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Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
I'm Leaving TechCrunch. Here's Why. — So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark —that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back. - Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Paul, I Accept Your Resignation — Paul Carr, one of our columnists who was hired for his grandstanding ways, has decided to fall on his own sword and quit very publicly on TechCrunch. I believe this is the second or third time he's quit in public in the past couple weeks. I keep losing count.
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MG Siegler / parislemon:
What Needs To Be Said — All day, I kept telling myself I shouldn't say anything. Then I realized: what the f**k? Be honest. I found Paul's post tactless. And I found Erick's response inappropriate. Perhaps both are fitting given the entire clusterf**k that is this situation.
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Microsoft to take 30% cut of Metro apps under Windows 8 — New Metro-style apps designed to run on Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 for tablets will copy Apple's App Store business model of charging a 30 percent fee from developers, allowing the potential for Microsoft to regain control …
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This is my next, OSNews, SlashGear, Roughly Drafted, Electronista, Daring Fireball and TWiT.TV
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Chris Davies / SlashGear:
Windows 8 on ARM won't run x86 apps Microsoft admits
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VentureBeat, InfoWorld, Liliputing, Redmond Pie, ITProPortal, Neowin.net, The Register and Slashdot
Zach Epstein / BGR:
BlackBerry PlayBook price slashing begins: $249 and up for Rogers workers — Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed on the company's second-quarter earnings call that RIM would soon be dropping prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. While the new price points have not yet been disclosed …
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Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint:
Big PlayBook update coming October, adds Video Store, Android, email and more
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Todd Haselton / BGR:
Despite owning just 1% of enterprise market, Gmail deemed ready to take on Microsoft — Gartner released a report on Friday that suggested Google's Gmail solution is ready to take on Microsoft in the enterprise email arena despite having just a tiny fraction of the market.
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Gartner, TechFlash and Computerworld
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
What Was Behind the Timing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's Abrupt Ouster? — In the end — the bitter end, that is — there really is no good time to fire someone. — But the timing of the ouster of Carol Bartz as CEO of Yahoo is one of the more curious things about the corporate mishegas at the Silicon Valley Internet giant of late.
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
The mysterious disappearance of the Microsoft Senior Vice Presidents — Summary: Microsoft is eliminating the “Senior Vice President” title across the company. Here's why, according to company officials. — Titles at Microsoft always are a source of confusion, even for those of us paid to keep tabs on the Softies.
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Microsoft, The Microsoft Blog and GeekWire
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Twitter Shakes Things Up Again: Fred Wilson, Bijan Sabet Leaving Board — Twitter's is reshaping itself yet again, this time at a corporate level: Investors Fred Wilson and Bijan Sabet are leaving the company's board at the end of the month. Sources say the company won't fill their seats.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Twitter Loses Its Chief Scientist, Summize Co-Founder Abdur Chowdhury
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Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Apple's Patent Win Over HTC to Be Reviewed by U.S. Trade Agency — Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) — A U.S. trade agency said it will review a judge's finding that HTC Corp. infringed two Apple Inc. patents, a decision that could lead to a ban of HTC's Android- based phones in the country.
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Thunderbolt Display with Multiple Monitors: No Daisy Chaining Mini DisplayPort Monitors — With the new 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display now shipping to customers, Apple has posted a new support document outlining what can and can not be accomplished with multiple monitors on Thunderbolt-enabled Mac systems.
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Yinka Adegoke / Reuters:
Hulu sale at risk even as new bids are due — (Reuters) - The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process. — Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights …
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple seen in ‘no rush’ to release iPad 3 as competitors struggle — Apple reportedly has prototypes for its third-generation iPad already circling in its supply chain, but no new model is expected to arrive this year as a true second-place tablet has yet to emerge.
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Cult of Mac, Technologizer, TG Daily and Softpedia News
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program: Posterous Raises $5 Million — Um, oh hey guys, what's up? Nothing much over on my side, except that I'd really like a Diet Coke. Also, I'm hearing that nascent photo sharing app née blogging platform Posterous is raising some money.
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Roberto Baldwin / Gizmodo:
Belkin's Got a Crazy Half-Off-Everything Sale Today (Updated) — Networking and accessories vendor Belkin is about to make your Friday spendtastic. [Today only,] Through September 30, you can get 50% off everything at Belkin.com with no minimum purchase. Just use coupon code “FB50” when you check out and you're set.
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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Bump Shares What Its 10 Million Users Share (Infographic) — The mobile app Bump may still be known to people in tech from what it started as — a way to exchange contact information between the owners of two phones by touching them — but it's become a much more broadly used way to share content over the air.
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Bump Blog, Mashable! and Between the Lines Blog
Todd Haselton / BGR:
Sprint's Samsung GALAXY S II, Epic 4G Touch now available for $200 — The first of Samsung's GALAXY S II devices to land in the United States, Sprint's “Samsung GALAXY S II, Epic 4G Touch”, is now available online for $199.99 with a new two-year Sprint contract.
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Grant Gross / PC World:
Obama Signs Patent Overhaul Legislation — U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the America Invents Act, the first major overhaul of the U.S. patent system in about 50 years. — The America Invents Act, passed 89-9 by the U.S. Senate last week, would allow new challenges to patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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White House.gov Blog, The Microsoft Blog, BetaNews, IntoMobile, WPCentral.com, Between the Lines Blog and The Loop
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Samsung Claims Apple IPad, IPhone Infringe Australian Patents — Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co. accused Apple Inc. of patent infringement in Australia, adding to multiple lawsuits across at least four continents involving the two companies' dispute over smartphone technology.
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AppleInsider, CNET News, BGR, PhoneArena, GigaOM, SlashGear, TUAW, @fosspatents, MacDailyNews, The Next Web and MobileBurn.com
Kellex / Droid Life:
As of Yesterday Verizon Started Throttling its Top 5% Data Hogs, Doesn't Affect 4G LTE or Tiered Data Customers — Back in February, there were reports of Verizon's plans to start throttling (data speeds reduced) or using “Network Optimization Practices” on their top data hogs (5%).
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AppleInsider, Electronista, Engadget and PhoneNews.com
