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Boy Genius Report:
More iTunes 9 details, Apple developing social networking application? — Our same source is back at it again and we have some further clarification on the iTunes 9 rumor we posted a couple days ago. We really have to take this information at face value, but again felt it was worthy enough to be published.
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Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report:
First reported screenshots of iTunes 9 emerge; Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm integration showcased — Now before we get into these screen caps our disclaimer must be made explicitly clear: This is superduperultramegaturbo rumor/skeptical status. Right then.
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple again offers matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pro — Confirming an AppleInsider exclusive tip from less than a month ago, Apple has restored the antiglare upgrade option — at a cost of $50 — for its 15-inch MacBook Pro line. — The change is a quiet concession by Apple …
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Computerworld, Macworld, Ars Technica, CNET News, TG Daily, O'Grady's PowerPage, I4U News, Gearlog, 9 to 5 Mac, Marco.org, Gizmodo and Electronista
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Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
More info on the Caffeine Update — Google recently opened up a preview of our new Caffeine update, and I wanted to give a little more background on this change. At the Real-Time CrunchUp a few weeks ago, I joked that the half-life of code at Google is about six months.
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Between the Lines, Google Watch, GigaOM, PC World, VentureBeat, eWeek, Download Squad, Google Operating System, ChannelWeb, CNET News, Google Webmaster Central Blog, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, The Register, Guardian, Techgeist, I4U News, Webmonkey, Dave Naylor a UK SEO …, Search Engine Roundtable, SlipperyBrick.com, Telegraph, ResearchBuzz, MediaMemo, Search Engine Journal, Softpedia News and Search Engine Watch, Thanks:atul
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Vanessa Fox / Search Engine Land:
Caffeine: Google's New Search Index — Google has just unveiled a “secret project” of “next-generation architecture for Google's web search”. This new architecture appears to include crawling, indexing, and ranking changes. For the first time, Google isn't simply incorporating these changes …
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Computerworld, Googling Google, internetnews.com, Microsoft Watch, All about Microsoft, Tech Central, Epicenter, Silicon Alley Insider, DailyFinance, GMSV, Gadgetell and ChannelWeb, Thanks:atul
Xbox.com:
Dashboard Updates: Xbox LIVE Update — One of the amazing things about the Xbox LIVE experience is that it's always getting better. The latest Xbox LIVE Update truly cranks it up a notch - with features that improve your entertainment experience and give you new ways to express your individuality and connect with friends.
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Darren Murph / Engadget:
Xbox 360 officially the only console to stream Netflix — sorry, PS3 and Wii — We actually had to brush the fog off of our spectacles to ensure that hazy conditions weren't clouding our comprehension abilities, but sure enough, that Netflix streaming that Xbox LIVE members have grown to love …
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PC World, Joystiq, Destructoid, SlipperyBrick.com, Hacking NetFlix, Joystiq, Switched and Kotaku
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Zune HD Prices Leaked: 16GB for $220, 32GB for $290 — It feels like we know everything about the Zune HD—except the price. Well, now we know, if Best Buy's inventory system is right: the 16GB model will go for $220, and the 32GB model will be $290. — It also backs up the previously rumored launch date, Sept. 8.
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Donald Bell / Crave: The gadget blog:Zune HD's Bing-powered Web browser
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CrunchGear, Ben Patterson, Engadget, SlashGear, WMPoweruser.com, OLED TV Display Lighting …, ithinkdifferent, Gizmodo, The Tech Report and DVICE
Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Delicious Founder: I Wish I Had Not Sold to Yahoo — Back in 2005 (a long time in the social media world), Yahoo acquired Delicious, the popular social bookmarking website. Both Yahoo and Delicious founder Joshua Schachter had big plans to change the way we share, remember, and discover information on the Internet.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Delicious Creator Quietly Launches Threaded Twitter Conversations — Joshua Schachter is best known as the creator of Delicious. But a few years after he sold it to Yahoo in 2005, he left the company and joined Google. Since then, he's been known to speak his mind about Delicious' overall direction …
Sony Corporation:
Sony Launches High-power, Long-life Lithium Ion Secondary Battery Using Olivine-type Lithium Iron Phosphate as the Cathode Material — Sony Corporation today announced that it has launched a new type of lithium ion secondary battery that combines high-power and long-life performance …
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Christopher MacManus / Sony Insider:New Sony Rechargeable Battery Has 4X The Lifespan Of Current Lithium Ion Batteries
Ben Fritz / Los Angeles Times:
Tough times in the porn industry — The business, centered in the San Fernando Valley, is being undercut by a growing abundance of free content on the Internet. — On a recent Saturday night, Savannah Stern earned $300 to hang out for seven hours at a party in Santa Monica wearing nothing but a feather boa.
IEBlog:
Engineering POV: IE6 — The topic of site support for IE6 has had a lot of discussion on the web recently as a result of a post on the Digg blog. Why would anyone run an eight-year old browser? Should sites continue to support it? What more can anyone do to get IE6 users to upgrade?
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Computerworld, Mashable!, Download Squad, Technologizer, eWeek, VentureBeat, Softpedia News and Ars Technica
Sean Michaels / Guardian:
Major labels preparing new digital album format — The four big record companies are to compete with Apple's forthcoming Cocktail project by developing their own format called CMX — Forget WAV, MP3 and M4A - major labels have something new in mind, and it's called CMX.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech:
Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7: The War of the Wallpapers — “I would give a lot to have Steve's taste.” — Bill Gates said that of Steve Jobs at the D5 conference two years ago, and we knew exactly what he meant. — Take, for example, the two images above.
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Akhil Wable / Facebook Blog:
Facebook Search Improved for Everyone — Last month, we began testing new versions of Search with a small group of people on Facebook. Based on the success of those tests, we're rolling out a new version of Search to everyone on the site beginning today. — You now will be able to search …
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Computerworld, Inside Facebook, Irregular Enterprise, eWeek, Mashable!, VatorNews, TechCrunch, PC World, Fast Company, BetaNews, Digits, bub.blicio.us, blogs.chron.com, therssweblog.com, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, CNET News, The Viral Garden, NEWS.com.au, Softpedia News, Search Engine Watch, T3.com News and paidContent, Thanks:rahulkumar
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Mahalo 2.0 Is Kicking Ass — Jason Calacanis continues to do what he does best: Innovate. — When the original concept for Mahalo didn't work as well as he thought it would, he did what all great entrepreneurs do: Try something different. — The second version of Mahalo …
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Now That There's FaceFeed, Does That Make Twoogle More Inevitable? — MicroHoo. Check! FaceFeed. Check! — And Twoogle? Let's check! — Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) have finally partnered. Microsoft is already a big investor in Facebook.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:The Cost Of FriendFeed: Roughly $50 Million In Cash And Stock
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Venture Capital Dispatch, Mashable!, Inc.com, I4U News, BloggingStocks, the Econsultancy blog, Gawker and AdAge, Thanks:thinkmantra
Michael Fitzpatrick / BBC:
Mobile phones get cyborg vision — Zoe Kleinman tries out Acrossair's software that uses a phone's camera to tell you where the nearest London Underground station is. — It's a gift that was once the preserve of fictional cyborgs. — Call it Terminator Vision - a view of the world tagged with rich …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
eBay Bids to Fix a Security Hole — See? You don't just have to be a buzzy social network to suffer through security problems. You can be a relatively staid Web 1.0 giant, too. eBay (EBAY) is warning developers who build programs that incorporate the online marketplace's engine about a security breach.
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Erica Ogg / Crave: The gadget blog:
MLB beefs up Roku's rotation — In its bid to put together a roster of compelling content, Roku has just acquired an ace. — Starting Tuesday, the set-top box—known to many as “the Netflix box”—will begin streaming Major League Baseball games. As with the current Netflix arrangement …
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Gizmodo, Silicon Alley Insider, Beet.TV, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Engadget, Macworld, Electronista, San Francisco Chronicle, Mercury News, NewTeeVee and Contentinople
Wang Linyan / CHINAdaily:
Penalties ordered for dirty texting — Now mobile phone users should think twice before sending unwanted erotic or insulting text messages. — In Henan province, one such message will lead to five days in detention, and three messages could result in 10 days detention and a fine of 500 yuan ($73).
Serkan Toto / MobileCrunch:
Dell to launch China-only mobile phone after all, calls it “Ophone mini3i” (Updated) — We broke the news on Dell launching a China-only cell phone on Sunday, and today major Chinese news portal 163.com reports the device is on its way: What Dell will be offering in China is an Android-powered “Ophone” called the mini3i.
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Fast Company, Silicon Alley Insider, Engadget Mobile, Boy Genius Report, Tech Trader Daily, Android Central, Pulse2 and IntoMobile
Stephanie Clifford / New York Times:
Notice Those Ads on Blogs? Regulators Do, Too — BLOGGERS, be warned. Advertisers, you too. — Two of the National Advertising Review Council's investigative units plan to announce Tuesday their first decisions involving blogs. Their recommendations call for clear disclosure …
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Washington Post:
Obama Web-Tracking Proposal Raises Privacy Concerns — The Obama administration is proposing to scale back a long-standing ban on tracking how people use government Internet sites with “cookies” and other technologies, raising alarms among privacy groups. — A two-week public comment …
Andrew / TmoNews:
HTC Touch Pro 2 Pricing Revealed — As we count down the days to the wondrous release of the Touch Pro 2 there has been much debate surrounding the price. It just so happens that patience IS rewarded and the pricing has been uncovered, for better or worse.
