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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Update On The TechCrunch Tablet: Prototype A — Update on the TechCrunch Tablet: A humble (and messy) beginning. Prototype A has been built. It's in a temporary aluminum case that a local sheet metal shop put together for us that's at least twice as thick as it needs to be, but the hardware has been defined and is nearing lockdown.
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Incremental Blogger, Liliputing, jkOnTheRun, Sean Percival's Blog, Randy Holloway Unfiltered and GottaBeMobile
Don Reisinger / Ars Technica:
Opinion: How Apple can gain significant OS market share — Time for a change — Apple's unprecedented success over the past few years has propelled the company from its place as just another tech company to the most respected brand in the entire industry.
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Chuqui 3.0
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
HTC's Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos — Sure, we've seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we've gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory.
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Boy Genius Report, PhoneReport v2.0, CrunchGear, Gizmodo, PalmAddicts, Mashable! and Digg
Jeremiah Owyang / Web Strategy:
How to Get Noticed — I'm often asked by companies and indiividuals on what they can do to stand out. Here's what I've learned... but don't just take my word for it, add your own tips in the comments. — The problem: — There are so many brands now, in fact with the introduction of websites …
Anne Eisenberg / New York Times:
Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data — PEOPLE share their videos on YouTube and their photos at Flickr. Now they can share more technical types of displays: graphs, charts and other visuals they create to help them analyze data buried in spreadsheets, tables or text.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
The Net Neutrality Debate All On One Page — Are you confused about Net Neutrality? Who isn't? Some people argue it is necessary for continued innovation on the Internet, and point to Comcast's bandwidth metering as a sign of things to come. Others claim that it is unnecessary regulation …
Russell Beattie / Russell Beattie's Weblog:
When will Local truly be on the web? — I went by the local library today here in Menlo Park, which is adjacent to a large park, the community rec center and the police station. In the center of it all, next to the parking lot is the bulletin board I snapped a picture of above.
Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press:
6 Internet providers disclose Web tracking for ads — NEW YORK - The nation's largest Internet service providers all say they haven't partnered with Silicon Valley startup NebuAd Inc. to monitor Web surfing and deliver targeted advertising to their subscribers.
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
Facebook Live Feed Kills Twitter & FriendFeed — Yes, I love calling Facebook the Twitter and FriendFeed killer but I seriously think they may have one-upped the competition on their latest release: the Live Feed. You can sit and watch in real-time what is taking place with your friends across their profiles in an unfiltered manner.
Mike Cunningham / Zunited Zune Community:
120gb and 16gb Zune Pictures! — This is what we live for. All of us in these Zune communities starving for news. And Our latest news comes from our neighbors to the north, Canada. — It seems that a citizen in Canada has gotten a hold of a 16gb and 120gb set of Zunes.
Spiegel Online:
Tracking the Terrorists Online — For years, al-Qaida and other terror groups have set up shop in the Internet. Those who track them have covertly followed. The companies SITE and IntelCenter have penetrated even deeper into the terror Web than most intelligence agencies.
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Digg
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Bit.ly, The Smarter TinyURL, Getting A Revenue Plan — Bit.ly, the smart URL shortener from Betaworks, keeps getting new features. Will it start making money, soon, too? — Betaworks CEO John Borthwick tells us that Bit.ly's first revenue generator could be coming soon …
