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The Official Google Blog:
Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network — Imagine sitting in a rural health clinic, streaming three-dimensional medical imaging over the web and discussing a unique condition with a specialist in New York. Or downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes.
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Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Your new ISP? Google launches 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home trial — People have wondered for years what Google might be up to with all that dark fiber it had bought up around the country. Now, we may have an answer: delivery of open-access, fiber-to-the-home Internet service at speeds of 1Gbps.
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:Google dabbling in broadband service, Seattle intrigued
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Fox News:
Iran Shuts Down Gmail, Announces National E-Mail Service — Iran's telecommunications agency announced what it described as a permanent suspension of Google's e-mail services, saying that a national e-mail service for Iranian citizens would soon be rolled out.
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Ivan Watson / CNN:
Iran obstructing links to outside world, opposition members say — (CNN) — Iranian authorities have imposed a virtual information blockade after opposition leaders issued a call for supporters to take to the streets during an important government anniversary on Thursday, people inside the country are saying.
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Farnaz Fassihi / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Authorities Brace for Protests — BEIRUT—Iranian authorities deployed in force across Tehran Wednesday to conduct last-minute security sweeps and warn residents to refrain from joining antigovernment protests planned for Thursday. — The government typically orchestrates large …
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Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
WARNING: Google Buzz Has A Huge Privacy Flaw (GOOG) — There is a huge privacy flaw in Google's new Twitter/Facebook competitor, Google Buzz. — When you first go into Google Buzz, it automatically sets you up with followers and people to follow. — A Google spokesperson tells us …
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Daniel Lyons / Techtonic Shifts:
Google Buzz? More Like Buzz Kill — Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the unveiling of Google Buzz — God bless those hard-working techies in Silicon Valley for inventing this constant stream of things that serve mostly to make me feel guilty because I don't want to use them even though everyone else …
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:BREAKING: Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half its value.
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Punit Singh Soni / Google Mobile Blog:Introducing Google Buzz for mobile: See buzz around you and tag posts …
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Opera Press Room:
Opera Mini for iPhone sneak peek — Exclusive press and partner preview at MWC 2010 — Opera Software, maker of the world's most popular mobile Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC).
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David Reiss / Facebook Blog:
Facebook Chat Now Available Everywhere — We believe you should be able to connect with your Facebook friends everywhere. We're happy to announce that now you can with Facebook Chat. Starting today, the more than two billion chat messages sent on the site every day can be sent from your favorite desktop instant messaging client.
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Hulu Could Still Launch On The iPad — When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad last month, one notable potential partner absent from the stage was Hulu, now the second-largest video site on the Web. The launch event focussed more on the iPad as an eBook reader to rival the Kindle, but watching videos on it will be just as important.
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Ian Youngs / BBC:
Warner quits free music streaming — Record label Warner Music has said it will stop licensing its songs to free music streaming services. — Companies like Spotify, We7 and Last.fm give free, legal and instant access to millions of songs, funded by adverts.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
With Subscriptions Off The Table For Now, Apple To Test $1 TV Shows — Leading up to its January event, rumors were swirling that Apple was talking to the TV networks about offering possible subscriptions to their shows through iTunes. Of course, that never happened.
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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
U.S. To Be Hit By Massive Cyber Attack On Feb. 16. Asterisk. — On February 16, at about 10:00 am ET, the U.S. will be hit by a massive, crippling cyber attack from an unknown entity. Key players will convene in the White House situation room and plan the response, from mitigation to (possibly) retaliation.
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
WSJ Op-Ed Piece by Holman W. Jenkins Jr. Argues Apple Is Getting All Microsofty — Holman W. Jenkins Jr. on the iPad: … So his argument is that no matter how bad Flash is technically and experience-wise, Apple should add it to the iPad so people can watch Hulu.
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Live From Yahoo SearchSpeak 2010 — We're here at Yahoo's Sunnyvale, CA headquarters for an event the company is holding called “SearchSpeak” to talk about, you guessed it: their search product. — Speaking here are: — Shashi Seth, Senior Vice President of Search Products, Yahoo!
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Arik Hesseldahl / Business Week:
iPad Costs Leave Room for Price Cuts — Apple may pay as little as $219.35 for the new tablet's parts, says iSuppli. That leaves room to cut the price of a device that analysts say may be too expensive — Apple's (AAPL) iPad tablet computer, introduced Jan. 27, may have component costs …
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Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
TOLDJA: Owen Van Natta Steps Down As MySpace CEO (NWS) — Owen Van Natta just resigned as CEO of News Corp (NWS) social network MySpace. He will be replaced by newly-elevated co-Presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn. — We heard this was coming last week.
Kevinweil / Twitter Blog:
Super Data — My name is @kevinweil and I'm on the analytics team at Twitter. The convergence of sports, brands, and culture around the Super Bowl makes for a particularly fascinating set of tweets to follow. Fans of the @NFL watch the Super Bowl for the football and others enjoy the spectacle for the commercials.
Wall Street Journal:
Motorola Weighs Plan to Break Up — Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building in Tempe, Ariz. — Motorola Inc. is close to rolling out a new plan that it hopes will revive a long-suffering effort to separate the company's main business units, according to people familiar with the matter.
Chamath Palihapitiya / Facebook Blog:
Facebook Mobile: 100 Million and Growing — We want as many people as possible to be able to access Facebook all the time, regardless of where they live or what device they carry. Today, we hit another milestone toward that goal, with more than 100 million people actively using Facebook from their mobile devices every month.
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Twitter Taps Pixar Exec. as CFO — Twitter has finally found a Chief Financial Officer. — Ali Rowghani, who currently serves as CFO and Senior VP of Strategic Planning at Pixar Animation Studios, will bring his financial acumen to the microblogging service come March
Mia / YouTube Blog:
Safety Mode: Giving You More Control on YouTube — Diversity of content is one of the great things about YouTube. But we know that some of you want a more controlled experience. That's why we're announcing Safety Mode, an opt-in setting that helps screen out potentially objectionable content …
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Simon Walker / AndroidSPIN:
HTC Scorpion Leaked. Maybe 1.5Ghz Processor. Android 2.2. Is it real? — Is the HTC / Google Nexus one the king of the crop anymore? — Not if the following rumor has any validity. — More and more rumors appear everyday about new devices coming from HTC and this latest leaked build file looks …
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Jeff Kunins / The Windows Blog:
Windows Live Messenger - a short history — Hi, my name is Jeff Kunins, and I am the Group Program Manager (GPM) for social networking across Windows Live. In other words, I'm totally focused on partnering with and connecting to social networks and other web services that you already love …
