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Owen Thomas / Valleywag:
Loic Le Meur raises $6 million for videomail startup — Blogger turned entrepreneur Loic Le Meur has raised $6 million to inflict on the world a decades-old technology thoroughly rejected by consumers: videomail. He calls it Seesmic, and has repackaged videomail as “video conversations.”
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
News Corp. Enters Yahoo Fray — News Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are in discussions about combining MySpace and other News Corp.-owned online properties with Yahoo, according to people familiar with the matter. — The discussions are aimed at helping Yahoo fend off Microsoft Corp's unsolicited takeover offer …
The Boy Genius Report:
AT&T to offer iPhone tethering plan? — Well, if you believe one of our top informants, then the answer is yes! Have a gander at some of the wording we got a hold of and decide for yourself! — “Important iPhone Upgrade Announcement — AT&T does not require a new two-year agreement …
Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Microsoft's executive shuffle expected Thursday — I'll say it again. Microsoft has a lot to learn when it comes to celebrating Valentine's Day. — A long-anticipated Microsoft executive shuffle will be formally announced on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:Microsoft's latest reorg to set the stage for Yahoo merger
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Jason Chen / Android Developers Blog:
Android SDK m5-rc14 now available — On behalf of the entire Android team, I'm happy to let you know that an updated version of the Android SDK — we're calling it m5-rc14 — is now available. Today, we're continuing the early look at the Android SDK that we started back in November …
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Hello Android, InfoWorld, eWeek, SMS Text News, LAPTOP Magazine, PHONE Magazine and Ubergizmo
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Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Comcast FCC filing shows gap between hype, bandwidth reality — Comcast has come clean to the FCC about its secretive traffic-management practices... not that Comcast thinks it has been keeping secrets. According to its 57-page filing, “experience suggests that Comcast needs to ensure …
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drupal.org:
Drupal 6.0 released — After one year of development we are ready to release Drupal 6.0 to the world. Thanks to the tireless work of the Drupal community, over 1,600 issues have been resolved during the Drupal 6.0 release cycle. These changes are evident in Drupal 6's major usability improvements …
Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
FriendFeed's Google Connection — FriendFeed, as blogged about earlier, is a really addictive site, letting you track what people are doing or reading by compiling their various RSS feeds and diggs and status messages and so on (you can apply for a Beta sign-in).
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Imeem Acquires Snocap — Digital music wholesaler Snocap, long searching for a buyer, is being acquired by music streaming site Imeem. The price will likely not be disclosed. — Snocap was founded in 2002 by Napster creator Shawn Fanning, Jordan Mendelson and Ron Conway.
eWEEK.com:
Firefox 3 Beta 3 Brings a New Browsing Interface — Click here to see the screenshots — With the release today of beta 3 of Firefox 3, we are definitely getting closer to the final release of Mozilla's open source web browser. — But for a third beta this version of Firefox 3 includes …
Charles Starrett / iLounge:
Apple TV 2.0 vs. Blu-Ray, DVD & HD Cable: The Comparison — Apple calls them “high-definition movie rentals,” but to people familiar with Blockbuster Video, Netflix, and HD cable box alternatives, Apple TV 2.0's new ability to download and play back certain 720p movies is more of a …
Jess Lee / Google LatLong:
Your content on Google Maps — Our goal is to create the world's most comprehensive virtual atlas — the best, most complete map of the earth. This is no easy task, and we know we can't accomplish it without the help of our users, because nobody knows a neighborhood better than the folks who live in it.
Walt Mossberg / Mossblog:
Super-Slim ThinkPad Sneak Peek — Only a month or so after Apple announced its MacBook Air laptop, which it calls the world's thinnest laptop, Lenovo is about to spring its own super-skinny machine: the ThinkPad X300. Here's a sneak peek. My full review will appear after I have fully tested …
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Zack Urlocker / InfoWorld:
Why Do Cell Phones Suck So Much? — On a recent Saturday night my wife and I went out shopping for cell phones. (I know, I know, doesn't sound like much of a date.) I'm going to replace my Treo 650 and my wife wants to replace her Motorola RAZR with something that's easier for texting.
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Nick / Rough Type:
Crowd control at eBay — If over the last decade you have read any of the many books and articles promoting the Net as a new world where people are able to form self-regulating, super-democratic communities, you have no doubt come across glowing descriptions of eBay's feedback system.
