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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's Squirrel project revealed... as the Square iPhone Payment System — Remember the Square iPhone Payment System we told you about back in August? If you'll recall, the device — which involves an iPhone app and associated dongle — enables an iPhone or iPod touch …
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Joachim Bean / TUAW:
EyeTV app removed from the App Store over streaming workaround — That sure didn't last long. Just shortly after the discovery of an 3G “backdoor” for the EyeTV app, it has been pulled from the App Store. — The workaround let users of the app stream video over a 3G or other cellular network connection …
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Steven Sande / TUAW:
The future of TV on your iPhone is ATSC Mobile DTV — If you're able to watch TV on your iPhone or iPod touch right now, you're probably having something streamed to your handheld device. That may change — your phone may soon be equipped with a digital TV tuner to pick up the signals sent out by your local stations.
Stephen Marche / Wall Street Journal:
The Book That Contains All Books — The globally available Kindle could mark as big a shift for reading as the printing press and the codex — On Monday, the Kindle 2 will become the first e-reader available globally. The only other events as important to the history of the book …
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John Herrman / Gizmodo:
The App Store Effect: Are iPhone Apps Headed for Oblivion? — It's uncanny. When known software gets repackaged for iPhones and iPod Touches and passes through the hallowed gates of the App Store, something happens: Almost invariably, it gets cheaper. Waaay cheaper. Good right? Well, not always.
Robert McMillan / Computerworld:
Mozilla blocks Microsoft's buggy Firefox plugin — Mozilla developers have blocked a Firefox plugin that was quietly pushed out by Microsoft, saying that it presents a security risk. — Mozilla developers have blocked a Firefox plugin that was quietly pushed out by Microsoft, saying that it presents a security risk.
Brian Lam / Gizmodo:
BlackBerry Thinks You're All MotherF*ckers — Hey there. It's me, with another apology. I'm sorry we didn't review the BlackBerry Storm 2. It's because RIM doesn't care about you guys. — It's been total radio silence from them regarding a review unit, so we're late with a review.
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
3 Nifty iPhone Apps For News Consumption On The Go — My name is Robin Wauters, and I'm a news junkie. — Being obsessed with consuming as much news - mostly technology related, of course - as humanly possible in the all too short span of any given day comes with the territory of working for TechCrunch …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Shepard Fairey Responds To The AP: Yes, I Lied. But It Was Still Fair Use. — We reached out to Shepard Fairey about the AP's release this evening claiming that he had admitted lying about which image he used as the source image for his iconic Hope poster.
Ryan Singel / Epicenter:
YouTube's Bandwidth Bill Is Zero. Welcome to the New Net — YouTube may pay less to be online than you do, a new report on internet connectivity suggests, calling into question a recent analysis arguing Google's popular video service is bleeding money and demonstrating how the internet has continued to morph to fit user's behavior.
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John Herrman / Gizmodo:
Android 2.0 First Look: Fresh Face, Sick Speed — While Android 1.6 is still writhing around in amniotic fluid, BGR had the nerve to publish shots of version 2.0 “Eclair,” which doesn't even have a formal due date yet. They look great. Sorry, 1.6: I'm already over you.
Carl Malamud / O'Reilly Radar:
Law.Gov: America's Operating System, Open Source — Public.Resource.Org is very pleased to announce that we're going to be working with a distinguished group of colleagues from across the country to create a solid business plan, technical specs, and enabling legislation for the federal government …
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