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8:50 AM ET, December 30, 2010

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Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Skype video calling for iPhone is official, available now (update: hands-on)  —  All signs have been pointing to this release for a few days now, but we'll admit: we expected Skype to wait until CES next week to pull the covers off what could become its crown jewel service over the coming months.
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Peter Parkes / The Big Blog:
Skype for iPhone now with video calls  —  It's as simple as that: our iPhone app now comes with video.  Download it now from the App Store, or read on to find out more.  —  Skype for iPhone lets you make and receive free Skype video calls on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and works over both WiFi and 3G connections*.
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Skype for iPhone gets Video Chat.  Works over 3G and with Computers (data usage: 3.4MB per min.)  —  Skype just updated their Skype application for iOS to include video chat functionality.  It works both over WiFi and 3G networks and two-way video calling is supported by the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and iPhone 3GS.
Peter Burrows / Business Week:
Rethinking the iPhone Threat to AT&T  —  Apple will soon announce a new version of the iPhone that works on Verizon's network.  But it's unclear whether that will leave AT&T, Apple's once exclusive U.S. service provider, in the lurch  —  Very soon, maybe by Valentine's Day, Apple (AAPL) …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
This Year, Apple Has Two Fangs To Suck The Blood Out Of CES: iPad 2 And Verizon iPhone  —  Every year, it seems the buzz starts building around now for CES, the giant consumer electronics expo in Las Vegas.  And every year at CES, much of the buzz seems to be around the one company that isn't there …
Discussion: PhoneArena
AppleInsider:
Apple expected to hold event by Valentine's Day to announce Verizon iPhone  —  Apple is expected to hold an event “very soon,” perhaps by Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, 2011, to unveil a new CDMA version of the iPhone compatible with U.S. carrier Verizon's network.
Discussion: TUAW and DisplayBlog
Lauren Indvik / Mashable!:
Why iPad Magazine Sales Are Not As Bad As They Seem  —  According to a new report from Women's Wear Daily, digital magazine sales are on the decline.  A closer look at the data, however, reveals that sales are not nearly as bad as they appear.  —  The report, which cites numbers released …
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John Koblin / WWD:
Memo Pad: iPad Magazine Sales Drop
Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web:
What those low iPad magazine sales numbers really mean
Discussion: TeleRead and ThinkMobile
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Hitwise: Facebook Overtakes Google To Become Most Visited Website In 2010  —  According to Hitwise data released today, Facebook.com was the top visited website in the US in 2010, taking up 8.93% of site visits between January and November 2010.  Google.com came in second at 7.19% …
Discussion: MediaPost and All Facebook
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Andrew Munchbach / BGR:
Hello, my name is: 9649e796e8b23900dc9629a18f2d47306430e62 f  —  Over the past few weeks, a lot of fuss has been made over the disclosure of a mobile device's unique identifier to third-parties.  Special reports, doomsday headlines... the works.  The short version of the story is this …
Discussion: SAI
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Delicious In Purgatory  —  On December 16 Yahoo accidentally told the world they were shutting down popular bookmarking site Delicious.  They fired most or all of the Delicious staff.  Then they untold that story, saying they intended to sell it off and that the press got it all wrong.  —  Ok great.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
What The “Great Delicious Exodus” Looked Like For Pin-Sized Competitor Pinboard
Discussion: High Scalability
John Borland / Threat Level:
Simplest Phones Open to ‘SMS of Death’  —  BERLIN — It's a scene from an as-yet-unmade thriller: Across a country, tens of thousands of cellphones all blink white at the same, and turn themselves off.  Calls are lost, phones are rendered useless, and the affected mobile operator is forced to pay a ransom or lose customers.
Deborah Gage / Venture Capital Dispatch:
The “War” For Top Talent In Silicon Valley  —  The unemployment rate in Silicon Valley may be higher than the 9% national average, but that's not making it any easier for some young technology start-ups looking to hire engineers.  —  Todd McKinnon, the co-founder and chief executive …
Walt Mossberg / Wall Street Journal:
What's In Store for Technology in 2011  —  Products, Services and Big Developments to Watch for and the Challenges Facing the Major Players  —  It has been a big year in personal technology, from the debut and early success of Apple's iPad, to the rise and continuous improvement …
Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Hackers obtain PS3 private cryptography key due to epic programming fail? (video)  —  The 27th annual Chaos Communication Conference already hacked encrypted GSM calls with a $15 cellphone, but there was a second surprise in store this morn — the souls who unlocked the Nintendo Wii's homebrew potential …
Discussion: MyCE and Electronista
Tim / The Official Lookout Blog:
Security Alert: Geinimi, Sophisticated New Android Trojan Found in Wild  —  The Threat:  —  A new Trojan affecting Android devices has recently emerged in China.  Dubbed “Geinimi” based on its first known incarnation, this Trojan can compromise a significant amount of personal data on a user's phone and send it to remote servers.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Actually, Groupon Already Closed Half Of That Billion Dollar Round  —  Yesterday we reported that fast growing ecommerce startup Groupon was in the process of raising nearly $1 billion in new venture capital at a $4.75 billion valuation.  “The deal should be closed in a few weeks,” we heard from a source.
Daniel Rubino / WPCentral.com:
Windows Phone Marketplace app-security cracked: Proof-of-concept [Video]  —  Disclosure: Well before the publication of this article, WPCentral contacted Microsoft's Brandon Watson directly about the breach, and we are working with Microsoft to address this latest security development.
Dow Jones Newswires:
Research In Motion: Report On Offer To Allow Data Tapping In India False  —  NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)—Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.T) Thursday refuted an Indian media report that said the Canada-based smartphone maker has offered to install a network data analysis system at its India office …
Discussion: Computerworld and Guardian
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Times of India:   RIM offers data tapping at India office
Agence France Presse:
LG pledges action against patent suit by Sony  —  SEOUL (AFP) - LG Electronics said Thursday it would “actively respond” to a lawsuit filed by Japan's Sony that seeks to block mobile phone shipments to the United States by the South Korean firm.  —  Sony has filed a patent infringement …
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Tim Bray / ongoing:
Year-end View of the Mobile Market
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Nintendo warns: No 3-D gaming for young players
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Yext Organizes The Anti-Google Local Advertising Alliance (Screenshots)
The Smoking Gun:
Affidavit Details FBI “Operation Payback” Probe
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Riley McDermid / VentureBeat:
SEC takes aim at venture capital rules in 2011
 Earlier Items: 
Watts Martin / Coyote Tracks:
Nokia and Microsoft, not sitting in a tree
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Report: Apple slows iPad production, Kindle matches shipments
Discussion: SAI, Go Rumors and Electronista
Glenn Fleishman / Wi-Fi Networking News:
NY Times Biffs It on Wi-Fi Conference Overload
Discussion: New York Times
Christopher White / Neowin:
Skype offers users $1 for lost service, explains cause of outage
Xperia X10 Blog:
X10 mini successor snapped with Gingerbread and benchmarked
John Borland / Threat Level:
Breaking GSM With a $15 Phone ... Plus Smarts
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Evan Williams: The Challenges of a Web of Infinite Info
Discussion: Pulse2 and ReadWriteWeb