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Think Secret:
Apple, Think Secret settle lawsuit — PRESS RELEASE: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Apple Forces Rumors Site To Shut Down — For a few years now, there's been a legal battle going on between Apple and Think Secret, a very popular Apple rumors site for publishing certain rumors. The lawsuit had many people up in arms, as they pointed out that Think Secret should be protected …
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Oh My God! Apple Killed Think Secret! Those Bastards! — Apple and Apple blog Think Secret have settled their long running legal dispute over leaked Apple secrets, and under the deal Think Secret will cease operation. — According to a statement from ThinkSecret (via CrunchGear)
Mathew / mathewingram.com/work:
Think Secret: Damn you, Steve Jobs — The Apple rumour site Think Secret has posted a note saying that it has reached a settlement with Apple over the lawsuit the computer company filed against it for leaking company secrets, and that it is “a positive solution for both sides.”
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Federal Trade Commission:
Federal Trade Commission Closes Google/DoubleClick Investigation — Proposed Acquisition “Unlikely to Substantially Lessen Competition" — The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will not seek to block Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Internet advertising …
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Adam Kovacevich / Google:
Federal Trade Commission Clears Google's Acquisition of DoubleClick — Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today welcomed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's clearance of its planned acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., a premier provider of display ad serving technology and services.
Bloomberg:
Google's DoubleClick Buy to Win Clearance, People Say — Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc. will be cleared by U.S. antitrust enforcers as early as this week, two people with knowledge of the decision said. — The five-member Federal Trade Commission …
Grant Gross / PC World:
FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Deal — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted 4-1 to approve the Google acquisition of online ad vendor DoubleClick. — Recommend this story? — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will not try to block Google's acquisition of online ad-serving vendor DoubleClick, the agency said Thursday.
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Q&A: Going to the mat for photo copyrights — It wasn't Lane Hartwell's first heated exchange over a photo copyright issue, but a tussle involving a witty YouTube video probably was the one with the highest profile for the professional photographer. — Last week, a not-for-profit San …
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Michael Krigsman / IT Project Failures:
Twitter is dangerous — Twitter is rapidly becoming a serious threat to corporate information protection. The program's great strength — many-to-many messaging — becomes its great weakness in this context. — Imagine this scenario: 20 people are in a confidential meeting, one of them using Twitter.
Brandon Hill / DailyTech:
$299 ASUS Eee PC 2G Surf in Multiple Colors Appears Online — The Eee PC family expands even further — The ASUS Eee PC family recently expanded even further with the addition of the $299 2G Surf model. Newegg now currently lists ASUS Eee PC 2G which is available in Galaxy Black, Blush Pink, Sky Blue and Lush Green.
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Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
Digital music: Go legal, get screwed — The Big Four record labels want us to think that the sound recording business is a reformed character these days. Recently, we've heard ritualistic self-flagellations from a succession of top executives. There was Ed Bronfman at Warner's, prostrating himself in front of Apple.
BBC:
BitTorrent search site loses case — A website which facilitated the online exchange of films, music and TV programmes without permission has lost a US copyright case. — TorrentSpy was taken to court by the Motion Picture Association of America. — A judge made a default ruling in favour …
Flung / Krunker:
Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows you to take photos/videos underwater hands-free — Liquid Image will be releasing their 5.0 megapixel Digital Underwater Camera Mask at CES 2008 which allows swimmers to record underwater photos and videos hands-free.
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Addy Dugdale / Gizmodo:Liquid Image Camera-Mask Lets You Shoot Video, Take Pics Underwater
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Bill Ray / The Register:
N95 struggles to find itself — The latest firmware for the Nokia N95 offers many new features and much better memory management, and is free to download - but it also takes away the tracking feature from Nokia Maps, which the company now claims was a limited-time promotional offer.
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Jason Ryan / ABCNEWS:
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo to Pay $31.5M Over Illegal Gambling Ads — Microsoft to Provide Additional $9M to International Center for Missing and Exploited Children — Three major Internet companies have settled with the Justice Department for $31.5 million for promoting illegal online gambling …
