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10:00 AM ET, April 11, 2008

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Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Windows is ‘collapsing,’ Gartner analysts warn  —  The researchers damn Windows in current form, urges radical changes  —  Computerworld) Calling the situation “untenable” and describing Windows as “collapsing,” a pair of Gartner analysts yesterday said Microsoft Corp. must make radical changes …
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PC World:
Gartner Explains Why Windows Is Broken  —  Esther Schindler, CIO.com  —  In a session at the Gartner Emerging Trends conference this week, analysts Neil MacDonald and Michael Silver identified many reasons that Windows (and thus Microsoft) are in trouble.  —  Microsoft's operating system …
Discussion: Portfolio.com
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:   Gartner Says Vista Will Collapse.  And That's Why The Yahoo Deal Must Happen
Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb:   Windows “Collapsing” - 2011 Tipping Point For Web Apps In The Enterprise
Mark Wilson / Stuff.tv:
Nike+ coming to iPhone and iPod Touch  —  I'm in Nike's HQ in Oregon where, apart from checking out the footwear it's fashioned for all 32 Olympic events (yes, including horse riding), I've had a chinwag with a Nike+ spokeperson to see where the running companion is headed following the arrival of miCoach.
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
On the Menu at the Yahoo Top Managers Lunch Yesterday: Fear and AOL-oathing  —  For some reason, none of the half-dozen SVPs and EVPs I spoke to, who attended a lunch that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang held yesterday for several dozen top-level execs, wanted to tell me exactly what was on the menu …
Jordan Golson / Valleywag:
Did you sign Google's noncompete?  Good, you're fired  —  A recently departed DoubleClicker tells us that Google managers asked employees at the online ad company it acquired last month to sign one-year noncompete agreements.  Most agreed, thinking that it would spare their jobs — but then layoffs came a week later.
Virtual Earth:
The New Release of Live Maps and Virtual Earth 3D is now Live!  —  I'm so glad to finally announce that the latest version of Live Maps is online and ready for you to play with.  This ended up being a much bigger release than originally planned including three full sprints of development.
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Kip Kniskern / LiveSide:
New Live Search Maps is Live
Discussion: Webware.com and Virtual Earth
Jonathan Richards / Times of London:
New chip will let an iPod store 500,000 songs  —  A new storage technology will pave the way for MP3 players and other gadgets to store a hundred times more information  —  Mobile phones, iPods and other consumer devices may soon be able to hold a hundred times more information …
Discussion: p2pnet and CrunchGear
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InfoWorld:
IBM lays claim to cheaper, faster memory
Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac
Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:
Earnings: GE Q1 Earnings Down 8 Percent; NBC Revs Up 3 Percent; Stock Slides On Outlook  —  Yes, we're getting close to that time again... GE, the parent company of NBCU, has announced surprisingly weak Q1 results with continuing income sliding 8 percent to $4.36 billion from $4.9 billion.
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
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Business Wire:
GE Reports First Quarter 2008 Net EPS of $.43, down 2%, and …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
David S. Joachim / New York Times:
Devices That Track Every Precious Need  —  IT'S 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?  How about your pets?  And your car?  —  It is possible to get answers to all these questions instantly over your cellphone or computer, using the same technology that guides you from place to place on a road trip.
Discussion: Slashdot
Darmano / Logic+Emotion:
The Top 10 Made Up Words of Web 3.0  —  You won't find these in Wikipedia.  But someone had to write them down.  Inspired by Web jargon and making their first appearence on Twitter, I give you the Top 10 made up words of Web 3.0:  —  1. Socialstainable  —  The act of socially conscious …
Discussion: Darren Herman
Sam / Go Big Always:
Twitter: A two-way social computer?  —  Ok, not Twitter but something Twitter-like.  Twitter is nice because it strips everything away and focuses 100% on people and the economy of interaction (140 characters in a box, the end).  —  Twitter as social network
DealBook:
Google C.E.O. Taps Quattrone as Adviser in Yahoo Battle  —  Update: Mr. Quattrone's firm, Qatalyst, has been officially hired by Google, people close to the company told DealBook.  —  Look who Google's turned to for help.  —  Frank P. Quattrone is advising Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive …
Underwire / Wired:
Flickr Users Cry Mutiny Over New Video Feature  —  Flickr users are revolting.  Again.  —  Several groups protesting this week's addition of video to Yahoo's popular photo-sharing site have sprung up to object to the new feature.  —  One group, We Say No to Videos on Flickr …
Tom Hogarty / Lightroom Journal:
Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1  —  The Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 updates have been posted to the following locations: Lightroom(Mac, Win), Camera Raw(Mac, Win).  The updates provide all of the changes included in the original Lightroom 1.4 and Camera Raw 4.4 releases …
Discussion: Underexposed and Gadget Lab
 
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Brandon Laurino / PlayStation.Blog:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Product Details Revealed!
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
V-Enable Adds Real Humans For New 411 Pitch
Discussion: Alt Search Engines
Washington Post:
Murdoch's 2-Pronged Bid May Boost Yahoo
Discussion: BoomTown and Bits
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Google App Engine for developers
Dibya Sarkar / Associated Press:
Retailers Fined for Digital TV Offenses
Heather Green / Business Week:
One Place for Your Many Online Lives
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Stating The Obvious: Unlimited Data Plans Increase Usage
Discussion: GigaOM
Ryan Block / Engadget:
The PS3 Laptop: from Ben Heck to Engadget with love
 Earlier Items: 
InfoWorld:
Europe rejects plan to criminalize file-sharing
Stephen Shankland / Underexposed:
Attention Flickr video haters: Try a free doughnut
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Remains Favorite In Crowded Battle for Yahoo
Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
Bush's Cyber Secrets Dilemma
Mark Glaser / MediaShift:
The Social Press Release: Multimedia, Two-Way, Direct to the Public
Anne Broache / CNET News.com:
Politicians fret over military gear resold on eBay, Craigslist
Jacqui Cheng / Ars Technica:
Keeping Network Solutions from cashing in on your subdomains
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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