video Cop — For years, media and technology companies have been ensnarled in a battle over the rights to video posted online. Now ratings giant Nielsen wants to be the policeman. — Nielsen is rolling out a new service that aims to ensure that video is distributed and viewed …
James C. King / Inside PDF:
ISO Ballot for PDF 1.7 Passed! — Adobe has received word that the Ballot for approval of PDF 1.7 to become the ISO 32000 Standard (DIS) has passed by a vote of 13:: 1. — Countries voting positive with no comments: Australia, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine.
Jon Fortt / Big Tech:
Will the Holy Grail of marketing revive Dell? — If Dell wants to regain its former glory, it will have to do a better job selling laptops like its XPS m1330; and that means new marketing methods. Image: Dell — Two years from now, we'll be hailing Dell as a marketing innovator …
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The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs
Brian Prince / eWEEK.com:
Grisoft Gobbles Exploit Prevention Labs — Grisoft hopes its buyout of Exploit Prevention Labs will allow it to take on the security market's Big Three. — Grisoft has acquired Exploit Prevention Labs in a bid to extend its protection against Web-based threats. — Grisoft is behind the AVG suite of security products.
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
LIVE: Comcast (CMCSA) At UBS — Joining this call live with Michael Angelakis - Executive Vice President & Co-CFO, who's in the process of delivering lots of bad news. — Last night Comcast revised expectations downward; recently you had reaffirmed guidance. What gives?
Robby Stein / Official Gmail Blog:
Gmail + chat + AIM = crazy delicious — I was pretty excited when we launched chat integration in Gmail. Finally I could chat and email in one place—but I couldn't chat with friends using other instant messaging services. — From the beginning, Google has been committed to open standards and interoperation for instant messaging.
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Bits, MYBLOG by Ouriel, Marketing.fm, Gadgetell, Google Blogoscoped, Search Engine Journal, Official Google Blog, Lifehacker, Googlified, ParisLemon, Read/WriteWeb, rc3.org and Digg
Amit / Digital Inspiration:
Live Documents Screenshots - The Replica of Microsoft Office 2007 — Here are the first screenshots of Live Documents, a Microsoft Office like productivity suite that seeks to challenge Google Docs and Zoho Office. — As you may have noticed, the individual programs of Live Documents look …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Exclusive: Technorati Relaunches To Focus On Core Blogging Audience — Technorati has a brand new CEO, and he's been busy in his short time with the company. Today Technorati is relaunching, with a new core focus on bloggers. — Last week I saw a demo of the new products …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google's Infrastructure is its Strategic Advantage — Back in the day, when PC stocks were kings on Wall Street, a pesky college kid named Michael Dell figured out that he could do an end run around the then-established PC makers by developing a smarter way of making and selling boxes.
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Ethan / OnoTech:Giga, Tera, Peta: Om on Google's Infrastructure
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