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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google Launches A Major Offensive Against Microsoft With “Going Google” — Microsoft and Google have seen their rivalry kicked up a notch in recent weeks. First, Google announced Chrome OS, the company's first operating system. Then Microsoft announced the new version of Office with major cloud app support.
Dennis Howlett / Irregular Enterprise:
Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us all — The UK's High Court of Justice has ruled that Michael Arrington and Interserve Inc libeled Sam Sethi (see above.) The original plaint claimed that Arrington/Interserve engaged in a: — “...sustained campaign …
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Mike / CrunchNotes:
Update On Sam Sethi Litigation: We Decline To Participate — Update to our June post on the...absurd...Sam Sethi litigation. Our lawyers sent a letter letting them know that we have no intention of submitting the the jurisdiction of the UK courts, although we'd be happy to litigate his claims here in California.
Dominic Lawson / Times of London:
Apple tries to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order — Apple attempted to silence a father and daughter with a gagging order after the child's iPod music player exploded and the family sought a refund from the company. — The Times has learnt that the company would offer …
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Steve Dowling / Apple:
Dr. Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple's Board of Directors — Apple® today announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, is resigning from Apple's Board of Directors, a position he has held since August 2006. — “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple …
Electronista:
Radio Shack rebadged “The Shack” in mobile push — Radio Shack today teased a major rebranding of the company that signals a greater push into the same space as general electronic chains like Best Buy. Also supported by a leak stemming from Engadget, the store name should just be shortened to …
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Now on YouTube, Local News — With its ability to collect articles and sell advertisements against them, Google has already become a huge force in the news business — and the scourge of many newspapers. Now its subsidiary YouTube wants to do the same thing to local television.
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Analyst claims first hand knowledge of Apple gaming, home media center tablet — Barron's is reporting that an un-named analyst has seen Apple's forthcoming tablet and expects it to be announced in September with a ship date around November. They mention that Apple is such a bellwether …
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Boy Genius Report:
Verizon drops pricing on almost all existing smartphones to under $99 — Well, hear us out. We've had a flurry of tips sent in today that Verizon Wireless has dropped the prices of almost all existing smartphones they offer to only $99 with a two-year agreement.
Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:
DIY home surveillance with a Webcam — We're on the tail end of the summer vacation season, which according to the FBI is one of the peak periods of home burglaries. Chances are good you're about to head out of town, leaving your dwelling to fend for itself against intruders.
New York Times:
Out of Search Business, Yahoo Shifts Its Focus — SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Carol A. Bartz, chief executive of Yahoo, has been hobbled. — Three weeks ago, doctors gave her a new left knee, made of titanium and plastic. As a result, she is limping around Yahoo's headquarters here …
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Stefan Constantinescu / IntoMobile:
My theory on the Apple Tablet: It doesn't exist, will never exist, and it is probably a 10 inch laptop — IntoMobile readers may be curious to know as to why I'm writing about a product that doesn't fit inside your pocket. I'm doing this out of sheer frustration.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Caustic Graphics rallies developers to its 3-D graphics technology — Caustic Graphics has a big mountain to climb as it prepares to launch a hardware platform that will bring the highest quality graphics and animation to a community of artists and designers. — Part of its task is to rally software developers to its side.
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Ursus Rex:
A retention problem at Facebook — The social graph on Facebook has been the company's biggest asset, but over time it has become perhaps its biggest liability as well. — When users want to find their friends online, they think of Facebook first. For many users, “Facebook” is nearly synonymous with “social networking”.
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
AT&T Does Not Manage or Approve Apps for the App Store (Though We May Bitch About the Ones We Dislike) — AT&T (T) has replied to a Federal Communications Commission letter of inquiry into the role it played in the rejection of a number of third-party Google (GOOG) Voice apps from Apple's …
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Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Windows 7, new laptop designs to converge — A rip-up-the-carpet PC refresh of both software and hardware is in the offing as Microsoft's latest operating system and new laptop designs converge later this year. — At the Intel Technology Summit on Wednesday, an executive described …
Jd Rucker / Soshable:
7 Reasons Why I Won't Tweet Diggbar Links Ever Again... ... and you shouldn't either. — With that out of the way, let's get right down to it: — 1. They Pulled a “Bait and Switch” — Regardless of what anyone at Digg says, this was just wrong. They should have either kept the Diggbar …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
FCC's more proactive stance: Should we cheer or worry? — The Federal Communications Commission is being way progressive. Just days after Apple shot down Google Voice related apps, the FCC pounced with a bevy of questions for Apple, AT&T and Google. — The FCC sent letters to all parties involved seeking information.
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