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Francis Eliott / Times of London:
Internet users could be banned over illegal downloads — People who illegally download films and music will be cut off from the internet under new legislative proposals to be unveiled next week. — Internet service providers (ISPs) will be legally required to take action against users …
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BBC:
Illegal downloaders ‘face UK ban’ — People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut, under plans the government is considering. — A draft consultation Green Paper suggests internet service providers would be required to take action over users who access pirated material.
Andru Edwards / Gear Live:
Flash on iPhone is just around the corner — We've been waiting for Flash support to hit the iPhone ever since...well...it launched. We've had to make do without Flash for almost eight months, and YouTube even had to convert a bunch of their catalog to H.264 in order for the service to be enjoyed on the iPhone.
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PR Newswire:
Microsoft Responds to Yahoo! Announcement — Reiterates Full and Fair Proposal for Microsoft-Yahoo! Combination — REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. …
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Microsoft Responds to Yahoo! Announcement — Reiterates Full and Fair Proposal for Microsoft-Yahoo! Combination — REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 11, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) …
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Google hijacking 404 error pages — This morning I installed the Google Toolbar beta version on one of my computers and my oh my - there is something that can have huge impact to many webmasters. Google grabs the 404 error code returned to the web browser in certain situations and instead …
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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
New Google Toolbar Beta Hijacks 404 Pages? — According to reports at DigitalPoint forums, the latest beta release of Google Toolbar hijacks 404 pages as shown in the image above. — It's not clear from the reports as to whether this occurs only when no customized 404 page is available on a specific site, or with every 404 page.
MG Siegler / VentureBeat:
Best frenemies for life: Google and Nokia partner on mobile search application — Nokia and Google have just announced a partnership that will allow users of Nokia's handsets easy access to Google's search engine, through Nokia's pre-installed search application, called Nokia Search.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
HotOrNot Apparently Very Hot: Acquired For $20 Million — San Francisco based HotOrNot, founded by James Hong and Jim Young in October 2000, has been acquired, we've heard from multiple sources. — The buyers are investors connected with Avid Life Media, and paid somewhere around $20 million for the site.
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Business Wire:
Yahoo! and T-Mobile Agree to Enter Into Strategic Partnership — Agreement Sets the Stage for Yahoo! oneSearch to Become the Mobile — Search Service in European T-Mobile Markets Companies Plan to Co-Develop Innovative Search Features — Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company …
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Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:Vodafone CEO looks to mobile Web for future
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Dan Frakes / Macworld:
10.5.2 update shows Apple listens to users — Over the years, Apple periodically comes under fire for not listening to its customers—specifically, for deciding on particular features (or a lack thereof) and then sticking by its guns regardless of the reaction. Although some of this criticism is off-base, some of it is spot-on.
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Christine Wilhelmy / Apple:
Apple Releases Aperture 2 — Major Upgrade Features Improved Interface, Faster Browsing & Enhanced Image Processing — Apple® today introduced Aperture™ 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software with over 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use and more powerful.
IDC:
U.S. Internet Advertising Grew by 27% to $25.5 billion in 2007, According to IDC - Google Loses Market Share for First Time in Two Years — As consumers spend more time on the Internet, companies are redistributing advertising dollars from traditional media to online media to follow this trend.
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
VentureBeat raises $320,000 seed round, traffic growing — VentureBeat has just raised a seed round, and I wanted to be the first one to let you know. The news is beginning to leak after we filed a regulatory document. — VentureBeat has grown steadily since launching more than a year ago.
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