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3:10 PM ET, June 4, 2010

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Yusuf Mehdi / Search Blog:
A Farewell to Bing cashback  —  One of the principles we have here at Bing is to constantly experiment and learn.  We do this to ensure we are keeping pace with new social and technology trends, and can continue to deliver great value for our customers and advertisers.
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Todd Bishop / TechFlash:   Microsoft axes Bing Cashback, saying it fell short of aspirations
Nick Bilton / Bits:
Updated: iPad 3G Shortage Won't Bar Getting Unlimited Data Plan, AT&T Says  —  Since AT&T announced this week that it would eliminate its unlimited monthly data plans beginning Monday, June 7, some customers have been scrambling to get an iPad 3G with the hopes of signing up for the unlimited plan, which would be grandfathered in.
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Felix Salmon:
AT&T tries to defend its data pricing  —  Mark Siegel, the executive director of media relations at AT&T, was upset that I didn't phone him before posting my blog entry yesterday on his company's new data plans.  He phoned me this morning, and I told him that I assumed the official AT&T press release …
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Hey, AT&T! We Want Rollover Bytes
Discussion: GigaOM and PC World
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
AT&T: No iPhone-iPad tethering
Robin Wauters / MobileCrunch:
Sprint officially kicks off sales of the HTC EVO 4G  —  “History will be made across the nation as anxious customers get their hands on America's first 3G/4G wireless phone, HTC EVO 4G, packed with industry-leading features.”  —  A little over the top right there, but anyway …
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Matt Mastracci / grack.com:
HTC EVO 4G: Nice Hardware, Horrible Sprint Software  —  UPDATE: Sprint's OTA release last night fixes the serious vulnerability we reported to them.  Kudos to them for moving so quickly.  As an end-user, you'll have to decide between being more secure with the OTA update or having root access to the device you own for now.
Michelle Maisto / eWeek:
HTC Evo 4G Debut Brings Price Cut from Walmart, Best Buy
Jason Calacanis / VentureBeat:
Five things Facebook can do to rebuild trust  —  [Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an email sent by entrepreneur Jason Calacanis to his personal mailing list from the D8 digital entrepreneurship conference outside Los Angeles, after watching Facebook founder Mark Zuckberg's onstage interview.
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Shel Israel / Global Neighbourhoods:   Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg: Step Down
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Facebook dev move won't stop rogue apps, say researchers
David Feng / techblog86:
China Blocks Foursquare; Too Many People Checking Into Tian'anmen  —  The Chinese censors are a sight to behold.  As in how fast they react.  It's an open secret that while Twitter is probably chock-full of “the wrong people” (to the censors), the censors themselves are there, too.
Adam Singer / The Official Posterous Posterous:
Posterous unveils Pages  —  We are pleased to announce a feature that has been in the works for quite some time: Pages!  You've asked for it, and it's here.  —  We're really excited about pages, so we'd like to give a brief overview of what you can do with this powerful new feature.  —  What are pages?
Discussion: The Next Web
Boy Genius Report:
AT&T officially stops selling iPhone 3G  —  You had a really, really good run iPhone 3G.  We'll miss you. … Anyone excited for the 3GS to probably drop to $99, or will you spring for the new $199/$299 device?  —  Thanks, AT&TFreshNinja!
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Now You Can Try Out Google Docs Without A Google Account  —  If you've ever tried explaining Google Docs to a long-time Microsoft Office user who isn't familiar with buzzwords like “cloud computing” and “real-time collaboration”, you probably know that it can be a trying task.
Discussion: Erictric
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Apple Unveils A New HTML5/Web Standards Showcase — Safari Required  —  Under fire for its App Store not being more open, recently, Apple's response has been that there is a portion of its devices that is totally open: the web.  If developers don't like some of the App Store's restrictions, they should make a web app, Apple reasons.
Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat:
A Facebook privacy scanner that can adjust settings for you  —  Not quite satisfied with Facebook's new streamlined privacy controls?  —  Redwood City-based ReputationDefender has launched a more visual alternative to the social network's tools.  It's a bookmarklet that you can drag and drop …
Discussion: All Facebook
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
AOL Isn't Negotiating A Search Deal, It's Negotiating A Sale To Microsoft (AOL, MSFT, YHOO, GOOG)  —  AOL, which currently outsources search to Google, began negotiating a new search deal last week, CEO Tim Armstrong said yesterday at the D8 Conference out in California.  —  Tim is just being coy.
David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Is this the first ever Facebook-oriented political attack ad?  —  It seems the issue of Facebook privacy has gained enough currency to earn itself a place in a TV attack ad in the race for California attorney general — almost certainly the first Facebook-oriented TV ad in U.S. politics.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Screenshot Hints At YouTube “Live Stream” Option  —  YouTube has been dabbling with its own live streams for almost two years now.  It's live streamed presidential speeches, healthcare debates, cricket matches, and a U2 concert.  But so far it's stayed away from opening up live streaming to the general YouTube populace.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Google's iTunes Competitor Will Likely Be Called Google Music  —  At Google I/O a few weeks ago, Google teased the audience with a glimpse of a web-based iTunes competitor that would be a new section of the Android Market.  Details were sparse during that time, but we may have found the name …
Jeff Bertolucci / PC World:
Apple WWDC Speculation Heats Up: 5 Best Bets  —  Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) gets underway Monday in San Francisco, and speculation is rampant over what revelations CEO Steve Jobs has planned.  Here are my five top picks.  —  1) New iPhone: OK, this one's pretty much a lock.
Discussion: BaltTech, MacRumors and Fast Company
Chris Cameron / ReadWriteWeb:
Google Goggles Coming Soon to iPhone  —  Back in December of 2009, Google launched Goggles - a mobile image recognition beta application for the Android Operating System.  In a presentation Thursday at the Augmented Reality Event in Santa Clara, California, Google project manager Shailesh Nalawadi confirmed …
Discussion: MacRumors iPhone Blog
Chris Tribbey / Home Media Magazine:
Blu-ray Rentals Likely $1.50 a Night at Redbox Kiosks  —  CENTURY CITY, Calif. — Redbox president Mitch Lowe said the kiosk company would likely bow Blu-ray Disc rentals at $1.50 a night, a premium over the chain's traditional $1-a-night DVD rental.  —  Blu-rays will start appearing …
 
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Mobile Web or Native App? Chomp's App Search Shows Both
Discussion: Mike Rowehl
Stephen Lawson / Computerworld:
Storage revenue on the rebound, IDC says
Discussion: Computerworld, IBD Click and eWeek
Erik Sherman / BNET Technology Blog:
Google Wants to Find the Perfect Format for Your Ad
Cecilia Kang / Post Tech:
Report urges more education about online safety
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
The End of Malware?  —  How Android, Chrome, and the iPad …
Mac Slocum / O'Reilly Radar:
How Facebook satisfied a need for speed
Chris Clark / Release Candidate One:
A Services Menu for iPhone
Discussion: App Advice and MacStories
 Earlier Items: 
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Bit.ly Links Now At 4.7 Billion Clicks A Month As Yahoo, MySpace And Others Go Pro
Discussion: bit.ly blog, Erictric and AppScout
Christopher Mims / Technology Review:
How iTunes Genius Really Works
Robert Scoble / TechCrunch:
Location 2012: Death Of The Information Silos
Discussion: All Points Blog, Thanks:atul
Preston Gralla / Computerworld:
Steve Ballmer admits Microsoft is “number five” in the mobile race
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
HP says it's in the smartphone market, after all
Financial Times:
Google to hand over intercepted data