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Attila Bodis / Official Google Blog:
Our feature presentation — In April we announced that we were working to bring presentations to Google Docs. (Astute readers may recall learning about this even earlier, which caused a bit of excitement around here.) And today we're unveiling the new Google Docs presentations feature …
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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft's Line — I.B.M. plans to mount its most ambitious challenge in years to Microsoft's dominance of personal computer software, by offering free programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
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Between the Lines, Insider Chatter, mathewingram.com/work, InfoWorld, TechCrunch, Techdirt and Neowin.net
William M. Bulkeley / Wall Street Journal:
Free IBM Software Is Bid to Challenge Microsoft Office — Resuming an old rivalry, International Business Machines Corp. is launching a software giveaway that takes aim at Microsoft Corp. on the office desktop. — Today, IBM plans to post on the Internet a package of its own software …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Times to End Charges on Web Site — The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
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Digital Media Wire, Search Engine Land, Download Squad, InfoWorld, WebProNews, Guardian Unlimited, Gothamist, TidBITS, paidContent.org, TechCrunch, Compiler, TECH.BLORGE.com, Pronet Advertising, TeleRead, jkOnTheRun, Search Marketing Gurus, Techdirt, O'Reilly Radar, Harry Chen Thinks Aloud, mathewingram.com/work, ResearchBuzz, everwas, Screenwerk, Joe Duck, Silicon Valley Blog, Mark Evans, Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab, Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard, ResourceShelf and ParisLemon
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:Times deselected — TimesSelect is dead. It was a cynical act doomed from the start.
New York Times:A Letter to Readers About TimesSelect
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Network World, Center for Citizen Media, Today @ PC World, Open Access News and David Card
Mark Potts / Recovering Journalist:TimesSelect, R.I.P. — There's already a fresh round of glee …
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Publish2 Blog
Apple (UK and Ireland):
Apple Chooses O2 as Exclusive Carrier for iPhone in UK — Apple and O2 announced today that O2, the leading wireless carrier in the UK, will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple's revolutionary iPhone when it makes its debut in the UK on November 9th. iPhone combines three devices into one …
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Paul Miller / Engadget:
Apple iPhone hits O2 in the UK on November 9th — Ending months of intense, practically insane speculation, Apple just confirmed its first European carrier for the iPhone: O2 is scoring exclusive UK rights to the hotly contested device, and will be launching it on November 9th for £269 including VAT.
Nokia:
Nokia delivers simplicity and productivity with stylish new Nokia E51 — Stylish smartphone performer comes equipped with essentials for business and private life — London, UK - Nokia today bolstered its Nokia Eseries portfolio of business devices with the introduction of the new Nokia E51 device.
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Engadget Mobile, The Mobile Gadgeteer, Darla Mack, Mobility Site, All About Symbian, IntoMobile and Phone Scoop
Google:
Google AdSense for Mobile unlocks the potential of the mobile advertising market — The mobile device is fast becoming the world's most popular gateway to information. In fact, there are currently more mobile devices worldwide than personal computers and televisions combined.
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Live from Apple's "Mum is no longer the word" event in London — 9:17AM BST - We're, ahem, queuing alongside a few dozen other journos outside the Apple Store Regent, iPod touch ads in the window and all. And guess who just turned up... The iPhone guy! You know, the iPhone project manager dude who gave all the online tutorials.
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Infinite Loop, Apple 2.0, Switched, The Apple Core, Gadget Lab, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and textually.org
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Brad Garlinghouse / Yodel Anecdotal:
Zimbra is so damn cool — If you're a student at Georgia Tech or an employee at Digg or Mozilla.org, you know just how excellent your email and group calendaring experience is. That's because it's powered by Zimbra, creator of an innovative Ajax-based mail client that integrates email …
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Mozilla:
Mozilla Launches Internet Mail and Communications Initiative — David Ascher joins Mozilla to lead new organization — Mozilla today announced a new initiative to stimulate innovation in Internet mail and communications. Mozilla plans to develop Internet communications software based on the Thunderbird product, code and brand.
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Download Squad, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, The Open Road, Read/WriteWeb, GigaOM and paidContent.org
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Mitchell / mitchell's blog:Mozilla's New Focus on Thunderbird and Internet Communications
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Ryan Naraine's Zero Day
Mark Hendrickson / TechCrunch:
Facebook, Accel and Founders Fund Launch fbFund; To Give Grants To Facebook App Startups — During his keynote conversation with Michael Arrington this afternoon at the TechCrunch40 conference, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will be launching a new entity called fbFund with Accel and Founders Fund.
AMD:
AMD Adds Multi-Core Triple Threat to Desktop Roadmap — Offering unique performance and value to customers, AMD Phenom™ triple-core processors to complete a broader multi-core portfolio — Delivering a multi-core triple threat, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the addition …
Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week:
Apple's Cheap-to-Build nano — A teardown of the new iPod, dubbed "little fatty" by some, points to big savings in parts, which should help maintain hefty sales — When leaked photos of the latest iPod nano first appeared on enthusiast blogs, it quickly gained the nickname "little fatty …
