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Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Extends Non-Disclosure to App Store Rejection Letters — Apple has gotten a significant amount of critical press surrounding its rejection policies in the App Store. A few high profile rejections have been widely reported and inspired at least one amusing comic.
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Russell Beattie / Russell Beattie's Weblog:
The iPhone Crapp Store? — Just a week ago, I subscribed to Pinch Media's Recently Added iPhone Apps feed, which updates with new apps as they appear on iTunes. I'm not exactly sure how they get that data, as the iTunes XML data is encrypted I think, so it's actually quite an interesting hack they've done.
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Walt Mossberg / Mossblog:
Google's G1: First Impressions — Google's new G1 phone announced today is the first real competitor to the iPhone. Like Apple's product, it's a serious handheld computer with a powerful new operating system (called Android) and a clever touch-based user interface.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
A Sneak Peak At The Android App Market — When I was man-handling the Android phone at the T-Mobile press conference earlier today, I couldn't help but notice that one of the icons was for the App Market—Android's answer to the App Store on iTunes. The app market launches on October 22 …
DSLreports:T-Mobile G1: 1GB Monthly Cap? - New $25, $35 plans come with some fine print
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Gadget Lab, PC World, GigaOM, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, PhoneReport v2.0, jkOnTheRun and Techdirt
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:T-Mobile G1 first hands-on (updated)
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LinuxWorld.com, Gizmodo, Search Engine Land, Amazon.com, Bruce Clay, Inc. Blog, Bits, Media Bullseye and Engadget Mobile
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:Confirmed: T-Mobile G1 has no 3.5mm headphone jack
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MobileDevicesToday, Gizmodo, Zatz Not Funny!, Mobilewhack.com, IntoMobile, Josh Bancroft's … and Ryan Block
Jim Puzzanghera / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Music industry groups settle some online royalty disputes (but not the big one over Internet radio) — The different parts of the music industry are in harmony today, at least when it comes to some online royalties. — In an agreement hailed as a “breakthrough that will facilitate new ways …
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Mark Drajem / Bloomberg:
Google, Internet Users Push Back Against U.S. Copyright Treaty — Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — Internet companies led by Google Inc. joined groups representing Web users in challenging the Bush administration's bid to toughen international enforcement against copyright pirates.
Business Wire:
Oracle and Intel(R) Collaborate to Accelerate Enterprise-Ready Cloud Computing — Companies to Work on Technology and Standards to Make Clouds More Efficient and Secure — SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oracle and Intel Corporation today announced that they are collaborating …
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Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
Google's Project 10 to the 100 — As part of their 10 year anniversary - in 1998, Andy Bechtolsheim made out a $100,000 check to Google Inc. - Google released an interactive time line of the company history. Danny Sullivan's 1998 look at Google, linked from the time line, is worth a read.
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News:Google launches 10th anniversary site, help-the-world project
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Jon Fox / IntenseDebate:
Automattic Acquires IntenseDebate — We're extremely pleased to announce that IntenseDebate will now be joining the Automattic team! This is a big day for us and we couldn't be more stoked about what it means for the future of IntenseDebate. — So what does this mean for you, our valued users?
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Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
New York Times syndicates VentureBeat — The New York Times announced today that it will syndicate VentureBeat's content, as part of a redesign of the Times' online technology section. — This is great for VentureBeat. The Times has long represented excellence in the news profession.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Ten Years Later, A “Third” Google Founder Comes Out Of The Woodwork — Just as Google is celebrating its 10th anniversary, a man claiming to be the “third” founder of Google has come out to stake his claim to history. In the video above, a man calling himself Hubert Chang claims …
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John Timmer / Ars Technica:
Fake popup study sadly confirms most users are idiots — For most of us, security issues happen to “other people”—we block popup ads, we carefully examine dialog boxes and, for those of us on the Mac platform, we snicker when confronted with something that attempts to mimic a Windows system warning.
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Richard Waters / Financial Times:
Yahoo clears path for AOL talks — Yahoo's new board on Tuesday cleared the way for a fresh round of discussions with Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) over the future of its AOL unit, potentially reigniting negotiations for a combination of the two internet businesses that stalled earlier this year.
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
NBC finds formula for fighting piracy — NEW YORK—The days when anyone, anywhere could post a funny clip from Saturday Night Live or The Office on YouTube and share them with millions of appreciative viewers are quickly disappearing. — Executives at NBC Universal say they have found a …
Josh Larson / NewsGator Widget Blog:
NetNewsWire iPhone Application is Very Popular — I sometimes like to talk about NewsGator goings-on outside of the Media and Consumer space, which I normally cover. I especially like to mention cool news like the popularity of NewsGator's own native iPhone RSS reader application, NetNewsWire.
Eileen Smith / PC World:
Can Your Refrigerator Surf? — Cisco and Whirlpool join forces to Web-enable your home, starting with your kitchen. — Recommends — Forget white picket fences and a two-car garage. The new dream home of the future is totally integrated, networked, and ready to log on, even the refrigerator …
Nick O'Neill / The Social Times:
Breaking: MySpace Launches Self-Serve Ad Targeting Service — On the heels of the MySpace Music launch, MySpace has launched a self-service advertising site which appears to be targeted specifically toward musicians. You can access the service by visiting advertise.myspace.com.
