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Michael Forsythe / Bloomberg:
China Brushes Off Google Threat, Welcomes Law Abiders — China brushed off Google Inc.'s threat to withdraw from the country because of censorship requirements and cyber attacks, saying it encourages the development of an open Internet. China welcomes international enterprises …
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Kim-Mai Cutler / VentureBeat:
Chinese entrepreneurs, investors on Google: 'Just quit. We don't care.' — What does the Chinese tech community think of Google's controversial plan to uncensor search and possibly leave the country? — I talked to several Chinese entrepreneurs and venture capitalists who were part …
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Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
Follow the Law, China Tells Internet Companies — BEIJING — A day after Google announced that it would quit China unless the nation's censors eased their grip, the Chinese government offered an indirect but unambiguous response: Companies that do business in China must follow the laws of the land.
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Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:Hackers used rigged PDFs to hit Google — and Adobe, says researcher
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Tom Foremski: IMHO, Network World, Nart Villeneuve, The Register, CNET News, InformationWeek, Business Week and Graham Cluley's blog
Gabriel Snyder / valleywag - Gawker:
Apple Wins the First Prize in Our Tablet Scavenger Hunt — We have our first winner in the Valleywag Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt! The most concrete proof of the messiah machine's existence so far landed in our inbox last night. — Congratulations, Michael Spillner of the prestigious …
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Bloomberg:
Apple IPhone With Better Camera May Be Out By June, Goldman's Chen Says — Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.'s latest iPhone will probably be available as early as June, include a more advanced camera, and may feature a touch-sensitive casing, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Robert Chen …
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AppleInsider:
Apple releases MobileMe Gallery software on iPhone App Store — Apple released its fifth first-party App Store application Thursday with the free MobileMe Gallery, allowing users to view photos and videos from the cloud-based service on their iPhone or iPod touch.
Luca Zanolin / Google Mobile Blog:
Search your BlackBerry email and contacts with Google Mobile App — If you have a BlackBerry and use the built-in Messages and Contacts apps, you can now search the email and contacts on your device using the new version of Google Mobile App. — Just type (or speak) your query …
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jkOnTheRun, Internet2Go, InformationWeek, BlackBerry Cool, CrackBerry.com blogs and Phone Scoop, Thanks:atul
Google LatLong:
Make Google Place Pages your business' megaphone — If you're a local business owner, we've just added two new features that can help you reach existing and potential customers even more effectively on your business' Place Page. Both of these features are available by claiming your business through Google Local Business Center.
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ReadWriteWeb, Search Engine Land, Understanding Google … and Screenwerk, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Patent wars: Kodak sues Apple, RIM for patent infringement — Eastman Kodak said Thursday that it has filed lawsuits against both Apple and Research in Motion over digital imaging patents. — Kodak launched its lawsuits on two fronts. Kodak filed a complaint with the U.S. International …
Google LatLong:
Haiti imagery layer now available — We've worked closely with GeoEye throughout the afternoon to make their most recent satellite imagery of Haiti, taken at approximately 10:27am EST today, available as a KML overlay for Google Earth. You can download the KML here and open it in Google Earth …
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Mark Spoonauer / LAPTOP Mag:
Q&A with Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha: Motoblur Tablet on the Way? — He's credited with rescuing Motorola from the blink of oblivion. And he recently spearheaded the introduction of the hottest-selling Android phone yet, thanks in part to Verizon Wireless' massive advertising campaign.
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Engadget, Android Phone Fans, I4U News, Ubergizmo, Softpedia News, Android Central, Electricpig.co.uk, Phone Arena, MobileCrunch and Gizmodo, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Is That a Real New York Times App or a Fake? Apple Doesn't Want to Know. — Has the New York Times finally started charging people to read its news online? Not yet. — But it sure looks like the Times is charging online readers if you visit Apple's iTunes Store, which is selling …
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Blippy Opens to Public and Scores High-Profile Investors-Including Twitter's Evan Williams-For the Twitter of $$ — Blippy, a start-up that lets users broadcast their credit card transactions online, will open itself up to the public today and announce a slate of high-profile Silicon Valley investors.
Daniel Shen / DigiTimes:
Microsoft to launch Windows Mobile 6.6 in February, say sources — Microsoft reportedly plans to launch Windows Mobile 6.6 (codenamed Maldives) in February 2010 to strengthen its competitiveness against iPhone- and Android-based platforms, according to industry sources.
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Oneforty Rolls Out Premium Twitter App Marketplace; Raises $1.9 Million — There's no doubt that Twitter has managed to create a vibrant ecosystem of third party apps and services around its microblogging platform. When we wrote about oneforty, a social app directory for all things Twitter …
Grace Won / AVING USA:
LG Display to develop its 19-inch flexible electronic-paper screen — SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — <Visual News> LG Display has developed the world's largest flexible electronic-paper screen measuring 25cm by 40cm, which translates into a 19-inch screen size. — With 0.3mm thickness and 130g weight …
Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Mac sales can't keep pace with cheap PCs, Apple slips to No. 5 — Sales up 23% to 31%, say Gartner and IDC, but low-priced PCs gain share — Computerworld - While Mac sales in the U.S. were up 31% in the fourth quarter of 2009, Apple was unable to keep pace with exploding sales of cheap Windows PCs …
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Lance Whitney / CNET News:
Poll: Most won't pay to read newspapers online — Would you pay to read your favorite newspaper online? Most say no, at least according to a new Harris poll. — With traditional print newspapers struggling to turn a profit, many have turned to the Web as a means to stay afloat.
Arn / MacRumors:
Apple Still Considering Offering a Stylus? — Tablet-like device depicted with stylus — Given Steve Jobs' distaste for styluses, it comes as a surprise that Apple has recently applied for a patent application exploring the use of a stylus for the capacitive touch sensors found on the iPhone.
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Is YouTube Finally Ready to Turn a Profit This Year? — Starting last summer, Google executives have consistently promised that YouTube was close to becoming profitable. When will that finally happen? — This year, says Barclays analyst Douglas Anmuth.
Ryan McBride / Xconomy:
Segway Business Shifting Gears with Ownership and Management Changes — Ryan McBride wrote: — Segway, the maker of two-wheeled transporters of the same name, has been sold through a merger with a UK holding company for an undisclosed sum, and the firm's CEO, Jim Norrod …
Mark Evans / Sysomos Blog:
Exploring the Use of Twitter Around the World — In our initial Twitter report published last June, one of the areas that explored were the countries and cities where Twitter was being used. Not surprisingly, nearly two-thirds of unique users (62.1%) were located in the U.S., while the U.K. and Canada were a distant second and third.
Frederic Lardinois / ReadWriteWeb:
BackType Now Filters Out Boring Tweets, Launches New Wordpress Plugin — Conversations around blog posts now often happen offsite on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Sadly, a lot of plugins that try to bring these conversation back to the blog end up being somewhat useless …
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Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Experian Hitwise: Google Passes 72% U.S. Market Share — Google surpassed 72% U.S. market share in December according to the latest numbers from Experian Hitwise. For Google, that represents a slight gain over November's share of all U.S. searches. Yahoo, Bing, and Ask.com all saw their search share drop from November to December.
