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10:40 AM ET, June 2, 2008

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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Adobe Launches Online Office Suite and New Flash-Enabled Acrobat 9  —  Back in March, we said Adobe was slowly building an online empire.  Today, that news turns out to be true.  Adobe is has just launched their version of an online office suite available at Acrobat.com, complete with word processor …
Discussion: VoIP Watch
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Webtop Watch: Adobe Launches Acrobat.com and Releases Acrobat 9 (With Flash).  —  Continuing its push to become a major provider of Webtop software, Adobe is releasing two new products on Monday: Acrobat.com and Acrobat 9.  Adobe's Webtop arsenal already includes the recently launched online version …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
The world of work undergoing huge changes
Discussion: The Inquisitr
BBC:   Adobe launches Acrobat community
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Adobe Launches Acrobat Hosted Services - New Web Office Player is Here
Discussion: LAPTOP Magazine and Startup Meme
Elsa Wenzel / CNET News.com:   Adobe Acrobat takes big online leap
Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Nvidia's mobile ambitions adding MIDs to the list  —  Nvidia is doubling down on its budding processor business for the next generation of mobile computers.  —  This week at Computex, Nvidia plans to show off its new Tegra brand for mobile application processors.
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BBC:
Nvidia debuts chips for tiny PCs
Discussion: jkOnTheRun and Neowin.net
Financial Times:
Intel to re-enter mobile market
Discussion: GigaOM and Mobile Entertainment
Duncan Riley / The Inquisitr:
Today's Hot Meme Comes To Us From Plurk  —  Plurk is a newish microblogging service that is spreading like wildfire through the first adopter community today.  —  According to Plurk, the service is “a really snazzy site that allows you to showcase the events that make up your life …
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
The Human Hands Behind the Google Money Machine  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — If Google were the United States government, the data that streams onto Nicholas Fox's laptop every day would be classified as top secret.  —  Mr. Fox is among a small group of Google employees who keep a watchful eye …
Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Microsoft's Robbie Bach ‘thought about killing’ Surface  —  Microsoft's Surface computing is the kind of Buck Rogers' technology that can dazzle consumers and boost a company's “cool” factor.  But in an interview last week, Robbie Bach, Microsoft's president of Entertainment & Devices Division …
Discussion: Engadget
Cate Doty / New York Times:
Is the Main Character Missing?  Maybe Not.  —  When Dan Walsh, a 33-year-old technology manager in Dublin, started posting doctored versions of the comic strip “Garfield” on his blog in February, he thought he might amuse a few friends.  —  Instead, his site on Tumblr started receiving …
Kate Greene / Technology Review:
The Future of Mobile Social Networking  —  IPhone users will soon be able to enjoy Whrrl, software that combines activity recommendations with real-time location data.  —  When Steve Jobs strides onstage at Apple's annual developers conference on June 9, many will be expecting fireworks.
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Backblaze: Online Backup With Time Machine's Finesse  —  Every year millions of people lose their photos, documents, and music to the mechanical squeals of hard drive failure.  Despite the consequences, few people ever get around to actually backing up their data - it's just too much of a chore.
Discussion: Ars Technica
Nathania Johnson / Search Engine Watch Blog:
Microsoft Live Search Toolbar to be Shipped with 2009 HP PC's  —  Microsoft has announced a partnership with HP where the Live Search toolbar will be distributed on 2009 PCs.  The toolbar will appear on consumer PCs shipped to customers in the U.S. and Canada.
IDG News Service:
Asus Shows off Atom-based Eee PC  —  Asustek Computer on Monday offered a preview of the Eee PC 901, the next version of its popular ultraportable laptop that is based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor.  —  The Eee PC 901 was on display at the WiMax Expo, which is being held alongside Taipei's annual Computex exhibition.
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
IAB Report: Europe Up 4 Billion Euros in 2007; Closing In On U.S.  —  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is out today with a new report they created with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) regarding online advertising spen for 2007 in Europe.  The full report is available now.
Discussion: HipMojo.com and TechCrunch UK
louisgray.com:
Are Blog Comments Really Conversations, or Are They Just Replies?  —  The issue of comment fragmentation has been rearing up every other week or so since the initial discussion flared up in early April, but of late, I've been thinking about the purpose of comments in the first place.
Discussion: WinExtra and Beth's Blog
Dax / Unwired View:
Nokia 7510 and 7610 Supernova leaked  —  Hot on the heels of the 7310 Supernova's official announcement comes yet another leak about two more S40 devices.  These two new cell phones, along with the 7310 Supernova, will mainly be targeted at women with a penchant for a good mix of tech and style …
Discussion: Boy Genius Report and Ubergizmo
 
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Larry Seltzer / eWeek:
The Anti-Malware Certification Problem
Rafe Needleman / CNET News.com:
Microsoft launches Task Market for Office jocks
Discussion: Gear Diary
Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Good 6.0 takes smartphones behind the firewall
Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb:
Eurekster Back Up After 10 Days Offline; Rumors That Google Behind its Decline
Alt Search Engines:
Mobile Search Goes Vertical: GET & Thumbplay
Discussion: msearchgroove
Alex Pham / Los Angeles Times:
Challenge of Nintendo's Wii Fit is finding it
Alexander van Elsas / Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …:
The real value of Social media = Interaction
IDG News Service:
Sony Appears Ready to Ship Via-based Mini-laptop
 Earlier Items: 
Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
Veoh Blocks Some International Access
David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
Tremor Media Adds European Founders Fund As Investor; Hires Former …
Discussion: Mashable!
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
The Planet CEO Provides Update; Will Be Days Before Full Recovery
Chris Kanaracus / IDG News Service:
IBM Reveals Jazz Product Launch Wave
Ryan Kim / San Francisco Chronicle:
Startup to take on Bluetooth  —  A Palo Alto startup is betting …
Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
Even Google Has to Advertise  —  Giant Markets Maps App Using …
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Cool Features in Firefox 3
 

 
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
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