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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Regarding Opera Mini and the App Store — I've done some digging on this “Opera Mini was rejected from the App Store” story, and the truth appears to be very different than what has been reported and assumed. — It all started with this paragraph from Saul Hansell on the NY Times Bits weblog …
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Never underestimate Microsoft's ability to turn a corner — This week Microsoft didn't get much hype for its three major announcements. Certainly it didn't stay on top of TechMeme as long as, say, if Steve Jobs gets a sniffle. But don't miss what they did.
AOL Mail Blog:
An Open Letter to Gmail: Happy Halloween! We love your costume! — Happy Halloween Gmail! We knew you would have the best costume at the party, and who can blame you? We think it's great that you're using this holiday to pay homage to the one who started it all, who got 35 million people online …
Agence France Presse:
Internet collaboration still in infancy: Wikipedia founder — LONDON (AFP) — The age of public collaboration over the Internet is still only in its infancy, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales told AFP in an interview. — The 42-year-old web guru, in an effort to show Wikipedia's impact thus far …
Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Watch:
How Can You Be So Sure about Azure? — [Editor's note: This commentary derives from my comment response added to the aforementioned post.] — During Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference I posted first-take analysis “Azure: Windows Becomes the Web,” which I followed up with “Microsoft's Server Stack Gets Higher.”
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
DirectTV May Enter Online TV War With “Web On Demand” Service — We've received a couple of anonymous tips that DirectTV, a $24 billion satellite TV provider, may be entering the online TV wars with a new site called DirectTV Web On Demand. The site would compete with startups like Hulu, Joost, Fancast, Sling.com, etc.
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Guardian:
Amnesty criticises Global Network Initiative for online freedom of speech — The human rights campaign group has explained why it isn't part of the new industry-backed plan to protect freedom of expression online — Human rights campaign group Amnesty International has criticised …
Suzanne Tindal / CNET News:
Windows 7 pre-beta hits BitTorrent — The pre-beta version of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system released to developers at the Professional Developers Conference has already made it onto prominent BitTorrent sites, where thousands of enthusiasts around the world are currently downloading it.
Lee Mathews / Download Squad:
Windows 7 hands on - Impressive at every turn — With the Microsoft PDC recently wrapping up, excitement has been building for Windows 7. I wonder, will it be able to live up to the hype? There's only one way to find out: install it and see for myself. This is by no means a complete analysis …
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Kevin Michaluk / CrackBerry.com blogs:
BlackBerry Storm 9530 User Manual Emerges! — BlackBerry Storm enthusiast? Didn't get your fill of Halloween goodies last night? No worries, we have got you covered with an awesome treat that won't cause cavities... Click the image above and you can download the 249 page user manual …
Randall Stross / New York Times:
30 Seconds to Boot Up? That's 29 Too Many — NEW laptops that boot up in 30 seconds? Too slow for me. Five seconds? Better, but what I want is a machine that's ready in about a second, just like my smartphone. — I'm fully aware that expressing any impatience with a computer's boot time invites derision.
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Is Revver On The Fritz? — We've been getting a lot of tips from people who have been having problems reaching the Revver website lately, getting videos uploaded or playing the ones already hosted on the platform. We haven't paid much attention to them so far, because every time we check …
