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10:45 AM ET, November 5, 2008

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Larry Page / The Official Google Blog:
A vote for broadband in the “white spaces”  —  All eyes are on the presidential election today, but another important vote just took place at the Federal Communications Commission.  By a vote of 5-, the FCC formally agreed to open up the “white spaces” spectrum — the unused airwaves between …
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Between the Lines:
FCC opens up wireless ‘white spaces;’ Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards  —  The Federal Communications Commission has opened up so-called wireless white spaces-unused spectrum between broadcast channels-in a move the agency hopes paves the way for ‘Wi-Fi on Steroids’.
Discussion: CrunchGear
Reuters:
FCC clears Google-backed plan on airwaves use
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Microsoft Launches Effort to Spark Startups  —  Microsoft's new BizSpark project is an effort to spur startups and entrepreneurs to use Microsoft technology when launching new companies.  Microsoft is giving away software, services and support to startups earning less than $1 million to help …
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Ina Fried / Beyond Binary:
Microsoft offers free software for start-ups  —  LOS ANGELES—In its boldest bid yet to win the affections of emerging businesses, Microsoft on Wednesday announced a program that will allow some start-ups to use its server software free of charge.  —  Dubbed BizSpark, the program will be open …
Discussion: TechFlash and Computerworld
Loïc Le Meur / Loic Le Meur Blog:
Twitter launches groups in Japan Today  —  Twitter has launched a group and community feature in Japan today, called Twicco.jp.  In the demo video I took at the Digital Garage conference you can see it lets users create and follow a group instead of an individual account.
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Steve O'Hear / The Social Web:
Careful what you say on Twitter - delete option removed?  —  It appears that the micro-blogging service Twitter has removed the option to delete a ‘tweet’ once it's been published, making the service a haven for digital litter — the trail of information about you or things you've said that perhaps …
Rick Turoczy / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Gives Japan Groups, Takes Delete Away from Everyone Else  —  While a great deal of the world was sitting, enthralled with the US political machinations, it appears that Twitter - the microblogging service with which many of us have a dysfunctional love-hate relationship …
Discussion: SheGeeks
Moon Ihlwan / Business Week:
New Samsung Phone: a Real iPhone Killer?  —  To hear Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talk about Samsung Electronics' new upgraded smart phone, T*Omnia, Korean consumers will soon get the mother of all smart phones on the planet.  “The T*Omnia is at the forefront of this new generation of mobile devices …
Wall Street Journal:
BlackBerry Bold Is Big, Bulky And Beautiful  —  Change is a familiar concept in the mobile-phone industry.  Most recently, Apple and Google introduced mobile devices with two vital innovations: They run on fast 3G networks and use touch screens.  Yesterday Research In Motion …
Discussion: GigaOM and Silicon Alley Insider
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Cleve Nettles / 9 to 5 Mac:
Blackberry Bold, the ‘Buick of Smartphones’  —  AllthingsD (which means automatically blessed by Walt) does a review of the Blackberry Bold.  It pretty much meets expectations...for a Blackberry.  Big, beautiful screen, great physical keyboard, fast internet and email access more bells and whistles.
Discussion: Datamation and All Things Digital
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
How the CNN Holographic Interview System Works  —  CNN's holographic election coverage is fancy pantsy, but how did they manage to send 3D 360 degree footage of virtual correspondent Jessica Yellin from Chicago all the way to the station's election center in NY?  As Arthur C. Clarke says, Magic.
Discussion: Lifehacker and RealityPrime
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Dusan Belic / IntoMobile:
Fake Calls gives iPhone users an excuse to leave ackward situations  —  You know how the situation - you're on a meeting or talking to someone whom you don't particulary like and you would die for an interruption.  Usaully nothing happens and you're stuck in a conversation/meeting pretending to listen.
Discussion: mobilesyrup.com
Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:
10 election tweets worth remembering  —  It was a marathon evening for media buffs as Barack Obama beat rival John McCain to become the United States' first African-American president-elect.  You couldn't miss it on Twitter, as the microblogging service exploded with election updates, commentary, and speculation.
Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
The Inevitable Slow-Motion Death of the Tablet PC  —  Todd Bishop's TechFlash site has a worthwhile read up on the unhappy response of Tablet PC enthusiasts to Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's description of the Tablet PC as a “niche” product at last week's PDC event.
Discussion: All about Microsoft and CrunchGear
Mark Ward / BBC:
The end of an era - Windows 3.x  —  An application has expectedly quit.  —  Windows 3.x has come to the closing moments of its long life.  —  On 1 November Microsoft stopped issuing licences for the software that made its debut in May 1990 in the US.  —  The various versions of Windows 3.x …
Discussion: The Register, Neowin.net and Slashdot
Peter Burrows / Business Week:
What Fadell's Departure Means for Apple  —  Development chief Tony Fadell's exit underscores concerns about whether Apple is doing enough to groom management talent that could succeed Steve Jobs  —  At a company as tight-lipped about its inner workings as Apple (AAPL), changes at the top can be hard to gauge.
Arn / MacRumors:
Software Fix for MacBook Pro Trackpad Issue “Coming Soon”  —  Earlier this week, a number of complaints emerged about a trackpad issue found on the new MacBook Pros.  PCPro.co.uk relays one customer's experience: … The problem even drew the attention of Apple according to one blogger …
Discussion: AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac and PC Pro
James Sherwood / The Register:
Users pour forth MacBook trackpad woes  —  An official Apple forum has become a sounding board for numerous complaints that the MacBook's new multi-touch glass-covered trackpad isn't behaving itself.  —  Owners of shiny new metal MacBooks grumble that the trackpad freezes after roughly 50 clicks …
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
In Era of Blog Sniping, Companies Shoot First  —  SAN FRANCISCO — During past downturns, layoffs were mostly a private affair.  Big companies tended to issue vague press releases filled with jargon about “downsizing,” and start-ups often gave people the pink slip without telling the world anything at all.
CNBC.com:
Inside Google's ‘Unofficial’ Hiring Freeze  —  Google, one of the nation's great growth engines for employment, has essentially stopped hiring for the last month, according to several executives at the company.  —  A spokesperson at the company says there has been no freeze on hiring …
Electronista:
Meizu to launch iPhone clone Nov. 30th  —  Meizu's shadow to the iPhone, the M8, should be available in at least a limited form before the end of the month, according to a post by company head J. Wong.  While already tentatively slated for November, the touchscreen phone should be launched …
Discussion: IntoMobile, Gizmodo and Engadget
Terry Heaton / Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog:
Borrell: Banner advertising the big loser in '09 online ad decline  —  A new report by Borrell Associates scheduled for release today paints a dim picture for those who've bet the ranch on a future of counting page views and ad impressions.  The credit crisis and the general economic downturn …
Discussion: Zero Percent Idle
Meghan Keane / Epicenter:
Glam Media Slows Payments Due to Economy  —  Glam Media is telling its publishing partners to expect slower payments given the grim online advertising climate.  —  Glam told publishing partners it would now take up to four months to pay them instead of the usual 60-90 days.
Discussion: TechCrunch and VentureBeat
 
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Time Warner: Time Inc. Layoffs Will Cost Us More Than $100 Million
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Our airwaves, indeed  —  Tom Evslin is celebrating the FCC's decision …
Discussion: Industry Standard
Dusan Belic / IntoMobile:
Tomorrow is the Sony Ericsson day!
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Online Meltdown Update: AOL Ads Down 6% In Third Quarter
Marin Perez / InformationWeek:
SMBs Driving Mobile Broadband Adoption
Discussion: FierceWireless
Rafat Ali / paidContent.org:
Election 08: Homepages of Major News Sites, Right After the News
 Earlier Items: 
Rick Turoczy / ReadWriteWeb:
Juice Makes You Smarter, Faster (If You're on Firefox 3)
Discussion: Lifehacker and TechCrunch
Marin Perez / InformationWeek:
Salesforce 2.0 Adds Voice, IM With Ribbit
BBC:
New MP3 logo gets online support
Discussion: Electronista and Slashdot
Dan Rayburn / The Business Of Online Video:
Two Year's Later, Google Still Can't Deliver YouTube Without Stuttering & Buffering
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch UK:
Yammer goes down, companies all over go silent
Discussion: cubicgarden.com
David Pogue / New York Times:
Shazam! A Projector Is Shrunk
Discussion: GeekBrief.TV and Engadget
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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