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5:55 PM ET, August 16, 2010

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Boy Genius Report:
Both Verizon Wireless iPhone and next generation iPad about to hit field testing?  —  One of our Apple sources has just informed us of something very interesting.  Way down deep within iOS 4 is a pretty intriguing block of code.  Our source says that the code queries the device …
New York Times:
Hulu Is Seen as Readying to Go Public  —  Hulu, the rapidly growing hub for online television and movies, aims to go public through an offering that could value the company at more than $2 billion, according to people briefed on the matter.  In recent weeks, Hulu executives have begun talking …
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Matt Bowman / VatorNews:
Someone* is fueling Hulu IPO rumors
Boy Genius Report:
Motorola DROID Pro, World Edition and Tablet all found in Verizon Wireless systems  —  One of our Verizon Wireless sources has done a little digging for us, and we have turned up some awesome information.  We exclusively reported that Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch a barrage …
Graham Cluley / Sophos:
Facebook Dislike button scam spreads virally  —  Have you seen a message like this on Facebook?  —  If so, don't click on the link.  —  It's the latest survey scam spreading virally across Facebook, using the tried-and-tested formula used in the past by other viral scams including …
Loïc Le Meur / Loic Le Meur Blog:
How much can you really make developing mobile apps?  —  There is a huge buzz around mobile applications and app stores such as the AppStore and the Android Market which look more and more as a new Eldorado.  Of course everybody starts dreaming when an app like Angry Birds shares …
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Ad Service Off to Bumpy Start
Hung Truong:
What Happened to Yahoo (and What Could Happen to iAd)
Discussion: Open Sources's blog, Thanks:hungtruong
Andrew Cave / Telegraph:
Adobe chief Shantanu Narayen believes he doesn't need Apple or the iPad  —  It's the battle of Silicon Valley A-listers.  In one corner sits Apple, the $223bn (£143bn) big-hitter that is the world's second largest company and the darling of the technology sector.
JR Raphael / JR Raphael's blog:
It's time for the baked-in Android UI to die  —  Listen up, Android manufacturers: The time has come for your built-in Android user interface to go away.  Call it Motoblur, call it Sense, call it whatever you want — as long as it's coming preinstalled on Android phones, it's officially overstayed its welcome.
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Rumored $99 iTV Could Pave Way for $2,000 Apple-Connected Television  —  “The problem with innovation in the TV industry is the go-to-market strategy.  The TV industry has a subsidized model that gives everyone a set-top box for free.  So no one wants to buy a box.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Chitika: Bing Passes Yahoo In Search Market Share  —  Well here's a surprise.  New stats from Chitika show Bing has taken over the second place spot for search market share from Yahoo — and back in January 2010!  —  Chitika is an advertising network similar to Google AdSense.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Professional Content Platform SlideShare Goes Freemium  —  SlideShare,the “YouTube for presentations,” has been focusing its efforts on becoming the premier platform for professional and business content.  Today, SlideShare is going freemium with the announcement of tiered, paid plans for businesses.
Wall Street Journal:
Hurd Deal Inflamed Board  —  H-P Chief's Surprise Settlement of Harassment Claim Contributed to His Ouster  —  Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board decided to oust Mark Hurd Aug. 6 after the chief executive reached a sexual-harassment-claim settlement that directors thought impeded their probe of the claim …
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
An atom bomb aimed at Intel: Smooth-Stone raises $48M for low-power ARM server chips  —  Hoping to outdo Intel in the server chip market, Smooth-Stone has raised $48 million to complete development of its ARM-based server chips which consume small amounts of power.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / Computerworld:
Ubuntu Linux to go multi-touch  —  I spoke with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, this morning, and he tells me that Canonical will be bringing true multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux in Ubuntu 10.10 (code name Maverick Meerkat).  —  “Multi-touch is just as useful on a desktop as it is on a phone or tablet …
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Google Is From Mars and Facebook Is From Venus  —  One of the notable things about the question-and-answer site Quora is the quality of answers that are posted to interesting questions.  One recent example is the in-depth response posted to the question: “Which is better to work for, Google or Facebook?”
Thanks:om
Seth Weintraub / Fortune:
Google's motives for abandoning Net Neutrality  —  As Google moves into (and starts to depend on) ISPs' business, is it having an easier time seeing things from their point of view?  —  It's now clear that Google underestimated the public's desire for true net neutrality over both wireless …
Financial Times:
Intel succumbs to evolution of 4G  —  By Maija Palmer in London and Chris Nuttall in San Francisco  —  Intel is facing a bitter blow as it becomes increasingly clear that future, fourth-generation high-speed mobile phone networks are going to be based on long term evolution (LTE) technology …
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Epic 4G review  —  Of the seemingly countless variants of the Galaxy S that Samsung's in the process of deploying around the globe, one stands out in a couple very unique (and important) ways: Sprint's Epic 4G.  The Epic hangs on to a couple of the Galaxy line's most important characteristics …
eMarketer:
Social Network Ad Spending to Approach $1.7 Billion This Year  —  6.7% of all US online ad spending to go toward social networks this year  —  Social network advertising is getting renewed attention in 2010.  The US's gradual economic recovery, combined with marketers' incessant focus …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
VCs And Super Angels: The War For The Entrepreneur  —  It's a lot like the Cold War - most of the really interesting fights among startup investors - and there are lots of them - occur behind the scenes.  Publicly everyone gets along just great.  But declining returns …
Bryan Mason / The Typekit Blog:
Adobe partners with Typekit to bring legendary typefaces to the web  —  Today marks the one-year anniversary of Typekit's launch.  It's been an unbelievable 12 months of growth and learning, not just for us but for webfonts, web design, browser development, and so much more.
Discussion: Yahoo! News and Webmonkey
 
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 Earlier Items: 
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Foursquare's Future Slowly Takes Shape
Discussion: Screenwerk and New York Times, Thanks:mathewi
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
New Apple Support Communities social network to replace Discussions
Robin Wauters / TechCrunchIT:
Dell To Buy Data Storage And Management Company 3PAR For $1.13 Billion
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Samsung Galaxy Tablet coming soon to Vodafone UK?
Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
iPad/Kindle combo proving deadly to rest of e-reader market
Discussion: Technologizer and blogs.chron.com
Brad Reed / Computerworld:
LTE or not, WiMax 2 set to roll out in 2012
Sarah Clark / Near Field Communications World:
Apple hires NFC expert as mobile commerce product manager