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sfgov.org:
Missing Person: Kim Family — Missing Family — The San Francisco Police Department is seeking information regarding a missing San Francisco family of four. On Friday, November 24, 2006, James Kim, his wife, Kati Kim, and their children, Penelope Kim and Sabine Kim left on a road trip to Seattle, Washington.
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Windows-Now.com, CrunchGear, George Ou, Web Strategy, The Mu Life, Chris Pirillo, HipMojo.com and WebProBlog
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Wall Street Journal:
Is Microsoft Driving Innovation Or Playing Catch-Up With Rivals? — Microsoft Corp. has put a mountain of money behind its Xbox 360 videogame system and is making another big bet on its Zune digital music player. And after years of research, the company Thursday set in motion …
Andrew Wallenstein / Reuters:
"Saturday Night Live" rehearsals may be webcast — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC is mulling broadcasting Friday night rehearsal sessions of "Saturday Night Live" on the Internet. — It's just one of the many scenarios the digital future could deliver, according …
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Gizmodo:
Windows Live Search For Mobile vs. Google Maps Mobile — Microsoft's Windows Live Search for Mobiles just went live last night, and we took it for a spin, comparing it to Google Maps for Mobile, which has traffic and maps as well. It wasn't much of a comparison, since WLS does local business searches …
Jeffrey M. O'Brien / Fortune:
Seagate CEO: I help people "watch porn" — You think tech execs are boring? Check out a freewheeling interview with Seagate's Bill Watkins, who might be Silicon Valley's most outspoken CEO. — SAN FRANCISCO (Fortune) — Sitting at the arm of a tech CEO during a corporate dinner is rarely as interesting as you might imagine.
Bloomberg:
Apple Seeks U.S. Patent for Combo Mobile Phone, IPod (Update4) — Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Apple Computer Inc. sought patent protection for a device that may combine a mobile phone with its iPod music player as speculation intensified that the company may sell a so-called iPhone as soon as January.
Reuters:
Regal arms theater-goers with cellphone busters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The next time you talk on your cellphone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are listening. — Regal Entertainment Group <RGC.N>, the largest U.S. movie theater chain, is arming moviegoers with a new gadget …
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Bob Sullivan / The Red Tape Chronicles:
ATM system called unsafe — A U.S. Secret Service memo obtained by MSNBC.com indicates that organized criminals are systematically attempting to subvert the ATM system and unscramble encrypted PIN codes. (Will Burgess / Reuters file) — Researchers who work for an Israeli computer security company …
Consumerist:
Apple Sells "Refreshed" Laptop Filled With Porn To 11 Year Old Girl — An Apple customer was shocked, shocked, when he bought a Macbook from the London Apple Store for his 11-year old daughter, and the desktop was full of pornographic JPGs. — His friend, a Consumerist tipster in good standing …
Business Wire:
BitTorrent Secures $20 Million in Venture Capital — Accel Partners Leads Second Round of Financing — SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—BitTorrent, Inc., home to the world's leading peer-assisted digital content delivery platform, today announced it has closed $20 million in Series B financing.
John C. Dvorak / MarketWatch:
Will Vista make an impact? — Commentary: It's just not the same as earlier Windows releases — BERKELEY (MarketWatch) — Investors want to know if there will be any effect on the market during the rollout of Microsoft's new operating system Vista. Will sales of computers jump? What about peripherals?
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Alec Saunders .LOG, All about Microsoft, J. LeRoy's Evolving Web, Microsoft, Scobleizer, Joe Duck, JD on EP and Slashdot
Ryan Block / Engadget:
PS3 to get upscaled DVDs, 1080p/24 — Ok, so the PlayStation 3 wasn't exactly the most flexible high def device out of the gate; despite Sony's claims, DVDs aren't upscaled, there's no component out, and from what we've heard, even though its HDMI 1.3 output technically supports 1080p/24 …
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Kotaku
TDavid / Things That:
How to add clickable Skype links inside Second Life and elsewhere — Earlier today I read Phil Wolff's post on new chat functions inside Second Life (SL) at Skype Journal (emphasis mine): … I thought, hey, that's a relatively easy fix and whipped up some code on one of our shorter domains.
Tom's Hardware Guide:
AMD's 4x4 Platform & Athlon 64 FX-70 - Brute Force Quad Cores — Conclusion — The results of our tests are somewhat ambiguous, so let's first summarize the pros and cons: — Pro AMD Quad FX: — Very sophisticated, state-of-the art 32/64-bit uber-enthusiast platform
Hitwise US:
Google Properties - The Extended List — This morning I had the pleasure of filming a segment with Bambi Francisco about, among other things, the holiday season, and the dominant role search plays in the online retail sector. Specifically we talked about the holiday season and the continued dominance …
Adam / Reuters/Second Life:
Nintendo's Fils-Aime on Wii and Second Life — Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with bureau chief Adam Reuters on Wednesday for an interview inside the Reuters Auditorium in Second Life to talk about the company's popular new Wii console, the overlap between the Wii and Second Life …
Joe Mandese / MediaPost Publications:
Video Nation: Agency Finds A Majority Now Create Their Own Video, But Few Post Them — IN A FINDING THAT UNDERSCORES the potential of a vast, untapped market for user-generated video, new research conducted by interactive agency Sharpe Partners indicates that more than half (54) …
