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1:50 PM ET, January 28, 2009

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Amy-Mae Elliott / Pocket-lint.co.uk:
Acer smartphone launch confirmed … “Are you ready to join Acer's launch into the world of mobile communications?”  —  So asks an invite that's just dropped into Pocket-lint's inbox this morning, confirming rumours the company are to launch a smartphone.  —  Due to be unveiled on February 16 …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Some Things Need To Change  —  Yesterday as I was leaving the DLD Conference in Munich, Germany someone walked up to me and quite deliberately spat in my face.  Before I even understood what was happening, he veered off into the crowd, just another dark head in a dark suit.
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
AT&T: 1.9 million iPhones activated  —  AT&T said Wednesday that it activated 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs in the fourth quarter with 40 percent of those activations representing new customers.  —  In the back half of 2008, AT&T activated more than 4.3 million iPhones (statement).
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Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis  —  Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week — acting Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts that “We will not stand for people ripping off our IP” when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded …
Cox Communications:
Congestion Management FAQs  —  In February, Cox will begin testing a new method of managing traffic on our high-speed Internet network in our Kansas and Arkansas markets.  During the occasional times the network is congested, this new technology automatically ensures that all time-sensitive Internet traffic …
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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
Cox to test new way to handle Internet congestion
Discussion: BetaNews
Roberto Baldwin / Mac|Life all:
iPhoto's Faces Recognizes Cats  —  A huge disappointment for pet owners, was word that iPhoto's newest feature, Faces, wouldn't recognize animals according to Apple employees on the show floor.  We even did a few tests at Macworld Expo with images they had of the dog Luce.
Andy Palay / Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Offline Gmail  —  Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there's one little catch: it's inherently limited by your internet connection.  From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes …
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results  —  NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The New York Times Company announced today fourth-quarter 2008 earnings per share from continuing operations (EPS) of $.19, including $.10 per share for severance costs …
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Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Maybe We Should Call Them Venture Pessimists  —  Venture capitalists need a healthy dose of optimism to do their jobs — betting millions of dollars on young ideas and hoping they turn in to the next big thing.  —  These days, though, that optimism is in short supply.
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
SAP Cutting 3,000 Jobs; Cautious On 2009; Shrs Rally  —  SAP (SAP) this morning announced that it plans to cut 3,000 jobs in 2009 as it adjusts the company's size to current market conditions and the global recession.  The German software giant said it expects the cuts to save 300 million …
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Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions  —  After the BlackBerry Bold's epically delayed launch on AT&T and the Storm's epically borked launch everywhere, RIM needs 2009 to be better than 2008.  The T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a good way to start.
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
Which HD video Web service is the best?  —  Around this time last year we put together a comparison of various video sites to determine which ones had the best overall quality and user experience.  Since then, high-definition-capable digital cameras and camcorders have taken off …
Discussion: Beet.TV and Mac|Life all
Markcuban / blog maverick:
The Great Internet Video Lie  —  Internet Video.  Its the salvation for content creators everywhere.  Its the end to dependence on the big bad meanies, the cable and satellite companies.  Right ?  Hell no. The concept that “over the top” video creates a valid business alternative …
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Sources: AT&T, Comcast may help RIAA foil piracy  —  CNET staff writer Marguerite Reardon co-authored this report.  —  AT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry …
Discussion: DSLreports, Electronista and Coolfer
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Exclusive: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff, Due to Ad Meltdown, to Refocus on New Structure  —  Exclusive: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff, Cutting 700, Due to Ad Meltdown and Refocusing on New Structure  —  Time Warner online unit AOL will announce layoffs of 700 employees people sometime today …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Report: Click Fraud At Record High  —  17.1% of all clickthroughs on web advertising are the result of click fraud - the act of clicking on a web ad to artificially increase its click-through rate - according to the latest report from Click Forensics, a company that specializes in monitoring and preventing internet crime.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Will Intel let Jen-Hsun Huang spread graphics beyond PCs?  —  Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang is on a mission to get graphics chips into everything from handheld computers to smart phones.  In a dinner with reporters on Monday night, the head of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip maker …
Discussion: Boing Boing Gadgets
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Layoffs to Continue at IBM, Sources Say  —  Resource Library:  —  IBM has laid off some 2,800 employees, with more to come, according to the Alliance@IBM organization.  Big Blue has had job cuts in both its Software Group and its sales and distribution group, with more to come …
Discussion: DailyTech and insideHPC
Opera Mini / Opera Community:
Opera Mini 4.2 for Android - final version!  —  Opera Mini 4.2 final for Android is now available in Android Market.  —  We are happy to announce that Opera Mini 4.2 for Android has reached its final version.  Thanks for your feedback, both in our forum, and through our bug wizard.
Dan Moren / Macworld:
iPhone push notifications: dead and buried, or waiting in the wings?  —  Apple's no stranger to missing a deadline or two, nor is the company averse to pushing back products a few weeks or months when they need more time.  But less common are products that disappear entirely into the world-devouring maw …
Discussion: Macworld and The iPhone Blog
Steven Musil / CNET News:
Movie channel to go live on Web before TV debut  —  A premium movie channel backed by a trio of studios is expected to debut as an on-demand Web site months before its traditional TV launch.  —  The consortium of MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Lions Gate announced Tuesday at the NATPE television conference …
 
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
A More Somber World Economic Forum At Davos
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Netbooks hit right spot for schoolchildren
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John Dowdell / jd/adobe:
A Video Tale  —  Once upon a time there was a sad little digital video file.
Tameka Kee / paidContent.org:
Search Ad Firm WordStream Gets $4 Million First Round; New CEO
Discussion: VentureBeat and Xconomy
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
Florida firm stakes out Microsoft, offering jobs to worried workers
BBC:
UK will not legislate on piracy
Harry Wallop / Telegraph:
Sony launches world's thinnest OLED TV