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12:00 PM ET, July 21, 2006

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Om Malik / GigaOM:
MetroFi Teams With AT&T for Muni WiFi  —  The Municipal Wireless market just got more interesting.  Sources close to MetroFi, a Sunnyvale, California-based start-up tell us that the company has teamed up with AT&T to design, build and operate free wireless networks in different cities.
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Business Week:
The Phone Companies Still Don't Get It  —  They block competition and charge too much.  You call this a communications revolution?  —  One day this spring in San Antonio, I sat on a couch to watch TV with two AT&T (T ) executives and three public-relations aides.
Mike / Techdirt:   Why The Telcos Hate Innovation
Neo / macsimumnews.com:
Part 1: Apple files 'proximity detector in handheld device' patent application  —  On July 20, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple's patent application titled "Proximity detector in handheld device," originally filed in September 2005.  Apple's patent relates generally …
Discussion: The Apple Core, Infinite Loop and digg
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AppleInsider:
Inside Apple's latest iPod touch-screen patent filing  —  Another patent filing by Apple Computer that details a touch-screen interface for an iPod or handheld device has surface in the United States, AppleInsider has discovered.  —  The September 30, 2005 filing (published today) is titled "Proximity detector in handheld device."
Discussion: Gizmodo and jkOnTheRun
Internet Stocks on SeekingAlpha:
Google Inc. Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (GOOG)  —  Executives  —  Eric Schmidt - Chairman of the Executive Committee, CEO  —  Larry Page - Co-Founder and President of Products  —  Sergey Brin - Co-Founder and President of Technology  —  Omid Kordestani - SVP of Global Sales and Business Development
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Alicetiara / tiara.org:
MySpace to Secondary Markets: Drop Dead  —  On Monday, MySpace started displaying the following message when you log in (this is kind of a crappy screenshot, but you can see it larger if you click on it): … What Tom doesn't mention is that Flash 9 has a a new attribute for the tag called allowNetworking.
Discussion: ReveNews
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
MySpace security measure disables viral spread of widgets
Discussion: digg
Edward F. Moltzen / personaltechpipeline.com:
Dell Knew Of Dozen Burned Laptops Before Recall, Records Show  —  Dell grappled with apparently severe overheating problems in scores of notebooks for at least two years before it announced a recall of 22,000 notebooks last year, according to a source close to the company.
Discussion: Engadget and digg
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Why the Web 2.0 and media elite are so upset about paying amateurs (or "I'm sorry, does Mike Arrington work for free?")  —  While some folks have been shocked—SHOCKED!—that I offered to pay top bookmarkers, others have taken a day or two to think about the idea and realize …
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
Skype intros new Wi-Fi phones  —  Internet phone provider Skype is expanding its Wi-Fi calling options with the launch of three new wireless phones that will have the Skype Internet calling software embedded.  —  On Thursday Skype announced it will sell new Wi-Fi phones from Belkin, EdgeCore and SMC on its Web site.
Discussion: ZefHemel.com, Webtown and digg
Ed Oswald / BetaNews:
October Debut for Microsoft 'iPod Killer'  —  EXCLUSIVE Microsoft's so-called "iPod killer" could be unveiled as early as late next month, with the company preparing to build momentum towards an October launch, sources close to the situation have told BetaNews.
Discussion: Engadget, Gizmodo and Mobility Site
SeekingAlpha Software Stocks:
Microsoft Corporation F4Q06 (Qtr Ending June 30, 2006) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (MSFT)  —  Executives  —  Chris Liddell - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  —  Frank Brod - Corporate Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Chief Accounting Officer
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Tim Hornyak / Wired News:
Meet the Remote-Control Self  —  KYOTO, Japan — Hiroshi Ishiguro is a busy man.  Between his two jobs, countless meetings and presentations, his demanding schedule was eating up all his time.  So he built an android version of himself to pick up the slack.
Discussion: Engadget, SCI FI Tech and digg
Jessica Lee / Google Maps API Official Blog:
Speed improvements, custom cursors & geocoder updates  —  Revision 2.60 of the Maps API v2 includes four cool new features, brought to you by Bo Majewski, Rob Schonberger and Doug Ricket:  — Significant speed improvements in removeOverlay() and clearOverlays().  As promised, we've made removing overlays much faster.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News.com:
AT&T, start-up team in citywide Wi-Fi bid  —  AT&T has submitted a proposal with Wi-Fi start-up MetroFi to build a citywide network in Riverside, Calif.  —  The companies submitted a proposal to build and operate the wireless broadband network on Friday.  The proposed network …
Tony Smith / The Register:
Medion preps personalised portable PC  —  x3Ca class="TopTextLink" style="color: #F00;" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ clk;39204998;13533154;m?http:// research.theregister.co.uk/">Securit y White Papers - Download them free from Reg Researchx3C/a>  —  Centrino notebook for a mere 400 quid, anyone?
Discussion: Engadget, Gizmodo and MobileWhack.com
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch Party At August Capital  —  The next TechCrunch Party will be held on Friday, August 18, 2006, in Menlo Park, California.  —  Unlike previous parties, this one will not be at my house.  August Capital has graciously offered the use of their spacious outdoor deck for the party …
Scott Gatz / Scott Gatz's Blog:
Entrepreneur vs. Intrapreneur  —  I first heard the term Intrapreneur from Guy Kawasaki and its something that has stuck in my head ever since.  The term has been around for a very long time and simply represents: … Before I took my new job, I thought a lot about doing my own startup …
 
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Rustybrick / Search Engine Roundtable:
Google AdSense Released Site Diagnostic Tool
Ishii / ATRACLife:
New Network WALKMAN: NW-S203F and NW-S205F Sport Series
Discussion: Gizmodo, Engadget and I4U News
Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
IBM, AMD to deepen Opteron ties
Discussion: The Tech Report and Neowin.net
Internet Stocks on SeekingAlpha:
Google's Earnings Results — A Yahoo Engineer's Perspective
Discussion: IP Democracy and Screenwerk
Pete Cashmore / Mashable*:
CoComment Adds CoCrawler, YouTube Support
Adam Frucci / SCI FI Tech:
Mini Reminder offers help for the forgetful
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darkreading.com:
Social Engineering, the Shoppers' Way
Dan Frakes / playlistmag.com:
Grado Labs releases $49 headphones
Discussion: Engadget and Gizmodo
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
Motion Lingo's Adeo runs circles around the competition
Dhiramshah / New Launches:
Samsung SyncMaster CX930B the most colorful LCD monitor
Discussion: Gizmodo, SCI FI Tech and digg
Kathy Sierra / Creating Passionate Users:
Usability through fun
Motorola:
Motorola Ships 50 Millionth MOTORAZR
EFF: Breaking News:
EFF's Spying Case Moves Forward - Judge Denies Government's Motion …
Discussion: Threat Chaos and SEO Black Hat
John Hagel / Edge Perspectives with John Hagel:
The Long Tail and the Structure of the Media Industry
Tomi T Ahonen / Communities Dominate Brands:
Demise of a Darling: iPod market share crashes to 14% amid management denials
Jason / Signal vs. Noise:
Bezos Expeditions invests in 37signals
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

Victoria Gomelsky / New York Times:
Watches of Switzerland Group, one of the world's largest watch retailers, acquires the watch enthusiast website Hodinkee, says coverage will remain independent

 
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