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Chris Flores / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Microsoft demonstrates Multi-touch  —  For years Microsoft has been investing in many forms of natural input in order to simplify the way people interact with their PC's and devices.  The advent of the original Windows graphical user interface forever changed the way people used their PC's.
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John Paczkowski / D6 Highlights:
Guys Like Us Avoid Monopolies ...
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Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Amazon's Jeff Bezos: A passion for Kindle and digital content delivery
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Amazon Launching Pay-Per-View Streaming Next Week (AMZN)
Discussion: paidContent.org
Rafe Needleman / CNET News.com:
Sony CEO Stringer: You can't afford our best TV  —  Walt Mossberg interviewed Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, at D6.  He started by pointing out the failures of Sony's digital music player and interactive TV ventures.  Stringer said that Sony is now running about 5% margins …
Discussion: paidContent.org and Electronista
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Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
LIVE Sony CEO Howard Stringer At D6  —  A couple of years ago Howard Stringer had high hopes for his e-reader.  But Jeff Bezos Kindle has stolen that thunder, and we assume we might hear about that when Walt Mossberg chats with him.  We definitely know we're about to see a very, very thin TV.
Discussion: Tech Trader Daily, Engadget and Gizmodo
Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
SNEAK PEEK: Sony's Ultra-Thin OLED TV
Discussion: Gizmodo, Ubergizmo and Engadget HD
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
D: Activision's Kotick Unveils Guitar Hero World Tour  —  Next up at D6 in Carlsbad, it's the guitar hero himself, Activision (ATVI) CEO Robert Kotick.  The news here is supposed to be a demo of the yet-to-be shipped Guitar Hero World Tour.  He's being interviewed by Kara Swisher.
Discussion: Gizmodo and AppScout
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Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
‘Guitar Hero’ rocks D6
Discussion: Valleywag
Brady Forrest / O'Reilly Radar:
Google Earth Escapes the Client and Comes to the Browser  —  Google's 3D data has escaped the client and is now a welcome addition to the browser!  Today at Google I/O a Google Earth Browser plugin is going to be released.  With the plugin installed anybody with a Windows machine will be able …
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Office of the United States Trade Representative:
U.S. Files WTO Case Challenging EU Tariffs on Certain Technology Products  —  WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that the United States has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with the European Union (EU) …
Discussion: CNET News.com and Associated Press
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InfoWorld:
U.S. files trade complaint against EU tech product taxes
Discussion: Neowin.net
Gene Marcial / Business Week:
Yahoo's End Game  —  Negotiations with Microsoft and Google are taking place behind the scenes, writes BW's Gene Marcial.  A deal of some kind is imminent, according to his sources  —  Yahoo! finally looks ready to do a deal, according to people familiar with the situation.
InfoWorld:
Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages  —  A group of Belgian newspaper publishers wants Google to pay up to €49.2 million ($77.5 million) in damages for violating copyright law by publishing their articles on Google News and caching their Web pages.
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Reuters:
Belgian group seeks up to $77.2 mln from Google
Discussion: ZDNet Government and TechSpot
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
SezWho acquires Tejit to expand commenter reputations  —  Distributed commenter reputation service SezWho is growing a little bigger Wednesday morning with the acquisition of Tejit, an engine that tracks content around the Web to see how it links up with people, events, places, and more.
Kevin Poulsen / Threat Level:
Man Allegedly Bilks E-trade, Schwab of $50,000 by Collecting Lots of Free ‘Micro-Deposits’  —  A California man has been indicted for an inventive scheme that allegedly siphoned $50,000 from online brokerage houses E-trade and Schwab.com in six months — a few pennies at a time.
Qualcomm:
Qualcomm and Adobe Collaborate to Empower Developer Ecosystems With BREW Mobile Platform  —  BREW Mobile Platform Integrates Adobe Flash to Accelerate Advanced Application and Web Content Development for Mass Market Devices  —  Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Adobe Systems Incorporated …
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Google Opens Google App Engine  —  Google also announces pricing for the development technology.
Apple:
About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update  —  The Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.5.1, and 10.5.2 Leopard.  It includes general operating system improvements that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.  For detailed information about security updates, please visit this website.
Market Wire:
D-Link Introduces Ethernet-to-Coax Kit for Extending the Home Network Using Existing TV Cabling in the Home  —  Easy-to-Use Adapter Kit Enables Fast Transfers of HD Video, Music, Gaming; Quick Solution for Connecting Devices in Multiple Rooms  —  D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider …
Discussion: DailyTech, Ubergizmo and Engadget HD
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
HP packs two independent servers on a blade  —  HP can now pack two servers one blade and cut energy consumption by 60 percent based on its calculations.  —  HP was set to announce its new blade set-up on Wednesday.  The server twofer-dubbed the HP ProLiant BL2×220c G5 (right) …
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Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Apple boosts iPod orders for current quarter, trims Macs slightly
Gartner:
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