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Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available Now: Windows XP $399, Ubuntu $349 — The way Dell introduced the Inspiron Mini 9 was pretty inspired, so it's almost been depressing watching the steady stream of leaks deflate it into a now familiar device, even though it's only being released today.
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Jay Pinkert / Your Blog:
Without Further Ado, Meet Your New Best Friend — The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 launches today - 8 a.m. Central - in the U.S., Japan and some European countries (check local listings). Starting price for the XP version - available now — is $399 USD. An Ubuntu Linux version will be available later, starting at $349 USD.
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Erica Ogg / Crave: The gadget blog:Dell plays defense with Mini 9 netbook
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BBC:
Google tweaks Chrome licence text — Google has rescinded an article of the user agreement for its new browser, Chrome, released on Tuesday. — The initial agreement claimed rights over “any Content which you submit, post or display on or through” the browser.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
So Is Chrome The Fastest Or What? — There have been a number of timed and anecdotal speed tests performed on Google Chrome over the last couple of days. — My personal testing: Chrome is the fastest browser I have ever used. More structured TechCrunch testing showed similar results: It's fast.
Ina Fried / Beyond Binary:Google backtracks on Chrome license terms
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Sony eSupport:
Important Notification for the Sony VAIO® TZ Series — Sony takes pride in the quality of its products. Recently, we became aware of a potential issue affecting the following notebook PC models: — VGN-TZ100 series — VGN-TZ200 series — VGN-TZ300 series — VGN-TZ2000 series
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CPSC:
Sony Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Business Wire:
Amazon Customers Can Now Instantly Watch Ad-Free Movies and TV Shows on Macs, PCs and Compatible Sony BRAVIA Televisions Starting Today on Amazon Video On Demand — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that customers can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows …
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Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:Amazon Adds Streaming for Both PCs and Macs
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NBC Universal:
CNBC AND LINKEDIN ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE — Collaboration To Include Content Distribution, Technology Integration And Content Development — ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - September 3, 2008 - CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network …
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David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
JP Morgan Cuts Online Ad Outlook; Gap Between Search And Display Widens — JP Morgan internet analyst Imran Khan is lowering his online ad spend forecast into next year due to the worsening economy. Sensing that marketers are becoming more conservative with their ad spend …
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Arn / MacRumors:
Photo of the 4th Generation iPod Nano? — Alibaba, a B2B marketplace, has a photo (via Zollotech) of what appears to be the 4th generation iPod Nano that is expected to be released next week. — We can't be for sure if this represents a photo of the actual device, or simply a mockup based …
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Hank Williams / Why does everything suck?:
One Of The Coolest Homepages I've Seen — Last week my friend David Rose's company Angelsoft launched a new homepage for their website and I have to say it is one of the coolest homepages I have ever seen. — To summarize, Angelsoft is a platform that almost every angel investor group, and many VCs use to manage deal flow.
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Apple Multi-Touch Data Fusion Adds Camera, Voice, Force Sensors — Apple has been working in new multi-touch technology that combines touch interfaces with input from the camera and the microphone. For example: this will allow you to select text in the iPhone, say “copy,” …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Small Book Publishers Offered New Technology — Hundreds of small, independent publishers will have easier access to digital book technology under a new service offered by Perseus Books Group, the result of agreements between it and more than a half-dozen technology companies, Perseus is expected to announce on Thursday.
Kelly Fiveash / The Register:
MS doesn't set world alight with Office Live Workspace — Download free whitepaper - Gartner Paper: US Data Centers - The Calm Before the Storm Gartner Report: How IT Management Can “Green” the Data Center - Free Download — Microsoft claimed yesterday that one million subscribers …
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Trevor Claiborne / Inside AdWords:
Where are your clicks coming from? (Geographically speaking) — A new report is now available in the AdWords Report Center: the Geographic Performance report. This report provides you with an understanding of the geographic distribution of your impressions, clicks, and conversions down to the ad group level.
Dave Barth / Google LatLong:
New data for Georgia — A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post explaining why our map of Georgia was blank, and letting users know that that we would soon be adding more data to the region. As promised, we've just released new data for Georgia and a number of other countries.
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 …
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Eric / Photography Bay:
First Sony A900 Ad Leaked - UPDATED - Now with REAL SPECS — This is the first advertisement that I've seen for the Sony A900. It appears to be legit and coming from a Danish photography magazine. [via DPR] — It looks like there are bubbles in the ad featured with the A900 …
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