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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Hello, I must be going — It's hard to believe that I'm currently writing the words I seem to be writing, though a casual stock-taking of my senses dictates that it must be true. Here I am, at my computer, typing letters one by one into a plain text document, rolling along through …
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Nilay Patel, @reckless, @joshuatopolsky, @ryan and @libbybrittain
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Exclusive: Engadget's Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL's Giant Tech Site — Josh Topolsky, the editor-in-chief of Engadget, is leaving the AOL-owned property, which one of the largest tech news sites on the Web. — Also departing is Managing Editor Nilay Patel, said sources.
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VentureBeat, PC Magazine, Digital Trends, SAI, Neowin.net, @blam and Gawker
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Is your iPad 2 backlight bleeding? (video) — Now that many of you have collected and used your second generation iPad tablets for a few hours, we're starting to see the inevitable reports of defects. Thus far, two issues have bubbled to the surface. The first issue …
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DisplayBlog, RazorianFly, MacRumors, CNET News and iClarified
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Arn / MacRumors:
iPad 2: GPU Benchmarked with Impressive Gains — Anandtech has determined the iPad GPU to be the PowerVR SGX543MP2, a more advanced dual-core version of the PowerVR GPU found in the original iPad and iPhone 4. … They found that the new graphics processor offered over 3-5x the speed in simple geometry tests over the original iPad.
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AnandTech, AnandTech, AnandTech, Internet2Go, Engadget, MacNN, AppleInsider, GeekSmack, SlashGear, TiPb, 9 to 5 Mac, CNET News and Touch Arcade
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPad 2 shipment time jumps to 3-4 weeks at Apple's online store
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AppleInsider, RazorianFly, NEWS.com.au, Fortune, TUAW and MacRumors, Thanks:stevelyb
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
How to Activate the Best Secret Feature In Your iPad — Your new iPad—and old too, with iOS 4.3—has a new hidden feature that Apple doesn't want you to know about: Extra multi-touch gestures that completely changes the iPad experience—for the best. More »
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MobileWhack, RazorianFly and LAPTOP Magazine
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Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk Digital Connection:
Flickr Cites “Community Guidelines” For Censorship of Egyptian Blogger's Photos
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3arabawy, The Blog Herald and TechCrunch
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Why Twitter Should Think Twice About Bulldozing the Ecosystem — In another shot fired across the bow of the Twitter ecosystem — or another volley in the ongoing Twitter wars of 2011 — the company has come out with new terms on which all developers must operate, which makes it clear …
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@cdixon, @joestump and Regular Geek
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
From “Businesses” To “Tools”: The Twitter API ToS Changes
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Techie Buzz, @cdixon, PC Magazine and WPCentral.com
Fred Oliveira / Helloform:
Dear Twitter, — I never wrote any Twitter clients …
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@roosto, kellabyte, Examiner and TechCrunch
Adam Bryant / New York Times:
Google's Quest to Build a Better Boss — IN early 2009, statisticians inside the Googleplex here embarked on a plan code-named Project Oxygen. — Their mission was to devise something far more important to the future of Google Inc. than its next search algorithm or app. — They wanted to build better bosses.
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Kellex / Droid Life:
WiFi-only Galaxy Tab Launching April 4 for $399? — One of our posse members was hanging out at a technology fair today and it just so happened to include a Samsung rep who was quick to hand out the flyer above which shows that the wifi-only Galaxy Tab version should be out by April 4.
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SlashGear, Engadget, PhoneArena, mobilesguruji.co.cc, Gizmodo, CrunchGear, BGR, LAPTOP Magazine, Softpedia News, Techie Buzz, AndroidSPIN, DisplayBlog, Gadgetell, GottaBeMobile and Unwired View
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Apple now taking Red Cross donations through iTunes for Japan relief fund — Apple has opened up a new portal in the iTunes Store to take donations for the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief fund. Users who wish to donate can donate in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 increments.
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Microsoft, RazorianFly, TUAW, MacStories, paidContent and VentureBeat, Thanks:mbywalec
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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Zynga Enables Donations To Tsunami Relief Through In-Game Purchases
Thanks:danidudeck
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Bing Apologizes For Japan Quake Tweet — Bing has just apologized on Twitter for a tweet earlier today that many viewed as a way to gain exposure in the name of raising money for victim's of Friday's earthquake in Japan. — The apology reads as follows:
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Devindra Hardawar / VentureBeat:
Bing sees backlash for Japan quake Twitter donation campaign
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@bing, WinRumors, Gawker, LiveSide.net, Techie Buzz, @michaelianblack, Examiner, GeekWire, @dannysullivan and @peterbyrnes, Thanks:devindra
Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Chrome 12 Will Drop Support for Google Gears — While most Chrome users have been upgraded to Chrome 10, Google is fixing the bugs from Chrome 11 and working on Chrome 12. A recent Chromium build made a significant change: Gears is no longer included in Google Chrome.
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Gears API Blog and thechromesource
