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3:00 PM ET, August 26, 2011

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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Max Levchin to Leave Google as Slide Is Shut Down  —  Slide, the social apps company that Google bought just over a year ago for about $200 million, will be dissolved, and its well-regarded leader Max Levchin will depart Google, sources close to the matter told AllThingsD.
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Slide Blog:
Update on Slide's products and our commitment to our users  —  We wanted to give you all advance notice that in the coming months, a number of Slide's products and applications will be retired.  This includes Slide's products such as Slideshow and SuperPoke!
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Bloody Thursday: Google Deadpools All Slide Products Except One  —  Because we needed more big tech news this week.  Yes, it's true that Google has just brought the hammer down on Slide, as Liz Gannes of AllThingsD first reported earlier this evening.  Yes, it's also true that Max Levchin is leaving.
Christian Zibreg / 9to5Mac:
Salesforce CEO: Why I gave Apple the ‘App Store’ trademark in exchange for great advice from Steve Jobs  —  Bloomberg television has an interesting video up of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff who shares an anecdote on how Apple chairman Steve Jobs helped him out with his unique insights on Enterprise Software (!!):
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The Business Insider:   CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Incredible Run Under Steve Jobs
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Developing ‘New Technology’ for Delivering Video Content
Rosie Gray / Runnin' Scared:
City Websites Are All Down; Why Is There So Little Info On Evacuation Procedures?  —  ​There's a lot of talk of evacuation right now in light of the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene.  The city has already released a map of evacuation zones and evacuated the “most vulnerable” …
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Russell Holly / Geek.com:
Samsung accidentally confirms the Nexus Prime?  —  The Nexus line of phones have been widely likened to the iPhone when it comes to the wealth of speculation, rumors, and general obsession over the upcoming release of those devices.  With the next version of the both of these prolific devices on the way …
John-Paul Ford Rojas / Telegraph:
Google TV to launch in UK  —  An “internet TV” service that allows people to switch between television and the web on the same set is to be launched in the UK by Google.  —  The “Google TV” innovation will also mean that viewers can watch material from catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player on their main TV screen.
Stephen Chapman / Between the Lines Blog:
Windows 8: Two new 3rd party apps using the new Metro UI  —  Summary: With most developers around the world having to wait until BUILD to find out how to develop for Windows 8, some companies are already cranking out Windows 8 apps!  See two of them here.  —  So far, all we've seen …
Discussion: WinRumors and Technologizer
Technology Review:
IBM Builds Biggest Data Drive Ever  —  The system could enable detailed simulations of real-world phenomena—or store 24 billion MP3s.  —  A data repository almost 10 times bigger than any made before is being built by researchers at IBM's Almaden, California, research lab.
Henry Blodget / The Business Insider:
Groupon Tries Sneaky New Way To Get Around SEC “Quiet Period” Rules—Think The SEC Will Notice?  —  Groupon has taken some heat in the media of late.  —  Critics have dismissed it as a “Ponzi scheme,” blasted its ridiculous “earnings before marketing expenses,” fretted about its big new competition …
Discussion: Betabeat
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
‘iPhone 4S’ Casing Resembles iPhone 4 with Some Antenna Changes  —  Apple has been rumored to be building a new, cheaper iPhone 4 ("iPhone 4S") alongside the iPhone 5, for an October launch.  This iPhone 4S is believed to use different components and less storage to lower manufacturing costs.
Mikko / F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog:
How we found the file that was used to Hack RSA  —  RSA was hacked in March.  This was one of the biggest hacks in history.  —  The current theory is that a nation-state wanted to break in to Lockheed-Martin and Northrop-Grumman to steal military secrets.
Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents:
Apple wins expedited trial in California lawsuit against Samsung — trial date: July 30, 2012  —  After a Dutch court ordered a preliminary injunction against three Samsung smartphones (which is far from devastating to Samsung but adds another piece to Apple's “copycat” story) …
Brandon Miniman / pocketnow.com:
HTC Omega: First Press Shots (Image)  —  This is the HTC Omega, an upcoming Windows Phone 7 device from HTC (likely to be announced at the September 1 press event).  It'll come in a white/silver color combination, perhaps with aluminum construction, and may be called the HTC Radar upon release.
Zee / The Next Web:
Google+ launches an “ignore” option.  Hide people but let them interact with your content.  —  Google has just introduced a new way of customizing Google+ so you only see content from people you're interested in with having to completely block them.  —  The Block Option
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
The Expendables Makers Dismiss Massive BitTorrent Lawsuit  —  Since 2010 the United States Copyright Group (USCG) has sued tens of thousands of BitTorrent users who allegedly shared films without the consent of copyright holders.  —  Their example was soon followed by other law firms …
Joe Regan / Chitika Insights:
Firefox 6 Takes Off, up to Over 8% of Traffic  —  August 16th saw the release of the newest version of Firefox; Firefox 6, and already the browser is taking off with rave reviews.  The second version released under Mozilla's new rapid-release process, Firefox 6 has seen a huge bump in our network since release day.
Discussion: ZDNet and BGR
Zach Epstein / BGR:
Upcoming Amazon tablet to undercut Apple's iPad  —  Amazon's upcoming Android tablet will soon launch for “hundreds less” than Apple's $499 entry-level iPad 2 tablet, the New York Post reported on Thursday.  According to the report, which cites an anonymous source, Amazon will launch …
Colleen Taylor / GigaOM:
Pound for pound, Pandora ads now worth more than radio  —  Internet radio company Pandora reported the financial results for its first three months as a public company on Thursday.  The Oakland, Calif.-based company confirmed that while it still has a long way to go before it reaches …
Michael J. de la Merced / DealBook:
F.C.C. Restarts Clock on Review of AT&T's T-Mobile Deal  —  The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that it has restarted its review of AT&T's proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA, after pausing the process to demand more information about the deal.
 
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