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Jessica Dolcourt / CNET News:
Skype for iPhone: It's official — Months after teasing us at CES with an announcement of Skype's native VoIP client for the iPhone, the free Skype for iPhone will finally be available to download from the iTunes App Store sometime on Tuesday. We got a chance to sit down with the application's …
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Sinead Carew / Reuters:
Skype announces service for iPhone, BlackBerry — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Skype, the Internet telephone unit of eBay Inc, is planning to launch its service for iPhone users on Tuesday and for BlackBerry in May as part of its effort to expand beyond desktop computers.
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Copyright And Libel Questions Hit The Twitterverse — A few weeks back, someone pointed me to a Twitter message where one Twitter user was (jokingly) accusing another of copyright infringement for repeating a message. While the situation was amusing, you knew it was only a matter of time until the question became more serious.
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Telegraph:
University offers social media degree about Facebook Twitter and Bebo — A university is to offer a master's degree teaching students about social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Bebo. — The £4,400 MA in Social Media will also explain how to set up blogs and publish podcasts.
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Times Nukes Itself On Google — The New York Times has been demanding Google welfare, which would artificially promote the newspaper's stories in search results. Yet inept Times webmasters just killed hundreds of thousands of their own Google hits. — The newspaper probably wouldn't need …
Kirby Chien / Reuters:
Google launches free, legal music downloads in China — BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc on Monday launched free downloads of licensed songs in China, while sharing advertising revenue with major music labels in a market rife with online piracy. — Lee Kai-Fu, president of Google in greater China …
Joe Wilcox / Microsoft Watch:
Lauren is Right: Macs Cost More Than PCs — [Editor's Note: This is one of two companion posts about Microsoft's newest “I'm a PC” commercial, featuring computer shopper Lauren. At Apple Watch, “Microsoft Shatters Mac Pricing Myths” explains how the 60-second spot dispels the most common defenses for Mac pricing.]
Cleve Nettles / 9 to 5 Mac:
What would a new MacBook Mini look like? Is this real? — Thanks to our Russian commenter meguxx, who passed along this little probably-Photoshopped - (but hopefully not) MacBook Mini. Anyone with some Russian wanna break down the specs they list? — Update: We've gotten many more picts here.
Zachary Rodgers / ClickZ:
YouTube Plans Redesign to Highlight Premium Content — YouTube will soon unveil a redesign that clearly separates its premium and long-form programming from the user-posted videos that account for most of its activity. — According to two sources familiar with Google's plans for YouTube …
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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent.org:Disney Finalizing Deal For Clips On YouTube; Full-Episode Talks …
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Aaron Barnhart / TV Barn:
“60 Minutes” freaks out over Conficker. Where's John Hodgman when you need him? — I love “60 Minutes,” but sometimes it just makes you scratch your head. Isn't anyone working there who has any sophistication when it comes to technology? Lesley Stahl just finished a 15-minute freakout …
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New York Times:
Some Online Shows Could Go Subscription-Only — MILWAUKEE — In the last couple of years, the television industry has made a big push onto the Web, giving viewers hope that they might one day reach nirvana: every show ever made, available online for immediate free viewing.
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Dan Cohen / Gear Diary:
First Look... eSlick eReader — I had pre-ordered an eSlick eBook reader a few months ago. When the Kindle 2 was announced I jumped on it, but decided to keep the eSlick in order to do a comparison. Well it shipped last week, and after the slooooowest journey from the West Coast, it arrived yesterday.
Business Week:
Nokia Targets the U.S. Market — AT&T will carry Nokia's super-thin e71x smartphone for $100, posing a rival to the iPhone and BlackBerry as Nokia focuses on the U.S. market — Is Nokia ready to change its fortunes in the U.S. market? The Finnish company has grown into the world's largest …
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Chris Ziegler / Engadget Mobile:AT&T pulls trigger on Nokia E71x and Samsung Propel Pro
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Twitter Hiring A Concierge To Pamper Celebrities. Requires Schmoozing. — I don't care much for the celebrity culture, but clearly I'm in the minority judging by the amount of people who read gossip magazines and websites in order to get updates on every move their idols make.
Ashlee Vance / New York Times:
Do-It-Yourself Magazines, Cheaply Slick — PALO ALTO, Calif. — For anyone who has dreamed of creating his own glossy color magazine dedicated to a hobby like photography or travel, the high cost and hassle of printing has loomed as a big barrier. Traditional printing companies charge thousands …
Erica Sadun / Ars Technica:
Chrome for OS X: State of the Browser — The open source Google Chromium repository now has an OS X Cocoa shell. We downloaded and compiled the latest OS X build of Google's browser, and we talked to the developers to get a sense of how long it will be before Mac users can get their hands on a working beta.
