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Daniel Ionescu / PC World:
Apple to Bulk Up iPhone Storage, says Report  —  Apple has ordered large amounts of Flash memory to be used in a new iPhone expected in June, according to reports.  What makes this report interesting is that Apple is allegedly ordering twice as much Flash as it did last year, according to reports from DigiTimes.
Elinor Mills / CNET News:
Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload  —  The Conficker worm is finally doing something—updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.  —  Researchers were analyzing the code of the software …
Discussion: The Register, GMSV and Network World
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BBC:
Conficker begins stealthy update
Discussion: Gizmodo
Chris Matyszczyk / CNET News:
Why Facebook and Twitter are glad they're getting older  —  Facebook and Twitter users have wrinkles, torn hamstrings and many, many fillings.  And increasingly, they're beginning to complain about chillblains, varicose veins, and the Social Security system.
Discussion: comScore Voices, Thanks:atul
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Caroline McCarthy / CNET News:
Facebook's ad pitch: Meet the ‘active network’  —  NEW YORK—"We're here today to talk about how many friends you can have," Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said in her keynote address at the AdAge Digital conference on Wednesday, the same day that Facebook announced …
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
A.P. Exec Doesn't Know It Has A YouTube Channel: Threatens Affiliate For Embedding Videos  —  Here is another great moment in A.P. history.  In its quest to become the RIAA of the newspaper industry, the A.P.'s executives and lawyers are beginning to match their counterparts in the music industry for cluelessness.
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Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Sender time zone  —  Let's say your girlfriend sends you an angry email.  It's mostly about how you behaved at the party last night and then left for a business trip without saying goodbye.  You read it from the other side of the globe, jet-lagged after a 12 hour flight.
Slash Lane / AppleInsider:
Apple addressing cracks on white MacBook casings  —  Apple is privately acknowledging an issue with the enclosure on some of its white 13-inch MacBooks, which in some cases have seen the formation of hairline cracks during normal usage patterns.  —  The Cupertino-based Mac maker …
Anil Dash:
Fair Use for Fair People  —  Worth noting: Both independent bloggers on the web and the Associated Press are in the news this week for asking for appropriate credit for their work when it's excerpted for fair use by online news aggregators.  But the web natives frame their argument in terms …
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Waxy.org:
Attribution and Affiliation on All Things Digital
Thanks:atul
Scott Moritz / TheStreet.com:
Tech Alert: Nokia Jumps Into Touchscreens  —  Nokia(NOK Quote) has finally embraced the touchscreen movement.  —  The Finnish phone titan has plans to introduce three devices that feature big touchscreens and so-called Qwerty keypads, according to industry sources, say analysts.
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Dotcom veterans in Twitter ‘brains trust’  —  Some of the best-known names in the London dotcom world are joining forces to cash in on the popularity of Twitter, the rapidly growing social network.  —  Twitter Partners said that it will help brands, media companies and celebrities to monitor …
Discussion: Drew B's take on tech PR, Thanks:atul
Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology:
True/Slant Tests Another Model Of Web Journalism  —  As newspapers, magazines and TV stations face dire economic challenges, and journalism moves increasingly online, debates are raging about how best to preserve quality news and commentary while still making money.
Ben Drawbaugh / Engadget:
Moxi's spring updates brings PlayOn, DLNA and a little home automation  —  In Digeo's latest move into the consumer DVR market it is rolling out first big update since the launch only a few months ago.  The list of additions is pretty nice, but our most anticipated feature, the Moxi-mate, is still just “coming soon.”
Jeremy Kirk / Computerworld:
Germany fines Microsoft $11.9M for anticompetitive Office pricing  —  Microsoft disagrees but will pay fine to avoid long legal battle  —  IDG News Service) Germany has fined Microsoft Corp. $11.9 million for illegally pressing a retailer to sell its Office productivity software for a certain price …
Discussion: Bundeskartellamt and GMSV
Benjamin Wayne / Silicon Alley Insider:
YouTube Is Doomed  —  YouTube, that incandescent tower of video Babel; monument to the sloughed-off detritus of our exponentially-exploding digital culture; a Technicolor cataract of skateboarding dogs, lip-synching college students, political punditry, and porn; has reached the zenith of its meteoric rise …
Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk:
LG Viewty II due June!  —  Somehow, the LG Viewty II has so far managed to stay pretty much under wraps.  The specs list might have leaked out, along with one lone piccie, but we've just heard that the LG Viewty II is shipping much sooner than expected - June!  Read on for the lowdown.
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Zooming In On ClosR And Zoomorama  —  To be perfectly honest, I'd never heard of Zoomorama until they commented on this post about the upcoming Web Trend Map from Information Architects.  I was planning on doing a review of the web application soon, but now a new, similar online tool called ClosR landed …
Discussion: Download Squad
Lee Mathews / Download Squad:
Adobe offers free Flex 3 license to unemployed developers  —  Say what you will about Adobe's licensing fees and whatnot, but at least they're willing to do something to provide a little assistance to developers that have been hit hard by the current economic situation.
Times of India:
Email providers will need to have servers in India  —  Text:  —  BANGALORE: Indian investigating agencies dealing with cyber crime have much to cheer following recent amendments to the IT Act.  The amendments passed by Parliament require internet behemoths like Google, Rediff and Microsoft …
Discussion: GigaOM, Thanks:atul
John Boudreau / Mercury News:
Applications down for foreign worker visas  —  The economic downturn — and perhaps a push in Washington to protect American jobs — has turned the annual torrent of H-1B visa applications for foreign workers into a trickle.  —  For years, U.S. tech companies have lobbied for more H-1B visas …
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Is Silicon Valley a Systemic Risk?  —  Treasury decides to treat venture capitalists like hedge funds.  —  The Obama administration wants to regulate venture capital firms to prevent systemic risks.  Silicon Valley residents are scratching their heads and asking: What risks?
Thanks:atul
Victoria Barret / Forbes:
Betting On Technology  —  Depression-era history hints that big technology firms might do best in a long economic downturn.  —  BURLINGAME, Calif. - Last fall, Kristin Gilbertson, who manages the University of Pennsylvania's $5.3 billion endowment, had what she calls an “uh-oh moment.”
 
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Dan Rayburn / The Business Of Online Video:
Cisco Buying Colo Space In Third Party Data Centers, Says It's For New CDN Offering
Times of India:
HCL bags 5-year services contract from Microsoft
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Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Hitwise: Google's Lead Growing, Searches Getting Longer
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Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
Myst For iPhone Preview Video: Hope You Like Tapping
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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