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AeroXperience:
KB938979 to Fix File Transfer Woes. No, really. — Want to copy a file from one partition on your drive to another? As anyone using Windows Vista knows, it'll take twice your lifetime to finish. — In Windows Server 2008, Microsoft decided to [fix file transfer problems] …
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Steven Parker / Neowin.net:
Vista Performance and Reliability Pack Unofficial Release — Thanks Nekrosoft for the news on this major update to Windows Vista that should for most of us improve the speed and reliability of Windows Vista significantly! — Please note: These fixes break all current methods …
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
New Vista fix packs provide updates promised for SP1 — Microsoft has rolled out to select testers two new Windows Vista fix packs that deliver many of the same updates expected to be provided by Vista Service Pack (SP) 1. — (Note: The original posting listing the fixes has been pulled by AeroXP, with no explanation given.
Brad Linder / Download Squad:Vista Performance and Reliability Pack leaked two weeks early
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Kim Hart / Washington Post:
FCC to Rule on Wireless Auction — Lobbying Intense As Google Seeks To Open Market — The Federal Communications Commission will set the rules tomorrow governing the auction of $15 billion of public airwaves, a decision with stakes so high that the major U.S. cellular carriers and Google …
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GigaOM, The Technology Liberation …, CrunchGear, Digital Daily, Boing Boing, New York Times, Bits and Silicon Alley Insider
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Farhad Manjoo / Salon: Machinist:Google's open-wireless bid: FCC decision Tuesday
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Valleywag:
Online Advertising: Facebook's secret rate card — Here's a new Facebook revenue estimate to think about: $90 million a year — from sponsorships alone. Sure, I've poked fun at Facebook's fanciful figures. The social network's board members, after all, can't get their stories straight …
yomiuri.co.jp:
10 automakers to jointly develop OS — The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will start developing jointly with 10 automakers an operating system for automotive electronics, it has been learned. — The decision will be announced this week, a ministry source said.
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Download Squad, The Browser, Good Morning Silicon Valley, DailyTech, Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog, Engadget and The Raw Feed
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Candace Lombardi / CNET News.com:
Japanese revved up for car software standard — Japan's economy, trade and industry ministry is planning to develop a standard operating system for car electronics, according to a leading Japanese newspaper. — Among the major manufacturers signing on to the development project are Toyota …
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Josh Catone / Read/WriteWeb:
How to Fix Yahoo!: Building a Yahoo! Platform — As part of our focus on Yahoo!'s next 100 days this week, I am going to dive into how I would go about fixing the company. Or at least starting along that path. According to comScore, Yahoo! is the 3rd most visited collection of web properties worldwide …
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Tyler / iPhoneology:
iPhone Firmware Hints at New Apps, Widgets — While browsing through my iPhone's firmware a few days ago, I came across something very interesting in one of the system preference files, "Default ApplicationState.plist." Among the expected names, like "mobileipod" and "Weather," …
cs.com.cn:
China's Alibaba confirms plan to list in HK — China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba has submitted its first initial public offering (IPO) application to the listing committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and may become the largest high-tech share on the Hong Kong bourse.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Google vs Jimmy Wales & Open Source Search — Jimmy Wales, the founder of not-for-profit Wikipedia and for-profit, San Mateo, Calif.-based Wikia is part of a growing number of people who are discomforted by the growing control Google has over search. And he is doing something about it.
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Techdirt, WinExtra, vnunet, Digital Trends, WebProNews, Open Source and Search Engine Roundtable
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PC World:
Japanese Porn Industry Embraces Blu-Ray Disc — Japanese adult film makers have turned decisively to Blu-ray Disc, breathing new life into its bid to replace DVDs as the disc of choice for home movies. — Recommend this story? — The HD DVD high-definition movie format may have the lead …
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New York Times, Crave, Good Morning Silicon Valley, TechSpot News, DailyTech, Salon: Machinist, CrunchGear and Gizmodo
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
ICANN wants your feedback on registrar reform — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is making progress on revamping its contract to better protect customers from registrar meltdown, and is now asking the public for feedback. The organization launched …
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The Register
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life:
A-List Technology Bloggers: What Are They Good For? — Mike Torres has a blog post entitled A-listers don't always "get it" where he writes … After seeing the various posts about Facebook over the weekend, I think it is now safe to say that a lot of the popular technology bloggers …
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Verizon:
Verizon Posts Strong 2Q 2007 Results Highlighted by Gains in Earnings, Consolidated Margins and Cash Flows — Accelerating Revenue Growth Builds Momentum in Strategic Wireless, Broadband and Business Markets — 2Q 2007 HIGHLIGHTS — Consolidated Results
GameDaily:
Bejeweled Turns iPhone Into Gaming Gem — PopCap Games has announced a free web version of Bejeweled for Apple's iPhone that's now available via the Safari browser. — PopCap Games, the multi-platform casual game company best known for its popular titles such as Bejeweled and Chuzzle …
Dan Primack / PE HUB:
Qualcomm Backs iPhone Competitor — The condition: Apple is unable to do to mobile phones what it did to mp3 players, with subsequent versions of the iPhone acting as market leaders instead of as category killers. — The consequence: A bunch of mobile Internet app providers will be able …
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
RIAA backtracks after embarrassing P2P defendant — When the RIAA filed a file-sharing lawsuit against a sergeant in the US Army earlier this year, it included the customary exhibits with screenshots of what it alleges are the defendant's Kazaa library. Along with the 367 sound recordings …
