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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Is this the Zune HD? — Uh. Looks like something is happening — big time — in Zune land. We present what might possibly be your first look at, yes... the Zune HD. In the gallery below, you can see images from what appears to be a forthcoming marketing campaign for Microsoft's new PMP.
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Joshua Topolsky:
Why Engadget is blocking the DiggBar — Some of you may be wondering why you're not seeing the latest piece of Digg's news-puzzle — the DiggBar — on Engadget. Let me explain. — If you've seen the tool in action, then you know that it appears to offer an easy way to read an article …
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Ted Dziuba:
DiggBar is a Howl of Desperation — Since the most recent death of Uncov, I've tried to lay off the Web 2.0 s**t. However, as a conoisseur of fail, I thought the DiggBar is worth an examination. — DiggBar is a URL shortening service from Digg, the internet's largest community of whiners …
Faruk Ate / FarukAt.e:
JavaScript DiggBar killer (but not blocker) — EVENT: — Digg came up with the “DiggBar”, a frame that keeps visitors on the digg.com domain while framing the destination website below it. — EFFECT: — This event caused massive controversy and anger, and has led to the creation of many …
Brad Stone / New York Times:
Skype Founders Seek to Buy Service Back — SAN FRANCISCO — The European duo who created Skype and sold it to eBay for billions may have another trick up their sleeve: buying it back. — Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the original founders of Skype, have approached several private equity firms …
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Download Squad, Silicon Alley Insider, TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, Skype Journal, VoIP & Gadgets Blog, The SiliconANGLE, paidContent.org, HipMojo.com and AuctionBytes Blog, Thanks:atul
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Fred / A VC:
Selling The Company Back To The Founders — I read with interest the Brad Stone piece in the NY Times this morning suggesting that Niklas and Janus might buy Skype back from eBay. I think this is a wonderful idea and I hope it happens. — Back when eBay bought Skype in 2005, I was skeptical that eBay was the right home for Skype.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
How to Sell Your Soul on Twitter and Who's Buying — What are you doing? No what are you doing Apple, Skype, Flip, StubHub and Box.net?? These popular companies just couldn't resist paying off Twitter users to put advertisements into their Twitter streams using the new pay-per-tweet service Magpie.
Jennifer / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Federal Authority Over the Internet? The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 — There's a new bill working its way through Congress that is cause for some alarm: the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (PDF summary here), introduced by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (D-ME).
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Data Security Podcast
David Kaplan / paidContent.org:
Steve Jobs Still Running The Show At Apple (From Home) — While speculation has continued as to whether Steve Jobs will even back at Apple's helm at the midway point of a self-imposed six month medical leave, WSJ cites unidentified sources who contend the company's co-founder is still running the show, albeit from his home.
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
$1.29 iTunes Songs Mysteriously Get Less Popular — Billboard's crack scientists conducted a quick study on a mysterious new phenomenon: More expensive $1.29 songs on iTunes are becoming less popular! (Actually, the results will surprise you.) — One day after the price jump …
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Dan Nosowitz / Gizmodo:
iTunes Gift Code Hackers Turn Attention to iPhone App Developers — The all-too-easy-to-crack iTunes gift code has led to a flooded market, making the codes essentially unprofitable. So they've now turned their attention to the App Store to find new, underhanded ways to screw Apple.
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Apple stores to ditch Windows EasyPay systems for iPhone tech — Apple retail stores are looking to move away from Windows Mobile-based handheld checkout devices in favor of iPod touches with custom accessory add-ons, with a transition expected to follow the release of iPhone 3.0 later this year.
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Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Funai Wins Order Blocking U.S. Imports of Vizio TVs — Funai Electric Co. won its bid to block U.S. imports of high-definition televisions by Vizio Inc. after a federal trade agency said the TVs infringed Funai's patent. — The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the order today …
