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George Hotz / On the iPhone:
I make it ra1n — Yes, this is what you've all been waiting for. A jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS. And it's awesome. To get started right now, go to purplera1n.com. Download it. Make sure you have windows(but not 7), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with 3.0 firmware.
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Daniel Brusilovsky / TechCrunch:
First iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Hits The Web — George Hotz, the 20-year old hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone, has released a jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS codenamed “purplera1n.” It's currently Windows-only (Windows 7 not supported), and requires the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with the 3.0 firmware.
Thanks:teensintech
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
How many new iPhones did AT&T sell? — AT&T's (T) widely leaked “best-ever sales day” memo ticking off the records set on June 19, 2009 — the day it began selling the iPhone 3GS — is packed with superlatives but notably lacking in numbers. (See memo below.)
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MacDailyNews:Leaked AT&T memo: Apple iPhone 3GS generated ‘best ever sales day’
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Digital Daily, InformationWeek, Phone Arena, The iPhone Blog, AppleInsider, GigaOM, Pulse2, I4U News, Pocket-lint.com, Neowin.net, The Register, PC World, IntoMobile, Silicon Alley Insider, iLounge, Edible Apple and TUAW
Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
Marketers Call For Twitter To Filter Content For Pornography, Spam — Nude and explicit photographs have become more common on Twitter. While the site has begun to gain momentum for marketing and customer service departments looking to promote products and services, or connect with customers …
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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Needs a Spam Filter? No, We Need a Marketer Filter — Has Twitter spam gotten a little out of hand? According to today's top story on Techmeme, it has. Apparently, marketers are calling for Twitter to filter out spam and other adult content from the microblogging service.
PC World:
How to Keep Your iPhone 3GS from Overheating — Al Sacco , CIO.com — In light of a spate of recent iPhone 3GS overheating reports, Apple published a set of guidelines to help iPhone users ensure that their devices remain at proper operating temperatures to prevent overheating and related issues.
Owen Fletcher / PC World:
Apple May Be Exempt From China's Web Filter Mandate — Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country. — Computers that do not meet the software's technical requirements are excluded from the mandate, according to one PC maker.
Wall Street Journal:
States Plot New Path to Tax E-Retailers — Amazon.com Inc. and other e-commerce companies are winning some skirmishes against cash-strapped states that want to force them to collect sales taxes, but their victories may be short-lived. — Several states are contemplating new laws or revisions …
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Google Book Search Blog:
New ways to search within a book — At Google we want to make it easy for you to find the information you need. As such, we've made searching for passages within a book part of the core experience of Google Books. — Earlier this month we revamped the search experience to make searching inside a book easier.
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Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report:
Google Voice gives users the ability to change numbers — Well it's not incoming number portability but it's better than nothing... While the Google Voice team continues to battle through a massive back log of customers itching for their invites, a nifty new feature popped up today for current Google Voice users.
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Judge Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying Case, Overrules Jury — LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on three misdemeanor charges. — Drew, 50, was accused of participating in a cyberbullying scheme …
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Agence France Presse, Associated Press, ITworld.com, The Register, blogs.ft.com, The Social, The Technology Liberation … and Techdirt
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Amanda Covarrubias / L.A. Now:Judge tentatively dismisses case in MySpace hoax that led to teenage girl's suicide
Jeremy Kirk / InfoWorld:
Browser vendor squabbles cause W3C to scrap codec requirement — The decision could mean third-party plug-ins needed to play multimedia content will be around for a long time — The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats …
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Matthew Syed / Times of London:
Review: Borders eBook - finally a rival to the Sony Reader — The Borders “eBook” device could be the first real competition to the Sony Reader, which was introduced in Britain last year. — The new gadget, made by Elonex for Borders UK, is not particularly flashy.
Thanks:muradahmed
Anil Dash:
Free Criticism, Science After Data, and Airport Books — When I saw Malcolm Gladwell doggedly dissecting Chris Anderson's upcoming “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” (see Chris' response here) my first reaction was: Brilliant! Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Twitter Makes Hashtags More #Useful — You may have noticed that Twitter has started hyperlinking hashtags. Those are words preceded by a “#” which denote what the Tweet is about and makes it easier to search for Tweets about specific topics and events. For instance, try searching for #realtimecrunchup.
Thanks:saishankarc
Akshay Patil / The Official Google Blog:
New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries and Latest Posts — Ever since the new Google Blog Search homepage launched, we've been fielding requests for a myriad of different features. Today we're happy to announce the launch of our most requested feature: RSS and Atom feeds.
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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, Softpedia News, TechCrunch, Geekword, ReadWriteWeb, Gadgetell, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal and Mashable!, Thanks:atul
Jim Norris / FriendFeed Blog:
FriendFeed real-time search. We have it. It's here. — One of the coolest things about FriendFeed is how you can see everything that's happening on the site in real-time. Starting today, this is even more true with real-time search. — Just enter a search query as you always have …
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Search Engine Watch, Mashable!, ReadWriteWeb, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, SEO and Tech Daily, Softpedia News, WebProNews, Stay N' Alive, louisgray.com, VentureBeat and TheNextWeb.com, Thanks:jesse
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
DEMO announces $1M media prize — Here's the latest reason why entrepreneurs should consider launching their products at the fall DEMO conference in San Diego: — Two winners, as selected by a panel of individual judges, will be awarded a significant amount of media publicity …
Jim Dalrymple / The Loop:
Apple retail stores can now replace broken iPhone screens — Apple has expanded the services offered by its retail stores to include fixing damaged iPhone screens. — The Loop has confirmed that if your iPhone has a broken screen and you take it to an Apple retail relocation, they have the capability to fix it on the spot.
Patrick Smith / paidContent:
Northcliffe's Hyperlocal Play: A Local Network For Local People — Northcliffe Media has launched Local People, an ad-funded local community publishing platform that mixes area-specific business directories and social networking elements. Still in its pilot stage, 20 sites are live now and 30 …
Spencer / Siliconera:
Sony Patents A Motion Control System That Uses Ordinary Objects As Controllers — We saw Sony unveil a LED wand during their E3 press conference. The device in conjunction with an EyeToy camera brought motion control to the PlayStation 3. In addition to that Sony developed another motion control system that uses everyday objects.
