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Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 — Lab test: Apple iPhone 4 design defect confirmed — It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception.
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Joel Johnson / Gizmodo:
You Are Not Your Phone — Is there anything the typifies the sybaritic complacency of the American consumer than feeling personally slighted when somebody criticizes your phone? Put away your slings and arrows, mailroom pundits, and remember these f**kers work for us. — Heard the one about Gizmodo and Apple?
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John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Consumer Reports: By the Way, the iPhone 4 is Also the Best Smartphone on the Market — Well, this is ironic. Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 4, the smartphone that Consumer Reports says it can't recommend, is also the one ranked highest in its latest ratings. The device scored 76 out of 100 points …
Nick Bilton / Bits:
Consumer Reports Says iPhone 4 Has Design Flaw
Consumer Reports Says iPhone 4 Has Design Flaw
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Robert Miller / The Big Blog:
Fring's mis-use of Skype software was damaging to our brand and reputation — An hour or so ago, Fring reported on their blog that we had blocked their access to Skype. I want to make one thing absolutely clear: this is untrue. — Fring was using Skype software in a way it wasn't designed to be used …
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Skype Blocks, Threatens To Sue Fring (Update: Skype Says Fring Is Lying) — Late last week, mobile communication services provider fring released an updated iPhone app that enabled iPhone 4 owners to engage in unrestricted 2-way video calling over Wi-Fi or 3G internet with other iPhone, Android or Symbian devices.
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Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Microsoft extends Windows XP downgrade rights until 2020 — With 74% of business PCs running XP, the move is more proof that it's the OS that won't die — Computerworld - Just a day before Microsoft drops support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company announced on Monday …
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Tom Warren / Neowin.net:
Windows 7 SP1 public beta released
Windows 7 SP1 public beta released
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Mark Friedman / The Official Google Blog:
App Inventor for Android — App Inventor is a new tool in Google Labs that makes it easy for anyone—programmers and non-programmers, professionals and students—to create mobile applications for Android-powered devices. And today, we're extending invitations to the general public.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
It's Alive! Taking Android's App Inventor For A Spin — By now you've probably heard of Google's App Inventor for Android, a web-based development environment that's meant to make it possible for non-developers to build their own Android applications. The technology has been in testing for a year …
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:
Man Claims Ownership of Facebook — A New York judge has issued a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of Facebook Inc.'s assets, following a suit by a New York man who claims to own an 84% stake in the social-networking company. — Paul D. Ceglia filed a suit in the Supreme Court …
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Research In Motion / Inside BlackBerry:
BlackBerry 6: Another Sneak Peek — In the almost ten years I've worked at Research In Motion (RIM), I've never been as excited about a BlackBerry® software launch as I am for BlackBerry 6, which is on track for release this summer. I'm absolutely in love with the BlackBerry 6 experience …
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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Techmeme Offers Tech News at Internet Speed — SAN FRANCISCO — News lovers in Washington can't live without Mike Allen at Politico. Hollywood squabbles over the relative merits of Sharon Waxman's TheWrap versus Nikki Finke's Deadline. The newspaper industry reads the news collected by Jim Romenesko.
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
June ComScore Search Numbers Out: Google Share Down, Bing And Yahoo Up — ComScore's June U.S. search data is out. — Once again, Yahoo and Microsoft gained share at Google's expense because of contextual search tricks on the sites that turn users' click-by-click browsing into extra search queries.
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Steve Rubel / AdAge:
It's Time to Prepare for the End of the Web as We Know It — Steve Rubel on Digital Communications — Wither the web? It's hard to believe but soon, if not already, the web is going to become a lot less interesting to consumers — and just as it approaches its 20th birthday.
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows 7 slates are coming this year — Microsoft isn't going to sit idly by and let slates from Apple and various Android backers run away with this market. — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the 14,000 partners during his July 12 keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference …
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Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
Microsoft releases WP7 tools beta; preview phones coming next week — Actual phones are due out later this year — Computerworld - Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is coming later this year and today Microsoft released a beta version of developer tools to enable software makers to build applications and games for WP7 devices.
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Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
AT&T CTO: ‘We will move heaven and Earth’ to improve our network — AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan described his vision for a future where more and more data is flowing through mobile networks. He made the comments at VentureBeat's MobileBeat 2010 conference today in San Francisco.
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Stephen Lawson / Computerworld:
Open mobile still on the way, AT&T's CTO says
Open mobile still on the way, AT&T's CTO says
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Tim Conneally / BetaNews:
Blackberry Tablet confirmed, will support Flash — Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet have been circulating for months, and statements from Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar on Friday have rekindled the discussion with a little bit more accuracy. — A source close to RIM confirmed to Betanews …
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Casualties Of War: OfferPal Downsizes As Facebook Chooses Competitor — Facebook is steadily converting partners like Zynga away from their home grown payment product to Facebook Credits. And to date there's just one alternative for users who want to complete offers like getting …
Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Microsoft Launches Outlook Facebook Integration [Exclusive] — Microsoft is announcing today that it has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into Outlook, bringing the streams of millions of Facebook users into inboxes across the world. — Last year, Microsoft launched Outlook Social Connector …
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Rik Myslewski / The Register:
MP3tunes offers tuneful truce to Apple and Google — ‘Buy anywhere, listen everywhere’ — Online music-service provider MP3tunes has launched a new service that allows Apple and Google devices to play well together — well, play music, at least. — “It is no secret that Apple and Google …
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