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Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Statement on Google Operations in China — Washington, DC — We have been briefed by Google on these allegations, which raise very serious concerns and questions. We look to the Chinese government for an explanation. The ability to operate with confidence in cyberspace is critical in a modern society and economy.
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David Drummond / The Official Google Blog:
A new approach to China — Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google.
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James Fallows:
The Google news: China enters its Bush-Cheney era — I have not yet been able to reach my friends in China to discuss this story, and for now I am judging the Google response strictly by what the company has posted on its “Official Blog,” here, and my observations from dealing with Google-China officials while overseas.
Rebecca Mackinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Google Gets On the Right Side of History — The Chinese people will learn who their real friends are. — One night in the mid-1990s when I was working as a journalist in Beijing, I went out to dinner with some Chinese friends. I had just finished reading a book called “The File” by the British historian Timothy Garton-Ash.
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent:
... And Google Was Just Gaining Some Ground In China — Some cynicism today that Google's threat to leave China isn't so altruistic. The basic argument: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was facing an uphill battle against Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) and is cutting its losses. And while it's true …
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Sophie Beach / China Digital Times:“It's Not Google that's Withdrawing from China; It's China that's …
New York Times:Google's Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China
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Jeremy Goldkorn / Guardian:Google strikes a blow to China's Great Firewall | Jeremy Goldkorn
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Boy Genius Report:
Apple's tablet is an “iPhone on steroids” — One of our close Apple connects who hasn't steered us wrong dropped a little bit of information on us. Here's what we know: — The tablet's multi-touch gestures are “out of control.” — It's powered by an incredibly fast ARM CPU
Peter Farago / blog.flurry.com:
Flurry Special Report: Google Nexus One Launch Week Sales — Flurry Estimates 20,000 First Week Nexus One Sales: — Not an Apples to “Apple” Comparison — The Google Nexus One launch has become the most controversial and confusing Android handset launch to date.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:Google's Nexus One phone sells a mere 20,000 in its first week
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24/7 Wall St.:
Apple App Store Has Lost $450 Million To Piracy — Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and the companies that sell software for the iPhone and iPod touch at the App Store have lost over $450 million to piracy since the store opened in July 2008 according to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St. There have been over …
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Gmail Blog:
Default https access for Gmail — In 2008, we rolled out the option to always use https — encrypting your mail as it travels between your web browser and our servers. Using https helps protect data from being snooped by third parties, such as in public wifi hotspots.
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Brad Stone / New York Times:
Nintendo Wii to Add Netflix Service for Streaming Video — SAN FRANCISCO — Owners of the Nintendo Wii can finally stop waving their video game controllers in the air and sink back onto the couch. — Nintendo is bringing Netflix's online streaming video service to its Wii gaming console …
Pooja Prasad / Adobe Featured Blogs:
Adobe Investigates Corporate Network Security Issue — Adobe became aware on January 2, 2010 of a computer security incident involving a sophisticated, coordinated attack against corporate network systems managed by Adobe and other companies. We are currently in contact with other companies and are investigating the incident.
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless:
Sprint drops price of mobile WiMAX by another $10 — Sprint Nextel reduced the monthly price of its CDMA/mobile WiMAX service by another $10, down to $59.99, a Sprint spokeswoman confirmed. The price cut is the second $10 cut in less than five months; Sprint made a similar change …
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Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Intel promo confirms Apple's plans for Core i5 MacBook Pros [u] — An e-mail sent to members of Intel's Retail Edge promotional program highlight a forthcoming MacBook Pro from Apple sporting a new Core i5 processor, AppleInsider can confirm. — The promotion was included in an e-mail sent …
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Jake Brill / Facebook Blog:
Better Security through Software — One of the best defenses against security threats is a good offense, and we want to help you take the offensive by having the latest security software installed on your computer. Today, we are announcing a year-long partnership with McAfee to offer …
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Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
HP's Hurd calls $250m Microsoft agreement ‘breakthrough stuff’ — Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard collaborate on a ton of technology initiatives, so who really cares that they're spending another $250 million over the next three years to better integrate corporate software and hardware?
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
RealNetworks Founder And CEO Rob Glaser Finally Quits (RNWK) — RealNetworks founder and CEO Rob Glaser is quitting. It's about time. — The question is now, did Rob just get bored? Or was he pushed out? — RealNetworks hasn't had much of a business to get excited about in a long time.
Gabriel Snyder / valleywag - Gawker:
Announcing Valleywag's Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt: Win Up to $100,000! — We've had enough of trying to follow all the speculation around Apple's impending tablet — how it'll work, its size, the name, the software and whether it will save magazines. We want answers, dammit! And we're willing to pay.
John Tierney / New York Times:
The Madness of Crowds and an Internet Delusion — When does the wisdom of crowds give way to the meanness of mobs? — In the 1990s, Jaron Lanier was one of the digital pioneers hailing the wonderful possibilities that would be realized once the Internet allowed musicians, artists …
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