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Amanda UnBoomed:
For the Record — I am disheartened by Andrew Baron's decision to spread misinformation. He knows I cannot move to LA without a job...but insists on spinning things this way to shore up his assertion that I am "walking away" from Rocketboom. I did not walk away. I did not accept Andrew's idea of "partnership".
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Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Advice and an Offer for Amanda Congdon — Update: Funny... someone DUGG this story. — Update2: Yes, going indie is also a great choice for Amanda. If she has the bank she could just hire a writer or two part time, as well as one or two tech people, and just rock this out on her own.
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
What we know and don't know about Amanda, Andrew and Rocketboom — Nowhere in Amanda's video does she say she was fired. — Here's what she does say: — "I'm not on vacation." — "I have apparently been unboomed." — "Andrew Baron is no longer interested in being my partner."
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Heather Green / Business Week:
Splitsville at Rocketboom — The pioneering video blog's founders are going their separate ways, leaving the fate of the daily mock news show up in the air — Amanda Congdon's days with Rocketboom, the pioneering video blog, ended the way they began: in front of a world map.
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Jeff Leeds / New York Times:
Looking to Take On Apple's iPod, Microsoft Plans Its Own Hand-Held Player — Microsoft has been developing its own hand-held music and video player to challenge Apple Computer's iPod and expects to have it in stores in time for the holiday season, entertainment industry executives briefed on the company's plans said last night.
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Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple filings reveal potential iPod redesigns — A recent series of design filings made by Apple Computer suggests the company may have intentions of abandoning its Click-Wheel interface in future versions of its iPod digital music players. — In January of 2006, Apple successfully registered …
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CNET News.com:
WiMax firm raises $900 million — Clearwire, which hopes to install WiMax networks that will cover continents, announced Wednesday that it has received $900 million in financing from Intel and Motorola and will work with the two giants to popularize the wireless broadband technology.
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cbronline.com:
Open source urged to remain European — The organizer behind the Open Source Business Conference has called on European enterprise open source companies to retain their roots and avoid the urge to relocate to the US. — "One of the things Europe needs to do is reassert its ownership of open source …
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Chris Morris / CNNMoney.com:
Nintendo's Wii may get early launch — Industry observers expect company's new video game machine to launch before the PlayStation 3 - perhaps by a month or more. — Game Over is a weekly column by Chris Morris — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Nintendo has stated numerous times …
Dennis Sellers / MacsimumNews:
Apple rolls out $899, 17-inch iMac education model — Apple has introduced a US$899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac designed specifically for education customers featuring a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor. It's available immediately and will replace the eMac, Apple's last CRT based computer.
The Age:
Watchdog to vet internet content — Ben Doherty, Canberra, and Daniel Ziffer — ALL local internet content will come under Federal Government supervision after the Communications Minister revealed her response to the Big Brother sexual assault scandal. — The regulatory powers …
Thomas Crampton / New York Times:
Smiley Face Is Serious to Company — PARIS — In the battle of the smiley face, it's not just who smiled first that counts, but also where and how. — Frown-inducing accusations have been flying in a trademark dispute between Wal-Mart Stores and a company owned by a French family …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Perspective: Congressional confusion on Internet privacy — When it comes to Internet privacy, Rep. Joe Barton embodies contradictions. — The Texas Republican, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, claims to be a steadfast supporter of online privacy.
CNET News.com:
Illinois university hit with security breach — Western Illinois University is notifying more than 180,000 people that their personal data is at risk after hackers entered its networks. — The university said it mailed the last of its notifications on Monday to people whose Social Security number …
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CBC News:
All bets off as casino refuses to pay jackpot — Two men from Manitoba have hired a lawyer and are threatening legal action after a Winnipeg casino refused to pay out more than $209,000 in slot-machine winnings. — The men were playing a computerized version of Keno last week when they matched all five numbers on the screen.
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Jennifer DeLeo / Gearlog:
Vtech's New, Stylish Cordless Phones — I've always been pretty impressed with Vtech's cordless phones-right down to their features, quality, and design. Except for that one time in college when my mom bought me the VTech 9111 900MHz Cordless Phone in red. It was the hippest phone to have in the years 1999-2000.
Joe / Only UMPC:
Long awaited Asus R2H gets FCC approval — Great, Soon we can expect the Asus R2H in the market. Though we have heard a lot and seen pictures of the product, we might always find some hidden features and functionalities that we might have missed. For those curious ones …
Reuters:
AOL may offer free high-speed Internet — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc.'s <TWX.N> AOL unit may offer its full menu of services, including e-mail, free of charge to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
