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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google CEO Eric Schmidt On Newspapers & Journalism — Is Google a newspaper killer? Not by a long shot, says Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Nor does he want it to be. In a long interview about his company's relationship with newspapers and the print journalism industry, Schmidt made it clear he wants established players to survive.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Two New Apps Superimpose Wikipedia Over Your iPhone Camera View of the World — What is that mountain you're driving past? Just point your iPhone at it and you can read its Wikipedia entry. Science fiction? Not anymore. Two new apps for viewing Wikipedia entries about physical locations …
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Clint Boulton / eWeek:
Why Google Chrome Frame Makes Mozilla Firefox Folks Uneasy — Table of Contents: — Mozilla's Mitchell Baker and Mike Shaver both lamented Google's release of Chrome Frame in blog posts. The browser experts, who helped Mozilla's Firefox browser reach 23.8 percent market share largely …
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Rupert Neate / Telegraph:
Apple flexes iPhone muscle with mobile networks — Apple dictates terms as iPhone price war looms between Vodafone, O2 and Orange. — Apple imposed such secrecy on mobile networks negotiating access to the iPhone that one was forced to keep the deal secret for a year …
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Stephen Shankland / Webware.com:
Google urges Web adoption of vector graphics — Some seeds for overhauling Web browser graphics were planted more than a decade ago, and Google believes now is the time for them to bear fruit. — The company is hosting the SVG Open 2009 conference that begins Friday to dig …
Times of India:
Spooks want govt to block Skype — NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies have asked the government to consider blocking Skype as operators of the popular global VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) engine are refusing to share the encryption code that prevents Indian investigators from intercepting conversations of suspected terrorists.
John Tomasic / Colorado Independent:
Rocky Mountain Independent, online magazine experiment, folds — Weeks-long rumors of the end of the Rocky Mountain Independent journalism experiment have been confirmed. On Thursday evening the three-month-old website announced to subscribers that it would cease producing content Monday, October 5.
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
A Partnership Between Old and New Media — The offices of Curbed, a blog network start-up, are located in the Village Voice building in New York. That is perhaps telling, as readers increasingly turn to blogs like Curbed's — which cover real estate, dining and shopping in big cities — instead of print newspapers.
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The Macalope / Macworld:
The Macalope Weekly: Who's the boss? — PEOPLE WHO READ THIS ALSO READ: — Big news on the Apple tablet front this week! Well, not so much “news” per se. One supposition and one rumor. But, please, we're Apple followers. This is how we roll! And you'll be charmed …
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google Now Showing Ads On iPhone Map — We got a tip from Anthony Avolio yesterday, who pointed out that Google was showing ads on Maps on the iPhone. Until then I hadn't noticed it. This is another way in which Google seems to be aligning the mobile experience with that on the PC.
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Psystar counsel resigns from defense team in Apple suit — A California attorney representing Psystar in its defense against an Apple lawsuit withdrew himself from the case this week, according to new court documents. — David Welker of the law firm Welker and Rosario represented …
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John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
Knight Report: Broadband Openness Key To Information-Sharing — Foundation President Ibarguen says universal broadband an “essential need” — Universal high-speed broadband and an open Internet are essential to information gathering and dissemination in a world where citizen journalists …
Jeffrey Burt / eWeek:
LifeSize to Release Passport amid Cisco-Tandberg Deal — As Cisco looks to extend the reach of its high-definition video conferencing capabilities by buying Tandberg, rival LifeSize Communications is unveiling Passport, a device designed to bring HD video conferencing to small and midsize businesses, teleworkers and mobile employees.
