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4:50 AM ET, June 14, 2006

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New York Times:
Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks an Expansion of Power  —  Google is building two computing centers, top and left, each the size of a football field, in The Dalles, Ore  —  THE DALLES, Ore., June 8 — On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon …
Random Good Stuff:
Soon - Send money via Skype  —  Soon you will be able to send money via skype with integrated paypal in the new Skype Version 2.5.  —  Screenshot is from the eBay developers conference 2006 in Las Vegas.  —  [via]
Discussion: Gizmodo and Things That
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Flock Raises New Venture Round, Launches Public Beta  —  It's been nearly eight months since Silicon Valley based Flock released a developer version of its Firefox based browser.  This evening they are releasing their first public beta version, available for Windows, Mac and Linux machines, at Flock.com.
Amber Maitland / pocket-lint.co.uk:
UPDATE Samsung delays release of Blu-ray player until September  —  13 June 2006 - A Samsung spokesperson has confirmed to Pocket-lint that the release of its Blu-ray player has now been pushed back until September.  —  Recent reports have suggested that Samsung's player was scheduled to come out on time later this month.
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Evan Blass / Engadget:
Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray player delayed (again)?
Discussion: HD Beat
Wade Roush / Technology Review:
Google Fatigue Sets In  —  Users are reacting to Google's new online spreadsheet with a big yawn.  Is the company searching for a strategy?  —  Can there be too much of a good thing?  Some Google watchers are beginning to think so.  Leading technology bloggers' reactions to Google Spreadsheets …
Business Week:
Dell: Facing Up To Past Mistakes  —  Dell's laser focus on cost efficiency has long been a core strategy.  But like Home Depot, Dell's cost-cutting efforts have alienated its customers.  The "direct" sales model of selling computers to consumers via phone and the Internet eliminates the costs …
Discussion: Techdirt and Zoli's Blog
Peter Galli / eWEEK.com:
Can Windows and Open Source Learn to Play Nice?  —  BOSTON—Microsoft has been reaching out to the open-source community to try to find ways to overcome the incompatibilities between software distributed under the GNU General Public License and its own commercial software.
Discussion: AC/OS, Open Sources, M-Dollar and Slashdot
Luca Filigheddu / Thoughts on VoIP, technology:
Thunderbird VoIP  —  Well, I can really say that Abbeynet Labs is releasing one "toy" after the other!  —  Following the great success of Firefox VoIP, Abbeynet Labs released today Thunderbird VoIP.  —  The user experience is almost similar to Firefox VoIP, but in this extension …
Read/WriteWeb:
eBay Wiki - world's largest commercial wiki launched  —  eBay, in collaboration with JotSpot, has just released a new community wiki - making it almost certainly the world's largest wiki platform for a commercial website (Wikipedia is bigger, but it's non-commercial). eBay Wiki is described as …
Adam Pash / Lifehacker:
Google Maps KML overlays  —  Google's installable maps software Google Earth makes KML overlay files that add points of interest, descriptions and photos to your earth, and now you can view those KML files live on the web at Google Maps.  —  Simply enter the URL of your KML file …
Scott M. Fulton, III / tgdaily.com:
TechEd 2006: Hybrid hard drives to become Vista Premium requirement  —  Boston (MA) - At a discussion of flash memory technologies to be included in Windows Vista and "Longhorn" here at TechEd 2006 this morning, Microsoft's program manager for Windows Client Performance Matt Ayres confirmed …
Discussion: Engadget, Gizmodo and eHomeUpgrade
Matt Casamassina / IGN:
Wii Before PS3  —  Sources say Nintendo to launch its new generation console before rival Sony does PS3.  —  June 12, 2006 - At the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2006 last May in Los Angeles, Sony announced that its forthcoming PlayStation 3 console would debut worldwide on November 17 of this year.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
EBay integrates Skype into auctions  —  After months of anticipation, eBay announced tonight its pilot integration of Skype, the internet telephony giant it acquired last September for approximately $4.1 billion.  The announcement was made tonight at eBay Live!, eBay's annual community conference.
Discussion: Mathew Ingram
Sharon Noguchi / Mercury News:
Teens turn away from e-mail  —  SITES LIKE MYSPACE OFFERING `INSTANT' SOCIAL SCENE, FAST MESSAGING ATTRACT YOUNG USERS, STUDY SHOWS  —  When she gets home from school, 14-year-old Jennica Paho of San Jose switches on the computer and goes to MySpace.com.  ``It's very exciting to get new pictures …
Discussion: textually.org
Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Pulver Has Just Two Words For You: Internet Video  —  Unhappy investors in Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet phone company that had a disappointing initial public offering last month, might feel like picking up pitchforks and torches and marching on the castles of the people who brought it to life.
Eric Caoili / 4 color rebellion:
Spotting Pirated Nintendo DS Carts  —  While hardware designs for the Nintendo DS homebrew community continue to evolve, ne'er-do-wells hoping to make a profit selling pirated games have kept pace with their progress.  Not long after cheap, slimmed-down versions of PassMe devices …
Discussion: Opposable Thumbs and DS Fanboy
Charlie Demerjian / Inquirer:
Thecus shows five-drive NAS box  —  Computex 2006 N5200 supplants N4100  —  THECUS BROKE COVER on its newest NAS product at Computex, the N5200 NAS box.  I looked at the previous N4100 a while ago, and liked it a lot, with a few minor complaints.  It looks like Thecus has addressed most of those …
Discussion: Engadget and Gizmodo
mobiledia.com:
David Beckham Becomes Motorola's Global Brand Ambassador  —  Motorola today announced the signing of David Beckham as a global brand ambassador.  The three-year collaboration with the professional footballer will kick-off with major activities across Asia including advertising appearances …
Discussion: Gizmodo, Gadgetell and MocoNews.net
seobuzzbox.com:
Bill Slawski Interview  —  Bill Slawski is one of the lesser known SEO's, he has a blog called SEO by the Sea.  His writing can best be described as thorough and honest.  Bill often digs deep into patents and other things that most would find too difficult to grasp.
 
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Jonny Evans / Macworld UK:
Needham & Co predicts Mac market explosion
Discussion: The Apple Blog
Michal Lev-Ram / Business 2.0:
Would you watch ads just to talk for free?
USA Today:
Microsoft goes after, zaps infections to PCs
Adrian Graham / Official Google Blog:
It's all about the photos  —  Reading feedback from Picasa users …
David / Strobist:
Strobist Boot Camp: Rules, Guidelines and First Assignment
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Yahoo! Maps? You Don't Have to Ask.
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 Earlier Items: 
Matt Marshall / SiliconBeat:
Oak raises record venture capital fund, despite mediocre performance
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Sony to offer free online play, placing its online revenue hopes on e-Distribution
Discussion: Kotaku and Cathode Tan
Maggie / Popgadget:
Automatic door  —  This is straight out of a science fiction movie …
Discussion: Things That
Arshad Mohammed / Washington Post:
New Senate Telecom Bill Stays the Course on 'Net Neutrality'
Terry Heaton / Terry Heaton's Weblog:
Tuesday: A dream realized
Discussion: raving lunacy
Tracy Staedter / Discovery News:
New Robot Has Powerful Cling
Discussion: Gearlog and Engadget
BBC:
Windows gets big security update
Discussion: Neowin.net and Ubergizmo
Ken Belson / New York Times:
As DVD Sales Slow, Hollywood Hunts for a New Cash Cow
Discussion: TeleRead and Hacking NetFlix