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12:20 PM ET, September 4, 2008

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Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available Now: Windows XP $399, Ubuntu $349  —  The way Dell introduced the Inspiron Mini 9 was pretty inspired, so it's almost been depressing watching the steady stream of leaks deflate it into a now familiar device, even though it's only being released today.
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Jay Pinkert / Your Blog:
Without Further Ado, Meet Your New Best Friend  —  The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 launches today - 8 a.m. Central - in the U.S., Japan and some European countries (check local listings).  Starting price for the XP version - available now — is $399 USD.  An Ubuntu Linux version will be available later, starting at $349 USD.
Erica Ogg / Crave: The gadget blog:
Dell plays defense with Mini 9 netbook
Sony eSupport:
Important Notification for the Sony VAIO® TZ Series  —  Sony takes pride in the quality of its products.  Recently, we became aware of a potential issue affecting the following notebook PC models:  — VGN-TZ100 series  — VGN-TZ200 series  — VGN-TZ300 series  — VGN-TZ2000 series
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CPSC:
Sony Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard
Discussion: TG Daily
BBC:
Google tweaks Chrome licence text  —  Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday.  —  The initial agreement claimed rights over “any Content which you submit, post or display on or through” the browser.
Discussion: ZDNet Government
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
So Is Chrome The Fastest Or What?  —  There have been a number of timed and anecdotal speed tests performed on Google Chrome over the last couple of days.  —  My personal testing: Chrome is the fastest browser I have ever used.  More structured TechCrunch testing showed similar results: It's fast.
NBC Universal:
CNBC AND LINKEDIN ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE  —  Collaboration To Include Content Distribution, Technology Integration And Content Development  —  ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA.  - September 3, 2008 - CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network …
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Chris Snyder / Epicenter:
CNBC Socializes With LinkedIn
Discussion: CNET News.com and WebProNews
Dan Nye / The LinkedIn Blog:
CNBC gets LinkedIn
Discussion: CNBC and The Social Times
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David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
JP Morgan Cuts Online Ad Outlook; Gap Between Search And Display Widens  —  JP Morgan internet analyst Imran Khan is lowering his online ad spend forecast into next year due to the worsening economy.  Sensing that marketers are becoming more conservative with their ad spend …
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
Gap Widens in Online Advertising  —  Rivals Struggle to Catch Up to Google As Buyers Favor Search Ads Over Display  —  Spending on Internet advertising is climbing at a healthy clip — rising 20% in the U.S. in the second quarter — and growth forecasts are strong despite the weak economy.
Arn / MacRumors:
Photo of the 4th Generation iPod Nano?  —  Alibaba, a B2B marketplace, has a photo (via Zollotech) of what appears to be the 4th generation iPod Nano that is expected to be released next week.  —  We can't be for sure if this represents a photo of the actual device, or simply a mockup based …
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ZolloTech:   True Picture of 4th Gen iPod Nano Revealed, Same Old Connector
Hank Williams / Why does everything suck?:
One Of The Coolest Homepages I've Seen  —  Last week my friend David Rose's company Angelsoft launched a new homepage for their website and I have to say it is one of the coolest homepages I have ever seen.  —  To summarize, Angelsoft is a platform that almost every angel investor group, and many VCs use to manage deal flow.
Discussion: A VC
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Apple Multi-Touch Data Fusion Adds Camera, Voice, Force Sensors  —  Apple has been working in new multi-touch technology that combines touch interfaces with input from the camera and the microphone.  For example: this will allow you to select text in the iPhone, say “copy,” …
Kelly Fiveash / The Register:
MS doesn't set world alight with Office Live Workspace  —  Download free whitepaper - Gartner Paper: US Data Centers - The Calm Before the Storm Gartner Report: How IT Management Can “Green” the Data Center - Free Download  —  Microsoft claimed yesterday that one million subscribers …
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Dan Farber / Outside the Lines:
Google Apps tops 1 million businesses
Discussion: Valleywag and TECH.BLORGE.com
Trevor Claiborne / Inside AdWords:
Where are your clicks coming from?  (Geographically speaking)  —  A new report is now available in the AdWords Report Center: the Geographic Performance report.  This report provides you with an understanding of the geographic distribution of your impressions, clicks, and conversions down to the ad group level.
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Small Book Publishers Offered New Technology  —  Hundreds of small, independent publishers will have easier access to digital book technology under a new service offered by Perseus Books Group, the result of agreements between it and more than a half-dozen technology companies, Perseus is expected to announce on Thursday.
Discussion: TeleRead and paidContent.org
Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
JVC announce four new full HD projectors  —  Announced just now from JVC are four 1080p projectors (DLA-HD750 and DLA-HD350) and two of them happen to be THX certified (DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS20) with 30,000:1 native contrast ratio.  Said THX certified projectors have a THX movie mode that's …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget
Katherine Boehret / The Mossberg Solution:
HTC Can't Disguise Windows Mobile Flaws  —  New iPhone competitors continue to crop up, though most are mobile devices from companies that simply slap on a touch screen in hopes of fooling consumers.  The real key to the iPhone's success is its software, and finally, signs indicate …
 
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Red Hat:
Red Hat Advances Virtualization Leadership with Qumranet, Inc. Acquisition
PC World:
Sun Updates XVM Virtualization Software
Discussion: TUAW
Kevin J. O'Brien / New York Times:
Europe Weighs Caps on Roaming Fees for Text Messages
Discussion: /Message and Bleeding Edge
Associated Press:
Journal debuts lifestyle mag to draw luxury ads
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Zoho Docs ties documents together
tradingmarkets.com:
Microsoft, 12 others to invest in Japanese English-language broadcaster - report
BBC:
Zombie plague sweeps the internet
Discussion: Switched
Dave Barth / Google LatLong:
New data for Georgia  —  A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post explaining …
Discussion: WebProNews
 Earlier Items: 
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear:
Denon has a low priced Blu-ray player: It costs $750
Discussion: Bits, Gizmodo, Electronista and Engadget
Sony:
SONY UNVEILS THREE NEW ALL-IN-ONE DESKTOP PCS WITH BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY
MobileBurn.com:
Motorola rolls out the MOTOJEWEL for the ladies
Steven Sande / TUAW:
TUAW Faceoff: Nike + iPod versus iPhone 3G Challengers
NDS Press Room:
7 Out of 10 People who Own a DVR Say They Can't Live Without …
Deborah Gage / The Technology Chronicles:
Dell Tries New Software For A New Laptop
Discussion: Ubergizmo and Reuters
Kirk Ladendorf / Statesman Business Blog:
Analyst says AMD may soon announce spin-off
Brooke Crothers / CNET News.com:
Intel ready to announce six-core chip
 

 
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