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Wesley Chan / Official Google Blog:
All aboard — We're pleased to announce that we have acquired GrandCentral Communications, a company that provides services for managing your voice communications. GrandCentral is an innovative service that lets users integrate all of their existing phone numbers and voice mailboxes into one account …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
GrandCentral pulls into Google — Google, continuing its start-up gobbling ways has acquired GrandCentral, the company announced today. This rumor did the rounds last month. While they are not talking shekels just yet, we are told the Minor Ventures-backed company fetched north of $50 million.
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Vincent / GrandCentral Blog:
We're now part of Google! — We wanted to let you know that GrandCentral has been acquired by Google! We're particularly excited about this because it ensures that not only will we have the resources to continue to bring you even more innovative communications features down the road …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Should Announce GrandCentral Acquisition Today or Tomorrow — A follow up to our post a week ago: A source close to the deal has confirmed to us that Google has closed the acquisition of GrandCentral and will be announcing it this week, probably today or tomorrow.
Garett Rogers / Googling Google:Grand Central acquired by Google for $50 million?
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Tony Halpin / Times of London:
Russia shuts down Allofmp3.com — The music download website whose activities threatened to scupper Russia's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been shut down. — The site, Allofmp3.com, was quietly closed as the Kremlin sought to end criticism from the United States …
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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
AllOfMP3 Shut Down by Russian Government — Before the shutdown AllOfMP3 had nearly 6 million users who were able to download songs and albums for a fraction of the price from authorized alternatives such as the iTunes Store. MP3s were sold for $0.20 per song, or less.
Tai Adelaja / The Moscow Times:
Target of U.S. Ire Quietly Goes Offline — If Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin tire of squabbling about Kosovo and missile defense, there is one thing they can turn to without heated words: AllofMP3.com. — The embattled online music store appears to have quietly lost its battle …
Barryg / Announcements:
Update on the Windows Ultimate Extras — When we launched Windows Vista in January 2007, we identified Windows Ultimate Extras as a unique series of add-ons that would be available to Windows Vista Ultimate customers. To date, we have released four sets of Extras - Windows Hold'Em …
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Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:Microsoft says more Vista Ultimate add-ons are in the pipeline
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Robert McLaws / Windows-Now.com:The Ultimate Extras Team Speaks! (Finally)
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Reuters:
SK Telecom, EarthLink to put $100 mln each in JV — SEOUL, July 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Telecom Co. (017670.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) and U.S. Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. (ELNK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) plan to inject up to $100 million each in Helio …
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Aaron Ricadela / Business Week:
Ellison's NetSuite Headed for IPO — Oracle's chief executive plans to take his accounting software company public in a September auction. Critics worry about his role — Make way for Larry Ellison's other company. NetSuite, begun in 1998 with a slice of the personal fortune of the Oracle …
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Rory Cellan-Jones / BBC:
Are my online friends for real? — As Facebook continues its explosive growth here's one question troubling me. Are my friends for real? — This week I received this intriguing message from a man who moves in London's new media circles. — He wrote: "I met somebody the other day who told …
Brad Linder / Download Squad:
Internet radio's not dead yet — Later this month, new music royalty rates are scheduled to rock the world of internet radio. The rates are calculated in such a way that some online broadcasters say they would have to pay millions, or even billions of dollars in order to stay online.
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Missy Krasner / Official Google Blog:
Google and health care — In a world of 24/7 news cycles, a summer weekend can bring considerable — and unanticipated — excitement. Take for example the reaction we've just seen to an item on our new health advertising blog. Frankly, we were surprised by the pickup, but perhaps we shouldn't have been.
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100 New TV and Radio Sites Join AP's OVN — NEW YORK 85 more radio and 15 new television stations have added AP's Online Video Network and MSN player technology to their Web sites. — OVN affiliates can use their own content to leverage AP breaking news video and national advertising sales managed …
Raju Vegesna / Zoho Blogs:
Zoho Apps on Facebook — Zoho Applications (Writer, Sheet and Show) are now available on Facebook and we are excited about this. We got several requests from many users and well wishers like Krish asking us to do this integration. Considering the fact that 30% of our users are students, we couldn't resist.
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CNNMoney.com:
iPhone sales said to hit half-million — New Apple device lives up to the hype, though some buyers have activation woes; availability mixed at Apple Stores heading into new week. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Opening weekend sales of iPhones may have reached 500,000, according to an analyst's estimate …
