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Ryan Tate / Gawker:
Steve Jobs Offers World ‘Freedom From Porn’ — I didn't plan to pick a fight with Steve Jobs last night. It just sort of happened: An iPad advertisement ticked me off; I sent the Apple CEO an angry email; he told me about “freedom from porn.” — The electronic debate proceeded from there.
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Apple MacBook refresh leaked in Vietnam (video) — We're not sure what's going on in Vietnam these days but it's suddenly a hot bed for industry leaks. Perhaps it's due to manufacturers expanding from China to Vietnam's relatively cheap (but limited) labor pool?
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Arn / MacRumors:
Next 13-inch MacBook to be Bumped to 2.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 320M — Vietnamese site Tinhte has managed to get their hands on an unreleased MacBook. This is the same site that published a video of the unreleased 4th generation iPhone. — The upcoming MacBook carries a 2.4GHz processor …
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Ignore The Screams—Facebook's Aggressive Approach Is Why It Will Soon Become The Most Popular Site In The World — Facebook has endured another storm of PR hell in recent weeks, as mainstream media and the blogosphere pounds away at its “open disdain” for privacy. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's dorm-room IMs haven't helped.
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Fred / A VC:
Privacy and the Treacherous Middle Ground — I've always thought that in the venture capital business you either want to be very early or very late but not in the middle. I've also thought you either want to be a boutique with a few investors or an institution with many …
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
10 juicy details from the iPhone affidavit — How the cops cracked the case of the missing fourth-generation prototype, step by step — Click to enlarge. Source: San Mateo Superior Court — Here's what we know now that we didn't know before the court released a San Mateo detective's 10-page sworn statement of facts:
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Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Roommate's Tip Led Cops to iPhone Finder
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Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Twitter Improves Trending Topic Algorithm: Bye Bye, Bieber! — Twitter has updated the algorithm behind its popular Trending Topics feature, changing the focus from the most discussed items to what is “most breaking” and “immediately popular.” — Twitter confirmed to Mashable that on Wednesday …
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
MPAA Worries About Pirating U.S. Soldiers in Iraq — It is no secret that the MPAA is involved in an ongoing battle against copyright infringers in the United States. Tens of thousands of copyright notices are sent out each year informing illegal file-sharers that they are breaking the law.
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Mike Dano / FierceMobileContent:
Grading the top 10 U.S. carriers in the first quarter of 2010 — The following charts the top 10 U.S. wireless carriers in the first quarter of 2010 by subscriber base, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, and includes major metrics—such as churn, ARPU and revenue—of each carrier.
Matt Hickey / CNET News:
God help us all, here comes 4chan 2 — The above image shows what the new 4chan likely will look like. (Beta tester names blurred to protect them from other /b/-tards.) — When I write about imageboard Web site 4chan, I always worry that a reader unfamiliar with the site will check it out.
Kevin J. O'Brien / New York Times:
Google's Data Collection Angers European Officials — BERLIN — European privacy regulators and advocates reacted angrily Saturday to the disclosure by Google, the world's largest search engine, that it had systematically collected private data on individuals since 2006 while compiling its StreetView photo archive.
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Clive Akass / Inquirer:
Asus netbook will have a takeaway phone — TAIWANESE MANUFACTURER Asus is planning a netbook with a slot-in mobile phone that will double as a 3G communications module, according to a UK distributor. — The arrangement offers an easy way to use the same SIM card and data account for both a phone and a portable computer.
