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12:35 PM ET, September 18, 2007

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Attila Bodis / Official Google Blog:
Our feature presentation  —  In April we announced that we were working to bring presentations to Google Docs.  (Astute readers may recall learning about this even earlier, which caused a bit of excitement around here.)  And today we're unveiling the new Google Docs presentations feature …
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Steve Lohr / New York Times:
I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft's Line  —  I.B.M. plans to mount its most ambitious challenge in years to Microsoft's dominance of personal computer software, by offering free programs for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.
William M. Bulkeley / Wall Street Journal:
Free IBM Software Is Bid to Challenge Microsoft Office  —  Resuming an old rivalry, International Business Machines Corp. is launching a software giveaway that takes aim at Microsoft Corp. on the office desktop.  —  Today, IBM plans to post on the Internet a package of its own software …
Ed Brill:
Introducing IBM Lotus Symphony, desktop productivity software at no charge
InfoWorld:
IBM takes fight to Microsoft with Lotus Symphony
Apple (UK and Ireland):
Apple Chooses O2 as Exclusive Carrier for iPhone in UK  —  Apple and O2 announced today that O2, the leading wireless carrier in the UK, will be the exclusive UK carrier for Apple's revolutionary iPhone when it makes its debut in the UK on November 9th. iPhone combines three devices into one …
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Paul Miller / Engadget:
Apple iPhone hits O2 in the UK on November 9th  —  Ending months of intense, practically insane speculation, Apple just confirmed its first European carrier for the iPhone: O2 is scoring exclusive UK rights to the hotly contested device, and will be launching it on November 9th for £269 including VAT.
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
iPhone UK: The news so far
Andrew Lim / Crave at CNET UK:
UK iPhone unveiled on O2 network at London Apple Store
Discussion: iLounge
Nokia:
Nokia delivers simplicity and productivity with stylish new Nokia E51  —  Stylish smartphone performer comes equipped with essentials for business and private life  —  London, UK - Nokia today bolstered its Nokia Eseries portfolio of business devices with the introduction of the new Nokia E51 device.
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Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
Nokia Adds Another To E-series Lineup
Discussion: InfoWorld
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Times to End Charges on Web Site  —  The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
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Mozilla:
Mozilla Launches Internet Mail and Communications Initiative  —  David Ascher joins Mozilla to lead new organization  —  Mozilla today announced a new initiative to stimulate innovation in Internet mail and communications.  Mozilla plans to develop Internet communications software based on the Thunderbird product, code and brand.
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Mitchell / mitchell's blog:
Mozilla's New Focus on Thunderbird and Internet Communications
Discussion: david ascher and Ars Technica
david ascher:
Joining Mozilla  —  As Mitchell Baker just blogged …
Google:
Google AdSense for Mobile unlocks the potential of the mobile advertising market  —  The mobile device is fast becoming the world's most popular gateway to information.  In fact, there are currently more mobile devices worldwide than personal computers and televisions combined.
Scott Moritz / TheStreet.com:
Apple to Introduce Faster iPhone Next Year  —  Apple (AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) will deliver the next version of the iPhone early next year, TheStreet.com has learned.  —  A faster third-generation, or 3G, iPhone will be available sometime in the first quarter, say people familiar with the production plans.
InsideGoogle:
How To Embed Google Presentations  —  If you've been using Google Presentations (the whole three hours it's been live), you probably wish you could embed one in your blog (in fact, I said so in my overview).  Well, Matt Cutts read my post and figured out a gosh-darned easy way.  Here's my Presentation:
Discussion: Matt Cutts
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Chris Williams / The Register:   Google's PowerPoint [beater] beta is go
Nick Baum / Official Google Reader Blog:
Breaking up isn't hard to do  —  We don't know how to tell you this, but it's time that we break up.  It's just that we're different now.  People can search.  They can share what they read.  They can even see trends about what they read, and how often they do it.
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Kevin Systrom / Official Google Blog:
Google Reader goes multilingual
Discussion: Read/WriteWeb and WebProNews
Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:
Murdoch: Should Dow Jones Be Free?  Maybe...  I'm here at the Goldman Sachs "Communicopia" conference in New York, where Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corp. (NWS) and soon to be head of Dow Jones (DJ) and your favorite tech blog, has been asked by Goldman equity analyst Anthony Noto whether Dow Jones content …
Discussion: paidContent.org
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
IAC's Diller At Goldman's Communicopia
Discussion: paidContent.org
Brian Briggs / BBspot:
Vista SP1 Will Install XP  —  Redmond, WA - In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP.  —  "We're focused on giving the customer what they want …
Discussion: Inquirer
Chris Gilmer / Download Squad:
Yahoo! launches widget badges  —  Yahoo! launched Widget badges today.  In keeping with the Yahoo Widgets desktop and Konfabulator theme, the newly developed widgets bring what was previously only offered on the desktop to the web for easy downloading and installing.
Discussion: Mashable!
 
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Discussion: IP Democracy
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