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Google Mobile Blog:
Introducing the Android Market website — Over the past two years, developers around the world have helped make Android Market the go-to place for more than 100,000 apps, games and widgets. Previously, you could only access Android Market directly from your device, but today …
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Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Honeycomb Puts Android 3.0 Tablets On Nearly Equal Footing With iPad — This morning Google showcased the features of its new tablet-optimized version of Android: Honeycomb. Danny live-blogged the press event, — Honeycomb represents a dramatic improvement over Gingerbread for tablets in several respects.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google (Finally) Unveils Android In-App Purchasing; Disney Brings Tap Tap Revenge To Take Advantage — Today at their Honeycomb event at the Google HQ in Mountain View, Google had a lot of information to share. First, they gave a demo of the new Honeycomb features. Then they shared the new Android Market Webstore.
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Sebastian Anthony / Download Squad:
Android Honeycomb features: smartphone apps will work on tablets …
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Eric Chu / Android Developers Blog:
New Merchandising and Billing Features on Android Market
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google Unveils Android Market Webstore. It's Already Live!
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ReadWriteWeb, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Google Operating System, Android Phone Fans and IntoMobile
Reuters:
Unreleased Apple iPad spotted at News Corp event — (Reuters) - Spotted at Rupert Murdoch's splashy digital newspaper launch on Wednesday: a prototype of Apple's newest iPad. — A Reuters eyewitness saw what appeared to be a working model of the next iPad with a front-facing camera …
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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Exclusive: iPad 2 screen, fresh from China
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L.A. Times Tech Blog, iFixYouri Blog, ••• DisplayBlog, Ars Technica, Cult of Mac, Redmond Pie, Thoughts from the Sidelines, IntoMobile, TiPb, Digital Trends and App Advice, Thanks:sebastienpeek
Kit Eaton / Fast Company:
Apple and News Corp's “The Daily” Hits the iPad for $0.99 Weekly, $40 Yearly [Video] — The media world has been impatiently waiting for Apple's iPad daily newspaper, built as a collaboration between Steve Jobs' company and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. for months.
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Frederic Lardinois / NewsGrange:
The Daily: Old News in a Flawed Package
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Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
News Corp has spent $30M on The Daily iPad newspaper
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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
All The Daily Details — This morning we got all the details …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Daily — Video tour of News Corp.'s new The Daily iPad app.
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Yusuf Mehdi / Bing:
Setting the record straight — I was unable to attend the Farsight conference yesterday but watched events unfold online and wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts and make sure everyone is clear about a few things. — It was interesting to watch the level of protest and feigned outrage from Google.
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The Microsoft Blog, internetnews.com, CNET News, BetaNews, SAI, FiveThirtyEight, Technology Review, TechFlash, USA Today, Search Engine Land, Pulse2, Techland, The Next Web, WinRumors and Search Engine Journal, Thanks:fredericl
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Daniel Eran Dilger / Roughly Drafted:
Why is Google so hysterically hypocritical about Bing using its public data?
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Ina Fried / Mobilized:
The Empire Strikes Back: Microsoft Goes After Google on Web Video Formats — The war between Google and Microsoft is clearly heating up. — After being accused of copying Google's search results on Tuesday, Microsoft is now going after Google, accusing it of injecting inconsistency …
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MSDN Blogs:
HTML5 and Web Video: Questions for the Industry from the Community
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Claudio Caldato / MSDN Blogs:
Greater Interoperability for Windows Customers With HTML5 Video
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Macworld, paidContent, Computerworld, The Register, Digital Trends, WinRumors and Inquirer
Ed Bott / Ed Bott's Microsoft Report Blog:
Microsoft adds H.264 support to Google Chrome
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Tried To Buy Path For $100+ Million. Path Said No. — Yesterday we reported on Path's new $8.5 million venture round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures. I was curious about the valuation and pulled on a couple of threads. What unraveled was a stunning story about a startup …
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Robert Andrews / paidContent:
News Corp. Has Given Up On MySpace; ‘Now Is Right Time’ For Sale — News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) is now definitely looking for a MySpace buyer. — “With a new structure in place, now is the right time to consider strategic options for this business,” COO Chase Carey told analysts.
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James Cowie / Renesys Blog:
Egypt Returns To The Internet — Egyptian Internet providers returned to the Internet at 09:29:31 UTC (11:29am Cairo time). Websites such as the Egyptian Stock Exchange, Commercial International Bank of Egypt, MCDR, and the US Embassy in Cairo, are once again reachable.
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Shereen El Gazzar / Wall Street Journal:
Egypt Restores Internet Service
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
The Daily Show And Colbert Report Return To Hulu Via New Viacom Content Partnership — Hulu has just struck a content partnership with Viacom to return “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” to the content platform. — The deal also includes other TV Shows from Viacom's media networks …
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Jason Kilar / Hulu Blog:
Stewart, Colbert, and Hulu's thoughts about the future of TV
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News:
Senators decry link between Egypt, ‘kill switch’ bill — Joseph Lieberman and two other senators who hope to hand the president emergency Internet authority are protesting comparisons to Egypt cutting off the Net. — • Poll: Internet ‘kill switch’—help or hindrance? — ... Read full post & comments
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
IAC's Match.com Acquires Online Dating Site OkCupid For $50M In Cash — IAC's Match.com is continuing its acquisition strategy today with the purchase of online dating site OkCupid for $50 million in cash. The deal also includes future earnouts contingent upon performance.
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
What Makes a Hit (Consumer) Internet Service — Over the past few days, there has been a heated debate about Quora, a year-old startup, that offers a more sophisticated version of Yahoo Answers' question-and-answer platform. Quora has found success with early adopters because of its high-fidelity content …
Apple:
iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless Available for Pre-Order Tomorrow — Apple® today announced an exclusive opportunity for Verizon Wireless' 94 million customers to pre-order iPhone® 4 online beginning on Thursday, February 3 through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com) and at www.verizonwireless.com/iphone.
