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George Kurtz / McAfee Security Insights Blog:
Operation “Aurora” Hit Google, Others — McAfee Labs has been working around the clock, diving deep into the attack we are now calling Aurora that hit multiple companies and was publicly disclosed by Google on Tuesday. — We are working with multiple organizations that were impacted …
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Michael Forsythe / Bloomberg:
China Says Internet Firms Abiding by Its Laws Welcome — China, in a veiled response to the announcement by Google Inc. that it will stop censoring its Chinese Web site, said it welcomed global Internet companies provided they obey laws that restrict their content.
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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Follow the Law, China Tells Internet Companies — BEIJING — A day after Google announced that it would quit China unless the nation's censors eased their grip, the Chinese government offered an indirect but unambiguous response: Companies that do business in China must follow the laws of the land.
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Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat:Chinese entrepreneurs, investors on Google: 'Just quit. We don't care.'
Gabriel Snyder / Gawker:
Apple Wins the First Prize in Our Tablet Scavenger Hunt — We have our first winner in the Valleywag Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt! The most concrete proof of the messiah machine's existence so far landed in our inbox last night. — Congratulations, Michael Spillner of the prestigious …
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Kelly Hodgkins / Boy Genius Report:
Verizon Wireless to overhaul its phone and data pricing plans — One of our connects hit us up with some changes Verizon Wireless is making to its calling plans effective January 18th. The details are coming in slowly but it looks like Big Red (not the gum) is ditching the all-inclusive Premium plan …
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Intel:
Intel Fourth-Quarter Net Income $2.3 Billion, Up 875% — Fourth-Quarter Results — Fourth-Quarter Results, Excluding the Settlement Agreement with AMD — Intel Corporation today reported fourth-quarter revenue of $10.6 billion. The company reported operating income of $2.5 billion …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Intel shines: ‘We have seen a return of consumer demand’ — Intel delivered a stronger than expected fourth quarter and a promising outlook for the next three months. In addition, Intel said consumer demand has returned. — Intel reported fourth quarter net income of $2.3 billion …
Google LatLong:
Make Google Place Pages your business' megaphone — If you're a local business owner, we've just added two new features that can help you reach existing and potential customers even more effectively on your business' Place Page. Both of these features are available by claiming your business through Google Local Business Center.
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Luca Zanolin / Google Mobile Blog:
Search your BlackBerry email and contacts with Google Mobile App — If you have a BlackBerry and use the built-in Messages and Contacts apps, you can now search the email and contacts on your device using the new version of Google Mobile App. — Just type (or speak) your query …
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AppleInsider:
Apple releases MobileMe Gallery software on iPhone App Store — Apple released its fifth first-party App Store application Thursday with the free MobileMe Gallery, allowing users to view photos and videos from the cloud-based service on their iPhone or iPod touch.
Ina Fried / Beyond Binary:
Tech companies pitch in for Haiti relief — The tech industry is opening up its wallets and its Web sites to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. — The moves come in the wake of the massive 7. earthquake that left much of Haiti's capital in ruins and millions …
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Google Mobile Blog:
Optimized Search Suggestions using your location — Typing a query into the search box on a phone can often be slow and difficult. For this reason, relevant search suggestions that match your intended query can meaningfully reduce the time and effort it takes to submit a search.
Bloomberg:
Apple IPhone With Better Camera May Be Out By June, Goldman's Chen Says — Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone will probably be available as early as June, include a more advanced camera, and may feature a touch-sensitive casing, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Robert Chen …
Grace Won / AVING USA:
LG Display to develop its 19-inch flexible electronic-paper screen — SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> LG Display has developed the world's largest flexible electronic-paper screen measuring 25cm by 40cm, which translates into a 19-inch screen size. — With 0.3mm thickness and 130g weight …
Daniel Shen / DigiTimes:
Microsoft to launch Windows Mobile 6.6 in February, say sources — Microsoft reportedly plans to launch Windows Mobile 6.6 (codenamed Maldives) in February 2010 to strengthen its competitiveness against iPhone- and Android-based platforms, according to industry sources.
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Mac sales can't keep pace with cheap PCs, Apple slips to No. 5 — Sales up 23% to 31%, say Gartner and IDC, but low-priced PCs gain share — Computerworld - While Mac sales in the U.S. were up 31% in the fourth quarter of 2009, Apple was unable to keep pace with exploding sales of cheap Windows PCs …
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Blippy Opens to Public and Scores High-Profile Investors-Including Twitter's Evan Williams-For the Twitter of $$ — Blippy, a start-up that lets users broadcast their credit card transactions online, will open itself up to the public today and announce a slate of high-profile Silicon Valley investors.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Is YouTube Finally Ready to Turn a Profit This Year? — Starting last summer, Google executives have consistently promised that YouTube was close to becoming profitable. When will that finally happen? — This year, says Barclays analyst Douglas Anmuth.
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Cake Financial Acquired By E*Trade — Social finance company Cake Financial has just been acquired by E*Trade. The company launched at the first TechCrunch50 conference (when it was still TechCrunch40). Cake Financial has just posted a note to its homepage announcing the deal and to inform users …
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Experian Hitwise: Google Passes 72% U.S. Market Share — Google surpassed 72% U.S. market share in December according to the latest numbers from Experian Hitwise. For Google, that represents a slight gain over November's share of all U.S. searches. Yahoo, Bing, and Ask.com all saw their search share drop from November to December.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Is That a Real New York Times App or a Fake? Apple Doesn't Want to Know. — Has the New York Times finally started charging people to read its news online? Not yet. — But it sure looks like the Times is charging online readers if you visit Apple's iTunes Store, which is selling …
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Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog:
New Search Improvements for the New Year — Yahoo! rings in 2010 with search advertising enhancements that deliver — Last fall, I answered the question “Does search still matter to Yahoo!” with a definitive YES. But words only go so far, which is why Yahoo! is rolling out new search enhancements for users and advertisers.
Ina Fried / Beyond Binary:
Longtime Microsoft exec Veghte leaving — Microsoft said on Thursday that senior vice president Bill Veghte is leaving the company after a 19-year stint. — Veghte who began his career as associate product manager on the Office team and also headed North American sales, was most recently head of the business side of Windows.
Mark Spoonauer / LAPTOP Mag:
Q&A with Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha: Motoblur Tablet on the Way? — He's credited with rescuing Motorola from the blink of oblivion. And he recently spearheaded the introduction of the hottest-selling Android phone yet, thanks in part to Verizon Wireless' massive advertising campaign.
