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Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it — Google's new web browser Chrome is fast, shiny, and requires users to sign their very lives over to Google before they can use it. Today's Internet outrage du jour has been Chrome's EULA, which appears to give Google …
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Google co-founder expects Chrome for Android — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google's new Chrome browser is for PCs today, but company co-founder Sergey Brin expects the technology will make its way to Android, the company's mobile phone operating system and software suite.
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Google does not want rights to things you do using Chrome — Alright, I've got another misconception to dispel. After reading through the Chrome Terms of Service, some people are worried that Google is trying to assert rights on everything that you do on Chrome. From one example story by Marshall Kirkpatrick:
Kevin Rose:
What's new in iTunes 8? — A new source comes forward w/this info: (this is consistent w/everything I've heard) … References (1) — Response: Details zu iTunes 8 — at Flo's Weblog on Sep 3, 2008 — In der Gerüchteküche zu Apples "Let's Rock" Event am kommenden …
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MG Siegler / VentureBeat:
iTunes 8 with “Genius” recommendations, a new visualizer and HD TV shows? — The next version of iTunes, version 8, is set to launch on Tuesday with a few new features, a tipster tells Digg founder Kevin Rose. Normally, I'd be skeptical of such a rumor, but Rose did nail the September 9 Apple event date …
Charles Starrett / iLounge:
News: iPod nano 4G, touch 2G dimensions revealed? — iPod nano 4G, touch 2G dimensions revealed? — Confirming details first reported by iLounge in July, apparent dimensional drawings for both the fourth-generation iPod nano and second-generation iPod touch have appeared …
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AppleInsider, Today @ PC World, Infinite Loop, Crave, TUAW, Cult of Mac, Tech Check with Jim Goldman, CrunchGear, TG Daily, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, MacRumors, Reuters and Engadget
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft:
Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-end — Microsoft is preparing to move Office Live Workspace, the online storage/collaboration service adjunct to Office, from beta to final before the end of this year. — Microsoft officials said on September 3 that as of a week ago …
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Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint.co.uk:
Samsung: “Blu-ray has 5 years left” — INTERVIEW: Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics, Samsung UK — Samsung has said that it sees the Blu-ray format only lasting a further 5 years before it is replaced by another format or technology. — “I think it [Blu-ray] has 5 years left …
Jay Greene / Business Week:
Microsoft Will Cut Xbox Prices in the U.S. — The software giant aims to build its scale in game consoles to better compete with Sony and Nintendo—and to draw in more casual gamers — Microsoft (MSFT) thought it would steal a march on the competition when it launched its Xbox 360 video-game console …
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Firefox counters Google's browser speed test — Mozilla fought back on Wednesday with some performance results to show a forthcoming version of Firefox outpacing Google's new Web browser, Chrome. — During a launch event Tuesday, Google was eager to toot its horn about Chrome's performance …
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Webware.com, John Resig, TechCrunch, tecosystems, TG Daily, webmonkey, Valleywag, Ed Burnette's Dev Connection and CyberNet
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Becky Bitzenhofer / Compete Blog:
The “New” Facebook: Learning From Old Mistakes — A few weeks ago, I logged on to Facebook to see if any of my friends had dared to challenge me in another game of word twist. As was expected, due to my unprecedented dominance in the game, no one had. What was not expected, however …
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Michael Dell: Telcos may subsidize netbooks to sell 3G — Dell CEO Michael Dell said he expects netbooks to eventually be subsidized by wireless telecom carriers that would sell the devices along with 3G service. — The comments, made at the Citigroup Technology Conference on Wednesday …
Sugarrae aka Rae Hoffman:
Did Twitter Lay Down for Google? — Or do they just not trust you? As you may have heard, Twitter recently decided to “nofollow” links left of the “bio” section of user profiles. — The “web” link has always been a nofollow link, but the bio links passed popularity until Dave Naylor exposed it …
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
The story behind Google Chrome — Google released its second web browser yesterday afternoon, adding additional headroom for web applications stretching the limits of what it's possible to accomplish within a web browser. The Google Chrome team assembled domain experts in various fields …
Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
Apple, AT&T sued for over-saturating 3G network with iPhones — A San Diego-based lawsuit filed late last week alleges that Apple and its carrier partner AT&T have knowingly oversold iPhone 3G, promising fast speeds only to see a glut of customers bog down the network with devices that themselves are flawed.
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Apple Watch, Gadget Lab, iPhone Buzz, Alice Hill's Real Tech News, Justin McLachlan and Gizmodo
