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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
iPhone 2.2 firmware update available now, Google Street View and plenty more — It's here. Google Street View and over the air Podcast downloads from iTunes. Yup, public transit and walking directions too and the ability to share your location via email.
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Apple:
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 — This document describes the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2. — For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until …
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Macworld, Digital Daily, Podcasting News, Computerworld, Gadget Lab, Security Watch, MacUser, TidBITS, GottaBeMobile.com, Edible Apple, TUAW and AppScout
MG Siegler / VentureBeat:
Apple releases the iPhone 2.2 update. It's a big one — The signs were all pointing to a tomorrow launch of the 2.2 software update for the iPhone — Apple jumped the gun. (Though I guess technically it is Nov. 21 on the east coast of the U.S.) The update is available now through iTunes …
Ouriel Ohayon / TechCrunch:
Breaking: Yahoo Finally Sells Off Kelkoo — Yahoo has been rumored to be selling Paris-based comparative shopping site Kelkoo for some time now, and it appears that they have found a buyer. Yahoo acquired Kelkoo in 2004 for €475 million. — The company has been sold …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google, It Wasn't Broke — Bucket tests and experimental products are one thing. But to mess with the real Google search is serious stuff. Why did they do it? — Google's overall search share has grown substantially this year (and all other years since it went live).
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The Official Google Blog:
SearchWiki: make search your own — Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you're an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you want to move it to the top. Or perhaps it's not there at all and you'd like to add it.
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Sarahintampa / Channel 10:
Sync Your Live Writer Drafts With Mesh — If you're a blogger, then you're probably familiar with the Windows Live Writer program, arguably one of the best blogging tools out there. However, because this program is a desktop software application, the drafts you saved on one computer …
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Fred / A VC:
Getting A Piece Of My Action — In the past week, I've had two different discussions with readers of this blog who wanted in on one of our deals. One reader wanted to invest in Twitter, the other in Boxee. I told them both it wasn't possible. There are all sorts of reasons why it's not possible …
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Google Chrome May Be Pre-installed On New PCs — How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doing the same with their browser, Google Chrome.
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Don Reisinger / The Digital Home:
Is Apple scared of RIM? — Is it a coincidence that Apple's iPhone 2.2 update was released on the same day the BlackBerry Storm hit stores with a touch screen, 3G connectivity, and enterprise-friendly functionality that rivals anything Apple has on the market? — I think not.
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Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv — In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged …
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Verizon:
Personal Cell Phone Account Of President-Elect Obama Accessed By Unauthorized Employees — BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam made the following statement today: — “This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authorization …
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Spencer E. Ante / Business Week:
Facebook's Land Grab in the Face of a Downturn — The social-networking site is moving aggressively to sign up more users around the world while much of Silicon Valley hunkers down — Watch the Video... As gloom descends on Silicon Valley, most startups and giants are growing cautious and cutting back.
Andrew Orlowski / The Register:
The GUI that almost conquered the pocket — Farewell then, UIQ — The death of UIQ deserves a footnote for posterity - and a chance to take look back at a decade in which almost everything that everyone predicted for mobile data proved to be wrong. Given the way the market turned out, it didn't stand a chance.
Aleem Mawani / Docs Blog:
Get to Google Docs from Gmail — Are you a Gmail addict? Ever wanted quicker access to your online documents without having to leave your precious inbox? Well, we've recently launched a Google Docs gadget to give you direct access to your documents straight from Gmail.
Chris Foresman / Infinite Loop:
Other Apple updates: iTunes 8.0.2, Pro App Update 2008-004 — I'm sure you, like me, furiously downloaded the iPhone OS 2.2 update this morning and immediately began checking out the Google Transit features added to Maps. In that case, you might have missed some other updates from Apple …
Richard Siklos / Fortune:
User-generated video under siege — Remember how home-grown online video was going to be the future? Well, it's not turning out that way. — LOS ANGELES (Fortune) — If you visit YouTube.com - where close to half of all online video is seen - the power-to-the-people motto “Broadcast yourself” appears at the top of your browser.
Rob Spectre / (d)N0T:
Facebook Epic Email Fail - Loses Settings — Logging into Facebook, it seems the social networking darlings of the day have committed a bit of a production boo-boo. Above my profile at around 11pm PST this evening, I received the following notice: … You lost my what?
Jenna Wortham / Bits:
New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps — Apple's iPhone has been used for everything from following the 2008 election to deciding where to grab a bite on the go. Now, it's helping lead-footed drivers avoid costly speeding tickets. — NMobile and Trapster are two mobile applications …
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Brent Csutoras:
STUMBLEUPON READIES FOR ANOTHER VERSION RELEASE — Some of you, who had joined the Beta group to experience the new version of StumbleUpon, might have noticed the old verison, or V2, when visiting the site today. — StumbleUpon made an announcement in their Beta Group discussions area …
