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Kevin J. Delaney / Wall Street Journal:
Google Will Bid in FCC Spectrum Auction — Google Inc. announced Friday that it will apply to bid for wireless spectrum in a January Federal Communications Commission auction. — The Mountain View, Calif., Internet company had previously said it would probably bid for spectrum …
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Who's going to win the spectrum auction? Consumers. — Posted by by Chris Sacca, Head of Special Initiatives — Here at Google, we see the upcoming 700 megahertz spectrum auction at the Federal Communications Commission as one of the best opportunities consumers will have to enjoy more choices in the world of wireless devices.
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Adam Kovacevich / Google:Google Will Apply to Participate in FCC Spectrum Auction
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IEBlog:
The First Year of IE7 — It's been a little over a year since we released IE7 on Windows XP and for Windows Vista, so I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about where we are after the year. — According to internal Microsoft research based on data from Visual Sciences Corporation …
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Ryan Naraine / Ryan Naraine's Zero Day:IE vs Firefox: Microsoft crunches security numbers
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Ironic, Yes, But Zuckerberg's Privacy Violated — [UPDATED with more information.] — So exactly why did Facebook unleash such a massive legal fury on 02138 magazine yesterday over documents the publication posted online? — Because, said sources, those documents-including an application …
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Jakob Lodwick:
Act II will follow a brief intermission — As of an hour ago, I am no longer affiliated with IAC/InterActiveCorp/Connected Ventures/Vimeo. No hard feelings! — Goodbye to everyone at CV; you are wonderful and I will miss you. — And now, I will turn off my cell phone for the evening and catch up with everyone later!
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The Boy Genius Report:
BlackBerry 9000 specs revealed, our early Christmas present to you — Let's start this off this by stating there's more to this device than what will be listed. This is just what's known at this point, although these details have yet to be confirmed as final specifications.
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DSLreports:
Is AT&T Angry With Apple? - Or did AT&T CEO just screw up? — This week AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson let it slip that consumers could expect a new iPhone next year that offered HSDPA wireless broadband support. That's not a particularly bright move for the CEO of a massive telecom empire …
Billboard.Biz:
A Tipping Point For MP3s — The scope of a yearlong download promotion planned between Pepsi and Amazon, Billboard has learned, is among several developments forcing further consideration by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment to follow EMI and Universal Music Group's lead in distributing music in the MP3 format.
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David Kaplan / paidContent.org:Amazon 1 Billion MP3 Giveaway Offer; Under Pressure, Labels Warm To DRM-free Format
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InfoWorld:
Google working to make Street View anonymous — In the face of ethical concerns, Google is considering changes to its Street View Google Maps feature that would protect the privacy of those it photographs. — When Street View is rolled out in Europe, Google will alter Street View photos …
David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
Social Media Aggregator Flux Releases New Platform Aimed Expanding Services Beyond MTVN — Social media aggregator Flux.com is releasing two products today designed to let web publishers move their content seamlessly among community sites like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and more.
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David Chartier / Infinite Loop:
Uncovered: Evidence that Mac OS X could run Windows apps soon — Once Intel chips landed inside Macs and Boot Camp made its debut, it got a lot harder to blame rumor mongers for making a certain leap: Mac OS X could one day run Windows apps sans-Windows. Indeed, projects like the open source Wine …
Janet Meiners / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:
Google About to Kill Expired Domain Sales — Today is Google day on Marketing Pilgrim. I had to throw in this story. First Google is testing a way for people to customize their search results. Marketers shutter (but you know it's coming). Now, based on a thread on Webmastersworld Google …
Michael McWhertor / Kotaku:
Gamespot Editor Fired Over Kane & Lynch Review? [Rumor] — We've heard an unsettling rumor today from an anonymous tipster that longtime game reviewer Jeff Gerstmann from Gamespot has been let go. That wouldn't necessarily be newsworthy, but the conditions under which he was allegedly dismissed were.
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Briansolis / bub.blicio.us:
Valleywag's Megan McCarthy Gets Wired — I'm a big fan of Megan McCarthy, not just because we're good friends, but because I admire her tenacity and her writing. This is a person who gets what she wants - by earning it. — Megan is leaving Valleywag in two weeks to start a new writing gig over at Wired.
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Dean Takahashi / Tech Talk with Dean Takahashi:
Exclusive: Hackers say they can pick pockets of characters in Second Life virtual world — As if we don't have enough worries in the real world, now we have to worry about virtual world pickpockets. The Mercury News has learned that security researchers have found a flaw in Second Life virtual world …
Evan Schuman / eWEEK.com:
Two Rulings Help TJX Reduce Liability in Data Breach Case — Two decisions could reduce TJX's costs to settle lawsuits resulting from a massive consumer data breach. — In a pair of crucial decisions, TJX has moved closer to completely clearing itself of the lawsuits from the world's worst credit card data breach.
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Om Malik / NewTeeVee:
AOL to Suspend Paid Downloads, Replace with Amazon Unbox — AOL Video is going to drop its own for-pay download offerings in favor of Amazon Unbox, according to company officials. AOL will integrate links to Amazon Unbox, while content will be integrated throughout AOL Video and in relevant video search results across the site.
