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AT&T:
An Update on iPhone MMS for our Mobility Customers — We know many of our iPhone customers are eager for an update on our rollout schedule for Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). We've been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience …
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Chris Ziegler / Engadget:AT&T rolling out MMS to iPhone on September 25, tethering ‘in the future’
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Wall Street Journal:
Google China President Kai-Fu Lee to Resign — Kai-Fu Lee, president of Google Inc.'s China operations, is resigning from the company, according to two people familiar with the matter. — He will be succeeded internally by another Google executive, according to one of the people familiar with the matter …
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Silicon Alley Insider, CNET News, TechCrunch, China Web 2 …, VentureBeat and digg.com, Thanks:elliottng
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Alastair Goldfisher / PE Hub Blog:Head of Google China to Leave as Speculation Abounds About his Next Project
Android Developers Blog:
Some News from Android Market — I'm pleased to let you know about several updates to Android Market. First, we will soon introduce new features in Android Market for Android 1.6 that will improve the overall experience for users. As part of this change, developers will be able to provide screenshots …
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Brian Mastenbrook:
How I cross-site scripted Twitter in 15 minutes, and why you shouldn't store important data on 37signals' applications — Today the Ruby on Rails security team released a patch for a cross-site scripting issue which affected multiple high-profile applications, including Twitter and Basecamp.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google CEO Eric Schmidt On The Future Of Search: “Connect It Straight To Your Brain” — This is Part 2 of my series of posts summarizing a fascinating recent hour-long one on one interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt. — Early in the interview I asked Schmidt about the future of search.
The Authors Guild:
Amazon Accuses Someone Else of Monopolizing Bookselling — September 2, 2009. Amazon made it official today, filing a brief in the Google case claiming that someone else might gain a monopoly in bookselling. It seems we're compelled to state the obvious: Amazon's hypocrisy is breathtaking.
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Jessica E. Vascellaro / Digits:The Social Benefits of the Google Books Settlement
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Ars Technica, The Microsoft Blog, ZDNet Government, eWeek, Wall Street Journal and GigaLaw.com Daily News
Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:
Court grants Microsoft's motion to stay Word injunction — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted Microsoft's motion to stay an injunction that would prohibit the software giant from selling Word. — Microsoft filed the motion Aug. 18 while preparing to appeal …
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The Register, CNET News, AustralianIT.com.au, TECH.BLORGE.com, Computerworld, PC World, Mashable!, Download Squad, Electronista, Neowin.net, Engadget and Gizmodo
Cade Metz / The Register:
Feds force Googlebooks privacy promise — Or at least part of it — Under pressure from the US Federal Trade Commission, Google has released a privacy policy specifically for Google Book Search, that digital library service poised on the brink of monopoly.
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Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Smule's new T-Pain app provides the Auto-Tuned voice you've always wanted — There are lots of music fans out there who aren't happy about the frequent use of Auto-Tune technology in songs — a viewpoint expressed in Jay-Z's song “Death to Auto-Tune.” But if Auto-Tune haters were unhappy …
Alex Brooks / World of Apple:
First Snow Leopard Update Hits Developers [Seed Notes] — Just six days after the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard to the general public, Apple has begun extensive testing of the first update amongst the developer community. — Build 10B503 (a significant step from the shipping 10A403) …
Kevin Purdy / Lifehacker:
Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 4.0 and Opera 10 Take On All Challengers — Opera 10 final is out, Chrome just turned one year old, and Firefox 3.5 has settled into stability. It's time once again to break out the timers and speed test today's web browsers. — Like all our previous speed tests, this one is unscientific, but thorough.
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Digits:
Amazon Offers Redelivery Or $30 To People Who Lost 1984 — Amazon took a lot of heat in July when it wirelessly deleted copies of two George Orwell titles from the Kindle e-readers of some customers. CEO Jeff Bezos eventually apologized for the incident, calling it “stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles.”
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Andrew LaVallee / Digits:
Battle of the Techie Conferences — An upcoming New York arts and technology event, dubbed the Audience Conference, is scheduled for Nov. 5 and 6, but it's managed to ruffle some techie feathers well in advance. … Several of its speakers, including TechCrunch's Michael Arrington …
Mercury News:
Tech mogul Tom Siebel injured by elephant — Today he's home in Woodside, recuperating from serious injuries. A little more than a month ago, Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel was in the Serengeti, where a charging elephant attacked him and a guide. — “It was all happening so fast.
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TechCrunch, AustralianIT.com.au, Gawker, Tech Trader Daily, DailyFinance, Gizmodo and The Register
Tim Schulz / TrendSlate:
Former MySpace Exec Allen Hurff to Launch SoCal-based Incubator — Allen Hurff, former SVP of Engineering at MySpace, will be launching a startup incubator based in Southern California. The news comes from his recently-updated LinkedIn page (image below). — Details on the incubator are cloudy.
Justin Sullivan / Business Week:
Why Europe Won't Stop Oracle from Taking Over Sun — Sun's open-source software is at the heart of an EU antitrust probe into Oracle's proposed deal, but it likely won't block the takeover — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address San Francisco, Calif.
Ayan Mandal / Finance Blog:
Google Search Volumes and Economic Activity — We are really excited to launch Google Domestic Trends on Google Finance. This launch was inspired by Hal Varian, our chief economist's research on using Google Trends data to predict economic indicators. — Google Domestic Trends tracks …
Rich Miller / Data Center Knowledge:
1&1 Goes ‘Unlimited’ With Hosting Bandwidth — The interior of 1&1 Internet's data center in Karlsruhe, Germany. — One of the world's top web hosts is offering “all you can eat” bandwidth on all of its plans. 1&1 Internet has removed the data transfer quotas on its shared hosting plans …
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Nat Ives / AdAge:
Economist Replaces Your Newsstand Guy With a Cellphone — Respond to a Text, Get a Copy Delivered to Your Door the Next Morning — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In a potential advance for the forces of paid content, The Economist is introducing a trial program today that lets New Yorkers use …
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Stephen Chapman / UX Evangelist:
Windows Mobile 7: Already at Beta 1? — Follow me on Twitter: @UXEvangelist — With PDC 2009 right around the corner, you can probably bet the farm that Windows Mobile 7 will be unveiled there. Every PDC has consisted of major announcements and this one shouldn't be any different.
Christian / OkTrends:
How To Get People To Reply To Your Messages In Online Dating, Part I — Picture this online dating scenario: — You see someone you like. — You read their profile, and wow. — You send them a long message. — You hang tight and... - ...you never get a reply.
