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Brian / Google Talkabout:
It's Finally Here! — Hooray! The new Google Talk features (file sharing, voicemail, and music status) have completed testing and are now available to everyone. Just use Google Talk normally, and it will auto-update to the new version over the next few days. If you just can't wait, you can download the new version directly.
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CNET News.com:
Google Talk marks first year with upgrade — Google Talk, which is celebrating its first birthday with an upgrade, will let people easily transfer files and leave other people voice mail beginning Wednesday. — Now people who use the instant messaging and voice chat service will be able to click a …
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google Music Trends — Google just added a new entry into their robots.txt file — "Disallow: /trends/music?". Well, that would naturally get me wondering what they are trying to hide. It turns out they have a new labs project — Google Music Trends. — Where does the data come from?
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
Can anything tame the battery flames? — Ross Dueber, CEO of Zinc Matrix Power, has two words for you: Think zinc. — The Camarillo, Calif.-based start-up is one of a number of companies that has been toiling away at a problem that's no longer obscure due to Dell's massive laptop battery recall …
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Satellite TV groups fade in auction — WASHINGTON — A partnership of the two top satellite television companies that qualified as the top potential bidders in the federal government's airwaves auction had all but dropped out of the competition by the close of bidding Tuesday.
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Liz Gannes / GigaOM:
YouTube Hunting Music Videos — YouTube is working to build a library of every music video ever created, according to Reuters. The content, which YouTube co-founder and CTO Steve Chen said he hopes to acquire in the next six to 18 months, would be offered for free.
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Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
'Pen' Testing in the Palm of Your Hand — A portable hacking device equipped with hundreds of exploits and an automated exploitation system will go on sale in the United States in October. — The wireless handheld, called Silica, is the latest product to be developed by Immunity …
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CNET News.com:
Real to plug Windows media support into Linux — SAN FRANCISCO—RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files. — The media delivery software company and Novell made the announcement at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo here.
Matthew Rand / Forbes:
How To Mix Business And Friendship — One luxury of being your own boss is choosing the people you work with. Just ask the folks at Google, Yahoo! and Boston Scientific. These are but a few large companies launched by friends who took a chance on working together.
Mary Jo Foley / Microsoft Watch:
Microsoft Embeds Windows Live Links in New Vista Builds — Microsoft is poised to release a new pre-RC1 test build of Windows Vista any day now to a select group of testers. The latest builds include links to Windows Live Messenger, Toolbar, OneCare and Desktop Mail.
Frank Cifaldi / Gamasutra:
GameFest: Xbox 360 Camera To Ship With Free Game — As part of Microsoft's Gamefest this week in Seattle, Gamasutra has obtained exclusive new details on the launch of the Xbox Live Vision video camera accessory for the Xbox 360, including confirmation of a gesture-based game that is set to be included for free with the hardware.
Lee Gomes / Wall Street Journal:
What Are Web Surfers — Seeking? Well, It's — Just What You'd Think — One thing about us Internet users: We like our music, we like our pictures, we like our sex — and we like them all free. — Last week, AOL released a trove of what it thought were anonymous Web-search data from 650,000 of its customers.
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Liz Gannes / GigaOM:
Kiko On the Block — Web calendar Kiko has put its domain and code up for sale on eBay with a minimum bid of just under $50,000. — Web 2.0 is not all launch parties and magazine covers and bubbly! The online calendar space is one of the more crowded spots to be right now …
biz.gamedaily.com:
AOL Acquires GameDaily From Gigex — AOL Games Expands Audience by Acquiring Some of the Best Gaming Content on the Web. Check out the full press release on this exciting news! — Dulles, VA - August 16, 2006 - AOL LLC announced today that it has acquired GameDaily ( http://www.gamedaily.com ) …
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Jeff Smykil / Infinite Loop:
Apple scores high in customer satisfaction survey, again — Every once in a while you get bit by the irony bug, even at the Orbiting HQ. This morning was my morning. I was just finishing up on an article about Apple scoring first in the American Customer Satisfaction Index for personal computers.
Katie Fehrenbacher / GigaOM:
Cyworld Launches, Throws A Big Bash — GigaTeam stopped by Cyworld's launch fiesta at San Francisco's Fluid Ultra Lounge last night and mingled with the Cyworld crew, relaxing after their debut. — A lot of high-level execs from Korea were wandering the floor, from both SK Telecom and Cyworld division …
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Kiko Flatlines — Online calendering company Kiko.com has decided to call it quits and put the site up for auction on eBay. They are also offering to export or delete user accounts. It looks like the Deadpool may gain another member. — The Massachusetts company was backed …
Alison Murdock / Under the Radar:
Live from Under the Radar - Office 2.0 / Winners Announced — An evening that showcased four innovative companies that are pushing the envelope with Office 2.0 apps that are helping to not only changing the way we work, but also changing the way we work "together."
