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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Completely Unsubstantiated Google/YouTube Rumor — I got an email tonight about a possible Google acquisition of YouTube that may be in the final stages before closing. Rumored price is $1.6 billion. A quick phone call to a VC confirmed that the rumor is circulating (he also confirmed the price) …
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Chris Gaither / Los Angeles Times:
Google Puts Lid on New Products — Realizing that its myriad services are confusing users, it will focus on refining what it has. — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — In another sign of Google Inc.'s growth from start-up to corporate behemoth, the company's top executives said Thursday …
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
WSJ reports Google and YouTube are in acquisition talks — It looks like Michael Arrington's report last night that Google is in talks to acquire YouTube may have been more than what he called "40% partially true." The Wall St. Journal is reporting this morning that those talks are in fact underway …
Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:Google-YouTube marriage? — The WSJ reports (sub required) …
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Mathew Ingram / mathewingram.com/work:
$20-billion worth of sour grapes — Hey, I love the Interweb as much as anyone, and how it makes it easy for people who feel they've been wronged to take their story to the people, etc. etc., but seriously — why would anyone in their right mind believe Brad Greenspan, who claims …
ExtremeTech:
Fanatec Heäd$h0t—The Most Over-featured Mouse Ever — We do plenty of mouse reviews here at ExtremeTech. And why not? High-end products like Logitech's G7 Laser Cordless and Creative's Fatal1ty line cater to the kind of performance enthusiast gamers and do-it-yourselfers want.
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Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Mod chip seller hit with million-dollar damages — Mod chip seller Divineo and two other defendants are on the hook for over $9 million in damages after a federal court judge found that they had violated the DMCA by selling mod chips for consoles. The defendants were accused by Sony …
Liz Dunn / The Technorati Weblog:
Technorati Daily Vlog — Hooray — here's the very first edition of our Technorati Daily Vlog (well, actually, we'll post every weekday!) The Daily Vlog is really our view of what's hot on the World LIVE Web each day, bringing you not only the headlines but a little of the context behind the headlines.
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Quick Hits about Business, Politics and the Google Truth In Between — Which One of These is Not Like The Other — The Hub, Wal-Mart's attempt at social networking, is dead after just three months online. The Hub encouraged teens to create pages and "Wal-Mart Wish Lists" in the hope of winning "some fab prizes".
Doc Searls Weblog:
Here's a remarkable and comprehensive report (by Krestia DeGeorge in City) on the current fracas going on at the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Key point: … (Or hell, into Google, or Technorati.) … As Tim Rutten reports (and I pointed to yesterday), the LA Times has a monetary value …
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Valleywag:
Why Powerset (unlike Snap, Kosmix, Clusty, and Eurekster) will beat Google — High on the "will this startup tank after five months" checklist — I think it's number 14 — is "Does this company want to be the next Google?" Would-be search innovators fail for several reasons:
Marc Weber Tobias / Engadget:
The Lockdown: The Targus iPod Lock, or, a modicum of security — Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. — Targus is offering what they call a "mobile security lock" that they claim is a perfect …
Gizmodo:
Phantom Lapboard Gets a Price And a Date: $129 in November — The Phantom Lapboard, the keyboard and mouse combination left over from the doomed Phantom console, finally has a price and a ship date. It's going to be $129.95 in November, but if you order now you can get $30 off.
Grant Gross / InfoWorld:
Seller of telephone records settles FTC charges — Charges still pending against four other companies accused of pretexting — An Internet business that sold people's telephone and credit-card records has agreed to settle charges that it violated U.S. law, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Thursday.
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Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press:
Youths no longer predominant at MySpace — NEW YORK - It's not all youths on MySpace. — Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are under 25 despite a common belief that the site …
John Gaudiosi / Wired News:
In-Game Ads Burrow Deeper — Undaunted by the fact that most 18- to 34-year-old male consumers TiVo through commercials and click off intrusive online ads, corporations are plowing ahead with novel interactive strategies to bring their advertising messages to gamers.
Wilson Rothman / New York Times:
Singing the Praises of the Non-Nano — THE CHALLENGERS: Samsung Yepp YP-T9J, left, 2GB: $150, 4G: $200; iRiver Clix,top center, 2GB: $170; 4GB: to be announced; SanDisk Sansa e200, bottom center, 2GB: $140; 4GB: $180; 6GB: $220; 8GB: $250; Creative Zen V Plus, right, 1GB: $100; 2GB: $140; 4GB: $180; 8GB: $250
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John P. Falcone / Alpha.CNET.com:
Hava Wireless: a better Slingbox alternative for Windows Media Center owners? — Remember Hava? When we previewed it back at January's Consumer Electronic Show, the folks at Monsoon Multimedia were touting it as a better Slingbox than Slingbox. But once the show ended, we promptly forgot about the Hava box.
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Braun busts out six new boringcams — You'd think a company that's been around since 1915 could've come up with something a bit more exciting, but it looks like this is all Braun Phototechnik has to show for 91 years on the market. Their new lineup uniformly fails to perform …
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