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Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Cellphone Straitjacket Is Inspiring a Rebellion — First come the grumblings, then the torches and pitchforks. — Consumers have never been happy about their cellphone carriers and the services they provide — or refuse to provide. But they also have hardly the means to do anything, except switch from one carrier to the next.
James Robinson / Guardian:
Google turns to X Factor's Fuller for push into TV — Internet giant Google is in secret talks with Simon Fuller, the British entrepreneur behind the Spice Girls, about a joint venture that could change the way TV is watched over the internet. — News of the collaboration will prompt speculation …
Business Wire:
IBM to Acquire Cognos to Accelerate Information on Demand Business Initiative — ARMONK, N.Y. & OTTAWA, Ontario—(BUSINESS WIRE)—IBM (NYSE: IBM - News) and Cognos® (NASDAQ: COGN - News) (TSX: CSN - News) today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement …
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Om Malik / GigaOM:
Should Sprint Send Silicon Valley a Super Poke? — Sprint Nextel's (S) rough patch is turning into a highway from hell. The exit of CEO Gary Forsee, questions about its plans for a WiMAX network and its aborted partnership with Clearwire (CLWR) have provided fertile ground for all sorts of rumors.
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavors — Microsoft is readying eight SKUs of Windows Server 2008, only some of which will include Hyper-V (the new name for Microsoft's hypervisor that was code-named "Viridian"). — According to ActiveWin.com …
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InfoWorld:
Microsoft reveals Server 2008 pricing, Hyper-V brand — Microsoft gave further details Monday of a group of server and virtualization products due next year that will set the tone for how well the company will compete in the enterprise software market. — It announced pricing and licensing details …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Why Are Founders and Execs Leaving Second Tier Social Networks? — Employees generally don't leave hot startups. They lose some or all of their stock options, and they also lose the resume value of being associated with a startup brand. And that's doubly true for executive level employees.
Katie Hafner / New York Times:
Google Options Make Masseuse a Multimillionaire — Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google, then a Silicon Valley start-up with 40 employees.
Intel:
Intel's Fundamental Advance in Transistor Design Extends Moore's Law, Computing Performance — Sixteen Eco-Friendly, Faster and 'Cooler' Chips Incorporate 45nm Hafnium-Based High-k Metal Gate Transistors — Built using an entirely new transistor formula that alleviates the wasteful electricity leaks …
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Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Eyealike Launches - Find Your Dream Date on Looks Alone — Update: Josh at ReadWriteWeb has a review on Eyealike as well. — For those of you looking for the perfect someone based on looks only, have I got the site for you! Launched in beta this morning, Eyealike allows you to upload a photo and find others like that photo.
Frank Ahrens / Washington Post:
FCC Moves to Place Restrictions on Cable TV — Companies Push Back Against Plan to Cap Ownership, Reduce Costs for Programmers — The Federal Communications Commission is likely to impose a new regulation on the largely unregulated cable television industry, the first of what may be more to come.
Wily Ferret / Inquirer:
Vodafone improvises response in battle with Iphone — Ferrety fanboy confesses — WE ARE GETTING reports that Vodafone's customer service line for those wanting to leave the network is down. — The reason? Well an automatic message kind enough to speak to the INQ advised us …
Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
Barry Diller to Time Warner: Name Your Price for AOL — Q&A With IAC Chief in Wake of Spinoffs of Ticketmaster, HSN — Barry Diller is staking his future on the fast-growing, ever-changing online-advertising space. — His company, IAC, is spinning off four divisions into separate …
Marc Andreessen / blog.pmarca.com:
Rebuilding Hollywood in Silicon Valley's image — Last week I posted a rather pointed polemic titled "Suicide by strike" in which I argued that the big entertainment companies were acting suicidally in picking a fight with the writers at precisely the wrong time.
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