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The Boy Genius / Boy Genius Report:
Evidence of new iPhones, new iPod Touch? — We got this information from one of our awesome Apple ninjas, (yes, that one) and here's the deal... Basically when poking around in the iPhone OS 3.0 restore ramdisk, our guy found evidence of Apple's upcoming hardware revisions. This includes new iPhones and iPod Touches.
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Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
More evidence arises for future iPhone models in latest beta — Yet another plist file in the iPhone OS 3.0 beta references four different unknown products. They could be new iPhones, new iPod touches, or even crazier things like a Mac tablet or an iPhone nano.
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NEWSFACTOR, Silicon Alley Insider, VentureBeat, Computerworld, MacRumors, Gadget Lab, 9 to 5 Mac, Engadget, Crave, InformationWeek, Gizmodo and The Technology Chronicles
Cisco:
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Pure Digital Technologies, Makers of Flip VideoTM — Networking Leader Adds Popular Flip Video Solutions to Consumer Portfolio — SAN JOSE, Calif. - March. 19, 2009 - Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held Pure Digital Technologies …
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Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
Why Cisco's Flipping Into Consumer Video — The networking giant's acquisition of Pure Digital may be part of bringing telepresence to the home. — Cisco's love of video is no secret: As the world's biggest data mover, it sees a gold mine in the Internet's growing collection of information-rich user-generated clips.
Apple:
Movie Fans Can Buy & Rent Films in High Definition on the iTunes Store — Box Office Favorites Including “Quantum of Solace” & “Twilight” Available in Stunning HD — Apple® today announced that iTunes® customers can purchase and rent box office favorites including “Quantum of Solace” …
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple Adds HD Movie Rentals, Downloads To iTunes — Apple (AAPL) has added hi-def movie purchases and rentals to its iTunes store. Previously, it only offered HD movies via its Apple TV set-top box, or HD TV shows via its iTunes store. It's been popular: Apple says more than 50% …
Microsoft:
Microsoft Announces Availability of Internet Explorer 8 — New browser focuses on top customer needs, including security, ease of use and performance. — Today Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best solution for how people use the Web today.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
With IE8, Microsoft Ignores One Third Of The Market — With today's release of Internet Explorer 8, everyone who use Microsoft's browser will be getting some much-needed improvements: color-coded related tabs, “Accelerator” add-ons, search and site suggestions, toolbar favorites …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Live from New York: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — The Microsoft (MSFT) boss is sitting down with BusinessWeek editor Stephen Adler at the McGraw-Hill media conference. Expect at least some chatter about Yahoo (YHOO) and its new boss Carol Bartz, who just happens to be visiting New York this week as well.
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Tom Steinert-Threlkeld / Between the Lines:Microsoft's Ballmer on buying the New York Times: “No. Not ‘no comment.’ No.”
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Facebook Poll: 94% Of Users Don't Like Redesign — A Facebook application is polling users on the the new site layout . So far, just over 5% of the nearly 800,000 respondents give it a thumbs up. The rest go the other way. — Users can also leave comments with their thoughts.
John Markoff / New York Times:
Computer Experts Unite to Hunt Worm — An extraordinary behind-the-scenes struggle is taking place between computer security groups around the world and the brazen author of a malicious software program called Conficker. — The program grabbed global attention when it began spreading late …
Economist:
Six years in the Valley — Our correspondent in Silicon Valley looks back before moving on to a new beat — IN 2003, when your correspondent arrived in Silicon Valley, a common response to “How is the Valley?” was “In a nuclear winter.” The dotcom bust had incinerated an entire generation of start-ups.
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BBC:
Google's pictures of UK go live — Google has launched the UK version of its Street View service, which allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets. — Street scenes in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service.
Garrick Schmitt / AdAge:
Data Visualization Is Reinventing Online Storytelling — And Building Brands in Bits and Bytes — Today's consumer seems to have an insatiable appetite for information, but until recently making sense of all of that raw data was too daunting for most. Enter the new “visual scientists” …
Thanks:atul
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Power Hacker Kent Brewster Leaves Yahoo for Netflix — Business troubles at Yahoo! haven't changed the fact that the company has some of the most innovative Open Web advocates in the industry in its ranks, but today one of those innovative people has left. API wizard Kent Brewster told us …
Dan Primack / PE Hub Blog:
The VC Walking Dead — A few years back, I created a Word document called “The Walking Dead.” These were venture capital firms that were officially in business — lights on, working websites, cash to support existing investments — but which no longer had enough cash to add new portfolio companies.
Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
March Madness! YouTube Gets Live Video Via Silverlight — So live video has finally, finally come to YouTube this morning. CBS has embedded its Silverlight March Madness bracket and live game coverage directly onto a YouTube channel. Go to http://www.youtube.com/marchmadness to check it out.
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
Why Twitter's ‘Suggested Users’ is the Next Superbowl Ad (or “Calacanis offers $500k for three years") — Title: Why Twitter's ‘Suggested Users’ is the Next Superbowl Ad (or — “Calacanis offers $500k for three years") — Subscribers: Does it really matter? It's just a number (13,159)
cpsc.gov:
Desktop Computers Recalled By Acer America Corp. Due to Overheating, Burn Hazard — The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Wall Street Journal:
Sony, Google Challenge Amazon — Sony Electronics Inc. is pairing with Google Inc. to battle Amazon.com Inc. in the growing digital books market. — In a strike against Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader, Sony and Google plan to launch a partnership Thursday that will give users …
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Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:
Social RSS reader Streamy now open to everyone — Streamy, the personalized home page meets social feed reader, is now open to everyone. We originally profiled the company back in mid-2007. Since then it's been rebuilt and is noticeably faster. It's also streamlined the blog reading experience, which is the core of the service.
Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Nielsen: Twitter's growing really, really, really, really fast — A small new survey from Nielsen about the five fastest growing “member community destinations” in the U.S. reveals what we all kind of knew already: Twitter is at the top. From February 2008 to February 2009, it clocked in at a whopping 1,382 percent growth rate.
Todd Bishop / TechFlash:
TomTom fires back at Microsoft with lawsuit over Streets & Trips — Portable navigation company TomTom, recently sued by Microsoft for patent infringement, has countered with its own lawsuit alleging that Microsoft's Streets & Trips product infringes on TomTom's patents.
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Venture Capital Dispatch:
A Platform Pickle For Mobile App Developers — Smart phones get their genius from the operating system, which turn these handsets into mobile computers that can process a host of complex applications. — Nowadays there are at least eight major operating systems - Symbian OS, BlackBerry …
Dawn Kawamoto / CNET News:
Buzznet gets $12.5 million round, changes name — Despite its reliance on advertising revenue in a difficult economic environment, Buzznet announced Thursday it has raised a $12.5 million fourth round of venture funding. — Focus Ventures led the round, with existing investors Anthem Ventures …
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Palm CEO: WebOS bigger than just the Pre base — Updated: Amid weak fiscal third quarter results, Palm CEO Edward Colligan said that the company is well positioned to launch the Pre and promised a roadmap of smartphones and an application ecosystem built on the company's new WebOS.
Saul Hansell / Bits:
An Icon That Says They're Watching You — I have an open question for the people who complain about the potential of advertising networks to track your behavior on the Internet: What is a better way? — Some might say that all behavioral targeting should simply be banned.
Scott Moritz / TheStreet.com:
Technology Rumor of the Day: RIM — Research In Motion's (RIMM Quote - Cramer on RIMM - Stock Picks) newest BlackBerry — known widely as Niagara — will land at Verizon (VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks) in May, say analysts familiar with the plan. — Niagara is a slimmer version …
