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Breaking News: Twitter to Raise $100 Million From Insight, T. Rowe Price, Other Investors — The WSJ's Michael Corkery and Jessica E. Vascellaro report: — Twitter, the messaging web site that has become an Internet sensation, is nearing a deal to close as much as $100 million of new funding …
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Brad Stone / Bits:
Twitter to Become Tech's Newest $1 Billion Company — Twitter, the fashionable microblogging service, is set to close a round of financing of around $100 million that values the three-and-a-half-year-old start-up at $1 billion, according to a person briefed on the company's plans.
Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple ready and waiting with redesigned iMac line — Apple as early as this month will begin to fill out its 2009 Mac product line with a new family of iMacs sporting classier enclosures and a few added bells and whistles, AppleInsider has learned. — The new all-in-one …
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CNET News, Gizmodo, Silicon Alley Insider, TheAppleBlog, 9 to 5 Mac, geeksmack.net, MacRumors, Engadget, Edible Apple and TUAW
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
Microsoft giving free tools — lots of them — to woo Web designers — Web designers haven't exactly rushed out to buy Microsoft's Expression design tools, which are aimed at a market dominated by Adobe. — But small design shops may have trouble resisting a new offer that Microsoft's unveiling today …
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Scott Gu / ScottGu's Blog:
Announcing the WebsiteSpark Program — I'm excited to announce a new program - WebsiteSpark - that Microsoft is launching today. — WebsiteSpark is designed for independent web developers and web development companies that build web applications and web sites on behalf of others.
Zee / The Next Web:
(Updated) Gmail Problems Arise Once Again. [downtime] — We're receiving messages and tweets reporting Gmail being down for some and inaccessible in parts for others. — This comes soon after a major downtime period just three weeks ago, where the company were forced to explain …
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
New study says Palm Pre second only to iPhone 3GS in mindshare — Market research firm Interpret recently made some discoveries about public perception of smartphones that should shock, surprise, and amaze you. The just released report, dubbed “Signature Smartphones: Gaining Mindshare …
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Between the Lines, Boy Genius Report, BetaNews, Digital Daily, AppScout, Macsimum News, IntoMobile, PreCentral.net, jkOnTheRun, EverythingPre and PalmAddicts
Scott Moritz / TheStreet.com:
Exclusive: Palm Pre's Arrival at Verizon Shelved — SUNNYVALE, Calif. (TheStreet) — Palm's (PALM Quote) Pre phone isn't making the cut at Verizon (VZ Quote). — The Pre, Palm's premier touch-screen smartphone, which has been an exclusive offering this year at Sprint (S Quote), had been scheduled to arrive at Verizon in January.
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
Confirmed — Nvidia Working on Chrome OS Tegra Devices — Earlier this month, rumors out of China indicated that we'd see Google Chrome OS devices running on Nvidia's Tegra platform. I had a product briefing with Mike Rayfield, Nvidia's GM of Mobile Business, and heard it directly from the source.
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PC World, TechCrunch, DigiTimes, Electronista, I4U News, Techgeist, Maximum PC, Liliputing, SlashGear, MobileContentToday, Netbooked, Gizmodo, IntoMobile and All about Microsoft
Craig Wilkinson / Google Mobile Blog:
Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile gets My Location and more — It's easier and faster than ever to search Google using your Windows Mobile phone. Just visit m.google.com to download the latest version of Google Mobile App, which includes these new features: — My Location.
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IntoMobile, jkOnTheRun, Softpedia News, Internet2Go, WMExperts, InformationWeek, MobileTechWorld, Search Engine Watch, AppScout and Phone Scoop
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Apple: Yes, It Makes Money On The App Store — There is widespread agreement that the Apple (AAPL) App Store has changed the face of the handset business, forcing other companies to scramble in a desperate attempt to keep up. At last count, Apple said over 1.8 billion apps had been downloaded …
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Leaked Email: Quincy Smith Of CBS Wants To Counter “Reckless Hulu Streams” — There is no love lost between CBS and Hulu. You won't find any full episodes of CBS shows on Hulu, and CBS's own site TV.com is so similar in look and feel that one might call it a product of envy.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Apple's 2009 earnings up nearly 44% under new accounting rules - analyst — How much will Apple's (AAPL) reported earnings be affected by the new accounting rules approved Wednesday? — A lot, says Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster. — In a note to clients issued early Thursday …
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PC World, Computerworld, The Mac Observer, Macsimum News, Wall Street Journal, Mark Sigal's Blog and AppleInsider
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame — I was doubtful that Microsoft execs would have anything to say about Google's introduction this week of a plug-in that allows users to run the Google Chrome browser inside Internet Explorer. — But I was wrong.
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Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Computerworld, Mashable!, Zero Day, Softpedia News, Security Watch, Technology Review, jimray and Electronista
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Brands Flickr; Users Retaliate — It appears that a few days ago there was a slight change to Flickr's logo: an addition of a small Yahoo logo to the right side so it reads “Flickr from Yahoo.” In response, many Flickr users have taken to the photo-sharing site's forums to express their horror at Yahoo's branding on Flickr.
Miguel Helft / Bits:
Google Books Settlement Delayed Indefinitely — As currently written, the controversial settlement between Google and groups representing publishers and authors is officially dead. On Thursday, a federal judge gave the parties time to negotiate a new deal that would address some of the many objections filed by various groups.
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Mark Drajem / Bloomberg:
Obama Administration Creates Office to Boost Entrepreneurs — Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Commerce Department is setting up an office intended to help entrepreneurs transform ideas into companies. — Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will announce the initiative in a speech today in Maryland …
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
Unnamed, unpriced PS3 motion controller arrives next spring — Sony gave many details about the use and release of its upcoming PS3 motion controller at the Tokyo Game Show, including live demonstrations of how the wand will work in existing games. What don't we have? A name, a price, and a specific release date.
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
A Teaching Moment For Lily Allen [Update: And *Poof* Goes Her Blog] — In my last post about Lily Allen's hypocrisy in uploading tons of songs without authorization, while saying it's good to cut off internet access for regular uploaders, one of the commenters made a good point …
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
Early debut for Windows 7 PCs — Eager to get your hands on a new PC with Microsoft's Windows 7 preinstalled? If you play your cards right, you could get one as much as a week or more in advance of the software's official Oct. 22 release. — A custom computer maker in the Seattle region …
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ICANN be independent — America is poised to loosen its control over cyberspace — FORTY years ago this month American academics sent the first message over the ARPANET, a military network that was the precursor of today's internet. A legacy of those efforts is that the American government continues …
Dieter Bohn / PreCentral.net:
Good News / Bad News: GSM Palm Pre Bands and Unlocking — Let's start with the good news: The Palm Pre will be Quad-Band on GSM and Tri-Band 3G. The devil's in the details, but it this case it's angels — Palm Pre GSM Bands: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 — Palm Pre UMTS/HSDPA Bands: 850 / 1900 / 2100
Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
Ad data implies only 23% of iPhone owners updated to 3.1 — A look at some recent statistics from mobile advertising firm AdMob gives us a rough idea of how iPhone users are upgrading to the latest software. A few weeks after its release, only about a fourth of AdMob's ad requests are coming …
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Omniture: Who Were The Other Potential Bidders? — In a lengthy filing with the SEC, Omniture (OMTR) provides a detailed time-line of the events that culminated in its agreement to be acquired by Adobe Systems (ADBE) for $21.50 a share. There are several fascinating aspects to the company's account.
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Chris Dannen / Fast Company:
Behind the Apple-Eminem Feud — We wrote about Eminem's dispute with Apple yesterday. Now we've learned that Eminem is seeking $16 million in damages from Apple for selling his tracks without proper authorization, according to court documents. But Eminem made money off those sales.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
As FiOS Zooms, Time Warner Scrambles to Launch Wideband Service — Time Warner Cable today finally launched its super high-speed wideband consumer and business Internet service in New York. It's been a long time coming, for as we've noted before, Time Warner Cable is a laggard when compared to other cable providers.
Peter Nowak / CBC News:
Google exec says Canada missing web's potential — Canadian businesses are lagging behind their peers in other developed countries when it comes to advertising online, according to one of Google's top executives. — “It's not as competitive a business market, which basically suggests …
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Microsoft's Looking Glass Will Let Marketers Peer Into A Real-Time Social Stream — Microsoft is going to let marketers and advertisers dip their toes into the social stream. The tech giant is planning to launch a new social media product, dubbed “Looking Glass,” which will let marketers aggregate …
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John Burke / TUAW:
A collection of iPhone home screens from your favorite Apple celebrities — With over 75,000 applications to choose from, it's no secret that every iPhone or iPod touch user has a different set of “favorites”. A new website, First & 20, is shedding some light on the mystery of home screens starting …
