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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week — Google's Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we've heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall. — What can we expect?
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David Coursey / PC World:
Google Chrome OS: A Nice Place to Visit, But? — Google's Chrome operating system could mark a turning point in computing, but many questions remain. Today's rumor is the OS will be released to developers next week, answering some questions but probably raising even more.
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Rupert Murdoch to remove News Corp's content from Google ‘in months’ — Rupert Murdoch, the head of News Corporation, is prepared to remove his company's content from Google' search index “within months” as the pay versus free content debate reaches crisis point.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:News Corp Wants To “Lead” The Media Industry To Its Own Demise
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Jonny Evans / 9 to 5 Mac:
App Store dejection process - now Rogue Amoeba leaves the flock — The App Store rejection process continues to infuriate even long-term Apple developers, and something will have to change - today we see long time Mac developers, Rogue Amoeba, announce they will no longer develop apps …
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Paul Kafasis / Under The Microscope:
Airfoil Speakers Touch 1.0.1 Finally Ships — First, the basics: Airfoil Speakers Touch version 1.0.1 is now available in the App Store. This update fixes issues with audio sync that could be heard when audio was playing to multiple outputs. If you haven't used Airfoil …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Airfoil Speakers Touch Situation — Regarding today's aforelinked tale from Rogue Amoeba regarding the four-month-long process to get a minor bug-fix update to Airfoil Speakers Touch published on the App Store, several readers who insist upon defending Apple in this matter have pointed me to Jeff LaMarche's response.
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Ina Fried / CNET News:
Office 2010 beta leaks early — Those who can't wait until next week for the beta of Office 2010 can apparently find the code already on torrent Web sites. — According to Neowin, the beta code has popped up on peer-to-peer sites in recent days. — Meanwhile, another enthusiast site …
David Pogue / New York Times:
Verizon: How Much Do You Charge Now? — Starting next week, Verizon will double the early-termination fee for smartphones. That is, if you get a BlackBerry, Android or similar phone from Verizon, and you decide to switch phones before your two-year contract is up, you'll be socked with a $350 penalty (it used to be $175).
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Danny Allen / Gizmodo:
Sleek Vega Tablet with Android 2.0, Touchscreen, and 3G Arrives Next Year — I'm psyched to see Android moving into tablets. Some of the first will be from Innovative Converged Devices (ICD), who say their Tegra-powered 7-, 11-, and 15-inch tablets will arrive through “tier one” carriers in the first half of 2010.
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Editorial: Hey, AT&T — drop lawsuits, not calls — AppleInsider published a piece this week that does a good job rounding up the latest counterarguments we've been hearing against Verizon's claims in its suddenly ultra-aggressive attacks on archrival AT&T's network — attacks that have offended …
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att.com:AT&T Sets the Record Straight on Verizon Ads
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Mike Butcher / TechCrunch Europe:
Badda Bing! Microsoft woos newspapers by funding their stick to beat Google — As Microsoft shed its beta tag for the launch of the UK version of Bing today, TechCrunch Europe has learnt that it held a secret meeting with a group of big European publishers, mainly newspapers.
Electronista:
Dell officially enters smartphones with Mini 3 — Dell today formally entered the smartphone race by launching the Mini 3. The full-touchscreen phone depends on a customized version of Android and will have different features based on the region. While most details aren't available …
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Dolly Parton Says: You Should Try IE8 Webslices! — In what's got to be the most amusing celebrity tech endorsement of the season so far, Dolly Parton has gone on YouTube endorsing Microsoft's IE8. It's got this great webslices feature, you see. “You've got to have Internet Explorer 8 to use webslices …
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft opens up Windows 7 to advertisers via downloadable themes — The same way that it already allows advertisers to buy placement on various Microsoft sites and properties, Microsoft may allow them to extend their brands onto Windows 7. — The ads aren't being foisted on Windows 7 users.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
How Google Voice Violates Google's Own Privacy Policy (Updated) — I've had a nagging frustration in my otherwise perfect relationship with Google Voice. The service systematically replaces my friend's phone numbers with their Google Voice numbers when they call, even when they aren't calling from Google Voice.
Nathania Johnson / Search Engine Watch:
Google Adds AdSense for Feeds, Feedburner Data to Analytics — If you use AdSense for Feeds or Google Feedburner to manage RSS feeds on your site - and you use Google Analytics - then you'll be glad to know Google is connecting the two. You'll be able to iew click data for your feeds services in Google Analytics.
Jessica E. Vascellaro / Digits:
Authors Guild Cheers Modified Book Settlement (Which Isn't Even Out Yet) — The clock is ticking down to Friday night's deadline for Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers to submit to a federal court a new version of their digital book settlement.
Alex Crippen / CNBC.com:
Microsoft's Bill Gates Praises Apple's Steve Jobs For ‘Saving the Company’ — Microsoft's Bill Gates had some words of praise today for Steve Jobs, the CEO of arch-rival Apple, despite the blistering “Mac and PC” television ads that sharply, and humorously, criticize the new Windows 7 operating system.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
My world has changed (and I get to share with you) — Twitter's new list feature is one of those things that seems simple on the surface and is easily ignored. — But it has deeply changed how I get my news and how I interact with the tech community. — Click through these lists …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Wikipedia Runs Ads Highlighting Their No-Ad Policy — Moments after Craigslist founder Craig Newmark joins the Wikimedia/Wikipedia advisory board things start to go crazy. — Way back in 2006 Jason Calacanis, then an executive at AOL, was trying to convince Wikipedia to puts ads on the site.
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Patrickj / Just Another iPhone Blog:
Quick Look: Walmart App for iPhone — Just in time for the holiday season, the biggest retailer in the US (or is it the world?) has brought out an iPhone app. Walmart is the official app from the retail giant. Its App Store description promises that it is 'designed to help you find great products …
Associated Press:
N.J. computer programmer who worked for Bernard Madoff is arrested by FBI — NEW YORK — Two former employees for Bernard Madoff programmed an old IBM computer to generate false records that concealed the money manager's massive Ponzi scheme and were given hush money when they threatened to stop lying, federal prosecutors said today.
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Palm Shrs Rally On Speculation Nokia Could Bid — Palm (PALM) shares are trading higher this morning on what Briefing.com describes as “NOK for PALM” chatter. — While there's not a lot to go on here, I would note that there's certainly a case to be made for Nokia (NOK) buying Palm …
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Roger Parloff / Fortune:
Intel settlement: The power of emails — How emails played a role in Intel's $1.25 billion settlement with AMD nine days after they were made public. — NEW YORK (Fortune) — Nine days after New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo made public emails to, from, and about current …
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