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Prem Ramaswami / The Official Google Blog:
Introducing Google Public DNS — When you type www.wikipedia.org into your browser's address bar, you expect nothing less than to be taken to Wikipedia. Chances are you're not giving much thought to the work being done in the background by the Domain Name System, or DNS.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Gets Into The DNS Business. Here's What That Means — Google just announced Google Public DNS, a new service that lets consumers use Google as their DNS service provider. The benefits to users are a theoretically faster and more stable browsing experience, and some additional security against malware type sites.
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ReadWriteWeb, AppleInsider, Internetnews Blog, PC World, iGeneration, Maximum PC, Help Net Security and Erictric
David Ulevitch / OpenDNS Blog:
Some thoughts on Google DNS — Google launched a DNS service today, almost exactly four years after I started OpenDNS. This comes as no surprise as it was only a matter of time before one of the Internet giants realized the strategic importance of DNS. I've received a lot of questions from bloggers …
Eric Schmidt / Wall Street Journal:
How Google Can Help Newspapers — Video didn't kill the radio star, and the Internet won't destroy news organizations. It will foster a new, digital business model. — Printer — Friendly — It's the year 2015. The compact device in my hand delivers me the world, one news story at a time.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Meet the new Comcast-NBCU: Content meets conduit everywhere; Will it work? — Comcast said Thursday that it has officially acquired a controlling stake in NBC Universal in a deal valued at $30 billion. Comcast will have an arsenal of cable channels, a huge distribution network …
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Tim Arango / New York Times:Comcast Gets NBC From G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV
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Lee Mathews / Download Squad:
YouTube beta testing stripped down “Feather” design — They just put the Google homepage on a diet, and now they're looking at ways to trim the fat from YouTube as well. — Google has introduced an opt-in beta for Feather, a new layout which strips away a lot of the excess from the standard page layout.
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YouTube Blog, VentureBeat, The Register, Google Operating System, ReadWriteWeb, Mashable!, NewTeeVee, MediaMemo, 901am, Softpedia News and Erictric
Kelly Hodgkins / Boy Genius Report:
New Motorola Android handset spotted, photographed — Posted up in our comments under our Motorola Sholes Tablet article is supposedly another never-yet-seen Motorola Android handset. This is also apparently a full touchscreen device that features an 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash …
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Owen Fletcher / PC World:
Two Weeks, 5 IPhones Sold in Chinese Online Store — China Unicom has sold just five iPhones through a big online retail site in the two weeks since it opened the virtual store, the latest sign that the handset is suffering in China from its high price and lack of Wi-Fi.
Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
3 ways Bing is ahead of Google — This morning, Microsoft employees demonstrated a long list of enhancements to their Bing search engine at a press event at the company's San Francisco office. — That office is next door to the city's newest, splashiest, most expensive shopping center …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Chrome For Mac Beta Launch Is Imminent — Sometime in the past few hours, the Mac Detailed Status page on Chromium's website has been changed to the “Mac OS X Roadmap.” Why? Because the team has wiped out the bugs that were blocking a beta release of Chrome for Mac, and it is on the verge of launching.
Steve Lohr / Bits:
For 2010, IDC Predicts an Apple iPad and Battles in the Cloud — Apple brings out an iPad digital tablet. Netbooks move upscale. And I.B.M. buys Juniper Networks. — Those predictions for next year, and others, are being presented on Thursday by the technology research firm IDC.
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Kim Hart / Hillicon Valley:
Klobuchar bill would limit cellphone cancellation fees — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bill to set limits on the early termination fees cellphone carriers charge consumers who want to get out of their cellphone contracts early. — Last week, Hillicon Valley reported that she was working on the bill.
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Nokia offers sneak peek at improved 2010 Symbian user interface — You know that new Symbian user experience promised by Nokia for next year? Want a sneak peak? Although Nokia's downloadable slide-deck from its Capital Market Day event leaves out all the new UI visuals, fortunately the webcast has 'em all.
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Reuters, SlashGear, Electronista, Geeky-Gadgets, Softpedia News, MobileCrunch, DisplayBlog, Phone Arena, Technologizer and Phone Scoop
Jonny Evans / 9 to 5 Mac:
World's first iPhone orchestra performs live on December 9 — Given that the iPhone offers more processing power than the original iMac, this next story had to happen: December 9 will see a live performance by an orchestra, each and every one of whom will be using an iPhone to make the music happen.
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Macworld, PhysOrg.com, Reuters, Geeky Gadgets, The Next Web Applicious, EverythingiCafe, Gearlog and Gizmodo
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Mac sales projected to grow 26% in 2010, outpacing PC market — Apple is predicted to continue its gains on the rest of the PC market in 2010, with Mac sales projected to grow by 26 percent while the industry is forecast to see a 16 percent year-over-year increase.
Matthew Rivera / Digits:
Coke Tries Facial-Recognition on Facebook — Coca-Cola wants you to know that Coke Zero is a lot like Coca-Cola Classic. It believes this so strongly that it's willing to do something unusual to drive the point home, like introducing you to your own doppelganger. … Enter the Facial Profiler.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Yes, We Can Write Our Opinions Without Contacting The Company We're Writing About First — This happens all too frequently. I recently wrote a short post about something that was apparently happening with YouTube and soon after received an angry email from a PR person at the company …
Kermit Pattison / New York Times:
A 20-Something Makes a Mint (and Sells It to Intuit) — Two years ago, Aaron Patzer took on the giants, introducing Mint.com, an online personal finance tool designed to be easier to use than Intuit's Quicken and Microsoft Money. Mr. Patzer said his quest was born from his personal frustration …
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Here's Looking At You, Kid - MovieClips.com Beta Goes Live — Movie buffs and fans, rejoice, take a seat and break out the popcorn. MovieClips.com has announced that it has launched its online, well, movie clip destination site in public beta after reaching licensing agreements with six major Hollywood studios.
TJ Luoma / TUAW:
WolframAlpha iPhone-formatted web page no longer available — Wolfram|Alpha has discontinued their iPhone-friendly formatted webpage. — The page, which was available at http://wolframalpha.com/iphone, now redirects visitors to http://products.wolframalpha.com/ iphone …
Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft launches attack on pirates, counterfeiters — Microsoft has launched a coordinated attack of “enforcement actions” and “education initiatives” in 70 countries to thwart software piracy and counterfeiting. — Steve Ballmer is going John Connor on their butts.
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Microsoft, InformationWeek, The Windows Blog, TG Daily, Softpedia News, Newlaunches.com and Ars Technica
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent:
Vevo Signs Up CBS Interactive Music Group — It's not another big music label, but Vevo, the highly anticipated music video site, has signed up CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) Music Group as a partner, which should help establish it as an online music destination.
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Watchdog Group EFF Sues Government Regarding Social Media Surveillance Tactics — Consumer watchdog group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has initiated a lawsuit against multiple U.S. government agencies for failing to disclose their policies regarding the use of social media for surveillance.
