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Boy Genius Report:
Leaked: Apple's internal iPhone 4 antenna troubleshooting procedures — The antenna issues plaguing the iPhone 4 have infuriated many iPhone users (and rightfully so), but have you ever wondered how Apple is training its employees to deal with the fiasco? Well thanks to one of our Apple connects …
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Apple hiring iPhone antenna engineers for some reason — Three Apple job postings for iPhone / iPad antenna engineers to “Define and implement antenna system architecture to optimize the radiation performance for wireless portable devices.” All three were posted on June 23rd …
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Richard Gaywood / fscked.co.uk:
More on the iPhone 4 signal issue — Previously, I did some simple testing of reception strength on my iPhone 4 and concluded that I couldn't see any problems. I've now done some more thorough testing, however, and have reason to think I was wrong. Warning: this is very long and nerdy.
Arn / MacRumors:
Detailed Analysis of iPhone 4 Signal Strength Dropoff — Anandtech has managed to provide a detailed analysis of the iPhone 4's potential antenna signal issue. Their analysis may shed some light on people's experiences with the iPhone 4 and the drop-off in signal when the device is being held in hand.
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Fred / A VC:
Some Thoughts On Foursquare — Our portfolio company Foursquare closed a second round of financing yesterday. This was a much covered financing process and also much criticized. I think it makes an excellent case to talk about some conventional notions and why they might not be right.
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Ben Horowitz / ben's blog:
Why Andreessen Horowitz Invested in Foursquare
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Kuan Yong / YouTube API Blog:
Flash and the HTML5 tag — There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not the HTML5 <video> tag is going to replace Flash Player for video distribution on the web. We've been excited about the HTML5 effort and <video> tag for quite a while now, and most YouTube videos can now be played via our HTML5 player.
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Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering IPhone in January — Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone next year, ending AT&T Inc.'s exclusive hold on the smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar with the plans said.
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Michael Bettiol / Boy Genius Report:
Verizon to launch LTE network on November 15th, handsets on Black Friday — This information comes from a new tipster, but we have very good reason to believe that Verizon will begin rolling out its LTE network in 25 markets starting on November 15th. While 25 markets might not sound like a lot …
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Android Gaining on Apple, Says Report — Mobile analytics and tracking firm AdMob has just released its latest mobile metrics report, a monthly snapshot of the smartphone industry based on data generated by ad requests within its network of 23,000 mobile websites and mobile applications.
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9 to 5 Mac, TechCrunch, The Life and Times of AdMob, AdMob Metrics and www.pocketgamer.biz
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar: We're No Cable Killer! We Swear! — If you're planning on swapping out your expensive cable TV service for Hulu's $10 a month subscription offering, Jason Kilar has advice for you: Don't do it! — The Hulu CEO insists that his “Hulu Plus” service …
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Silicon Alley Insider, Electronista, I4U News, The Wire, AppScout and the Econsultancy blog
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
Facebook Clarifies Policy On Site Scrapers As Robots.Txt Gets Updated — Want to scrape Facebook's site for content? You may want to reconsider how you do so as Facebook has updated their Robots.txt file to be a bit more restrictive. If you aren't aware of what a Robots.txt file is, you can read more here.
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Olga Kharif / Business Week:
Google to Push Android Deeper into Asia — Stepping up its rivalry with Apple and Nokia, Google outlines plans to court developers and put its operating system on lower-priced phones in China and India — Google (GOOG) plans to push its Android mobile software in India and China …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
4 — The first thing you notice is that the iPhone 4 feels smaller in hand — the decrease in width, even more so than thickness, is quite noticeable. It feels tight. — Then you turn it on, and you see the screen. — Apple seems very confident about the precise size and dimensions …
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Twitpic Blocks Posterous' Import Tool; Out Come The Lawyers — Well that didn't take long. Halfway into their big 15 importers in 15 days campaign, Posterous has managed to make one of their competitors very angry. Twitpic is so angry, in fact, that they're blocking the service and threatening legal action.
Staska / Unwired View:
Android 3.0 Gingerbread details: 1280×760 resolution, 1Ghz minimum specs, mid-Oct. release — We've been hearing about the upcoming Android Gingerbread release in Q4 for a while now. And also how the new Android user interface will blow our socks off.
Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
Cisco and video: Wi-Fi for Flip, end to Flash debacle, video client for App Store — For Cisco, video technologies ‘are definitely a pervasive play,’ says exec — Computerworld - LAS VEGAS — If you didn't realize how pervasive video technology research is at Cisco Systems …
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Viacom Fights YouTube In Court. But That Won't Stop It From Selling YouTube Ads — Google and Viacom are still fighting in court. But in the real world, they're about to be partners, in a way: The cable network's MTV unit is going to start selling ads on Google's YouTube …
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iPhone 4 Gyroscope Teardown — Apple's latest creation — the iPhone 4 — features a MEMS gyroscope within its pretty shell. But how does that little chip work, and what does it do? We partnered with Chipworks to bring you an in-depth look behind the science of these micro-scale gyroscopes.
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Amazon Introduces 70% Royalty Option For Kindle Digital Text Platform — Right off the heels of announcing an expansion of its Kindle Digital Text Platform to authors and publishers around the world, Amazon announced back in January that it would introduce a new 70 percent royalty option …
Brian Womack / Bloomberg:
Google Says Search Engine Partially Blocked in China — Google Inc. said its Web search engine has been partially blocked in China as it awaits a decision from the country's government on whether it can keep providing Internet services there. — “Partially blocked” means accessibility …
