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New York Times:
The iPad App Derby Gets Under Way — It can be difficult to write software for a gadget without being able to touch it. But that has not stopped developers from rushing to create applications for the Apple iPad. — For small start-ups and big Internet and media companies alike, the iPad …
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Kindle for iPad and tablets makes the scene — It must be getting close to April 3rd because the iPad news is hotting up. Today we get our first glimpse at Amazon's free Kindle app for the iPad. We've also got a Barnes & Noble app on the way courtesy of a report in in the New York Times.
Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
Google set to announce China site closure — Google could reveal as early as Monday the closure of its Chinese search engine and its plan for the rest of its China operations, according to a person familiar with the situation. — The US internet giant said on January 12 it was no longer willing …
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Rebecca MacKinnon / RConversation:
Chinese netizens' open letter to the Chinese Government and Google
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
DEMO: InVisage's QuantumFilm enables gorgeous camera phone pictures — InVisage is one of 65 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2010 event taking place this week. These companies do pay a fee to present, but our coverage of them remains objective.
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Financial Times:
Skype founders raise $165m for new fund — Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, have raised a new venture capital fund for investing in so-called “disruptive” early-stage European technology. — Atomico Ventures, the London-based group established by the pair in 2006 …
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Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Who will buy Palm? — If you're in a hurry: no one. — If you have more time, here is the sad story: in one day, this past Friday March 19th, Palm shares collapsed, -29% in one Nasdaq session, closing at $4. The obvious question is why? But a second query immediately comes up: why $4, why not zero?
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Why Google Made BitTorrent a Success — BitTorrent has emerged as the dominant filesharing protocol in recent years. Hundreds of millions of computers have a BitTorrent client installed and torrent sites are among the most frequently visited websites on the Internet.
Alice Rawsthorn / New York Times:
Why @ Is Held in Such High Design Esteem — NEW YORK — The French and Italians have nicknamed it the “snail.” The Norwegians have plumped for “pig's tail,” the Germans “monkey's tail,” and the Chinese “little mouse.” The Russians think of it as a dog, and the Finns as a slumbering cat.
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Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Microsoft's browser loses market share in Europe — (Reuters) - Microsoft's Internet Explorer has lost market share in major European markets, such as France, Britain and Italy, after the U.S. software firm started to make it easier for European consumers to use competing browsers.
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Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
Intel and AMD update desktop CPU lineups — Intel and AMD have both recently updated their desktop processor lineups and will launch several new CPUs including six-core and low- voltage processors, according to sources from motherboard makers. — Intel will soon launch …
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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
DoubleClick Lead Architect Launches Search Retargeting Platform — Ad retargeting typically conjures up images of display ads, but one seasoned ad executive has developed a retargeting platform based on search. — Magnetic Founder Josh Shatkin-Margolis will launch Monday a retargeting platform …
New York Times:
Academic Paper in China Sets Off Alarms in U.S. — A Chinese student, Wang Jianwei, above, and his professor, wrote an academic paper on the vulnerability of the American power grid to a computer attack. Scientists said the paper was merely a technical exercise.
