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4:40 AM ET, August 26, 2008

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Jennifer Liu / The Official Google Blog:
At a loss for words?  —  Have you ever been stumped in finding the right words to search for?  Back when I was planning my wedding, I had a list of wedding songs in mind, but the problem was that I couldn't remember any of the artist names or song titles.  So I started typing …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google.com Finally Gets Google Suggest Feature  —  After being in testing for literally years, Google Suggest is finally coming to Google.com.  This is the feature where as you start to type in the search box, related searches automatically appear below where you are typing.
Discussion: CNET News.com
Charles Jade / Infinite Loop:
Rumor: Apple Event for September 9th  —  The rumored iPod Zune, captured in grainy black and white, of course  —  Kevin Rose is teasing Apple fans again.  Just a day after blogging about an Apple Event for new iPod nanos, a less expensive iPod touch, and iTunes 8, he has now set a date.
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Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Event for September 9th?  —  As rumors continue to build of upcoming Apple product updates, more hints are starting to suggest that Apple will be holding a special event in September to launch these new products.  —  A rumor over the weekend originating from Kevin Rose claimed …
Discussion: Cult of Mac
Vincent Nguyen / Android Community:
Android-powered T-Mobile G1 Engineering drawings!  —  The Android Guys managed to get their mitts on the first real drawings of the T-Mobile G1.  The images reveal a lot more information that we've only been able to speculate on up until now.  —  The most notable part of the T-Mobile G1 is the “chin”.
Discussion: SlashPhone and Engadget Mobile
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AndroidGuys:
No More Speculation - This is the G1 from T-Mobile  —  It's time to put this rumor to bed once and for all.  We've seen a handful of mockups online these last few weeks guessing as to what the first Android handset is going to look like.  We even saw a video that divided many fanboys, including us AndroidGuys.
John Cook / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Amazon.com buys Shelfari, a startup for book lovers  —  Amazon.com is buying Shelfari, the Seattle social networking startup for book lovers, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.  —  The deal comes about three weeks after Amazon.com acquired Victoria, B.C.-basedAbeBooks …
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Shelfari:
Shelfari joins the Amazon.com family
Discussion: TechCrunch
Jason Snell / Macworld:
A tale of two Tetrises  —  Some sad news today from the world of iPhone software, as Noah Witherspoon, developer of the Tetris clone Tris, announced that he was pulling the game from the App Store due to legal threats from The Tetris Company, owner of the Tetris trademark.
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Bret Taylor / FriendFeed Blog:
Preview the new FriendFeed design  —  We are happy to announce a new design for FriendFeed that makes it easier to read your feed and easier to get updates from the people you care about most.  —  We are launching the new design today in “beta” to get feedback from all of you before we flip …
Preston Gralla / Computerworld:
Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo — and why you should care  —  Computerworld) Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time.  Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo.  That's good news for Microsoft …
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
For Andreessen and Horowitz, it's gotta be Qik  —  Netscape wunderkind Marc Andreessen and longtime business partner Ben Horowitz are teaming up again, this time to invest in Qik, which lets users stream live video from their mobile phone.  —  Andreessen, co-founder and chairman …
IEBlog:
IE8 and Privacy  —  As others have written here before, users should be in control of their information.  That's at the core of privacy.  Privacy has two aspects: disclosure and choice.  Disclosure means informing users in plain language about the data collected about them and how it's used.
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Bret Terrill / VentureBeat:
Developer Analytics: Facebook game Mob Wars making $22,000 a day  —  There's a Facebook game pulling in $22,000 a day and it's not an application from RockYou or Slide.  It's an independently developed game called Mob Wars, currently the 13th most popular app on Facebook.
Discussion: All Facebook
Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Microsoft invests in Net video company Move Networks  —  Microsoft has invested in Internet TV company Move Networks for an undisclosed sum, in a move to broaden the reach of its video streaming technology.  —  The investment comes roughly five months after the two companies struck a strategic partnership.
Dave Demerjian / Autopia:
Despite Airlines' Promises, Customers Find a Way to Make VOIP Calls on Flights  —  We knew it would happen eventually, but we figured it would take longer than a week.  —  Just days after American Airlines made the big-deal announcement that it had rolled out in-flight internet on certain routes …
GP/Göteborg:
Iphone 3G antenna test  —  Is there a problem with Iphone's antenna?  Is the coverage worse than for other mobiles?  There are many rumors on the internet.  In the USA someone is going to sue Apple.  We took our iphone to a test chamber for fact-finding.
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MG Siegler / VentureBeat:
Apple's iPhone 3G connection problems don't appear to be Apple's problems
 
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Eric Eldon / VentureBeat:
As Facebook hits 100 million user mark, twenty percent have already …
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eWeek:
Phishers Bite Back with Malware Exploits Linked to Keywords
Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Nielsen: ‘Obama text’ reached 2.9 million
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Jim Kerstetter / Webware.com:
Glassdoor offering a look at salaries beyond the dollar
Discussion: VentureBeat
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Canon EOS 50D Official: 15-Megapixel Prosumer DSLR Is First With Digic 4 Processor
Discussion: Crave and Engadget
Stefanie Olsen / CNET News.com:
Ex-Yahoo execs take on brand ad network, raise funds
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Tim Conneally / BetaNews:
Facebook worm still spreading
Discussion: Webware.com and Media Bullseye
Timothy Lee / Techdirt:
No, Websites Shouldn't Roll Their Own Encryption
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Shankland / Underexposed:
Got $18,000? Grab a Hasselblad camera while it's cheap
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Dana Blankenhorn / Open Source:
When is open source just throwing it all away?
Nikon Rumors:
Enjoy - official Nikon D90 pictures and specs - 100% legit (updated)
Don Reisinger / The Digital Home:
Why Apple should release a touch-screen Mac
Electronista:
Nokia unveils N79, N85 smartphones [U]
Kit Eaton / Gizmodo:
Leaked Document Shows Verizon's Psyops Anti-iPhone Propaganda
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
No Matter How NBC Spins It, Olympics Web Strategy Comes Up A Loser
 

 
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump says Republicans must kill the PRESS Act, which would protect journalists' records and sources from the US government; the bill is stalled in the Senate

 
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