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3:10 PM ET, December 9, 2006

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David Chartier / Download Squad:
Google enables POP checking for some Gmail users  —  Google's darling Gmail has just launched a new feature they're slowly rolling out to users: POP checking of other accounts.  If you're one of the lucky few, under the Accounts tab in Gmail's settings, you can now add up to 5 other accounts …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Uh Oh, Gmail Just Got Perfect  —  Google quietly added a small feature to Gmail this week called Mail Fetcher.  When that feature launched, Gmail became perfect.  —  Mail Fetcher allows users to access non-Gmail email accounts from within the Gmail interface.
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
YouTube allows users to record directly to site  —  YouTube quietly added a new feature today to its popular user-generated video site today called Quick Capture, which allows users to record video directly to YouTube from webcams plugged into their computers.
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Lifehacker:
YouTube adds on-the-fly recording
Donna Bogatin / Digital Micro-Markets:
Microsoft vs. Google: Who wins?  —  Can "underdog" $290 billion market cap Microsoft "win" against $148 billion market cap Google?  —  Microsoft is already losing the PR battle, New York Times coverage illustrates, once again.  An interview of Steve Berkowitz, online services group senior vice president …
Discussion: Mark Evans and Paul Mooney
Tom Zeller Jr / The Lede:
Wii Have A Problem  —  Nintendo is highlighting some tips for using its Wii gaming console and its special remote.  One tip for those in the same room as a Wii user: duck.  —  Seems customers are discovering that Nintendo's new Wii gaming console, which debuted last month …
BBC:
Wii shortages frustrating gamers  —  Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles around Europe have left some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated.  —  Nintendo, which has already launched the machine in the US and Japan, said it expected to sell out of Wiis on the first day of sales.
Discussion: Joystiq
Darren Murph / Engadget:
RIAA petitions to lower artist royalties, weakens piracy arguments  —  Sure, the RIAA hasn't exactly been on the good side of the general public since, oh, this century began, but it sure isn't doing itself any favors with this latest hint of persuasion.  While the agency has fought grandmothers …
Tom Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher:
Do journalists want a social media news release?  —  [This is from my comments section - from Kevin Murphy US Editor at Computerwire on the subject of the Social Media Press Release which I described in a late night post called Die!  Press release!  Die!  Die!  Die!  Here also is the original graphic.
BBC:
Criminals 'target tech students'  —  The boom in cyber crime is forcing criminals to go to great lengths to recruit skilled hackers, says a report.  —  Some criminal gangs are paying students while they study to ensure they have a pool of tech-savvy workers to call on, says the report from McAfee.
Discussion: PSFK Trend: PSFK and Slashdot
Kris Graft / Next Generation:
Nintendo Sued Over Controller Patent  —  [Update] A leading electronic interface company this week filed a suit against Nintendo in a Delaware court claiming that the Wii's trigger-happy controller infringes on existing patents.  —  In a court filing snagged by gaming blog Kotaku, Camarillo …
Discussion: 4 color rebellion, Techdirt and digg
Lessig News:
Ok, so I'm wrong  —  For almost 10 years now, I've been waging a war against retrospective term extension.  My simple argument has been that copyright is about creative incentives, and you can't create incentives retrospectively.  —  I now see I am apparently wrong.
Discussion: Techdirt, Boing Boing and Slashdot
Bruno Giussani / Business Week:
Open Source at 90 MPH  —  Inspired by Linux, the OScar project aims to build a car by tapping the knowledge of a volunteer team.  It won't be an easy ride, but their journey is important  —  The computer operating system Linux and the Web browser Firefox are generally considered …
Discussion: digg and Slashdot
Valleywag:
NEXT WEEK'S FORECAST  —  One management team in worse shape than Yahoo's right now: CNET's.  Shelby Bonnie, the tech news company's long-time CEO, had to leave as a result of options scam which enriched him but made the company restate earnings.  Of divisional heads, Suzie Reider fled to Youtube, and Vince Broady to Yahoo.
Discussion: HipMojo.com
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:
Google Checkout opens up to other countries  —  At least half of Google's Checkout service has been opened up to countries other than the United States.  Now, regardless of where you live, you can purchase items with Google Checkout — unfortunately, finding a store that will ship internationally is quite challenging.
Lifehacker:
Download of the Day: New York Times Reader (Windows)  —  Windows only: The New York Times Reader lets you download full editions of the NYT to your desktop where you can browse the contents offline in a very familiar newsprint format.  —  On installation, the NYT Reader also installs Microsoft .NET 3.0 …
 
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GPS, Back In the Day  —  Today a GPS chip can fit in a cell phone …
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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

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

 
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