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6:50 PM ET, February 27, 2011

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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
10.7 Lion allows multi-user remote computing  —  iMac screen sharing with MacBook Air on a different account  —  Yesterday we told you that the popular Back to my Mac feature might go free with 10.7 Lion and we also told you the service received a few tweaks in Lion.
Discussion: MacGazette.net and AllNewsMac, Thanks:appleonic
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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Lion's ‘Signature Capture’ in Preview photographs your written signature to put in PDFs  —  This new feature in Mac OS X 10.7, discovered by reader Mime454, really wows us.  It's called ‘Signature Capture’ and it allows you to write your signature with a black pen on a piece of paper …
Discussion: Examiner and MacStories
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Apple adds SSD TRIM support to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion beta  —  Apple has added limited TRIM support to the latest developer release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, which should enhance the long term performance of Solid State Drives.  —  While Apple has already started incorporating SSDs into its Macs …
Arn / MacRumors:
Mac OS X Lion's Safari is Snappier and More Stable Thanks to WebKit2
Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Apple Gazette and TiPb
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple has added a new option in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to simplify …
AppleInsider:
Mac OS X Lion drops Front Row, Java runtime, Rosetta
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:   Inside Mac OS X Lion: New window controls & gestures
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Podcast Publisher lets you run your own shows, debuts in 10.7 Lion
Discussion: MacNN, AppleInsider and 9 to 5 Mac
Vadim Lavrusik / Mashable!:
Facebook Like Button Takes Over Share Button Functionality  —  Say goodbye to the Share button because the Like button is taking over.  —  After months of updates to its Like button, Facebook has released an update that fundamentally changes the button's functionality to that of a Share button.
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Josh Constine / Inside Facebook:
All of Facebook's Like Buttons on Third-Party Sites Now Publish a Full News Feed Story  —  When users click the Like or Recommend button on a third-party website or Facebook it, it now publishes a full feed story instead of just a one-line Recent Activity Story.
Michael Rose / TUAW:
Ive due $30m stock windfall, may seek relocation back to UK  —  Other than Steve Jobs's brain, the mind most clearly at work in Apple's history of compelling and human-centric products belongs to Jonathan ‘Jony’ Ive, 44.  After joining Apple in 1992, he rose to become the company's senior vice president …
Zach Epstein / BGR:
BlackBerry PlayBook will support Android apps, RIM rep proclaims [video]  —  BGR exclusively reported in January that Research in Motion was hard at work trying to add support for Android applications to the BlackBerry PlayBook and its QNX-based OS.  The move would be a huge one …
Discussion: Engadget, MobileWhack and Techie Buzz
Liz Shannon Miller / GigaOM:
Where to Watch the Oscars Online and on iOS Devices  —  Oscar night!  A night of glamour, great moments in film and gripes that your favorite films were overlooked.  Also, it's just another occasion to observe how technology has changed the awards show experience.
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Matt Brian / The Next Web:
Google acknowledges Gmail issues as users complain of missing emails  —  Google has acknowledged a problem with its popular Gmail email service after users reported missing emails, labels and contacts over the past few hours.  —  The Huffington Post reports that some users had been using …
Discussion: Engadget and The Huffington Post
Edward James Bass / The Next Web:
Kinect's Exciting Future as a Musical Instrument  —  Shortly after its release in November last year Kinect, Microsoft's motion sensor controller for the Xbox 360, was hacked and automatically opened up to a whole range of interesting functions beyond its intended purpose.
David Gelles / Financial Times:
JPMorgan fund eyes 10% stake in Twitter  —  A JPMorgan fund is in talks to acquire a substantial stake in Twitter, one of the fastest-growing social networking sites.  —  The fund hopes to acquire 10 per cent of the online messaging service for $450m, valuing Twitter at $4.5bn, according to people familiar with the plans.
Thanks:dgelles
 
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Eva Galperin / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Over 40,000 Does Dismissed In Copyright Troll Cases
Discussion: XBIZ Newswire, Techdirt and AVN
Rafe Needleman / CNET News:
NeuAer lets you tag the radio signature of your ex
Discussion: Ubergizmo, ReadWriteWeb and VentureBeat
 Earlier Items: 
Tyler / BlackBerry Developer's Blog:
Thanks for the Open Letter to RIM Developer Relations
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Verizon still mum on iPhone sales
Discussion: BetaNews, Apple Bitch and TUAW
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Feature: Anonymous vs. HBGary: the aftermath