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Greg Sandoval / CNET News.com:
Google, Viacom now clashing over YouTube employee records — Viacom wants to know which videos YouTube employees have watched and uploaded to the site, and Google is refusing to provide that information, CNET News has learned. — This dispute is the reason the two companies and lawyers representing …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The Issue Of Trust Is With Google, Not Viacom — Earlier this month Louis L. Stanton, the senior judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered Google to hand over YouTube user log data to Viacom to help Viacom determine damages in their ongoing billion dollar litigation with Google.
Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee:
Viacom: Easy Tiger, We Don't Want Your Data — Viacom doesn't want to know what you watch on YouTube, so you can all relax. At least, that's what an representative from the company told me Friday. The blog-o-sphere (us included) erupted over the past week after a judge ordered YouTube …
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
European retailers sell out at iPhone 3G launch — European retailers were sold out of the new iPhone 3G before stores in the US even opened on Friday, thanks in part to strong marketing from Apple's mobile partners. — The initial sales surge not only blew through stores' inventory …
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Macworld:
iPhone 3G: Hands-on reviewer's notebook — An in-progress report on Apple's new phone — I'm writing Macworld's review of the iPhone 3G over the next couple of days. This time, I thought I'd try something different—sharing some of my notes as I'm using the product. That's what I'll be doing here.
Emily Price / Download Squad:
iPhone App Review: Pandora for iPhone and iPod touch — Friday amidst the fury new iPhone application releases, Pandora released an application for iPhone and iPod touch that allows users to take their personalized radio stations with them. Existing Pandora users can download the free app …
Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Apple iPhone v2.0 software on Saturday: Still M.I.A. — Approximately 36 hours after the release of the iPhone 2.0 firmware, existing iPhone customers still can't download it. iTunes says it's unavailable. Apple should have done better. — We already know that on Friday, there were severe activation problems with the iPhone 3G.
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Corvida / ReadWriteWeb:
Zimbra Mobile for the iPhone 2.0 — Zimbra is looking to expand its platform to the iPhone. Recently they announced Zimbra Mobile for iPhone 2.0. Zimbra Mobile for iPhone 2.0 will allow iPhone users over-the-air two-way synchronization of e-mails, calendar, contacts …
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Jim Kukral / The Daily Flip, Jim Kukral:
The Death Of The A-list — It's July 2008. Robert Scoble walks the early morning iphone3G line yelling “you're live on the internet” while broadcasting live on his Nokia phone via Qik.com. But does anyone care what he's doing or knows who he is? From the looks of the dreary eyed people in line …
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Mark Hendrickson / TechCrunch:
Facebook's Payment System Nigh? — AllFacebook is reporting that some users have noticed an SSL version of Facebook upon signing in (notice the “https” in lieu of regular “http” in the address bar below). — Why would Facebook be deploying secure connections? Perhaps it just wants to secure the transmission of user passwords.
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Wolfgang Gruener / TG Daily:
Porn industry takes a steamy first shot at the iPhone — Van Nuys (CA) - There is lots of talk about Apple's new App Store and there are indications that software for the iPhone could become what iTunes has become for the iPod: Not only a promotional tool to drive hardware sales, but a platform that brings in lots of extra dollars.
Dan Cox / Mediaweek:
Google Co-founders Talk Tech — Trio dishes on Microsoft, branded mobile phones — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt sat down unexpectedly Thursday for 75 minutes with a dozen journalists to give their impressions on the state of the technology community and Google's place in it.
Norman Chan / Maximum PC all:
Microsoft Announces Futuristic-Looking Arc Mouse — We received a festive press kit in the mail today from Microsoft with details of their impending peripheral releases for the 2008 Holiday season. What immediately caught our eye was the new Arc Mouse, a collapsible wireless mouse designed to be both stylish and portable.
Verizon:
V CAST Music With Rhapsody Gets Even Sweeter With LG Chocolate 3 From Verizon Wireless — New Flip Form Factor Turns up the Summer Heat with Enhanced Music Subscription Capabilities, Built-in FM transmitter, 2.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder — Customer Inquiries
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