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Arik Hesseldahl / Byte of the Apple:
The iPhone SDK Will Be Late — There's a week to go before Apple's commitment to release the iPhone Software Developers Kit in February runs out of room. I'm hearing from one source that its going to be late. I'm not yet hearing any reasons why, and it's sounding like the official release date …
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Social slowdown hitting Piczo hard — CNET News.com reporter Caroline McCarthy co-wrote this report. — Life is getting more difficult for social-networking sites. — At the same time Facebook's traffic appears to have reached a plateau, News.com has learned that Piczo …
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Kevin Johnson E-mail to Employees of the Microsoft Platform & Services Division — Text of an e-mail sent by Kevin Johnson, president of the Microsoft Platforms & Services Division to provide employees of the Platforms & Services Division with an update on the Feb. 1 proposal to combine with Yahoo!
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Chris Wilson / Slate:
The Wisdom of the Chaperones — DIGG, WIKIPEDIA, AND THE MYTH OF WEB 2.0 DEMOCRACY. — It's getting harder to be a Wikipedia-hater. The user-generated and -edited online encyclopedia—which doesn't even require contributors to register—somehow holds its own against the Encyclopedia Britannica …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Is Facebook doomed? — Ahh, the patina is shedding off of Facebook. — Looks like the trend I noticed when I was in London talking with Maryam's niece in December has hit home for Facebook. Is usage down? — My own usage is certainly down. Here's why: — First, Facebook depresses me.
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Caroline McCarthy / Webware.com:Facebook's traffic may be plateauing. So what?
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook Targets FriendFeed; Opening Up The News Feed — Facebook is planning on allowing users to add activities from third party social networking site directly into their Facebook news feed, we've confirmed. The goal is to centralize all that activity in one place.
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Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Yahoo sued for spurning Microsoft — DOVER, Del. - Two Detroit pension funds have sued Yahoo Inc. and its board of directors, saying they breached their duties to shareholders in trying to thwart a takeover by Microsoft Corp. — The lawsuit was filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday …
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Benjamin Pimentel / MarketWatch:
Yahoo sued again for saying ‘no’ to Microsoft — SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - With Microsoft Corp.'s bold bid to gobble up Yahoo Inc. in limbo, another group of Yahoo shareholders has sued the Internet company for the way it responded to the proposed marriage.
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Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
Apple Hits Lowest Level Since June; New iPhone Worries — Apple (AAPL) shares are down sharply to their lowest level since June, as several analyst reports have triggered fresh concerns about the state of demand for iPhones and iPods. — Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst at Bernstein Research …
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InfoWorld:
Vista SP1's snafu-filled saga — Windows Vista SP1?s rocky ride to market has no doubt turned the stomachs of many advanced users. — The latest turn of events — and to be sure, this journey changes course daily — has Microsoft recommending workarounds for rebooting issues caused …
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Google Very Exposed to US Recession—Expert — A digital-ad industry insider thinks Google is far more exposed to a US recession than the market realizes. The insider also thinks that the next two quarters will be “rough.” — The insider is not a Google employee, but s/he has real …
Anthony LaFauce / All Facebook:
Facebook Adds Flash... Am I Excited? — With the usual fever that Facebook causes news of its flash application, via Facebook Pages, is all the buzz on the blogs and tech journals the past couple of days. Most of the blogs are preaching the praise of this move and I have to agree, for the most part.
Phil Elliott / GamesIndustry.biz:
Home is “best-looking multiplayer world” — Creative director hits out at “garish” and “hardcore” online experiences — The creative director of Sony's Home project has told GamesIndustry.biz in an exclusive interview to be published in full next week that he believes …
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Andrew / NotebookReview.com:
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 First Thoughts Review — The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is the latest addition to the ThinkPad family and has recently been garnering a lot of attention. The ThinkPad X300 is a 13.3" screen ultra thin-and-light notebook designed for the traveling business type of person — the executive road warrior if you will.
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Brad Linder / Download Squad:
Sign up for Google's Blogger and get a GrandCentral invite — Looking for an invite to Google's GrandCentral? The service has been in private beta since Google bought internet telephony company last year. While the private beta label hasn't exactly come off just yet …
Bryan Gardiner / Epicenter:
Barney Alliances and the Downfall of HD DVD — Hollywood's role in deciding the ultimate HD format winner shouldn't be underestimated. But Yankee Group's Carl Howe points to another important factor that may very well have sealed the fate of HD DVD before the war was even underway.
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