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11:30 AM ET, August 19, 2010

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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Intel Buys Cyber Security Giant McAfee For $7.68 Billion In Cash  —  Intel has just bought McAfee according to a release issued this morning.  The deal is worth $7.68 billion, or $48 per share.  See the release below.  —  According the statement issued by Intel, McAfee will continue operate …
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Andrew Nusca / Between the Lines Blog:
Intel to acquire McAfee for $7.68 billion; cloud security becomes key priority  —  Tech giant Intel on Thursday announced that it would acquire security firm McAfee for about $7.68 billion, placing a price on the company's common stock of about $48 per share.
Discussion: Hardware 2.0 Blog and The Next Web
Electronista:
Intel to buy McAfee for on-chip security
Discussion: GigaOM and GottaBeMobile
Michael Eyal Sharon / Facebook Blog:
Who, What, When, and Now...Where  —  If you're like me, when you find a place you really like, you want to tell your friends you're there.  Maybe it's a new restaurant, a beautiful hiking trail or an amazing live show.  —  Starting today, you can immediately tell people about that favorite spot with Facebook Places.
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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
New Facebook Places Logo Is A “4.”  In A Square.  Yeah.  —  On the left is the logo for Facebook's newly launched geolocational product Facebook Places, on the right is the logo for the current leader in the space Foursquare.  Notice anything interesting?
Cody Barbierri / VentureBeat:
Foursquare's Dennis Crowley: Still deciding on Facebook Places  —  With Facebook's announcement of a check-in feature dubbed Facebook Places, we're all wondering how it will affect location-based services like Foursquare.  So I went ahead and asked founder and chief executive Dennis Crowley.
Chris Pendleton / Bing Maps Blog:
Facebook Places Launches with Bing'd Out Maps  —  After listening to the rumor mills roar and authoring hundreds of emails with my friends at Facebook it can finally be said that Facebook has launched their location-based check-in service dubbed Facebook Places.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Facebook Wants Advertisers To Help Build Out Its Directory of Places  —  As we heard tonight, Facebook has officially launched Places, the social network's location-based platform.  We know what Places will mean for Facebook users.  Users will be able to check-in to Places …
Gareth Beavis / TechRadar.com:
Revealed: Android Honeycomb next up from Google  —  Will it be Android 3.1 or Android 3.2?  —  Tell us what you think [ 1 comments ]  —  Google is set to call the next iteration of its mobile OS Android Honeycomb, following on from the tablet-friendly Gingerbread platform.
Wall Street Journal:
RIM Shops for Mobile Ad Network  —  Under pressure in the increasingly competitive wireless market, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is shopping for a mobile advertising network, people familiar with the matter said.  —  In recent months, the Canadian device maker has held talks …
Google Mobile Blog:
The Iterative Web App: New Stacked Cards Interface for Gmail on iPad.  —  In April 2009, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iOS and Android.  Among the improvements was a complete redesign of the web application's underlying code, which allows us to more rapidly develop …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Now You Can Search For Google Docs From Within Gmail (And It Catches Typos, Too)
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Blog:
It's official: Windows 7 is a hit, and XP is finally in decline  —  Last year at this time, Microsoft was in the final stages of preparing Windows 7 for its worldwide launch.  The new OS was finally available to the public—well, at least that segment of the public with a TechNet or MSDN subscription.
Discussion: Lockergnome Blog Network, Thanks:edbott
DigiTimes:
Google may cooperate with Motorola for Android 3.0 tablet, says Digitimes Research  —  As several smartphone makers are working aggressively to form cooperation agreements with Google for an Android 3. tablet PC, Motorola is currently the company's priority choice, according …
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Clint Boulton / eWeek:
Google Chrome OS Tablet Unlikely So Soon
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Skype's Chief Development Officer Leaves Amid TechCrunch Comment Fiasco  —  Madhu Yarlagadda, who joined Skype as Chief Development Officer last month, has left the company.  Generally speaking executives don't leave a startup as it jumps into the IPO process, and they certainly don't leave after just a month on the job.
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Ashlee Vance / Bits:
Skype Loses Engineering Chief Before Offering
Caroline Waxler / Metropolis:
212 Lust: Old Phone Numbers Are New Thing in Tech Scene … The most coveted accessory in New York's tech scene isn't a new iPad app or an invitation to a private beta.  It's a status symbol that comes from the city's analog age — something that evokes the days of egg creams and subway tokens, not Silicon Alley: a 212 area code.
Discussion: Gizmodo and NYConvergence
Hugo Miller / Bloomberg:
RIM Said to Adopt BMW, Crusher Tank Software for Planned Tablet Computer  —  Research In Motion Ltd. is turning to technology used in BMW audio systems and the Army's Crusher tank as it tries to distinguish its new tablet computer from Apple Inc.'s iPad, said three people familiar with the plans.
Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM:
Apple Catching Up on iPhone 4, iPad Production  —  The wait for a new Apple iPhone 4 order should be shorter by the end of September, which would help Apple sell 14 million new handsets in the third quarter and another 15 million in the final three months of 2010 according to an industry analyst.
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Twitter's COO Dick Costolo Talks About Management, Monetization and IPO Cravings!  —  Yesterday, BoomTown headed to the well-appointed downtown San Francisco HQ of Twitter as part of a renewed quest that I have dubbed “Meet the Twits.”  —  No, really!  Since Twitter has been on a significant hiring spree …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider, Thanks:rawmeet
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Apple's ‘Freedom From Porn’ Enforcer Drawn To Porn Stars and Escorts on Twitter  —  As the director of Apple's app store, Phillip Shoemaker is responsible for enforcing Apple's controversially draconian policies on iPhone code and content.  So you'd think he'd have done a better job cleaning the online skeletons out of his closet.
Discussion: PC World and VatorNews
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Brian X. Chen / Gadget Lab:
Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps
 
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