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Leland Rechis / Twitter Blog:
Twitter for Android: Robots like to share too — When we tweet what's happening around us, we share not only our thoughts, but also web pages, photos, videos, location...anything. Mobile phones are increasingly part of our lives, and we seem to be doing everything but making phone calls.
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Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Official Twitter for Android app goes live, will go open source
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Charles Starrett / iLounge:
iPad 3G video downscaled, blocked over AT&T network — In our early testing, iLounge has learned that some video delivery applications act differently over the 3G network than they do on Wi-Fi. The iPad's built-in YouTube application strips both standard and HD videos to a dramatically lower resolution …
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Dan Moren / Macworld:
First Look: iPad Wi-Fi + 3G — At last, the prophecy has been fulfilled: the second half of the coming of the iPad is upon us. I have in my hands (well, on my ottoman as I write this), an iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, which is Apple's somewhat long-winded moniker for describing an iPad with cellular data access …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
AT&T On The iPad 3G Video Restrictions: “That's something you need to ask Apple” — Today in the U.S. people are getting their hands on the 3G version of the iPad for the first time. The hardware is supposed to be exactly the same as the WiFi-only version except, of course …
Jason Calacanis / The Jason Calacanis Weblog:
The Official Verdict in the stolen iPhone Case — http://www.cbsnews.com/i/tim//2010/04/ 26/gizmodo.jpg — Jason Nation Mailing list: http://jasonnation.com — Unsubscribe: email unsubscribe@calacanis.com — Last Show: Sky Dayton http://bit.ly/b5Rsi1 — Rights: Forwarding by email OK, but please do not publish on web
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Hugo Roy / hugo's blog:
Open Letter to Steve Jobs — update 16:00: Steve Jobs answers to my open letter, see below. — Dear Steve Jobs, — Having read your Thoughts on Flash, I could not agree with you more. Flash is not the Web, and I am glad Apple seizes the opportunity of open standards to build better products for their customers.
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Mark Milian / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Inside the mind of Boy Genius, whose blog sold for millions — Like that, the veil was lifted. — One boy (now, man) made such a racket for mobile industry executives over the last 3 1/2 years that he seemingly upended how mobile juggernauts approach product leaks.
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Charlie Stross / Charlie's Diary:
The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash — There has been some ... interesting news from the tech sector this week. — Firstly, the Apple vs. Adobe vendetta gets even nastier, with a public letter from Steve Jobs explaining why Adobe's Flash multimedia format will not ever be allowed …
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CNET News:
Free Android phones coming to Adobe employees — This will come as little surprise to anyone who followed technology news this week, but let there be no doubt about the preferred smartphone platform at Adobe: it isn't the iPhone. — Adobe confirmed Thursday that it plans to demonstrate …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hard Labor: Adobe Rebuilds Its Wired Magazine App to Fit Apple's Flash-Free Agenda — Condé Nast and Adobe spent months creating a version of Wired magazine for the iPad — only to be to told Apple wouldn't let the thing anywhere near its gadget. — So back to the drawing board …
Christopher Mims / Technology Review:
Blog: Why Twitter Is the Future of News — An unprecedented analysis reveals that the micro-blogging service is remarkably effective at spreadi ng “important” information. It's basically impossible for a journalist who relies on Twitter to find stories, stalk editors, rack up “whuffie” …
Megan Woolhouse / Boston Globe:
Family, Verizon far apart over nearly $18,000 phone bill — DOVER — Bob and Mary St. Germain say they can't believe it. Four years after their son, Bryan, used his cellphone to connect to the Internet, the couple is still trying to fight the bill: a nearly $18,000 tab from Verizon.
Phil Nickinson / Android Central:
LG Ally spotted in new Iron Man 2 commercial — Want more on the LG Ally for Verizon? We've got it. It's in a commercial for “Iron Man 2,” and it's clearly running Android. That keyboard looks pretty darn usable, but the D-pad could be interesting. We've confirmed that in fact it's Android 2.1 …
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Caroline McCarthy / The Social:
Facebook's impending fight with D.C. (FAQ) — You probably have a Facebook account—well over 400 million people do. You've probably noticed that the look and feel of your profile have recently changed (again). — And you've probably heard a lot recently about Facebook changing its privacy policies (again).
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Waiting for iTunes.com? Don't Hold Your Breath — Apple is shutting down its Web-based music service in a month. When will it open a new one? — No time soon, from what I can tell. — I've been on the phone all day with music industry sources. None of them know of any specific plans Apple …
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Why iPad mags cost $4.99 each — Because that's what the market will bear — at least for now — If you buy the digital editions of Popular Science or TIME Magazine on the iPad, they cost $4.99 each — same as on the newsstand. — However, one-year subscriptions to Popular Science …
