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9:20 AM ET, August 26, 2008

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Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb:
Amazon Buys Shelfari and its Innovative UI  —  Shelfari, a small book sharing startup, was acquired today by Amazon (an existing investor in the company).  Shelfari is known for its innovative user interface, something which we've discussed a few times on ReadWriteWeb.
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John Cook / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Amazon.com buys Shelfari, a startup for book lovers  —  Amazon.com is buying Shelfari, the Seattle social networking startup for book lovers, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.  —  The deal comes about three weeks after Amazon.com acquired Victoria, B.C.-basedAbeBooks …
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Amazon Acquires Shelfari: Moves To Corner Book-Centric Social Networks
Discussion: Profy
Shelfari:
Shelfari joins the Amazon.com family
Discussion: Mashable! and CNET News.com
Jennifer Liu / The Official Google Blog:
At a loss for words?  —  Have you ever been stumped in finding the right words to search for?  Back when I was planning my wedding, I had a list of wedding songs in mind, but the problem was that I couldn't remember any of the artist names or song titles.  So I started typing …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google.com Finally Gets Google Suggest Feature  —  After being in testing for literally years, Google Suggest is finally coming to Google.com.  This is the feature where as you start to type in the search box, related searches automatically appear below where you are typing.
Discussion: Inquirer
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
If Amazon Really Wants To Get Serious About The Kindle...  More rumors about the new Kindle are emerging, which we first wrote about on July 15.  The first device will have a similar sized screen as the existing model but will have a much enhanced form factor.
AndroidGuys:
No More Speculation - This is the G1 from T-Mobile  —  It's time to put this rumor to bed once and for all.  We've seen a handful of mockups online these last few weeks guessing as to what the first Android handset is going to look like.  We even saw a video that divided many fanboys, including us AndroidGuys.
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Vincent Nguyen / Android Community:
Android-powered T-Mobile G1 Engineering drawings!  —  The Android Guys managed to get their mitts on the first real drawings of the T-Mobile G1.  The images reveal a lot more information that we've only been able to speculate on up until now.  —  The most notable part of the T-Mobile G1 is the “chin”.
Discussion: Engadget, SlashPhone and Gizmodo
Preston Gralla / Computerworld:
Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo — and why you should care  —  Computerworld) Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time.  Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo.  That's good news for Microsoft …
Charles Jade / Infinite Loop:
Rumor: Apple Event for September 9th  —  The rumored iPod Zune, captured in grainy black and white, of course  —  Kevin Rose is teasing Apple fans again.  Just a day after blogging about an Apple Event for new iPod nanos, a less expensive iPod touch, and iTunes 8, he has now set a date.
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Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Event for September 9th?
Discussion: Cult of Mac
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Canon EOS 50D Official: 15-Megapixel Prosumer DSLR Is First With Digic 4 Processor  —  Canon's New DIGIC 4 Image Processor Fuels the 15.1 Megapixel Resolution, Expanded ISO Range and Enhanced Noise Reduction of the New EOS 50D Digital SLR  —  With the demand for digital SLR cameras reaching …
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Stephen Shankland / Underexposed:
Got $18,000? Grab a Hasselblad camera while it's cheap
Discussion: Imaging Insider
Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
As Facebook hits 100 million user mark, twenty percent have already opted in to the redesign  —  Will Facebook users like the redesign?  The company made a big gamble in changing the interface to focus on feeds — it's a move that many in the “early adopter” crowd liked (including myself).
Discussion: FaceReviews, ReadWriteWeb and Valleywag
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
College Sophomore Sells His iPhone App To Flixster  —  Movie focused social network Flixster acquired a popular iPhone application called Movies.app (iTunes link) last week, and has re-released the application this evening.  As far as we know, this is the first acquisition of an iPhone app.
Discussion: MacRumors iPhone Blog
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
For Andreessen and Horowitz, it's gotta be Qik  —  Netscape wunderkind Marc Andreessen and longtime business partner Ben Horowitz are teaming up again, this time to invest in Qik, which lets users stream live video from their mobile phone.  —  Andreessen, co-founder and chairman …
Rafe Needleman / Webware.com:
MapQuest inches toward modernity  —  In talking to Mark Law, the new VP of product development for AOL's MapQuest, I was surprised to learn how powerful the service still is.  To my mind the formerly leading mapping system is a trailing contender against Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Ask.com …
Discussion: All Points Blog
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
AOL Seeks Directions For A MapQuest Facelift
Discussion: Mashable!
Steve Johnson / Mercury News:
Facebook cuts off Scrabulous after legal complaint  —  EXCEPT INDIA, WHERE COURT CASE PENDING  —  Already blocked from Facebook users in the United States and Canada, “Scrabulous” — the online imitation of the popular Scrabble board game — has been yanked by Facebook in all other countries except India …
Discussion: p2pnet
Monica Norton / Washington Post:
Accidental Ad Blocker  —  Privacy advocates think the next version of Internet Explorer, the program that connects most of us to the Web, is a step in the right direction.  —  Advertisers?  Well, they're not so sure.  —  The advertising industry is bracing for trouble from the next version …
Discussion: Epicenter and Slashdot
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Michael Thompson / Ars Technica:
Cashing in: adding real names to sports games  —  Creating a truly authentic experience when playing video games based on the National Collegiate Athletics Association's leagues is a daunting task for the average gamer.  The NCAA doesn't allow games to feature the names or likenesses …
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Tech giants may face dollar daze  —  Technology bellwethers with a big chunk of their businesses overseas have benefited from a weak dollar compared to other currencies, but the gravy train may be coming to a stop.  —  A weak dollar has helped technology giants such as Google, Amazon, eBay …
Discussion: L.A. Times Tech Blog
 
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Nielsen: ‘Obama text’ reached 2.9 million
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Jim Kerstetter / Webware.com:
Glassdoor offering a look at salaries beyond the dollar
Discussion: VentureBeat and The Next Web
Tim Conneally / BetaNews:
Facebook worm still spreading
Discussion: Media Bullseye
Jason Snell / Macworld:
A tale of two Tetrises  —  Some sad news today from the world …
Bret Terrill / VentureBeat:
Developer Analytics: Facebook game Mob Wars making $22,000 a day
Discussion: All Facebook
Bret Taylor / FriendFeed Blog:
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