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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
McNealy steps down at Sun — update Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday. — McNealy, who will remain as chairman, was one of four co-founders of Sun 24 years ago and has been CEO for the last 22 of those.
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Nicole C. Wong / Mercury News:
Scott McNealy steps down as Sun CEO — Sun Microsystems announced Monday that its longtime chief executive Scott McNealy is stepping down from the helm and will be succeeded by the struggling computer and software company's No. 2 executive, Jonathan Scwhartz.
Bloomberg:
Sun Founder McNealy to Step Down as Losses Mount (Update3) — April 24 (Bloomberg) — Scott McNealy stepped down as Sun Microsystems Inc.'s chief executive officer after failing to stem losses at the company he founded 24 years ago. — McNealy, 51, will remain chairman, Santa Clara, California- based Sun said today in a statement.
IEBlog:
Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 (and more) Available — This evening we released IE7 Beta 2 at http://www.microsoft.com/ie. This release is not the preview or the update to the preview, but the real Beta 2 of IE7 for Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
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Tim / O'Reilly Radar:
Second Life on the Cover of Business Week — Second Life (which as you know has been a favorite of the Radar for some time) has made the cover of Business Week. On Saturday, at the Maker Faire, Beth Goza of Second Life excitedly showed me the magazine, turning to the table of contents …
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press.nokia.com:
Meet the Nokia N72: the Multimedia Computer that Looks as Good as It Performs — Berlin, Germany and Hong Kong, China - Nokia today revealed the Nokia N72, a sleek and stylish new addition to the Nokia Nseries range. In pearl pink or gloss black, this compact package has high-perfomance multimedia …
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press.nokia.com:
Nokia Introduces the Next Story in Video with the Nokia N93 — Digital camcorder and multimedia computer in one easy-to-use compact package — Berlin, Germany and Hong Kong, China - Nokia today introduced the Nokia N93, the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording.
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
New York Times, Others Coming to an e-Reader Near You Soon? — While the idea of actually holding onto a newspaper may still be appealing to some, those of us living in the year 2006 may want to give the tradition of reading the morning paper a little bit of an upgrade.
Candace Lombardi / CNET News.com:
Judge: Worker can't be fired for Web surfing — A New York City employee cannot be fired for surfing the Web from the work, an administrative law judge has ruled. — In his decision, Judge John Spooner said that agencies should apply the same standard to personal Internet use as they do to other personal activities.
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John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
UPDATED WITH INTERVIEW: LANZONE NOW CEO OF ASK — So, re-read this interview from last week. Congrats Jim! If only I knew then what we know now...working on getting a few updates from His CEO-ness... Release here. — Update: Jim was kind enough to answer three questions before he left for SES Italy …
Amy Gahran / Poynter Online:
Dave Winer: Amateurs Have More Integrity — Last Thursday, the mega-popular videoblog Rocketboom featured an interview with the prickly genius who played a key role in developing many popular new-media tools (such as feeds, OPML and podcasting), Dave Winer.
Heather Forsgren Weaver / rcrnews.com:
Aloha joins mobile-TV game via Hiwire — WASHINGTON—Hiwire, a newly minted subsidiary of Aloha Partners L.P., is planning to join competitors MediaFlo and Modeo L.L.C. in offering mobile TV using dedicated spectrum. — Aloha Partners, backed by several wealthy investors with histories …
John C. Dvorak / PC Magazine:
The Great Microsoft Blunder — Internet Explorer is a dead albatross. — I think it can now be safely said, in hindsight, that Microsoft's entry into the browser business and its subsequent linking of the browser into the Windows operating system looks to be the worst decision …
Frank Taylor / Google Earth Blog:
Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Update from Google Earth — Last Friday Google updated the satellite data used for Google Maps so it now has the many updates recently made to the Google Earth database. This means the new high resolution data for all of Germany, many places in Europe …
Dave Winer / Dave's Wordpress Blog:
Next steps for BitTorrent — Early this year, I put my stake in the ground and said: "There's no doubt that when we write the year-end pieces for 2006, BitTorrent is going to be at or near the top of the list of technologies that made a difference." I stand by the prediction. — Recent milestones
Andrew Lavallee / TwinCities.com:
E-therapy — More people are turning to instant messaging and online therapy for a range of mental health issues because they're fast and anonymous. — Wall Street Journal — Instant messaging, favored by chatting teens and office gossips, is a growing tool for therapists counseling people …
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Carlo / Techdirt:
RIAA, Again, Sues Family Without A Computer — Not that they're breaking any new ground, but the RIAA has again managed to sue a family for file sharing despite the fact that they don't have a computer (via Broadband Reports). As we've pointed out before, cases like this underline …
ABCNEWS:
'Lost' Game Lets Fans Hunt for Clues — Mysteries of Castaways' Island to Be Revealed in Interactive Challenge — April 24, 2006 — "Lost" fans around the world will get a chance to start unlocking secrets about the mysterious island that has become an international obsession.
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