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7:35 PM ET, November 11, 2006

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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Checkout Rolling Out Features and Waiving Fees  —  Google seems to be pretty serious about their little PayPal killer, and is releasing a steady stream of new features that appear to be addressing merchant needs.  This is a product that we've been using steadily since launch to bill event sponsors.
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Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google Checkout ready to go international?  —  Since I live in Canada, purchasing or selling items on Google Checkout is not an option.  I really wanted to check out the new "email invoice" feature they just announced today, but I'm unable to sign up as a seller.
Discussion: Cost Per News
Marianna / Official Google Checkout Blog:   New feature: Email invoices
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
ReviewMe Creates a Currency and Marketplace for Buying Influence  —  SPONSORED BY REVIEWME  —  I'm being paid $125 to write about ReviewMe (half of what ReviewMe charges for a review on Publishing 2.0).  I would have written about ReviewMe anyway, but it's certainly nice to get paid.
Ryan Block / Engadget:
PlayStation 3 vs. Xbox 360 vs. Wii  —  Well, here we are. 2006, and perhaps the last console launch of the decade.  And here they are, all decked out n' pretty.  Go ahead, debate it.  Just be nice, ok?  At the end of the day the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, they're only video game consoles, and we love our babies the same.
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
Wii setup and interface walkthrough video
Discussion: 4 color rebellion
Gina Trapani / Lifehacker:
Geek to Live: Essential tools for the placeless office  —  Us Lifehacker editors have never been in the same room at once, yet we work together every weekday from 5 different cities across 2 time zones.  If your team is distributed across vast distances like we are, you need to set up shop …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The YourMinis Do-It-All Flash Homepage  —  YourMinis is a Flash-based customizable homepage product that will compete for users with a number of similar products that use Ajax - Netvibes, Pageflakes, Google, Live.com and more.  This was launched by a startup called Goowy …
Discussion: Ryan Stewart
Brian Crecente / Kotaku:
Harrison's PS3 Launch Day Scrap Book  —  Lord knows Ashcraft has been working his ass off in Japan over the past 24-hours hustling between stores, documenting controlled riots, picking on homeless men.  He even managed to pick up a PS3 for himself through a pre-order.
Kotaku:
360 HD-DVD Impressions  —  I'm not a video snob.  When I first got my big-ass high-def television I really wasn't that impressed.  The non HD signal looked like crap and the HD stuff looked OK, but it didn't make my eyes bleed.  I guess I heard one too many people tell me that an HD picture looks 3D.
Discussion: broadbandreports.com and digg
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Wii hands-on, unboxing!  —  We just got our Wii in the mail, so let's get started, shall we?  We won't clutter this experience with a whole lot of words, but we can tell you we'll be bringing plenty more Wii coverage in the next few hours, so stay tuned!  —  P.S. -For the highest quality images here …
Discussion: I4U News
AppleInsider:
Disney sells nearly a half million films through iTunes  —  Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it has sold nearly a half million films through Apple Computer's iTunes store since announcing the distribution deal a little less than two months ago.  —  The sales figure, which amounts …
Ryan Block / Engadget:
PlayStation 3 dissected, drive upgraded  —  Being that the units are already popping up in Japan , it should come as little surprise that the PlayStation 3 has been cracked open and laid bare for all to see (sorry everybody, we pinky swore we wouldn't tear ours apart for your amusement).
Discussion: CrunchGear and digg
Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
P.Pod DAP brings da noise at 256MB for $27  —  We're not sure if the P.Pod has secured the endorsement of P.Diddy or the Pea Growers Association of America, but nevertheless, this DAP is likely to draw the ire of Apple for the use of the word "pod."  The P.Pod holds 256MB worth of tunes …
Discussion: MobileWhack.com
Merlin Mann / 43 Folders:
Revenge of the Smart Playlist: 5 tricks for packrats & power users  —  The success of yesterday's post on the basics of Smart Playlists makes me think you might enjoy seeing a few more.  So, today I want to show you how to get control of a very large iTunes library — to save space by getting rid …
Discussion: digg
Cyrus Farivar / Engadget:
AMD's 4x4 setup to start at "about $1000"  —  Over the last few months, we've enjoyed snippets of information about AMD's new 4x4 platform, but until today we didn't know the speed of the chips, nor their prices.  TG Daily just got all the info from a company event in Munich …
Discussion: CrunchGear
 
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Jim Allchin / Windows Vista Team Blog:
Windows Vista: Defense in depth
Ellie Gibson / Eurogamer:
Gears of War has 'zero innovation', says EA exec
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PS3 Campers Removed From Burbank Best Buy
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Staci D. Kramer / PaidContent:
Amid Changes, Time Shifting: To Guarantee Total Audience—Print And Online
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
Web 2.0 Summit Wrap-up
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
Yahoo planning a 180 on Yahoo 360  —  Yahoo co-founder David Filo …
Discussion: Bloggers Blog
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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