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Google shows off final Android handset — Masked phone looks distinctly HTC-like — In a session at its Google Developer day in London this morning, Google executives demonstrated a working Android mobile phone for “the first time in Europe.” — The new handset, shown off …
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 — I have seen the future — specifically Windows 7 Milestone 3 (Build 6780). — I got a gander at the latest test build of Windows 7 briefly (courtesy of a source of mine) and was not allowed to take any screenshots. But it is real, it does exist and it is …
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Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:
Samsung Makes Buyout Offer To Sandisk; ‘Deeply Disappointed’ Not To Have Agreement; SanDisk Rejects — Updated below: This was first reported a couple weeks ago, and now it's official... Korean electronics giant Samsung has made a $26 per share (about $5.85 billion in total) bid for memory card maker SanDisk (NSDQ: SNDK).
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Chad Hurley / The Official Google Blog:
The future of online video — The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding. It has changed politics, entertainment, culture, business, health care, the environment and just about every other topic you can think of.
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Jason Hiner / Between the Lines:
VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OS — VMware's new CEO Paul Maritz used his first VMworld keynote on Tuesday to introduce the company's Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS) to an audience of IT professionals and technology industry insiders …
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Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
iLike launches developer platform: Playlists rock! — I made a playlist with iLike's API. It's for you. — Facebook's favorite music service, iLike, has officially launched its developer platform. The company first hinted at this several months ago and CNET News reported last week that it was nearing its debut.
Fred / A VC:
Leave Wall Street, Join A Startup — Our good friends at First Round Capital are always thinking. A couple years ago, they hacked the web 2.0 conference. Now they are cleverly taking advantage of the misery on wall street to find talent for their startup companies in NYC.
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Pew Internet:
Teens, Video Games and Civics: Teens' gaming experiences are diverse and include significant social interaction and civic engagement — Amanda Lenhart Joseph Kahne Ellen Middaugh Alexandra Rankin Macgill Chris Evans Jessica Vitak — The first national survey of its kind finds that virtually …
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Business Wire:
Adobe Reports Strong Q3 Financial Results — Revenue and Earnings Performance Driven by Record Acrobat and LiveCycle Revenue — SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE - News) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended Aug. 29, 2008.
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Jackson West / Valleywag:
Seesmic's newest feature: layoffs — Seesmic, an online-video startup, is laying off some employees working to create original clips for the short-form video site. The official explanation, from newly unemployed video host Rachael Joy: “Seesmic's not a content site, never has been.
Michael Gray / Graywolf SEO Blog:
Google News is Getting the Date Wrong on Old News Stories — Last week there was a bit of a brouhaha over Google news incorrectly giving the wrong date for a news story. In that particular incident Google news picked up a 6 year old story about United Airlines filing bankruptcy which upset the stock market for that particular stock.
Brad Stone / Bits:
Silicon Valley Layoff Watch: Is eBay Next? — Out-of-work employees at Hewlett-Packard and evaporated investment banks like Lehman Brothers may soon have some company on the unemployment rolls. This week, the chatter among eBay insiders is all about the possibility of mass layoffs.
Jeff Bercovici / Portfolio:
M&A Outlook: Zucker, Rattner, Karmazin Weigh In — Three out of three moguls agree: The implosion of Wall Street is going to be not so good for anyone hoping to get a big media deal done. — NBC Universal's Jeff Zucker, Sirius Satellite Radio's Mel Karmazin and Quadrangle's Steven Rattner …
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
21.1 megapixel Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Full-Frame, Full-HD video — After a brief tease, Canon just got official with its EOS 5D Mark II. The full-frame shooter updates the original 5D introduced back in 2005 with a 24 x 36mm 21.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 processor with 14-bit analog …
Leander Kahney / Wired News:
Sept. 16, 1985: Jobs Quits Apple Sept. 16, 1997: Jobs Rejoins Apple — Sept. 16: It's an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It's the day he quit Apple and the day he returned. — Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer on Sept. 16, 1985, after losing a boardroom battle …
Digital Photography Review:
Canon PowerShot G10: 15MP and 28mm wide — Pre-Photokina 2008: Canon's PowerShot range has a new flagship in the form of the much anticipated G10, successor to the G9. Key changes include a new 14.7 megapixel CCD sensor and, more usefully, a new 28-140mm wide zoom and increased screen resolution - plus a DIGIC IV processor.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
TC50 Startup Mobclix Now Offers Stats On Every iPhone App — Want to drill down to see how different iPhone apps are doing? You can click around iTunes and collect your own data, or you can visit the Application Ranking section of Mobclix and see the breakdown of iPhone apps in each category.
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