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4:20 PM ET, December 11, 2009

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John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Apple Countersues Nokia for Copying iPhone (Plus Disputed Patents and Full Text of Counterclaim)  —  On Oct. 22, Nokia filed suit against Apple, accusing the company of hitching a “free-ride” on its intellectual property.  This morning, Apple filed a searing countersuit accusing Nokia of the same thing.
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Steve Dowling / Apple:
Apple Countersues Nokia  —  Responding to a lawsuit brought against the company by Nokia, Apple® today filed a countersuit claiming that Nokia is infringing 13 Apple patents.  —  “Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours,” …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
CrunchPad Federal Lawsuit Filed; Some Additional Thoughts  —  Thursday afternoon we filed a lawsuit against Fusion Garage in the Northern District of California Federal court.  The causes of action include Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Breach of Fiduciary Duty …
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Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
JooJoo (formerly Crunchpad) late to launch, hit by TechCrunch lawsuit
Discussion: Engadget
The Official Google Blog:
Two new features enhance search beyond the results page  —  On Monday, when Amit Singhal introduced Google real-time search, he talked about bringing you information at the speed of light.  But speed isn't just about the time it takes the results to load, or even the time it takes us to index …
Jonny Evans / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPhone users suffering ‘Stockholm Syndrome’, analyst firm reckons  —  iPhone users are suffering from delusion akin to Stockholm Syndrome, says Strand Consulting in a weird little slice of research released this morning by this particular team of generally anti-iPhone analysts.
Amy-Mae Elliott / Pocket-lint.com:
Motorola Milestone sells out in less than 3 hours  —  eXpansys says it's the fastest-selling gadget in its 11-year history  —  Online retailer eXpansys, the exclusive stockist of the new Motorola Milestone, has revealed the new high-end handset has sold out in record time.
Kashmir Hill / The Not-So Private Parts:
Either Mark Zuckerberg got a whole lot less private or Facebook's CEO doesn't understand the company's new privacy settings.  —  When Facebook's new privacy settings were rolled out yesterday, many privacy gurus complained that the default setting was for “Everyone” to have access to your Facebook profile …
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Eric Eldon / Inside Facebook:
Now, Facebook Lets Users Hide Friends From People Who Are Not Logged In
Discussion: AppScout, CNET News, Daggle and Mediaite
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Microsoft Acquires Opalis Software  —  The Deal reports that Microsoft will today announce it has acquired Opalis Software, “a venture-backed maker of IT process automation technology.”  —  Terms were not disclosed.  —  In early October, Opalis put out a relase touting a 104% increase in license bookings.
Steve Lohr / Bits:
Microsoft Is Losing Fight for Consumers, Analyst Says  —  Mark Anderson is the writer behind the Strategic News Service, a predictive newsletter with a wide following among technology executives and venture capitalists, which he publishes from the island redoubt of Friday Harbor …
Ina Fried / CNET News:
Mozilla worker touts Bing over Google, citing privacy  —  Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the latest Silicon Valley CEO to draw ire after suggesting that folks seeking privacy might not want to look to the Internet to find it.  —  “I think judgment matters,” Schmidt said, appearing on CNBC (see video below).
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Softpedia News:
Over One Hundred Thousand Websites Infected in New Attack  —  Rogue frames load exploit cocktail  —  Security researchers have detected a new mass injection attack that has compromised over 130,000 websites so far.  A rogue IFrame is used to exploit visitors and infect their computers with a banking trojan.
Lisa Barone / Outspoken Media:
Is Google Moving In The Wrong Direction?  —  It's been one hell of a week for all of us.  I'm exhausted and I need a nap.  I do have a question, though.  And it is only a question, so simma down, Internet.  —  The question is this: Is Google making search too complex and moving …
Discussion: Search Engine Watch and Bruce Clay Blog, Thanks:atul
Chris Pollard / The Sun:
Coke ‘sorry’ for swear blunder  —  FIZZY drinks giant Coca-Cola has apologised after its website produced a security code that read: “U F * * K R”.  Customer Alistair Beswick was shocked when the randomly generated string of letters appeared as he was logging on to Coke Zone.
Discussion: Slashfood
Brian X. Chen / Gadget Lab:
Apple's Next Media Frontier Will Be Streaming Video  —  Video entertainment was “the one that got away” from Apple, but recent moves reveal the company is taking a second stab at the category, and that streaming video will play a major role.  —  The addition of video cameras to Apple's latest iPhone …
Janko Roettgers / NewTeeVee:
4 Out of 5 Viewers Leave If a Stream Buffers Once  —  Whatever happened to patience?  More than 81 percent of all online video viewers click away if they encounter a clip rebuffering, according to a new study by Tubemogul.  The Emeryville-based video distribution and analytics startup took …
Discussion: Mashable!, Maximum PC and AppScout
JBC / Nokia Conversations:
Nokia 5235 Comes With Music rolls into view  —  GLOBAL - The new Nokia 5235 Comes With Music promises to bring a plethora of free music to users at a price they might not expect.  Based on the 5230, this Comes With Music edition boasts the perfect mix of size, usability and of course as much music as users could ever want.
Bobbie Johnson / Guardian:
Google backs world's fastest net cable  —  • Undersea line set to run 5,000 miles across southeast Asia  —  • £245m cable marks latest investment in net infrastructure  —  In little more than a decade, Google has conquered the technology industry and become one of the world's most powerful companies.
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
CloudShare raises $10M for cloud-based demos  —  CloudShare, a startup that improves the sales process by allowing companies to run software and appliance demos in the cloud, has raised $10 million in a second round of institutional funding.  The money comes from some big-name venture firms …
Discussion: TechCrunch, bizjournals and VatorNews
Ravit Lichtenberg from / ReadWriteWeb:
10 Ways Social Media Will Change In 2010  —  This time last year, I wrote about the 10 ways social media will change 2009, and while all predictions have materialized or are on their way, it has only become clear in recent months how significant of a change we've seen this year.
Eric Slivka / MacRumors iPhone Blog:
TomTom Introduces U.S.-Only GPS iPhone Application for $49.99  —  TomTom today launched TomTom U.S.A. [App Store], a new U.S.-only GPS navigation application for the iPhone carrying an introductory price of $49.99 through December 28th.  —  The introductory price marks a 50% savings …
Discussion: App Advice
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
iPhone developer says Apple taking more lenient approach with apps  —  Despite a spotted violation of Apple's rules for developers, one iPhone application was approved for released on the App Store with a warning to fix the issue in a future update.  —  Developer Vimov, creators of iSimulate …
Ben Kepes / CloudAve:
Breaking: Salesforce.com Buys GroupSwim  —  Big news this morning is the announcement of a deal that sees salesforce.com acquire GroupSwim (more on GroupSwim here).  It seems the announcement came today but this has been brewing for sometime, GroupSwim VP of Customer Success Jason Rothbart's Facebook status …
Erica Ogg / CNET News:
The iPhone moves from the quad to the classroom  —  Most college professors will tell students to put away their iPhone or iPod once class starts.  But not Ken Joy.  His class requires them.  —  Professor Joy teaches ECS 198H, Introduction To iPhone Application Development, to undergraduates at the University of California at Davis.
Discussion: Gadget Lab
AppleInsider:
Apple offers free taste of iTunes LP format with ‘Holiday Sampler’  —  Apple is promoting its new iTunes LP format with a free downloadable selection of 20 holiday songs from a variety of popular artists.  —  The free iTunes Holiday Sampler download includes a variety of artists from wide-ranging genres …
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
Tumblr Goes Real Time  —  Starting today, the popular light blogging platform Tumblr will publish its users' feeds in real time.  Tumblr will use the increasingly popular PubSubHubbub format to announce updates.  Tumblr's real-time hub will be powered by Superfeedr.
Discussion: Download Squad
 
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The Huffington Post:
Inside The Lives Of Amazon.com Warehouse Employees: Long Hours …
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Is Apple Buying VoIP Provider iCall?
Discussion: MacRumors Page 2
Michelle Maisto / eWeek:
ATandT Is Top Carrier, Says Business Traveler Mag
Kit Eatonfri / Fast Company:
Search Engine Wars: Google, Yahoo Fight Over Twitter—Google Wins
Discussion: MarketingVOX and Digits
Jaikumar Vijayan / Computerworld:
Analysis: TSA document release show pitfalls of electronic redaction
Chris Ziegler / Engadget Mobile:
Motorola prepping 3G module with support for AT&T and T-Mobile USA alike
Discussion: Android Central and TmoNews
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Rather than patch, Microsoft blocks buggy code
 Earlier Items: 
Rex Hammock / Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com:
No, Virginia, the Apple Tablet is a big fat Fairy Tale
Discussion: GottaBeMobile.com
Nielsen Wire:
Six Million More Seniors Using the Web than Five Years Ago
Discussion: CNET News, Telecompetitor and Mashable!
John Leyden / The Register:
Hackers root Motorola Droid
Discussion: I4U News
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Are Microsoft Users More Gullible When It Comes To Online Advertising?
Discussion: Search Engine Land