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Bill Rigby / Reuters:
Microsoft's Ballmer sells 12 percent stake in company  —  (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sold $1.3 billion worth of shares in the company, cutting his stake by about 12 percent, but said his first stock sale in seven years should not be taken as a lack …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
That's Ballmer With A “B” — For “Billions”  —  Well, Steve Ballmer certainly had a productive week.  —  Over the past three days, the Microsoft CEO has sold 49.3 million shares of his company stock, Reuters reports.  With the share price hovering around $27, the sale has made him about $1.3 billion.
Fortune:
What really happened between HP ex-CEO Mark Hurd and Jodie Fisher?  —  To this day, only two people know the full truth.  But one thing is certain: The deeper you dig, the weirder it gets.  —  Mark Hurd and Jodie Fisher  —  Mark Hurd was miffed.  It was 2007, two years into his tenure …
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Wall Street Journal:
Accuser Said Hurd Leaked an H-P Deal  —  CEO Lost Out as Board Lost Faith  —  “Dear Mr. Hurd,” began the note that Mark Hurd read on June 29 in his office at Hewlett-Packard Co. “Please be advised that we represent Ms. Jodie Fisher regarding her claims... against Hewlett-Packard ('HP') and you, Mr. Mark Hurd, as an individual.”
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google “Nexus Two” Hardware Issue Delays Launch  —  Google is working with Samsung on a new Android phone that will have a “clean install” of Android, and the release was at least initially planned to coincide with the launch of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  —  The fact that the device …
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Googler Accuses Twitter Engineer Of Sexual Assault, Trial By Twitter Commences  —  Google technical writer Noirin Shirley wrote a post on her personal blog earlier this evening entitled “A hell of a time,” describing her experiences last night at ApacheCon in Atlanta.
Discussion: blog.nerdchic.net
Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Gmail Tests Call Recording  —  Andrew Banchich spotted a new Gmail feature that lets you record calls.  I don't see the call record button in my account, so it's probably an experimental feature that's not yet widely available.  —  It's similar to the call recording feature from Google Voice.
Discussion: Softpedia News and Download Squad
Zach Epstein / BGR:
T-Mobile: iPhone cables are for unlocked handsets and phones roaming from Europe  —  T-Mobile has cleared the air in response to reports Friday that questioned why the carrier might be stocking connector cables for use with Apple's iPhone and iPod lines.  T-Mobile, of course, does not currently sell any Apple products.
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google Does Away With “Sponsored Links” Label, Now Ads Are Labeled “Ads”  —  A month ago, Google began testing labeling the AdWords ads as “ads”.  Prior, Google labeled those AdWords ads as “sponsored links,” which is how they have been named for as long as I can remember.
Peter Kirn / Create Digital Music:
On iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone, New MIDI Support, via Wires, Wireless  —  Over 25 years later, portions of MIDI introduced early on in the spec remain relevant.  And if you want to connect your MIDI-equipped gear to Apple's iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad mobiles, you will soon have an array of choices.
Kelly Hodgkins / IntoMobile:
Rumor: Gingerbread to finish cooking and come out of the Android oven November 11th  —  A trusted source has tipped us to the potential launch date for Gingerbread, the 2.3 version of Android.  According to our source, the SDK for this upcoming revision will debut on November 11th.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
How to Watch Free, Live Broadcast TV on Your iPad, Right Now  —  The broadcast networks only put their stuff on the Web under very specific conditions.  So this is exactly what they don't want: Free, live streams of their stuff delivered to your iPad, via the browser.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google Confirms Gmail Speed Issue, Says It's Now Fixed  —  Yesterday, we posted about horrible latency issues many Gmail users have been experiencing over the past couple of weeks.  When I reached out to Google about the issue a few days ago, they told me that they weren't aware of anything wrong, but would look into it.
Discussion: Silicon Republic
Nicholas Carlson / SAI:
Caterina Fake Leaving Hunch  —  Hunch cofounder Caterina Fake has signed an agreement to leave the company before the end of the year, we've learned from sources.  —  Technically, Fake will remain involved with the company as an “advisor.”  But that'll just be PR.
Leander Kahney / Cult of Mac:
How Apple Almost Got Microsoft's Kinect Game Controller  —  In June 2008, on a flight home from Europe to San Francisco, I was given a fascinating demo of some jaw-dropping technology.  —  I was sitting next Inon Beracha, CEO of Israeli company PrimeSense, which had developed a low-cost chip and software to do 3D machine vision.
Joanna Stern / Engadget:
Dell XPS 14 review  —  When Dell told us of its plans to revive its tried and true XPS laptop line we were pretty darn excited.  With so much brand dilution in the past few years — there's been the Adamo XPS and the Studio XPS — the products have noticeably strayed from providing …
Discussion: displayblog
Stephen Shankland / CNET News:
Adobe Photoshop for tablets looms nearer  —  Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch demonstrates an iPad-based color palette app used to mix, select, and paint colors.  It's attached to a separate computer computer running Photoshop.  —  You can't download Photoshop for your iPad yet …
Wall Street Journal:
Security Fears Kill Huawei Bid in U.S.  —  Sprint Nextel Corp. is excluding Chinese telecommunications-equipment makers Huawei Technologies Ltd. and ZTE Corp. from a contract worth billions of dollars largely because of national security concerns in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Computerworld and FierceWireless
Denis Campbell / Guardian:
Mobile phone kits to diagnose STDs  —  • Plan aims to cut UK's rate of infection among young  —  • Many with symptoms ‘too embarrassed to go to GP’  —  Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut …
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Going Flash-Free on Mac OS X, and How to Cheat When You Need It  —  Last week I mentioned that, following Steven Frank's lead, I'd completely disabled Flash Player on my Mac.  But I have a cheat, for web pages with Flash content with no non-Flash workaround.  I'm really happy with this setup, so I thought I'd document it here.
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Adobe intros cloud-based file sharing, PDF creation tools  —  Adobe has introduced two new services that it hopes will get the masses using its products again: one that converts and processes PDFs on the Web, and another that allows users to easily send large files to one another.
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
North Korea gets a PDA befitting its Dear Leader  —  The DPRK's not exactly the world's healthiest economy.  So it's with some surprise that we're now presenting you with North Korea's newest (only?) touchscreen slab.  Apparently, it's available “in all the computer shops” …
Discussion: The Register and Reuters
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Lamebook Sues Facebook Over Trademark Infringement.  Wait, What?  —  Here's a head scratcher, at first glance at least: Lamebook, a hilarious advertising-supported site that lets Facebook users submit funny status updates, pictures and “other gems” originating from the social network …
Royal Pingdom:
Modern web browser adoption better than expected: 71% run latest version  —  Web developers fight a constant struggle: They want to use modern web browser features, but they also need to take browser adoption into consideration.  If a large portion of their users run older versions of browsers …
 
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Jeremy Kirk / PC World:
German Street View Error Lets IPhone Users See Hidden Images
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His Brand Burnished, Naval Ravikant Plans New Fund with Babak Nivi
Alexis Madrigal / The Atlantic Online:
Did the Post's Election Twitter Experiment Work?
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Cooks Source Editor Finally Responds... Makes Things Worse [Updated]
Ian Paul / PC World:
Google Instant For Mobile: First Impressions
Discussion: eWeek
David Goldman / CNNMoney:
Dell CFO: Going private still an option
Discussion: SiliconANGLE, SAI and VentureBeat
 Earlier Items: 
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:
Google to Update Shopping Service
Discussion: Digital Trends, Google Watch and Digits
Daniel Rubino / Windows Phone Central:
WP7 copy & paste “...available as an update in a matter of weeks (early 2011)”
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Nice Move, Google — What Took You So Long?
Facebook Data Team:
How voters turned out on Facebook
Nick Saint / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Amazon Nukes Diapers.com In Price War — May Force Diapers' Founders To Sell Out
Laurie Voss / Seldo.Com:
Why I really, really hate Instagram  —  I love data, so I really hate Instagram.
Discussion: SAI
Hugo Miller / Bloomberg:
Bank of America, Citigroup Said to Test Apple IPhone
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes

Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered

Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards

 
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