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Nancy Gohring / Computerworld:
The Android fine print: kill switch and other tidbits — An uproar erupted when iPhone users discovered a so-called remote kill switch on their phones — will it spur the same reaction in users of the G1, the first Android phone? — In the Android Market terms of service …
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Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology:
Google Answers the iPhone — In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers — devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone — there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile …
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone Review — There is a lot riding on the shoulders of T-Mobile's G1 Android phone. In some ways, it carries the collective hopes of Linux, open source and Google fans everywhere. It's open, collaborative and community-based, in other words, everything the iPhone and Windows Mobile aren't.
Michael Krigsman / IT Project Failures:
Android kill switch: Is Google evil? — Google's new Android phone includes a “kill switch,” allowing the company to delete applications users purchase from the Android Market. Frankly, I don't trust Google's intentions. — Computer World describes the situation:
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:T-Mobile G1 review
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Michelle Maltais / L.A. Times Tech Blog:How iView the G1: An iPhone owner's take on the Google phone
Trevor Claiborne / Inside AdWords:
Build your own display ads in minutes — Today we released the AdWords display ad builder, which lets you create professional-looking display ads in AdWords without needing to hire a designer or start from scratch. If you've wanted to expand beyond your text ad campaigns …
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AppleInsider:
iTunes sells 200 million TV shows, adds new HD TV lineup — Apple announced Thursday that all four of the major US television networks are offering primetime programs in high definition on the iTunes Store, which has become the world's most popular online TV service with over 200 million episodes sold …
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Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
iTunes welcomes HD TV from more major networks — Surprise! Apple has one more surprise up its sleeve this week, and it's not about notebooks. The company announced this morning that a number of networks have added HD content to iTunes, completing the circle of the four major networks here in the US offering HD TV downloads.
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Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Details Released On The Radiohead Experiment Results: A Tremendous Success — While Trent Reznor has been very open in discussing the results of his various business model experiments, Radiohead has been notoriously quiet about it — leading some to falsely assume that the experiment was a failure.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
YouTube Founder Compares Online Video To Nascent TV Market — YouTube Cofounder Chad Hurley spoke at the MIPCOM Conference in Cannes, France yesterday. — In the talk, which is transcribed below, Hurley compares the current state of online video to the nascent years of television.
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Yahoo Cracks $12, Valuation Now Officially Ridiculous — We've been peeing on Yahoo all the way down, so we hope you won't take this as us talking our book (unfortunately, we've owned the stock forever) or blowing smoke up our employer's rear (we co-anchor TechTicker). But... YAHOO'S VALUATION IS NOW RIDICULOUS
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Kevin Martin In Favor Of Freeing Up White Space TV Spectrum — While there's been a ton of propaganda from TV broadcasters (and, oddly, wireless microphone vendors) concerning requests from tech companies to make use of the so-called “white space” spectrum that surrounds the spectrum the TV broadcasters use …
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Aude Lagorce / MarketWatch:
Nokia's profit falls 30% but margins hold — Industry leader loses market share but confirms outlook — LONDON (MarketWatch) — Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a 30% drop in third-quarter profit and a 5% decline in sales, but the world's largest maker of mobile phones managed …
Steve Rosenbush / Business Week:
Free Broadband for the Masses — Backed by VC cash, a former FCC official's startup is out to provide no-fee, ad-supported wireless service — There's little debate whether the U.S. is a laggard in high-speed Internet access. About 40% of U.S. households surf the Net over so-called broadband connections.
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Casey / FriendFeed Blog:
View your FriendFeed in real-time — Recently we asked some users what they liked about FriendFeed, and one said because “procrastination is only a refresh away.” It sounded nice, but then we started wondering why anyone should have to refresh at all. Well now you don't:
Tom Espiner / CNET News:
Adobe addresses Flash Player ‘clickjacking’ flaw — Adobe Systems has addressed a security flaw in its Flash Player products that could lead to ‘clickjacking’ attacks. — Flash Player 10, released on Wednesday, includes a fix for the clickjacking vulnerability published by researchers Jeremiah Grossman …
Justin Scheck / WSJ.com:
H-P Making Touch Screen Laptop — PC Giant Aims to Spur Demand With Line of Products Using Touch Technology — Hewlett-Packard Co., aiming to boost its personal computer sales amid a deteriorating economy and soft holiday season, is increasingly turning to touch-screen technology.
