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10:25 AM ET, June 15, 2007

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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Safari for Windows... but WHY?  —  Steve Jobs & Company must have known that releasing a Safari browser for the Windows platform was going to result in some serious blowback: vulnerabilities, outrage and of course, the mocking.  And as expected, the digerati responded with scorn and outrage.
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I, Cringely . The Pulpit | PBS:
The Seduction of AT&T  —  This week was Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), the biggest news from which seemed to be the beta version of Safari (Apple's web browser) for Windows.  Why the heck would Apple even produce such a product?  Readers and pundits alike have been wondering ad nauseam.
Discussion: WinExtra and CrunchGear
Henry Gottlieb / LAW.com:
MySpace, Facebook Privacy Limits Tested in Emotional Distress Suit  —  The operators of MySpace and Facebook social networking sites assure their millions of subscribers that only designated "friends" can read registrants' private postings.  —  But do the postings stay private …
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Candace Lombardi / Webware.com:
TRIPADVISOR TROTS OUT SOCIAL NETWORK  —  TripAdvisor, that sea of au courant and sometimes complaint-driven posts about hotels, is making it easier to find like-minded travelers.  The subsidiary of Expedia plans to roll out a social-networking component Friday that should help you avoid …
Discussion: rexduffdixon.com and Mashable!
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:   Are Social Network Private Messages More Private Than Email Under The Law?
Tony Smith / The Register:
Sony Ericsson intros 5Mp Cyber-shot phone  —  Receive the days biggest stories by email, sign up here  —  Sony Ericsson is to beef up its line of Cyber-shot camera phones with a new five-megapixel model, but you're going to have to wait until nearly Christmas to get your hands on it.
Discussion: Engadget Mobile
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Sony Ericsson:
Sony Ericsson develops its camera phone range with a 5 megapixel …
Discussion: Macworld, Engadget Mobile and i-boy
Rarely Greys / Net Cooties:
Yahoo defect endangers users — do web sites care?  —  Summary:  — Critical cross-site scripting (XSS) defect in Yahoo services is discovered  — Proof of concept of exploit is included  — XSS bugs are on the rise because of web 2.0+  — The web industry is mostly negligent about dealing with XSS
Discussion: Slashdot
Stefan Constantinescu / IntoMobile:
Video: Review of the Jaiku Beta client for S60  —  This kicks Twitter in the balls and then makes love to its mother.  Jonathan Greene takes a stab at reviewing the latest beta of the S60 Jaiku client and he does a great job, but if you're going to watch the video you should definitely read …
Aline van Duyn / Financial Times:
Sony chief ponders cut for PS3 price  —  Sir Howard Stringer, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Corp, said the electronics and entertainment company was trying to "refine" how much it could afford to cut the price of PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, saying there was "no question" consumers wanted the price to be lower.
Karen / Official Google Blog:
The state of our video ID tools  —  Recent speculation and stories like this Wall Street Journal article or this Reuters report on YouTube's use of video identification tools made us think it would be useful to clarify what we're doing.  —  We've been developing improved content identification for months …
Evan Ackerman / OhGizmo!:
LANdroid Wireless Battle Net  —  Ever wish that your wireless network could follow you wherever you went?  Yeah, so does the US Army.  DARPA's LANdroid is a palm-sized, totally autonomous network router on cute little tank treads.  It's designed to be used in urban environments …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
MySpace Mini-Episodes, Courtesy of Honda  —  YEARS after Volkswagen challenged drivers to "Think small," another automaker, Honda, plans to run smaller commercials for a smaller car in smaller versions of television series.  —  Honda will be the sole sponsor of what Sony Pictures Television …
Raul / Skype Garage:
Skype 3.5 Beta for Windows initial release  —  Today we have released Skype 3.5 Beta for Windows.  It includes many new features in comparison with Skype 3.2 for Windows.  —  This is a beta release which means that we are still working on it and that it is only recommended for experienced users to try out new bleeding edge features.
Josh Catone / Read/WriteWeb:
Bookmark Only What You Want: Clipmarks and Web-Chops  —  The bookmark has evolved since Mosaic's "Hotlist" in 1993.  Now when we save a web page, we can rename it, describe it, categorize it, tag it, and even share it with others via a service like del.icio.us.  But what if you only want to save a piece of a website?
Discussion: Rev2.org
Steve Bryant / NewTeeVee:
Michael Moore's Sicko leaked on the Net  —  Sicko, Michael Moore's scathing look at the healthcare industry and the pharmaceutical companies that are destroying it, is scheduled to debut June 29 in theaters.  But, if you're the savvy keyboarding sort you can download the documentary now.
Discussion: Daily Feed
Wall Street Journal:
FTC Launches More Reviews Of Web Ad Deals  —  The Federal Trade Commission is investigating two more mergers in the fast-growing online-advertising industry.  —  The FTC is conducting antitrust reviews of Microsoft Corp.'s $6 billion bid for aQuantive Inc. and Yahoo Inc.'s $680 million deal …
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
Future of Media Video: Google Takes Over the World by 2050  —  Davide Casaleggio sent a tip to Read/WriteWeb about a video his company produced exploring the future of media.  It is a very cool 6-minute video, which takes some educated (and imaginative) guesses at how the Web and media will evolve over the next 40-50 years.
Discussion: Laughing Squid
 
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
FAQ: What to do with your Yahoo photos
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Business Wire:
Adobe Reports Record Revenue
PC World:
Yahoo Japan Partners With Apple iTunes
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Compal UMD sadly runs Windows CE 5.0
Alex Pham / Los Angeles Times:
On 'fatblogs,' heavy people weigh in
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!:
Google Video Search in Frames
Dan Kaplan / VentureBeat:
HeyCosmo mixes video conferencing, Texas Hold 'Em
Daniel Shen / DigiTimes:
Gigabyte Communications steps over Asustek for O2 handset orders
Discussion: Pocket PC Thoughts
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Business Wire:
The Number of Customers Actually Purchasing Mobile Video Service …
Eric Lempel / PlayStation.Blog:
PS3 Firmware Upgrade 1.81 Coming Tomorrow
Discussion: Kotaku, I4U News and digg
Dave Winer / Scripting News:
New idea: Social Cameras!
Discussion: Scobleizer
John Gaudiosi / Hollywood Reporter:
Cartoon net routes games to consoles
Brian Lam / Gizmodo:
Exclusive: How Justin.TV's Live Video System Was Born
Discussion: DailyTechTalk and digg
Reuters:
NBC Universal says outlook is rosy
John's Blog:
A Picture's Worth 100M Users???
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Veoh Hosts $26 Million Round
 

 
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