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John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Schmidt Says Google's Social Problem Is His Fault — Google tried very hard to partner with Facebook, but in the end the social networking phenomenon opted for an alliance with Microsoft. — Is Facebook's success a threat to Google's business? And why is it that the company appears to be chasing it these days.
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
The Top 10 Things Eric Schmidt Revealed At D9 — Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt just finished being interviewed at the D Conference by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, and there were a number of interesting revelations that came out. I thought a list of highlights was in order.
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Joel Falconer / The Next Web:
Google's Eric Schmidt: If you care about security, get a Mac, not a PC. — At the D9 conference today, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt backed Apple in the Mac versus PC debate. — “You could use a Mac instead of a PC,” said Schmidt. He said viruses are far less likely to affect Mac users.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Eric Schmidt's gang of four: Who will stumble first?
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Mashable!, GeekWire, WinRumors, AllThingsD, MacStories, CNET News, TechCrunch, PC Magazine, BetaNews and Apple Headlines
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
What Is The Eric Schmidt Google Era? (Video)
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Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Google's Eric Schmidt “We've just renewed a Maps relationship with Apple”
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App Advice, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, 9to5 Google, Mobile Entertainment, Pocket-lint, MacRumors, Apple Headlines, iPhone in Canada Blog and TUAW
Joel Falconer / The Next Web:
Google: Our new search strategy is to compute answers, not links
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Twitter Getting Photos In Order Ahead Of iOS 5 Integration — Yesterday, we first reported that Twitter was on the verge of launching their own photo-sharing service. That report has since been confirmed by Liz Gannes, who happens to work for All Things D, which is hosting a conference …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Twitter Photo Storage and Account Integration in iOS 5
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Electricpig.co.uk, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, TiPb, 9 to 5 Mac and Apple Headlines
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Signs Of Twimg, Twitter's Photo Hosting, In The Wild
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Lodsys Responds to Apple, Files Lawsuits Against App Developers, Promises $1000 If Wrong — Patent holding firm Lodsys today published a series of blog posts revealing that the company has filed suit against some App Store developers, accelerating its efforts to extract licensing fees …
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Fred / A VC:
Enough Is Enough — I believe that software patents should not exist. They are a tax on innovation. And software is closer to media than it is to hardware. Patenting software is like patenting music. — The mess around the Lodsys patents should be a wake up call to everyone involved …
Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Jobs to Unveil iCloud Service — Apple Inc. said Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will kick off the company's annual developers' conference next week, with new versions of Apple's iOS and Mac operating systems to be unveiled. — The company also said the event will include details on iCloud …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
On iCloud, Baby — Apple did something really odd today. Something they almost never do. They pre-announced the agenda for the keynote of one of their events, WWDC, taking place next week. Yes, they probably did this in an attempt to set expectations — read: no new iPhone coming …
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Between the Lines Blog, Billboard.Biz, The Mobile Gadgeteer Blog, Gadgetell and Appolicious Advisor
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Apple still trying to land films, TV shows for iCloud
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Brian Ellin / Twitter Blog:
Introducing the Follow Button — When you follow interesting accounts on Twitter, it's easy to stay connected with what's most meaningful to you. Today we're excited to launch the Follow Button, a new way to discover and instantly follow Twitter accounts directly from the websites you visit everyday.
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Evan Blass / pocketnow.com:
Motorola Site Redesign Tips Xoom 2, Watchphone, More? (Images) — Motorola appears to be in the midst of a site redesign following its split earlier this year, and with it comes evidence of several new devices. Besides a followup to the Xoom, it seems that Moto's working on a pair …
Bloomberg:
Microsoft Said to Limit Chipmakers Using Windows to Only One Tablet-Maker — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has asked chipmakers that want to use the next version of Windows for tablets to work with no more than one computer manufacturer, three people with knowledge of the plan said.
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Rebecca Kuo / DigiTimes:
Taiwan makers rushing to obtain certification from Apple for iPad 3 — Apple has begun certifying components for iPad 3 and many Taiwan-based makers are actively participating. Some makers have already landed certification such as Radiant Opto-Electronics with LED backlight units, according to industry sources.
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Dave Gooden:
How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company — Disclosure 1: I work in the vacation rental industry. While my company specializes in regional, recreational vacation homes, not metro rentals - there is an obvious conflict. — Disclosure 2: This is an opinion piece.
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Android Smartphones Consume More Data. Here's Why. — Android smartphones are the most data hungry, according to new statistics from Nielsen Co., blowing past the iPhone and other smartphones. But it's still not clear why that is and whether or not this indicates more usage on the part …
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IntoMobile, All About Symbian, L.A. Times Tech Blog, BGR, Android and Me and Mashable!
Danielle Dellorto / CNN:
WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk — (CNN) — Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic hazard” category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Angry Birds Coming to TV, Via Roku — Yes, there are still places you can't see Angry Birds yet. Roku wants to fix that: The company, whose boxes are best known for making it easier to play Netflix on your TV, says it will bring the pig-killing game there, too.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Tapjoy says Apple's ban on promos is killing mobile game profits — Tapjoy said tonight that Apple's ban of a popular kind of promotion on the iPhone is hurting mobile game developers. — Tapjoy and Apple held talks on the ban in the past few weeks, but Apple's hard-and-fast ban on …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Amazon's Android Appstore Gets Another Huge Exclusive: Plants vs Zombies — If you were among the first wave of people to buy an iPad last spring, there's a good chance you spent a lot of time playing one game in particular: Plants vs Zombies. PopCap's smash hit was one of the first games …
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The Toybox Blog, Mobile Entertainment and AppScout
David Schneider / IEEE Spectrum:
Under the Hood at Google and Facebook — A peek at the data centers, servers, and software that keep us feeling connected — This is part of IEEE Spectrum's special report on the battle for the future of the social Web. — It was 1999, and Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin …
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Zynga Channels Settlers Of Catan In New Social Combat Game Empires & Allies; Debuts In 12 Languages — Social gaming giant Zynga is launching its latest game tomorrow—Empires & Allies, the company's first strategy combat game. Zynga is going big with this launch, debuting the game on Facebook …
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