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Tim O'Reilly / O'Reilly Radar:
Hard Work and Practice in Programming — At the Program For the Future event commemorating the 40th anniversary of Doug Englebart's “mother of all demos” in 1968, I was privileged to hear an inspired rant by Alan Kay about the unwillingness of people to work hard to learn new skills.
The Boy Genius / Boy Genius Report:
Actual T-Mobile G2 information... maybe — We just got a tip about the next Google Android-powered handset for T-Mobile, yes, the G2. We're running this as a rumor as it's definitely not confirmed, but we'd bet on this turning out to be true as opposed to, well, you know... Here's what our tipster had to say:
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VentureBeat, Engadget, IntoMobile, Mobilewhack.com, PhoneReport v2.0 and Cell Phone Signal
ChannelWeb:
Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors — Microsoft system builder partners who've been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009, deadline for selling PCs with Windows XP pre-installed can now breathe a bit easier, as Microsoft is giving them a way to obtain XP licenses through distribution after the deadline.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Warner Music Group Disappearing From YouTube: Both Sides Take Credit — Warner Music Group's videos are disappearing from YouTube. The move to take down the videos started early Saturday morning. It's a result of a breakdown in negotiations between Google and the music label over a licensing deal, which was set to expire soon.
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Jeremy Liew / Wall Street Journal:
Will the Recession Kill Web 2.0? — The last fast few years have seen resurgence in Internet companies not seen since the bubble years of the late 90s. The growth of these advertising-supported “Web 2.0” companies has propelled online advertising sales to $21 billion from $6 billion between 2002 and 2007.
Macenstein:
Is this the new Mac mini? — An anonymous tip (the best kind). Thoughts? — Click to embiggen.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
After Steve Jobs, who runs Apple? — “We are in the early stages of changing roles in Apple's management structure,” Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster wrote last week in the wake of Steve Jobs' decision to hand the Macworld keynote over to senior vice president Phil Schiller — a move Munster characterized as …
Hans Sandberg / The Nordic Link:
Yes Dear, There Will Be a Gizmondo, Just Not This Year... And It Will Be Different — As you may have suspected by now, there will be no launch of the new Gizmondo in December, but it's not because of any evil shenanigans on Carl Freer's part. It was the financial crisis that killed …
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
Touchscreens add nothing to laptop usefulness — It's time to get out my asbestos coveralls because the touchscreen faithful always appear with their flamethrowers when I broach the “touchscreen in laptops” subject. This is a hot topic currently as almost every day we see rumors that …
Dave Bullock / Wired News:
Scientists Hack Cellphone to Analyze Blood, Detect Disease, Help Developing Nations — LOS ANGELES — A new MacGyver-esque cellphone hack could bring cheap, on-the-spot disease detection to even the most remote villages on the planet. Using only an LED, plastic light filter and some wires …
Adrian Covert / Gizmodo:
Hands On With The Intel Convertible Classmate — After playing with a prototype of Intel's Convertible Classmate, it more or less confirmed what I had suspected: there are some neat ideas at play, but there's a reason why it's aimed at schools. — From the outset, Intel's goal …
John Foley / InformationWeek:
Chief Of The Year: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels — Amazon's external-facing CTO is helping to devise a cloud computing architecture with customer requirements built-in. — From an eighth-floor conference room at Amazon.com's headquarters on Beacon Hill, with an expansive view of downtown Seattle to the north …
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