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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
ZOMG The Google Phone Is “Like An iPhone On Beautifying Steroids” — We told you the Google phone was confirmed. And now some Googler's seem to be confirming it, too. There is a lot of chatter on Twitter about Google employees with HTC-built unlocked Google Phones running Android 2.1.
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John Biggs / CrunchGear:
The Google Phone: This changes everything (mostly) — We don't have much information on the Google Phone just yet. In fact, it sounds more like a party favor than anything else. However, if and when Google starts selling this thing, prepare for some of the strangest - and coolest - times in mobile we've ever experienced.
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Mike Elgan / Computerworld:
Hello, tablets. Good-bye, netbooks! — Seven trends are conspiring to usher in a tsunami of tablets — and sink netbooks — Computerworld - Look, I know you like the netbook idea — and you love netbook prices. If you're like most people, you think tablets are expensive, slow, heavy and a pain to use.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
App Store Apps Finally Gets Prettier Pages — With the launch of iTunes 9, Apple revamped many of the areas of the iTunes online store so that they were rendered with WebKit, the open source web layout engine (which browsers like Safari and Chrome also use). Alongside this, the whole store was redesigned.
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Engadget talks Joojoo, Arrington, 3G, and more with Fusion Garage's Chandra Rathakrishnan — We had a chance to sit down and talk with Chandra Rathakrishnan of Fusion Garage yesterday for a more in-depth discussion than our previous meeting provided, and we learned a few interesting tidbits …
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Taylor Wimberly / Android and Me:
SHOP4APPS: Motorola's Android application store revealed — Using the power of Google search, we were able to uncover the URL for the new Motorola application store called SHOP4APPS. The app store is web based and can be browsed from any Android phone. Since the store is web based …
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Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google Video Finds Cartoons and Slideshows — Google Video has a new feature that lets you restrict search results to cartoons and slideshows. After performing a search, click “Show options” and select “Cartoons” or “Slideshows” from the list of options. Google uses a video recognition technology …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Tiger Woods' hiatus from golf could hurt EA's golf video games — Struck by a personal scandal, Tiger Woods announced today he would take a break from professional golf. The announcement could take a toll on Electronic Arts' big Tiger Woods video game franchise.
WMPoweruser.com:
Windows Mobile 7 coming “late next year” — In a Q&A session at the ‘Connect!’ technology summit in London recently, Microsoft UK head of mobility Phil Moore confirmed Windows Mobile 7 will not be showing up very soon. … Late 2010 suggests a Q4 rather than Q3 launch.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Want Everyone To See Your Credit Card Transactions? Of Course You Do. Meet Blippy. — As the Internet matures, slowly but surely everything we do in the real world is going social. But there's a limit to how much information we can explicitly share on all the various services.
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Reuters:
How will journalism survive the Internet Age? — Chris Ahearn is President, Media at Thomson Reuters. The following is the text of remarks prepared for the Federal Trade Commission's workshop on how the Internet has affected journalism. — Good afternoon. As I only have a couple of minutes, let me get straight to the point.
Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract — GEORGETOWN, Del. — Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist acknowledged Friday.
PC World:
Study: More Than 50 Android Phones to Ship in 2010 — The trickle of Android-based smartphones seen this year is expected to turn into an avalanche in 2010, according to market research company CCS Insight, which forecasts that will ship next year. — This year saw the launch of about 10 devices …
iSuppli:
Sony Gets One Step Closer to Breakeven Point with Latest PlayStation 3 Design — With the latest version of its PlayStation 3 video game console, Sony Corp. not only seems to have found the magic price point to ignite sales during the all-important Christmas season, it also has managed …
