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12:50 PM ET, December 14, 2009

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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Exclusive: first Google Phone / Nexus One photos, Android 2.1 on-board  —  Well here you have it folks, honest-to-goodness pics of the Google Phone... AKA, the Nexus One.  As you can see by the photos, the design of the device is largely similar to those we've seen, but the graphic …
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Sascha Segan / PC Magazine:
Why So Many Are So Wrong on the ‘Google Phone’  —  Google on Saturday announced that its internal developers are using a new Android-powered phone that many Web sites have dubbed “Nexus One” from its Internet browser identification string, but which many reports say is a variant of HTC's HD2 phone.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Google Pals Up With T-Mobile to Push Its “Nexus One” Phone  —  Google plans to sell its new phone on its own Web site, without getting a wireless carrier to subsidize the handset.  —  But that doesn't mean Google (GOOG) won't also work with a carrier: The search giant intends to launch …
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
HTC Nexus One blessed by the FCC (updated)  —  Well lookie here.  A little phone by the name of “NEXUSONE” just slipped through the FCC as model number PB99100 built by HTC.  The filing also confirms a few more details including microSD expansion, 802.11b/g WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
Market Wire:
Oracle Makes Commitments to Customers, Developers and Users of MySQL  —  Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) has engaged in constructive discussions with the European Commission regarding the concerns expressed by the Commission about the Oracle/Sun Microsystems transaction, and in particular the maintenance …
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Paul Meller / Computerworld:
Oracle's pledges on MySQL are ‘purely cosmetic’, say critics
Discussion: InformationWeek and Reuters
The Official Google Blog:
Cloud apps, big city: LA goes Google  —  This fall we've seen lots of government agencies decide to make the switch to cloud computing, joining the many businesses already using Google Apps for email and collaboration at work.  Today we'd like to officially welcome another customer to the mix: the City of Los Angeles.
TeliaSonera:
TeliaSonera first in the world with 4G services  —  Today, as the first operator in the world, TeliaSonera launches 4G services commercially to customers in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway.  —  “We are very proud to be the first operator in the world to offer our customers 4G services.
Werner Vogels / All Things Distributed:
Expanding the Cloud - Amazon EC2 Spot Instances  —  Today we launched a new option for acquiring Amazon EC2 Compute resources: Spot Instances.  Using this option, customers bid any price they like on unused Amazon EC2 capacity and run those instances for as long their bid exceeds the current “Spot Price.”
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Rich Miller / Data Center Knowledge:
New From Amazon: Spot Pricing on Cloud Computing
Jim Dalrymple / CNET News:
Apple apologizes for iMac delays  —  Apple on Sunday apologized to customers amid reports of shipping delays of its recently introduced iMac computer.  —  “The new iMac has been a huge hit and we are working hard to fulfill orders as quickly as possible,” an Apple spokesperson told CNET.
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Marissa Mayer: An omnivorous Google is coming  —  Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president for search products and user experience, shares her unparalleled insights into the future of internet search engines.  —  The next big breakout area for Google is going to be language, according to Marissa Mayer.
Guardian:
New Guardian iPhone app  —  Want to view the Guardian in double quick time, with slicker graphics and better clarity on your iPhone?  Well there's an app for that...
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Seagate launches world's thinnest hard drive for laptops and netbooks  —  Seagate Technology is announcing tomorrow its Momentus Thin drive, the world's thinnest 2.5-inch hard disk drive for the smallest laptops and netbooks.  —  The device can also be used in backup devices and consumer electronics gear.
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Is Apple Taking the Internet Seriously Now?  —  Apple's always been a particular kind of company, obsessed with experiences, controlling them, end to end.  But those they've always been centered around the traditional desktop.  Until Apple bought Lala.  Is Apple taking the internet seriously now?
Discussion: TechStartups.com
ai.rs blog:
HTC Legend not a legend anymore  —  ai.rs blog Exclusive  —  As we promised, we bring you more info on HTC Legend.  In fact, we present you exclusive crystal clear image of the upcoming Android phone from HTC.  We suppose it will replace Hero, considering the dimensions, screen size and specs.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Location's Social Paradox  —  There's an absolute eruption of activity around location-based services right now.  Companies are getting funded left and right, new ones are popping up daily, and certain ones are seemingly starting to take off.  But for a number of them, there's a very big wall looming.
Discussion: BoomTown, /Message and Web Strategy
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Barnes & Noble Nook torn down and rooted — but still respected  —  Barnes & Noble might be pitching the Nook to the literary set, but it turns out the Android-based dual-screen reader is pretty hacker-friendly as well: both the OS and filesystem are stored on a microSD card.
Discussion: Gadget Lab, Gizmodo and DisplayBlog
Ryan Lawler / NewTeeVee:
Brightcove Releases iPhone SDK, Reports Record Signups for Updated Platform  —  Brightcove, ever since it released the latest version of its white-label video management platform last month, has been busy signing up new customers and adding features to its product set.
Nat Ives / AdAge:
Huffington Post's New Ad Revenue Stream: Twitter Feeds  —  Marketers Can Pay to Add Tweets, Comments Alongside Readers' Own  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Huffington Post has started offering marketers the ability to inject their own paid comments among reader comments and place paid Tweets among …
Todd Spangler / Multichannel News:
Can TiVo Reinvent Itself?  —  DVR Pioneer Needs Help — Fast — From Cable Operators to Survive  —  TiVo president and CEO Tom Rogers says he doesn't run a DVR company.  —  This is odd, since TiVo is synonymous with the digital video recorder — a technology that, in the last decade …
Discussion: DSLreports, Thanks:arjo
Times of London:
Spinvox nears £92m takeover  —  SPINVOX, the troubled technology firm, is close to accepting a $150m (£92m) takeover offer from an American rival.  —  A sale to Nuance Communications, the speech-recognition group, could be announced before Christmas.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Qik Hastens Its Live Broadcasts With A Desktop App  —  Qik is a service built on the premise of being able to stream videos from your mobile device to the web as they're happening live.  But many videos that get streamed are short (1 to 2 minute average), and if you're sending them out over a service …
Yukari Iwatani Kane / Digits:
App Watch: Exploiting the iPhone Lock Screen  —  Most iPhone app developers work with Apple to get their products in the iPhone App Store, submitting software for the company's approval.  But a community of maverick developers sidesteps that process to target iPhones that have been modified-or …
Roi Carthy / TechCrunch:
Attn: Online Job Boards - Subject: RealMatch Breathing Down Your Neck.  —  If you think that the online job board vertical occupied by the likes of Monster.com can't be shaken up, think again.  Case in point: Realmatch, an Israeli founded startup that is climbing up the job classified food chain.
 
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Nathan Eddy / eWeek:
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Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:
TwitVid gets a real-time search engine, analytics
Discussion: NewTeeVee and Mashable!
Martin Bryant / The Next Web Network:
Google advertises Chrome with giant UK newspaper ad (Update: Billboard ads too)
Discussion: TechCrunch, Erictric and TechCrunch Europe, Thanks:boris
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Microsoft China Blatantly Rips Off Microblogging Service Plurk
Discussion: Plurk Labs and Computerworld
Owen Fletcher / PC World:
Yahoo's Microblog Now in Chinese, but Blocked in China
Associated Press:
Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray
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Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Steve Jobs is a finalist for Time's Person of the Year
Discussion: MobileCrunch and deal architect
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Strong demand for parts forecasts 10M iPhone sales in Q4 2009
John Herrman / Gizmodo:
How To: Totally Overhaul Your Phones With Google Voice
Discussion: ARMdevices.net
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google, DST Make Play For AOL's ICQ
 

 
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