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10:45 AM ET, May 3, 2006

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Coolz0r:
Screw YouTube  —  Okay.  I'm out of YouTube.  I refuse to use the service any longer.  Recent changes made it very obvious they don't want users with large archives.  The site is very very slow and I have over 30 pages of videos.  Browsing to page 28 took me exactly 12 minutes …
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Nathan Weinberg / InsideGoogle:
Screw YouTube  —  Miel's quit YouTube.  Considering he introduced me to the service, which I began to love, contribute to, and trumpet as the next great success story, you'd think I'd be surprised.  Not even a little.  —  See, I got kicked off YouTube over two months ago.  The reason?
Computerworld:
Microsoft says Vista still 'on track' despite Gartner doubts  —  The research firm notes that Windows 2000 took 16 months from beta 2 to final release  —  MAY 02, 2006 (COMPUTERWORLD) - While Microsoft Corp. has a good track record of hitting its release targets for minor operating systems …
Discussion: Gadgetell
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Linda A. Epstein / tabletpc2.com:
First Impressions & Photos From the Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC Launch Event in San Francisco … First Impressions of the Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC  —  Q1 - The Porsche of Ultra Mobile PCs...  I waitied a long time to see the Q1 in person and it was worth the wait.
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
France backs down on iTunes DRM stance  —  The French government has apparently reconsidered a proposal to force Apple Computer to make the songs it sells through its iTunes Music Store playable on devices that compete with its iPods.  —  A French Senate committee has removed wording …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
News Bits: Skype, Pandora and Meebo  —  There are a few product updates going out tonight or tomorrow morning involving Meebo, Pandora and Skype that are worth mentioning.  —  Skype Adds Skypecasts  —  Skype is releasing version 2.5 beta of its client software on Wednesday.
VoIP Blog:
Skype 2.5  —  Skype just released the new addition of its software.  As part of the new software enhancements, registration is simplified for new Skype customers, and dialing traditional phone numbers is more intuitive, making calls to landlines or cell phones anywhere in the world, easy and affordable.
Lorne Manly / New York Times:
Microsoft Teams Up With Hollywood to Offer Original Web Shows  —  Nearly 10 years after wholeheartedly but prematurely embracing original entertainment programming on the Web, Microsoft is re-entering the fray.  But instead of attempting to contort itself into a media company by hiring scores …
Ken Belson / New York Times:
Best Cellphone Company?  All of Them, to Hear Them Say It  —  FOR decades, marketers in crowded categories like banking and fast food have tried to avoid price wars by promoting qualities like service and convenience.  Now cellphone companies have joined the fray, and their ads …
Major Nelson / Xbox Live's Major Nelson:
Xbox Live and Xbox.com are back online  —  Xbox Live, Xbox.com and the Xbox Forums are now back online.  In addition we have some new features for you.  An all new 'My Xbox' section (with the ability to quickly see the number of friends online, messages) with quick links to :  —  View your recent players list
Brian Krebs / Security Fix:
Suit Levels Spyware, Typosquatting Allegations at Yahoo  —  A class-action lawsuit filed Monday against Yahoo! Inc. and group of unnamed third-parties accuses the company of engaging in "syndication fraud" against advertisers who pay Yahoo to display their ads on search results and on the Web pages of partner Web sites.
Timbl / Decentralized Information Group …:
Neutrality of the Net  —  This is an international issue.  In some countries it is addressed better than others.  (In France, for example, I understand that the layers are separated, and my colleague in Paris attributes getting 24Mb/s net, a phone with free international dialing and digital TV …
Discussion: Techdirt and IP Democracy
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Nowadays, It's All Yours, Mine or Ours  —  The "My life.  My card" campaign from American Express was created by Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, part of the WPP Group.  —  My, my, my.  —  Madison Avenue has become obsessed with using the word "my" — along with "your" and "our" …
mmetrics.com:
M:Metrics data indicates selection, pricing play a big role  —  SEATTLE, Wash May 2, 2006 — With E3 on the horizon, mobile gaming finds itself in the spotlight, with even Paris Hilton getting into the game.  But despite Hilton's proclamation that, "mobile gaming is hot right now," …
investor.verizon.com:
Consolidated Results  —  Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of 56 cents, or 60 cents per share before special items (non-GAAP measure)  —  Reported revenues of $22.7 billion, up 25.1 percent from first quarter 2005; operating income of $3.9 billion, up 14.0 percent from first quarter 2005
Jonathan Thaw / Bloomberg:
Microsoft's AdCenter May Fail to Topple Google From Dominance  —  May 3 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp.'s new Web advertising software, three years in the making, may fail to crack Google Inc.'s dominance of the Internet ad market.  —  The AdCenter software will be demonstrated at meetings …
Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Ballmer defends Microsoft's spending increase  —  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is confident that the company's plan to invest more across several businesses is the right move in the long run.  —  But the news last week that the spending would likely be at the expense of higher near-term profits sent …
Discussion: Kotaku and Valleywag
Business Wire:
DIRECTV Continues to Expand Local HD Programming  —  Names 14 New HD Markets  —  Local HD to be Available to Customers in 50 Markets, Representing More Than 65 Percent of U.S. Television Homes  —  EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 2, 2006—Continuing its drive to lead the industry …
Discussion: HD Beat and 1080eye
 
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