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Nwhite / Windows Vista Team Blog:
It's Official: Windows Vista RC1 Is Complete — This just in: Platforms and Services Co-President Jim Allchin has just now posted an announcement that RC1 is complete on the TechBeta/TAP site (note that it's password-protected). We're reproducing the text here so that you all can see his comments.
Samlowry / Web3.0log:
New secure browser Browzar is fake and full of adware — Social news rave about Browzar - they claim it a new secure browser leaving no footprints. After looking at it closer, I found out that it's not a browser at all, and moreover, this software thrusts search via it's own PPC-SE full of ads on user.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Is Browzar Just An Adware Machine? — Earlier this week the big story was the launch of a new "safe" browser called Browzar, which InfoWorld called "the latest entrant to the crowded Internet browser market". — Browzar promises to make web surfing more anonymous by disabling cookies, history, auto-complete, etc.
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Ted Samson / InfoWorld Tech Watch:Update: TrackMeNot fools searches
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Phishing expedition at heart of AT&T hacking — When AT&T said in a press release this week that "unauthorized persons illegally hacked into a computer system and accessed personal data" from thousands of DSL customers, it wasn't telling the whole story. — Internal company documents show …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Google Images Labeler: Google's Challenge To Flickr? — Google Blogoscoped spotted the Google Image Labeler game, designed to help Google improve its image search results through tagging. It feels like a catch-up game with human-powered efforts that Yahoo is embracing via Flickr …
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Google Blogoscoped:
Google Image Labeler — Google released the Google Image Labeler game. The idea is that you will be labeling images along with a random partner, in real-time. When you both find the same keywords, you score points and advance to the next round. A high-score table shows who scored the most points.
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Techdirt, Download Squad, TechCrunch, CyberNet Technology News, Google Operating System, FactoryCity, Elliott Back, JD on EP and digg
Loud Thinking:
Fear, Uncertain, and Doubt by Joel Spolsky — Joel Spolsky is a good writer. I've thoroughly enjoyed many of his pieces. Language Wars is not one of them. Actually, let me recant that. It's not entirely true. I did enjoy his latest piece on one level.
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Ted Samson / InfoWorld Tech Watch:
Samsung breaks 4G barrier — You're on a bus traveling at 70mph. You need to maintain a constant wireless connection of 100Mbps, or your boss's presentation will be ruined. What do you do, hot shot? What do you do? — Well, if you were in Jeju Island, Korea yesterday …
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Jo Best / CNET News.com:
Samsung claims to have cracked 4G — Samsung is claiming to have cracked 4G, while most of the mobile industry couldn't tell you what it is yet. — The electronics giant planned to demonstrate the high-speed technology at the Samsung 4G Forum, which runs through Friday on Jeju Island, South Korea.
Reuters:
Brazil judge orders Google to disclose users' data —Text+SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge has ordered the local office of Web search company Google (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to disclose the data of users of Google's social networking site Orkut accused of crimes like racism or child pornography.
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Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:
Breaking: MySpace to Sell Music From 3 Million Bands — In a direct challenge to Apple's iTunes, MySpace has announced its intention to sell songs from the 3 million unsigned bands on MySpace.com. Even more surprising: the songs will be sold as unprotected MP3s, free from DRM.
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AppleInsider:
Intel's Merom to power Apple's next-gen iMacs — Apple Computer in September plans to unveil a new line of iMac computers with faster processors and a little surprise to boot, AppleInsider has learned. — It will be the third time the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has introduced upgrades …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
It's the small things at Google that impress — I visited the Googleplex for the third time yesterday. I'm still thinking through what I learned that was different from prior trips. More later (they didn't have me sign an NDA, so I can share whatever I learned with you …
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Daniel Lyons / Forbes:
The New Barbarians — Free software. Bargain chips. The always-on Internet. Today's tech giants are in danger. But the next big boom has already begun. — William Coleman doesn't need to make another fortune in high-tech. He is 58 years old and—twice—has earned more than enough money to retire.
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CNET News.com:
Intel expected to cut thousands of jobs — update Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini is expected to announce a massive layoff as soon as Tuesday that could eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs, CNET News.com has learned. — The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker, having suffered several …
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Shelley / The Bb Gun:
What will work — Both Tara Hunt and The Head Lemur have written on the Office 2.0 conference and the fact that of the 53 speakers, only one is a woman. Exactly one. — This isn't a conference on esoteric technology where the participants rush out and say, 'There are no women who do X', whatever 'X' is.
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Scobleizer, Message, Digital Common Sense, Worker Bees Blog, ALLIED, raving lunacy, Anne 2.0, BlogHer, paradox1x, Office Evolution and HorsePigCow
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
Samsung Q1P UMPC adds a missing link: HSDPA — Two short weeks ago we heard about the Samsung Q1-SSD with flash drive and the Q1b which will sport a Via processor. Get ready for the Q1P, which will also have a Via CPU but adds HDSPA connectivity. The announcement just hit at the IFA show …
