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Chris Sherman / Search Engine Watch:
Yahoo Updates Toolbar and Bookmarks — Yahoo is releasing a new version of its toolbar with a powerful new bookmarking feature that integrates seamlessly with Yahoo web search, and features a "radical" new user interface. — The new Yahoo toolbar has an improved search function that uses …
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Yahoo! Search blog:
Better Bookmarks, Better Toolbar — We're here to introduce the new beta versions of the Yahoo! Toolbar (for IE) and Yahoo! Bookmarks. — Bookmarks first appeared on the Yahoo! Toolbar in 1999. Back then, the big virtues of online bookmarks were backup and portability - Yahoo! …
Laurie J. Flynn / New York Times:
Amazon to Curtail Its Spending — Going into the critical holiday shopping season, Amazon.com said yesterday that it would slow its investment in new technology in a bid to start reaping the rewards of its continuing growth. — Amazon, the huge online retailer based in Seattle …
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Matt Asay / Open Sources:
With friends like these.... (Oracle goes after Red Hat) — I'm here at Oracle "Open" World, and am a bit shocked by what I'm seeing. Oracle, longtime partner to Red Hat, is rolling out the next phase of its Unbreakable Linux program, designed to kill Red Hat and Novell (whatever Larry Ellison might say to the contrary).
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Neil McAllister / InfoWorld Tech Watch:
Oracle move a worry for Red Hat — Don't call it Oracle Linux! The database vendor won't be packaging its own distribution of the open source OS, but Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced at Oracle OpenWorld this afternoon that his company will be offering full support for Linux under a new "Unbreakable Linux" campaign.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
New audience metric needed: engagement — I was just reading Jeneane Sessum's post about the latest Ze Frank/Rocketboom dustup and she's right, we need to measure stuff other than just whether a download got completed or not. She says we need a "likeability" stat. I think it goes further than that.
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Gina Trapani / Lifehacker:
Geek to Live: Top Firefox 2 config tweaks — The Firefox homepage calls the web browser "fully customizable to your online life," and that's not just marketing claptrap. Beyond the extensive options available in its menus and dialogs, there's a lengthy set of advanced Firefox preferences …
Kristina Shevory / New York Times:
Cultivating Server Farms — SEATTLE — Over the last six years, Internap Network Services has survived hundreds of layoffs, a tumbling share price and a delisting threat from Nasdaq. Until this year, it had never been profitable. Still, it was fortunate to be in a business …
Martin LaMonica / ZDNet:
Adobe ponies up for Apollo — Adobe Systems plans to spend $100 million in venture funding to promote its software development platforms, with a particular focus on Apollo, which allows people to run Web applications without a browser. — Company executives at Adobe's Max developer conference …
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Talent Agency Is Aiming to Find Web Video Stars — Brent Weinstein, left, heads the new UTA Online. Its three agents are Jason U. Nadler, right, Barrett D. Garese, seated, and Ryan Reber, rear. — One of Hollywood's top five talent agencies has created an online unit devoted to scouting …
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hp.com:
HP and Cingular Keep Business Customers Connected with New HP iPAQ Handheld — HP and Cingular Wireless today announced that beginning Oct. 31 Cingular will be the first carrier in the United States to offer a new HP iPAQ handheld device with five wireless communications technologies.
Ed Bott / ZDNet Blogs:
Who's got the best seat in the digital living room? — A lot of hardware and software companies, including Microsoft, are betting big bucks that they can take over the living room and be your hub for digital media. So who are the contenders? I've been looking at the digital media landscape …
Oliver / MobileCrunch:
Veeker Launches Today- Mobile Video Will Be Changed Forever: a MobileCrunch Exclusive — Veeker, the San Francisco based company that has been in high profile stealth mode for some time finally launches today and promises to change the way we use the video capability in our camera phones.
Michael Krantz / Official Google Blog:
Do you "Google?" — Q: What do zippers, baby oil, brassieres and trampolines have in common? — A: No, the answer isn't that they're all part of the setup for a highly inappropriate joke. In fact, the above list (along with thermos, cellophane, escalator, elevator, dry ice and many more) …
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Steve Rosenbush / Business Week:
Telecom: Bulking Up to Take On Cable — Consolidation has allowed AT&T, BellSouth, and others to achieve the national scale and scope that will enable them to compete — The new AT&T has been on a tear. A year after SBC Communications completed its acquisition of AT&T, the new AT&T (T) …
Michael Kanellos / CNET News.com:
AMD, Intel trim processor pricing — Fall is here, and so are processor price cuts. — Advanced Micro Devices earlier this week lowered prices on notebook processors and a few desktop units, mostly to make way for new products. — The TL-60, a dual-core Turion chip for thin notebooks that runs at 2GHz …
Associated Press:
Hacker claims to have cracked iPod restrictions — SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.
