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1:45 PM ET, December 13, 2007

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Opera:
Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU  —  Urges Microsoft to give consumers a genuine choice of standards—compliant Web browsers  —  Opera Software ASA, the only company that can put the Web on any device, filed a complaint with the European Commission yesterday which is aimed …
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James Niccolai / PC World:
Opera files EU antitrust suit against Microsoft  —  Opera Software has filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft in the European Union, accusing it of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer Web browser to Windows, the Norwegian company said Thursday.
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Why Opera's antitrust complaint against Microsoft is a bad idea
Discussion: BetaNews
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Google's wireless chief, Sacca, leaves to become angel investor  —  Chris Sacca, the head of special initiatives at Google who led Google's efforts to open up the wireless spectrum to more competition, is leaving Google to invest in early-stage technology companies.  —  Sacca wielded significant clout at Google.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
Olga Kharif / Business Week:
Mobile Ads: Not So Fast  —  Mobile advertising revenues aren't growing as fast as expected, and that could spell trouble for a bunch of venture-funded startups  —  Ads on cell phones have long been hailed as the next big thing.  But flipping through industry forecasts, Didier Kuhn says, "I don't believe the figures I am seeing."
Steve O'Hear / The Social Web:
Facebook outmaneuvers Google; Bebo launches FB-compatible platform  —  When Google announced "OpenSocial", a set of three common APIs designed to create an alternative developer platform to that offered by Facebook, I described it as a 'combine and conquer strategy'.
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Jeremy Kirk / PC World:
Facebook to License its Social Networking Platform  —  The company will license its tags and APIs to other social networking sites, so they can run apps designed for Facebook.  —  Recommend this story?  —  Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.
Discussion: AppScout and CNET News.com
Jason D. O'Grady / The Apple Core:
Apple removes displays from front page of store  —  I've been saying for a while that Apple is due to announce new displays any day now.  Apple's current Cinema Displays were released at WWDC in June 2004 and three and a half years is an eternity in consumer electronics.
Discussion: MacUser
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David Chartier / Infinite Loop:
Cinema Displays to receive Macworld update? We're not so sure
Discussion: Electronista
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
A Chapter of 'Jackass' as Web Test  —  LOS ANGELES — Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its "Jackass" franchise, with what it says will be the first studio-backed feature film to have its premiere online.  And the studio hopes the result will be considerably more pleasurable …
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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
New Jackass Movie To Be Offered Free Online
Discussion: Reuters
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear:
'Jackass 2.5′ is first online movie premiere backed by big studio
Discussion: WebProNews and The Register
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Kwiry, Hooja offering new texting features  —  Texting is commonplace, but new companies are building new features around it now that more people comfortable with it and sending more texts (SMS) than ever.  —  Kwiry, a San Francisco company, now lets you text reminders to you computer for later.
Conor Sweeney / Reuters:
Russian computer program fakes chatroom flirting  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Internet chatroom romantics beware: your next chat may be with a clinical computer, not a passionate person, trying to win your personal data and not your heart, an online security firm says.
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Wilson Rothman / Gizmodo:   Russian Chat Bot Talks the Sexy Talk, Scores Chicks for You [Bots In Disguise]
Macworld UK:
BBC iPlayer for Mac launched  —  BBC iPlayer service to come out of beta on Christmas day, Mac stream beta launches  —  Jonny Evans  —  The BBC plans to launch the full version of its catch-up TV service, iPlayer, on Christmas Day.  —  The BBC has today introduced Mac support for its streaming catch-up TV service in beta form.
Pui-Wing Tam / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's'Podfather' Now Aims to Revive A Wilting Palm  —  In mid-July, as Palm Inc. was putting the finishing touches on its new $99 Centro smart phone, the gadget's development team received a stark message: It wasn't good enough.  —  The warning was delivered by Jon Rubinstein …
Christina Warren / Download Squad:
Yahoo! launches new WordPress plugin  —  Do you use WordPress?  Are you a fan of really annoying pop-up advertising links/badges?  Then Yahoo! has the plugin for you!  Launching today, the Yahoo! Shortcuts for Bloggers WordPress plugin is designed to allow bloggers to easily add context links …
BBC:
Shock at $85k mobile phone bill  —  A Canadian man has been shocked to receive a mobile phone bill for nearly $85,000 (£41,000).  —  Piotr Staniaszek thought he could use his new phone as a modem for his computer under his $10 unlimited mobile browser plan from Bell Mobility.
Discussion: MobHappy
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Meebo Hits 20 Million Reach; Updates Partner Edition  —  Rememeber the game of Risk?  Today it's like that game between Meebo and eBuddy.  Meebo controls North America and eBuddy controls the rest of the World but overall the market is probably split 50/50.
Discussion: VentureBeat, TechCrunch and Mashable!
Doug Aamoth / CrunchGear:
Install Vista SP1 Release Candidate in ten easy steps  —  Are you looking to try out the Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate but you're not quite sure where to start?  It's not as straightforward as you might have thought, huh?  —  Just follow this simple ten step guide and you'll be good to go before you know it.
Discussion: One Microsoft Way
 
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David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
Discovery Holding And Advance/Newhouse Combine Stakes, Form New Holding Company
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Segway Polo match featuring Woz to be broadcast live on the 'net
Discussion: Gizmodo and MacUser
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Newspapers v. Facebook
Discussion: everybuddy.org
Ryan Paul / Ars Technica:
Sun to give $1 million to open-source software developers
James Sherwood / The Register:
Nokia to turn cameraphones into foreign food finders
Discussion: Gizmodo
David A. Utter / WebProNews:
Law Firm Purges DoubleClick References
Michael Geist Blog:
No Canadian DMCA This Year
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
Layoffs coming as Palm sinks lower
 Earlier Items: 
Karl / DSLreports:
MS, Google Fire Up White Space PR - Launch new Wireless Innovation Alliance
Discussion: eWEEK.com and Engadget
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Lending Club Now Offers Loans in All States; Releases Six-Month Loan Data
InfoWorld:
AMD to face tough questions at analyst meeting
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
iPhone Video Recording Now Working with Drunknbass [IPhone Video Recording]
Discussion: IntoMobile and CrunchGear
Peter Sayer / New York Times:
Amazon Ordered to End Free Delivery on Books in France
Paul Krill / InfoWorld:
Adobe open-sourcing data access technology
Joe Walnes / Official Google Mobile Blog:
Picasa Redefined for your iPhone
 

 
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