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6:41 PM ET, January 23, 2008

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Richard Jones / Last.fm:
Free the Music  —  A few days ago we sent out some cryptic invitations to a press conference in New York that Felix and Martin are presiding over.  We've had fun in the office reading the rumors and speculation, but it's time to spill the beans:  —  As of today, you can play full-length tracks …
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Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:
@ Last.fm Announcement: Free On-Demand Music Platform; CBS To Ramp Up Promotion  —  I'm here at Studio 19 at CBS (NYSE: CBS) headquarters, as Last.fm unveils its new direction: a free on-demand music streaming platform.  Some quick details, from a press release that's just been passed around:
PR Newswire:
Last.fm Launches Largest Global Free-On-Demand Music Platform  —  CBS Owned Social Music Network to Offer Free Streaming of Full-length Recordings From All 4 Major Record Labels and More Than 150,000 Independent Labels and ArtistsUnsigned Artists Also Given Opportunity to Earn Revenue Through Revolutionary New “Artist Royalty” Service
Eliot Van Buskirk / Listening Post:
All Major Labels to Stream Free Music on Last.fm
Discussion: MediaFuturist and Lost Remote
Business Wire:
eBay Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results  —  Major businesses and robust growth in newer lines of business drive revenue  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) (www.ebay.com) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.
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Business Wire:
Meg Whitman to Step Down as President and CEO of eBay  —  John Donahoe Will Become President and CEO on March 31  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) (www.ebay.com) announced today that Meg Whitman will step down as President and CEO of eBay on March 31, 2008.
Motorola:
Motorola Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Sales and Earnings  — Fourth-quarter sales of $9.65 billion  — Fourth-quarter GAAP earnings from continuing operations of $0.05 per share, including net charges of $0.09 per share from items highlighted below
Wall Street Journal:
EBay CEO Whitman to Retire
Discussion: paidContent.org
Jon Fortt / Big Tech:
Will Apple turn tech stocks sour?  —  Apple reported earnings that beat analyst estimates on strong sales of iMacs, laptops and iPhones.  But its cautious outlook led investors to slam the stock Wednesday morning, and take much of the Nasdaq down with it.  —  Why?
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Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
The truth about the iPhone's sales numbers
Discussion: Inquirer and BloggingStocks
Ben Worthen / Business Technology:
IBM's Salary Cuts  —  IBM last week raised its earnings outlook for 2008.  One reason it may make more money: IBM is cutting salaries for 7,600 employees by 15%.  —  The move is in response to a legal settlement over whether tech-support workers - the people who help businesses install …
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Microsoft Joining DataPortability.org  —  Chris Saad, Chairman of the Data Portability Working Group, confirmed to me this morning that Microsoft's David Treadwell, a VP at Windows Live, will be joining the organization.  Microsoft is expected to make a formal announcement in the coming days.
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
Samsung BlackJack Finally Getting Windows Mobile 6 Update!  —  You've been waiting almost a year for it, but Samsung's finally putting out the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for your BlackJack.  Just hit up the link below at 5 p.m. EST (2 p.m. PST) and you'll be able to load it on your own phone.
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Pentax fleshes out Optio line with S12 and E50 compacts  —  Two more for ya from Pentax — the pocketable S12 and E50, which we're going to dig right into if that's okay with the crowd.  The former features a 12-megapixel sensor, VGA movie mode, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD monitor …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Electronista
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Darren Murph / Engadget:
Pentax gets official with 14.6-megapixel K20D DSLR
Discussion: Gizmodo
Robin Sidel / Wall Street Journal:
Cheer Up, Ben: Your Economy Isn't As Bad as This One  —  In the Make-Believe World Of ‘Second Life,’ Banks Are Really Collapsing  —  In the real world, banks are reeling from the subprime-mortgage mess.  In the online game Second Life, a shutdown of the make-believe banking system is causing real-life havoc for thousands of people.
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Facebook moves into international translation efforts  —  As has been long expected, Facebook has begun to work on making its service available in multiple languages as it expands internationally—and it's doing so by utilizing the power of its millions of users by enlisting them to volunteer a few minutes.
Electronista:
MacBook Air's Superdrive needs special USB port  —  The MacBook Air's special processor is not the only example of the ultraportable veering away from Intel's reference designs, Electronista has discovered.  People familiar with the internal design of the system have explained …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Computerworld Blogs
AT&T:
AT&T Boosts Bandwidth Choices and Speed with 10 Mbps Offer for U-verse Customers  —  Millions of consumers now have a new option to keep them surfing in the fast lane with the nation's leading provider of broadband services.  AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced plans to offer AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet Max in February 2008.
Jim Jordan / Lexington Herald-Leader:
HP to buy Lexington firm  —  PRICE NOT DISCLOSED FOR PURCHASE OF EXSTREAM SOFTWARE  —  JJORDAN1@HERALD-LEADER.COM  —  One of the world's largest technology companies is buying a 10-year-old Lexington software firm that dominates its own market niche.  —  Exstream Software LLC …
Discussion: Business Technology and WebProNews
Steven Hodson / WinExtra:
Why is email stuck in the 80's?  —  Email is screwed up.  —  Not that email as a method of communication is screwed but more the fact that the software we use to manage the ever increasing amount of email we get is brain dead and next to ineffectual in letting us control our information flow.
 
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Rich Miller / Data Center Knowledge:
Web Outages and Damage Control 2.0
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft memo: Windows 7 and Windows Live to be even more tightly joined at the hip
Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Former FCC chairmen join digital kids task force
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Blog Ad Network Federated Media Hires Banker To Vet
Joshua Porter / Bokardo:
The Power of a Bruised Ego
Chris Soghoian / CNET News.com:
Exclusive: The next Facebook privacy scandal
Don Reisinger / The Digital Home:
Why the MPAA and RIAA can't stand college students
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Steve Lohr / Bits:
Tracking the World's Appetite for Innovation
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
Box.net offers easy storage, amid increasing competition
Karl / DSLreports:
AT&T Offers Free Wi-Fi To DSL Customers - Company opens up 10,000 …
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At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee
Donald Melanson / Engadget:
Southwest Airlines to test in-flight WiFi via satellite
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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