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Ian Fette / Gears API Blog:
Hello HTML5 — If you've wondered why there haven't been many Gears releases or posts on the Gears blog lately, it's because we've shifted our effort towards bringing all of the Gears capabilities into web standards like HTML5. We're not there yet, but we are getting closer.
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Alexander Vaughn / App Advice:
Rumor: The iPad To Go On Presale Next Week — It's time to warm up your credit cards folks. Despite the fact that you won't have it in your hands before March 29th (or 60 days after the announcement, according to Steve Jobs), you should be able to put in your iPad order as soon as next week.
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MacRumors, 9 to 5 Mac, Edible Apple, Pulse2, Mashable!, Erictric, Gizmodo Australia and Gizmodo
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
The New App Store Rules: No Swimsuits, No Skin, And No Innuendo — Over the last few days we've been tracking Apple's recent decision to remove all sexual content from the App Store. It's an alarming move on Apple's part, if only because it shows that the company is willing to throw developers …
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Jonau / Chillifresh:
>5000 Apps Banned; The New Rules — I have spoken with Apple, and the following are the new rules: — 1. No images of women in bikinis (Ice skating tights are not OK either) — 2. No images of men in bikinis! (I didn't ask about Ice Skating tights for men)
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:Why Apple's New Ban Against Sexy Apps Is Scary
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Technology Liberation Front, Silicon Valley Watcher, Appletell, PC World, Gadget Lab and VentureBeat
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Inside Apple's iPad: Adobe Flash — Apple's new iPad is being criticized for lacking the capacity to render interactive content built using Adobe's Flash platform, but the company shows no sign of reversing course. — Since the iPhone debuted in 2007 without any support for Flash …
Chauncey Dupree / 9 to 5 Mac:
New iPad Tidbits — We have compiled a bunch of new iPad tidbits with screenshots for your viewing pleasure below: — Lots of settings pop up if you know where to look: — YouTube Videos can play in HTML5 (this looks really good btw, not sure if a dedicated Youtube App is necessary):
Philly.com:
Subpoena issued in L. Merion webcam case — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the Lower Merion School District for documents related to the controversial use of remote-control cameras on students' school-issued computers, The Inquirer has learned. — The grand jury subpoena …
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Hillicon Valley
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Evgeny Morozov / Wall Street Journal:
The Myth of the Techno-Utopia — It's fashionable to hold up the Internet as the road to democracy and liberty in countries like Iran, but it can also be a very effective tool for quashing freedom. Evgeny Morozov on the myth of the techno-utopia. — An internet cafe in Tehran.
Damian Kulash Jr / New York Times:
WhoseTube? — MY band is famous for music videos. We direct them ourselves or with the help of friends, we shoot them on shoestring budgets and, like our songs, albums and concerts, we see them as creative works and not as our record company's marketing tool.
h-online.com:
Zero day exploit for Firefox 3.6 — Russian security firm Intevydis has made a Windows exploit for a previously unknown security hole in Firefox 3.6 available to its customers. The exploit allows attackers to remotely gain control of a PC. Intevydis develops the commercial VulnDisco add …
Brad Burnham / Union Square Ventures:
Software patents are the problem not the answer — Nathan Myhrvold and I have exactly the same goal. We'd both like to promote useful innovations that have a positive social impact. But we have very different opinions about how to do it. Nathan believes the patent system is the answer …
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Octazen: What The Heck Did Facebook Just Buy Exactly, And Why? — Facebook has acquired its third company, Malaysian startup Octazen Solutions. Facebook says this is largely a talent acquisition, according to GigaOm. Octazen has a slightly different story on their home page …
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Liz Gannes / GigaOM:Facebook Acquires Contact Importing Startup Octazen
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Mashable!, Pulse2, Softpedia News, Google, All Facebook, Octazen Solutions, VentureBeat and Inside Facebook
Kelly Hodgkins / Boy Genius Report:
Leaked documents reveal the Symbian X^3 powered Nokia X10 — Initial details on Nokia's planned roadmap for 2010 were leaked earlier this month and the information revealed a set of new naming conventions Nokia may be using for its mobile hardware. One series, the X series …
