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Paul / Paul's blog:
Apple legal throw their weight around... Can you believe it... yesterday, in this topic, I posted a link to a post on XDA-Developers, where an enterprising member had created a Pocket PC today screen to mimic the Apple iPhone. — It's worth pointing out I just posted a link and a screenshot …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again — Apple has a history of using lawyers against bloggers. There was the now infamous Think Secret lawsuit, which may have had merit. But they also engage in clearly superfluous, bullying tactics as well. In August we received a letter from Apple's lawyers demanding …
Randall Stross / New York Times:
Want an iPhone? Beware the iHandcuffs — STEVE JOBS, Apple's showman nonpareil, provided the first public glimpse of the iPhone last week — gorgeous, feature-laden and pricey. While following the master magician's gestures, it was easy to overlook a most disappointing aspect …
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
You don't need to lock us in — On The Media segment looking at Apple's ability to turn marketing into news. — This is what I was trying to say yesterday. Carrying Apple's product announcements as if they were news is probably not good for reporters and bloggers, ethically.
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Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
Platforms Vs. Experiences — Dave Winer and many others don't like that Apple's iPhone is a closed device, which doesn't allow you to change the software or use other software. While I can appreciate how frustrating it must be for people like Dave with the skill and desire to customize …
Tony Ruscoe / Google Blogoscoped:
Details of Google's Latest Security Hole — I've now received confirmation from Google's Security Team that the latest vulnerability Philipp posted about has been fixed. After carrying out some investigations of my own, I believe this is the case - so I'm going to share with you what the problem was and how I was able to exploit it.
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:
Flikzor - Video Comments for MySpace — Now in private beta (and with early access passes available if you're fast), comes Flikzor, a widget that allows you to accept video comments on MySpace, Friendster, Piczo, hi5, Xanga and your blog. Users create a video greeting for their friends …
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
True LaunchBar: free today — I recently mentioned True LaunchBar as a solid UMPC launcher and one of our readers, Jesse, left a comment indicating that the software is free today only. I double-checked and sure enough Jesse gave us a gem of a tip! Apparently, there's a website called …
Juberti / juberjabber:
Google Talk + AIM = When? — I've seen a number of comments on the web regarding the previously announced interoperability plans between AIM and Google Talk, especially as the one-year anniversary of the announcement came up at the end of December. Nothing yet has made it into the hands of users …
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C.K. / Sample the Web:
The future... After a lot of thought, I've decided it's time for me to move on from Netscape and AOL. Last Monday, I gave my two weeks notice with AOL. I assure you there is no ill will between myself, AOL, and Netscape. In fact, I hope to remain on board in some sort of consultant role …
Feld Thoughts:
StubHub: Vertical Specialization On Sale for $310 million — Earlier this week eBay announced it was buying StubHub for $310 million. My partner Ryan McIntyre - who was an early angel investor in StubHub (congrats Ryan - dinner next time is on you) has an excellent post titled StubHub: the value of vertical specialization.
David Pogue / Pogue's Posts:
Ultimate iPhone FAQs List, Part 2 — Just got back home tonight after my week in San Francisco, and found ANOTHER several dozen questions about the iPhone waiting on this blog's comments area! — I promise that this blog isn't going to become "all iPhone, all the time" …
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The Mobile Gadgeteer, JD on EP, Ed Burnette's Dev Connection, O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog, digg and Slashdot
Tim O'Reilly / O'Reilly Radar:
Oldies but Goodies: The Network Really Is the Computer — I was looking for a reference in something I'd written earlier, and happened to see this paragraph from my 2000 keynote at JavaOne, The Network Really Is the Computer: … It's worth noting for two reasons:
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Cisco might have lost iPhone trademark in '06 — Apparently Cisco has more "iPhone" trouble in store for it than just that prior art dispute we mentioned yesterday. In order to keep a trademark alive, you have to file a "Declaration of Use" with the US Patent and Trademark office every six years or forfeit the trademark.
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cubicgarden.com, O'Reilly Radar, Guardian Unlimited, MacUser, The Apple Core, VoIP Blog and Sadagopan's weblog …
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John Earnhardt / News@Cisco Notes:More Answers on Cisco iPhone Trademark Issue
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Greg Linden / Geeking with Greg:
Newspapers should own local — Rich Skrenta has an interesting post asking why newspapers fail to get their excellent content up high in search results. Some excerpts: … Newspapers have remarkable content on businesses and events in their communities. They should be the authoritative source for local.
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