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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite — The year is 1963. It's November. At 1:40 PM ET, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite comes on the air. … Rapidly, everyone in America descends upon the closest television set to tune in. — Thankfully, we have not yet had a tragedy …
Vijay Pandurangan / VentureBeat:
What are Google's real motivations behind Chrome OS? — Chrome OS is Google's latest entry into the consumer space. It is designed to be an operating system that runs on customized hardware and provides the user with only a state-of-the art browser running HTML-5 and some plugins.
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Xbox 360 iPlayer launch delayed indefinitely — Xbox 360 owners will have to keep waiting for the iPlayer to launch on the platform as talks between parent companies, Microsoft and the BBC, hit a “stumbling block”. — According to sources close to the BBC's Future Media and Technology department …
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Nicholson Baker / New York Times:
Google's Earth — I'm fond of Google, I have to say. I like Larry Page, who seems, at least in the YouTube videos I've watched, shy and smart, with salt-and-pepper bangs; and Sergey Brin, who seems less shy and jokier and also smart. Ken Auletta, the author of this absorbing, shaggy …
Arn / MacRumors:
Mac Pro to Get 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processor in 2010? — HardMac reports that Polish website PCLab prematurely leaked performance numbers on Intel's upcoming Xeon Gulftown (Core i9). The results have since been pulled but is summarized by HardMac:
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Google Wave Blog:
Your thoughts on waving so far — We're thankful that so many people have been willing to try out Google Wave in a host of different areas: personal, business, government, education and even not-for-profit. We've been glad to see positive responses, especially since we're still …
Anita Davis / Media Asia:
Twitter Japan to introduce payment model — TOKYO - Twitter Japan has further moved to differentiate itself from its global counterpart through the introduction of a tiered payment model that will charge audiences to view tweets from premium Twitter accounts.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Shots Of Facebook's Upcoming Redesign In The Wild, With A New Emphasis On Search — Over the last few days, Facebook has apparently been rolling out some UI changes to a small number of users, moving many of the navigation elements that currently rest at the bottom of the screen back to the left sidebar.
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Rupert has balls — Tweet: Rupert has balls. Well, he used to. — That's the essence of Murdoch: balls. It's the essence of the culture of News Corp., which I learned from working there (at TV Guide): Australian macho seat-of-the-pants instant decision making. — That is the secret to Murdoch's success.
Lee / Liliputing:
Dell provides custom Google Chrome OS image for Mini 10V users — Say what you will about Dell, but there's no denying that this is one of the coolest things any OEM has done for enthusiasts in a long time. — Own a Dell Mini 10V? Wish you could give that early build of Google Chrome OS a try on your netbook?
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Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Acer launches Android phone, says targets on track — HELSINKI (Reuters) - Acer Inc started to sell its first mobile phone model running on Google's Android software this week, and will introduce more Android handsets next year, the head of its phone unit said on Thursday.
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Jonathan Fildes / BBC:
Lawyers target ‘pirates’ for cash — Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games. — ACS:Law plan to send notes to the accused in the New Year offering a chance to settle out of court for “several hundreds of pounds”.
Christine Armario / Associated Press:
Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons — WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. — “Take out your cell phones,” she said in Spanish.
