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Cindy Cohn / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
A Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal — Efforts to protect net neutrality that involve government regulation have always faced one fundamental obstacle: the substantial danger that the regulators will cause more harm than good for the Internet.
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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / Digits:
Facebook at Odds With Google, Verizon on Net Neutrality — Facebook Wednesday took issue with Google and Verizon's proposal to exempt cellular networks from rules that would ensure equal treatment of Internet traffic, saying the social-networking giant supports equal treatment on “both landline and wireless networks.”
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Tom Foremski, Tech Eye and The Huffington Post, Thanks:rawmeet
Matthew Lasar / Ars Technica:
A paper trail of betrayal: Google's net neutrality collapse — Like the rest of the technology world, we're wondering why Google has chosen to ally itself with Verizon, issuing a set of joint net neutrality recommendations that critics charge would significantly weaken the Federal Communications …
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Nelson's Weblog and Digital Trends
Ryan Singel / Epicenter:
Why Google Became A Carrier-Humping, Net Neutrality Surrender Monkey (UPDATED)
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Computerworld, InformationWeek, The Register, Search Engine Land, broadstuff, Beyond Search, MediaPost, FM Blog, Guardian, New York Times and The Atlantic Online, Thanks:rawmeet
Matt Burns / TechCrunch:
The Dell Streak Shows The CE World How To Be Relevant In An iDevice World — Someone at Dell deserves a raise. Actually, a bunch of people probably deserve a monetary reward for the Dell Streak as it takes many people to get a product to market. It's the fact that the Dell Streak actually …
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internetnews.com, GottaBeMobile, Gadget Lab, Ubergizmo and Unwired View
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Lionel Menchaca / Direct2Dell:
Official Dell Streak Pricing, Carrier and Order Details for US Customers
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The Seattle Times, Yahoo! News, eWeek, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Between the Lines Blog, Liliputing, Computerworld, Digital Trends, content.dell.com, Appolicious Advisor, Technologizer, MobileContentToday, AndroidGuys, Boy Genius Report, Phones Review, jkOnTheRun, PhoneDog.com, PC World and SlashGear
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Dell Streak Pricing: $300 With Two-Year AT&T Contract, $550 Without
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Engadget, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, Appletell, Softpedia News, Cult of Mac, InformationWeek, Silicon Alley Insider, Gadgets DNA, TiPb, AndroidSPIN, Inquirer, I4U News, Erictric, Fudzilla, 9 to 5 Mac, iLounge, everythingiCafe, Liliputing, Thoughts from the Sidelines, TechSpot, Android Phone Fans, Covering Web, displayblog, TeleRead and Edible Apple
Gmail Blog:
Updates to Contacts and a (slightly) new look for Gmail — We're constantly reviewing user feedback about Gmail, and for a while now the number one request has been for a better contacts experience. You've asked us to generally make Contacts easier to use, as well as for specific improvements …
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PC World, Techie Buzz, Techland, Geek.com, Softpedia News, Electricpig.co.uk, WebWorkerDaily, Pocket-lint, The Register, V3.co.uk, Neowin.net, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, VentureBeat, WebProNews, Google Operating System, Download Squad, Gizmodo, CNET News, Switched, Covering Web, Computerworld and eWeek
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Cars hacked through wireless tire sensors — The tire pressure monitors built into modern cars have been shown to be insecure by researchers from Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina. The wireless sensors, compulsory in new automobiles in the US since 2008 …
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Lockergnome Blog Network and Geek.com
Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Twitter Launching Official Tweet Buttons This Week [EXCLUSIVE] — Twitter is launching an official Tweet Button for sharing articles on websites and counting how many times a URL has been shared, according to documents Mashable has obtained. The Tweet Button could launch as soon as this Thursday.
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
How Black People Use Twitter — As far as I can tell, the Twitter hashtag #wordsthatleadtotrouble got started at about 11 a.m. Pacific Time on Sunday morning, when a user named Kookeyy posted this short message: “#wordsthatleadtotrouble 'Don't Worry I gotchu.”
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techPresident and The Atlantic Online
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Mark Hurd Had The Lowest Employee Approval Rating (34%) Of Any Major Tech CEO — Softcore-porn-actress-turned- marketing-consultant Jodie Fisher wasn't the only person who failed to be enamored by HP CEO Mark Hurd, who was forced to resign as a result of an investigation into his relationship with Ms. Fisher.
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Between the Lines Blog, Silicon Alley Insider, HP Phenomenon, Techie Buzz, Gawker and TG Daily, Thanks:rawmeet
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Confirmed: HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax, Identity Revealed — “Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos)” is indeed a hoax, say its creators John and Leo Resig. — I'd love to pull out some well-worn meta-media analysis about how memes are increasingly …
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CNET News, Computerworld, NevilleHobson.com, Boing Boing, Gawker, theCHIVE, Switched, Mashable!, Gizmodo and PE Hub Blog, more at Mediagazer »
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Qualcomm's E-Ink killer: How do you mass produce Mirasol? — Qualcomm's Mirasol, a color screen that has the battery life of E-Ink and can play video, is a likely candidate for a future version of Amazon's Kindle. Now all Qualcomm has to do is manufacture it profitably.
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Susie Pan / DigiTimes:
Global e-book reader shipments to be 2-3 times higher in 2H10, says E Ink chairman
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Kindle Review and Tech Eye
Mike Steib / Traditional Media:
DIRECTV Partners with Google TV Ads — Today, we're announcing a strategic partnership with DIRECTV through which Google TV Ads will offer inventory on a broad selection of television networks available on DIRECTV. — DIRECTV's national satellite inventory on Bloomberg Television, Centric …
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Fortune, CNET News, paidContent, L.A. Times Tech Blog, BetaNews, TechCrunch, Erictric, 901am and Silicon Alley Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Ben Parr / Mashable!:
MySpace Launches a Revamped User Homepage [EXCLUSIVE] — MySpace is rolling out a complete redesign of the user homepage (the page users see when they log in), with a focus on content discovery through the stream and more prominent sharing tools. — The revamp, which will roll out as a …
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
You've got friends: Facebook, AOL quietly talking online ad hookup — Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong are quietly discussing a strategic alliance aimed at boosting their online ad businesses, The Post has learned. — The two companies have been talking …
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GigaOM and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
First Look At TweetDeck For Android — TweetDeck is preparing to release its first Android app in beta tomorrow. I got a hold of the beta build and some screenshots. The app adds some new elements which go beyond TweetDeck's popular iPhone app, and even introduces some new elements not yet found in its desktop app.
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Google Android News … and Black Web 2.0
Kim Hyung-eun / JoongAng Daily:
Samsung tablet to be unveiled in Berlin — Speculation has been swirling for months around a tablet PC from Samsung Electronics, and the waiting may finally be over next month. — Korea's top mobile phone maker will unveil the device at the IFA consumer electronics show …
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CNET News, CrunchGear, Samsung Hub, Techland, Electricpig.co.uk, Inquirer, I4U News, Pocket-lint, Android and Me, Engadget, AndroidGuys, Erictric, Phone Arena and The Next Web
Reuters:
Setback for BlackBerry in India — (Reuters) - India may temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if New Delhi's concerns about security are not addressed in a meeting between the government and mobile phone operators on Thursday, government sources said. — The latest ultimatum …
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Techie Buzz, Fast Company, Network World, The Register, Reuters, Inquirer, Electronista and Voices on All Things Digital
Dan Primack / PE Hub Blog:
What Happened To Demand Media's Traffic? — Take a look at the Quantcast traffic data for Demand Media, the VC-backed online content creator that on Friday filed for a $125 million IPO: — The massive drop-off occured a few days prior to the IPO filing, and has stayed consistent over the past two days of Quantcast reports.
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Computerworld, GigaOM, Skeptic Geek, Bronte Media, Slate and Andy Beard
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Facebook Had Offered Foursquare $120 Million, Foursquare Asked For $150 Million, Then Facebook Walked Away — Here are some numbers we hadn't seen before to go along with the Facebook-Foursquare acquisition chatter from earlier this year, before Foursquare raised its big round.
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All Facebook and Telegraph, more at Mediagazer »
John Casasanta / tap tap tap:
Camera+ second month sales: The Sophomore Software Slump? — For iPhone apps that have had relatively big launches, they typically have great sales the first month, but during the second month, sales tend to drop substantially. It makes sense when you think about it... in these cases …
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Gadget Lab, Gizmodo, TUAW and The Next Web
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Waiting for Godot: Apple's Fall Event Is Definitely Happening, but Exactly When and What? — Oh, it's coming. — According to several sources and as has been widely expected, Apple will once again be holding its annual special event, possibly closer to mid-September this time.
comScore, Inc.:
Indonesia, Brazil and Venezuela Lead Global Surge in Twitter Usage — Global Audience to Twitter.com Doubles in Past Year, as Latin American Audience Grows Fourfold — comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on Twitter.com growth worldwide.
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VatorNews, TechCrunch and Voices on All Things Digital
Thibault Imbert / ByteArray.org:
H.264 GPU Decoding in Flash Player on Mac OS X is live! — We just pushed a few minutes ago a new version of the Flash Player 10.1.82.76 containing a nice feature that was in beta until now called “Gala”. Yes, H.264 GPU decoding in Mac OSX is now officially enabled in the Flash Player.
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Computerworld, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Liliputing, TUAW, Inquirer, O'Grady's PowerPage, Edible Apple, 9 to 5 Mac, John Nack on Adobe, InsideRIA and Gizmodo
