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David Pogue / Gizmodo:
Exclusive Microsoft Zune Picture - Zune In The Wild! — Thanks to our awesome tipsters, we scored this exclusive picture of the Microsoft Zune. Yes, it looks almost exactly like the images we've shown you before on Gizmodo. The player also comes with a pair of magnetic headphones …
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Jeremy Horwitz / iLounge:
Zune interface, features detailed — If you've been wondering how the Zune's user interface will compare with the iPod's, we have some real answers for you this morning: the similarities are significant, but Microsoft has made a number of changes that range from cool to not so cool.
Gizmodo:
Exclusive Microsoft Zune Details — After lots of quality time groping the Zune like blind man on his wedding night, our people give us the lowdown on the player's functionality. Get the scoop after the jump! — First off, that scroll wheel you see? That's not a wheel.
David Berlind / Between the Lines:
The skinny on desktop Linux pros, cons and adoption — There are all sorts of stories whirling around the Internet regarding the pros and cons of desktop Linux as well as its chances of adoption (or track record so far) that I thought I'd try to connect the dots to form a more coherent picture (well, perhaps a confusing picture).
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Back to the Mac — It took nearly two weeks to get the PowerBook fixed, but for now I'm a Macboy again. On balance, the Mac experience is better. But Ubuntu is not that far behind, and it's catching up. I'm thinking about the endgame. — Where OS X Wins
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Gavin Clarke / The Register:Open source guru advocates ideological shift
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
The Great Cable Bandwidth Debate — The Wall Street Journal got hold of a secret Cable Labs report, that essentially says that CableCos will not be able to withstand a bandwidth challenge from Verizon's fiber network. They will have to spend money to upgrade and keep up with fiber.
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Cynthia Brumfield / IP Democracy:Will Cable Have to Spend Big to Compete with Verizon?
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Caterina / Caterina.net:
BizDev 2.0 — When another blogger notices something you said, and points out its blogworthiness, the temptation is strong to scoop them. And so I'm scooping Fred, who contacted me about a small startup that wanted an introduction, but I said we (that is, Flickr) probably didn't have the space …
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Dharmesh Shah / OnStartups.com:
Hindsight 2.0: Lessons From A Failed Web 2.0 Startup — Certain circles are buzzing with the news that Kiko is on sale on eBay. I first heard the news last week, but it wasn't public until today so I didn't want to write about it. — For those that don't know who/what Kiko was …
Tony Smith / The Register:
Linux-based HandyPC to challenge Nokia Communicator — German phone maker Road has announced its answer to Nokia's Communicator. Dubbed the HandyPC, the phone-computer combo is based on the Linux operating system and Trolltech's Qtopia GUI. It's a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on board too.
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Top Ten Video Sharing Websites — Ease of Use (30 points possible) — File Size, Storage Limitations (30 points possible) — Other Stuff: Format Flexibility, Editing, Distribution, and Privacy Options (40 points possible) — Final Score — Does everything imaginable with uploaded videos.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Boeing Boeing .... Gone — Is it a case of don't trust the early adopters? Boeing's Connexion "broadband in the sky" service received rave reviews from most of the early adopters who wrote long paeans about the service, and how they could Skype and work in the sky. — The mass market thought otherwise.
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Tony Smith / The Register:
Apple says 'no' to wireless iPod claims — Apple has denied claims that the company is getting ready to offer a wireless iPod - an unusual move for a firm that usually refuses to comment on unannounced products. — According to a report at DigiTimes, Apple Taiwan dismissed the claims of …
CRN Australia:
Red Hat a no-show at LinuxWorld — Red Hat's no-show at LinuxWorld generated a lot of buzz on the show floor and had attendees scratching their heads about why the biggest Linux distributor didn't exhibit at the biggest Linux show. — That's the big question on the minds of attendees …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
HelloWorld to take on YouTube? Nope says "BlinkTest" — When people send me stuff I give it the "BlinkTest." Named after Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" book. — What is my impression after the first 10 seconds? Especially in comparison to something I already know about.
Gizmodo:
Microsoft Viral Marketing: Gaming Hardware? — Another day, another sad attempt by Microsoft for a viral marketing campaigh. Yeah, that I Love Bees campaign worked really well for them, but since then they have a new gig every damn week. This one can be found at www.notfornoobs.com.
Zack / SnapStream Blog:
Project Hoover: Suck up every TV show in the new fall season, be your own TV critic — Each fall, the avid television watcher faces the daunting task of sorting through all of the new shows to decide what to watch. The traditional method would be to trust a reviewer to suggest a few new shows …
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid:
LinuxWorld 2006 is in now full swing at the Moscone Center in San Francisco (tomorrow is the last day). I stopped by for a few hours today, ran into some friends and shot a few photos. — I usually end up spending most of my time in the .org Pavilion. This year Slashdot had a big lounge there, complete with Slashdot beanbag chairs.
Xeni Jardin / Wired News:
Wireless Works Wonders in Tibet — DHARAMSALA, India — Across the border from Chinese-occupied Tibet, the tech infrastructure in this high mountain village is a mess. — But a former Silicon Valley dot-commer and members of the underground security group Cult of the Dead Cow are working …
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Shel Israel / Naked Conversations:
An Open Letter to Nick Carr — It's really nothing personal, but I just find myself disagreeing with so much of what you have to say. My eyeglasses do not see the world the way you do and my experiences in the universe draw me to very different conclusions than you draw. — Yesterday, was no small example.
Jo Best / silicon.com:
dotMobi to auction top-drawer names — Trademark holders, start your engines... dotMobi, the company behind the newly launched mobile top level domain, has revealed more details on when enterprises and Joe Public can get their hands on a domain name. — It's also launching …
