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Introducing Gmail Labs — We have a lot ideas for Gmail — many come as suggestions from Gmail users, many come from people here at Google. But there's only so much we can do at any one time. — People often ask how we decide what to build next. It's usually a mix of factors …
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Live Coverage Of Google Gmail Event — Update: Our full story on Gmail Labs is here. — At 1pm PST Google is hosting an event to launch a new Gmail feature they're calling the “next evolution of 20% time.” They say it will be a change in their development process and “users will be able to influence Gmail's design.”

Google to let users test new Gmail features
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Damnit...FriendFeed Gets Even More Useful With An Interestingness Filter — I still haven't decided if FriendFeed, which aggregates activities from other websites like YouTube, Twitter, your blog, Flickr, etc., is the ultimate walled garden of our personal data or possibly the answer to the Centralized Me problem.
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FriendFeed adds personalized recommendations — I was just on a two-week vacation in Peru, and when I got back, there was so much stuff in my FriendFeed that I couldn't sort through it all. I just wanted to see the most interesting stuff I'd missed. — That's why I'm happy to announce …

Former Chief of Broadcom Is Indicted — Henry T. Nicholas III, the flamboyant co-founder and former chief executive of the chip maker Broadcom, was indicted Thursday in California on fraud, conspiracy and drug charges, including allegations that he spiked the drinks of other executives with ecstasy.
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O.C. tech billionaire indicted — Ex-Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas is accused of stock fraud and supplying drugs. — Somewhere in the skies between Orange County and Las Vegas, federal prosecutors say, Broadcom Corp. co-founder and hard-partying billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III gave new meaning to the term “highflying.”

Microsoft tries to steal iPhone 2.0 thunder — With Apple rumored to be unveiling a new iPhone next week, Microsoft's Windows Mobile unit is trying to get ahead of the news by touting its position in a letter to its industry partners today. But the letter may also get attention for another reason …
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Microsoft's pre-iPhone ‘salute’ to Apple — Apple fan boys (and girls) are counting down the days before Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Everyone and their mother-in-law expects Steve Jobs to use his keynote at the event introduce new iPhones, including new 3G models and a less expensive refresh of the 2.5G version.
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The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs


Get bus and train directions on the go with Google Maps for mobile — Ever since Google Maps added public transportation directions for San Francisco, it's been a lot easier for me to figure out which buses and trains will get me where I'm going around town, so that today's gas prices take less of a toll on my wallet.
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Early Version of Intel's Nehalem Benchmarked, Much Faster than Penryn — Anandtech managed to get access to some early versions of Intel's Nehalem processors that are due for release in Q4 2008. We've previously described Nehalem which is expected to be a major jump forward from Intel's current Penryn processors.
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Qik comes to Windows Mobile. Not Qik enough for 3G iPhone — As mobile phones become more powerful and unlimited data transfer plans from carriers become widespread, technologies such as streaming live video from phones are becoming feasible. One of the most hyped players in this market is Qik.
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OS X Leopard/iPhone banners appear at Moscone — The Leopard banner reads: “The world's most advanced Operating System.” The iPhone banner reads: “The world's most advanced mobile platform.” I'm so happy I'll be in Berlin during the keynote getting drunk and not dealing with this nonsense.


Search results via RSS now available — Techmeme Search now provides results through RSS. What does this enable? A lot of things. You can now subscribe to search results in iGoogle, Netvibes, or your favorite RSS reader. Developers can hook up other kinds of applications to Techmeme Search as well.


iCall Brings Seamless Free VoIP to iPhone — A company I'm calling iCraw just announced a VoIP system for the iPhone that allows you to hop onto a VoIP network mid-call whenever you hit an open hotspot. It also offers free calls to the U.S. and Canada. It should be available on the Apple iPhone App store next week.

BPI and Virgin Media Agree to Start Warning Uploaders — In 2008, the 'three-strikes-and-you're-out' concept has been gathering pace around the globe. Get caught uploading three times, and the anti-piracy groups would like your internet connection, disconnected.