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Andrew Munchbach / Boy Genius Report:
Apple shipping iPhone 3GS' resistant to jailbreaking? — To be perfectly honest we're surprised it took this long. Reports are surfacing that Apple is now shipping a new bootrom with the iPhone 3GS that is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit used by the Dev-Team and others to jailbreak the iPhone.
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iClarified, MobileCrunch, The iPhone Blog, Computerworld, PMP Today, 9 to 5 Mac, Erictric, MobileContentToday, I4U News and Pocket-lint.com
Jim Dalrymple / CNET News:
iMovie update reveals new Apple video format — Like most companies, Apple periodically releases software updates for its applications, fixing minor issues. However, an iMovie update released on Tuesday revealed a brand new video format the company has been developing.
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PR Newswire, Gizmodo, jkOnTheRun, Gadgetell, Ars Technica, TidBITS, NewTeeVee, Macworld, Engadget, MacNN, Electronista, MacRumors and TUAW
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Google LatLong:
Introducing Google Building Maker — [Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog] — Some of us here at Google spend almost all of our time thinking about one thing: How do we create a three-dimensional model of every built structure on Earth? How do we make sure it's accurate …
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Mashable!, Telegraph, Softpedia News, Search Engine Journal, GPS Obsessed, Search Engine Land, Erictric and NBC Bay Area
Tom Lowry / Business Week:
Bloomberg Wins Bidding For BusinessWeek — Bloomberg LP, the global financial data and news empire created by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, is the winning bidder for BusinessWeek. — Terms of the offer will not be disclosed by Bloomberg and BusinessWeek parent McGraw-Hill Cos.
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
In-house Radio.app in the works for iPhone and iPod touch — We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer …
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Softpedia News, Gadget Lab, Fonehome.co.uk, iTWire, TUAW, iLounge, MacRumors, Engadget, I4U News, Electricpig, The iPhone Blog, Pocket-lint.com, Electronista, iPhone Savior and Gizmodo
New York Times:
BlackBerry, Upgraded, Aims to Suit Every User — The Storm was supposed to be the smartphone that would keep Verizon Wireless customers from deserting to Apple's iPhone, which runs on AT&T's network. — Research In Motion, the company that created the BlackBerry phones that business users find …
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Phone Scoop, SlashGear, InformationWeek, Smalltalk Tidbits … and Engadget, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
As Facebook Nears 100M U.S. Visitors, Twitter Falls Further Behind In The Rear-View Mirror — Although Facebook recently admitted that Twitter was in its rear-view mirror, it appears that Twitter may be moving out of eyeshot. September's U.S. comScore data has just been released and it appears …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The New Technorati — Technorati relaunched its site tonight, changing and adding key features. Most notable is an expanded and fresher top 100 blogs list, and a new feature that lets authors post their content directly to the site. — In 2007 Technorati redesigned the look and functionality of its home page three times.
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Richard Jalichandra / jalichandra.com:Technorati's Big Week Just Got Bigger - Now 5th Largest Social Media Property
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
An Open Letter To Derek Powazek On The Value Of SEO — Derek Powazek launched an attack on SEO yesterday that really said nothing that others haven't ranted about before. I've responded to many of these attacks over the years in hopes of educating people about mistaken assumptions. I've largely given up.
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Dana Oshiro / ReadWriteWeb:
MOG Launching Five Dollar All-You-Can-Hear Music Service — Just when you thought media darling Spotify was going to be the sexiest music service of the year, music blogging platform MOG is announcing plans to offer a $5 dollar per month, all-you-can-hear music service.
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Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
Microsoft Taps ‘Family Guy’ to Help Sell Windows 7 — Inks Branded-Entertainment Deal With Seth MacFarlane for Commercial-Free Variety Show on Fox — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — To sell people on the merits of its latest operating system, Windows 7, Microsoft has employed good old-fashioned PR …
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Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Nikon D3s DSLR Has Night Vision With 102,400 ISO (Yes, You Read That Right) — The D3s is not simply the D3 plus 720p video recording, a la the D300s. A redesigned sensor allows it to shoot at up to ISO 102,400. Yeah, that's a six-digit ISO. — The D3s's sensor is an evolved form …
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Shazam's Newest Fan Is Kleiner Perkins's iFund — For cellphone owners, Shazam has abolished the nagging question about which song is playing. Its cellphone application lets people simply hold the phone toward the source of the music to identify it. — It will soon be able to do a lot more …
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mocoNews, Times of London, Music Ally, Guardian, TechCrunch Europe, Softpedia News, blogs.ft.com and paidContent, Thanks:atul
Jennadawn / Twitter Blog:
Help us nail spammers — Today we've added another tool to our spam fighting toolbox that will give users the ability to flag bad accounts on Twitter. — Folks can now help us conquer spam by calling our attention to a profile they find questionable. Click the “Report as spam” …
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Technologizer, Twittercism, Search Engine Watch, Social Business, VentureBeat, Download Squad, CNET News and Pocket-lint.com
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
The Google Wave chatting tool is too complicated for its own good. — Here's a little story to show just how thoroughly Google's long-awaited chatting tool, called Google Wave, can kill your mood to chat: The other day, I was “waving” with Zach Frechette, the editor of GOOD magazine.
Vishu Gupta / Facebook Developers:
Making It Easier to Build with Facebook — Many websites are looking for ways to integrate Facebook Connect, such as commenting using Facebook identity or showing visitors their Facebook friends' recent activity. Companies like DISQUS offer widgets to such websites, providing off-the-shelf Facebook integration with just a few clicks.
Google Voice Blog:
Invite a friend to Google Voice — (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) — Since the debut of Google Voice, our early users have shared lots of feedback that has led to some exciting new features, like the ability to receive SMS messages via email and the option to change your Google Voice number.
Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Got the wrong Bob? — Posted by Ari Leichtberg, Software Engineer and Yossi Matias, Head of Israel Engineering Center — When's the last time you got an email from a stranger asking, “Are you sure you meant to send this to me?” and promptly realized that you didn't?
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TechCrunch, Softpedia News, Search Engine Journal, Pocket-lint.com, InformationWeek, Mashable!, eWeek, TechSpot, Etan on Tech, Download Squad, VentureBeat, CNET News, Macworld, Esquire, AppScout, Bloomberg, Computerworld and Erictric, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Twitter Status:
Researching username, password change problems — We're currently researching reports from users who are locked out after trying to reset their passwords or change their email address or user names. This seems to affect new users as well as long term users; we do not advise changing your user name …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
A First Glimpse Of Chrome OS In The Flesh — Following our post about Chrome OS yesterday, it looks like those wily folks at Google have removed the “chromeos” folder from the Chromium build folder. Too bad. But luckily, before they did, TechCrunch reader and Linux user, Jonathan Frederickson …
Smw / Cerulean Studios' Blog:
Trillian for iPhone: Two months later, still no response from Apple... We've been getting more and more questions from customers wondering where the heck our iPhone App is. Unfortunately, we have no idea. — It's been 60 days since our initial and only submission to the App Store.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Google Wave's Little Secret: It Already Works On The iPhone — Google Wave, the search giant's latest experiment in post-email communications, is hardly out the gate, with some of the first 100,000 private beta testers still waiting for their invites. (I just finally got mine today, two weeks after launch).
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Skype In Negotiations To Acquire Gizmo5 — Litigation-beleaguered Skype is in negotiations to buy peer-to-peer VoIP startup Gizmo5, say multiple sources. The price tag is said to be in the $50 million range, but the deal is far from consummated. Other potential buyers may be looking at the company as well.
Adam Penenberg / Fast Company:
Flickr Co-Founder Caterina Fake on the Value of Viral Loops [Exclusive Q&A] — This interview was conducted during research for my book, Viral Loop. You can read an excerpt here at Fast Company, or find out what your friends are really worth by installing the Viral Loop widget.
Joe Flint / Company Town:
Weinstein Co. selling controlling stake in exclusive social networking site — Looks like it's not a small world after all for the Weinstein Co. — The film and entertainment company, which has been shedding staff in the wake of restructuring its operations, is selling its majority stake …
Eric Eldon / Inside Social Games:
Is EA Going to Buy Zynga or Playfish in Social Gaming Bid? — In recent weeks we've been hearing rumors about gaming giant EA looking to acquire social gaming companies — specifically Zynga and Playfish. Both social gaming companies have denied the rumors, so assuming there are no deals …
