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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand — NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain's own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers.
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Acquired Imsense Ltd for HDR Capabilities in iOS 4.1 [Updated] — One of the most highly-publicized features of iOS 4.1, released last week, is the ability to take High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos, a feature which allows the iPhone 4's camera to capture a wider range of light intensity …
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Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
HDR photography with iPhone 4 and iOS 4.1: how good is it?
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Electronista and Imaging Insider
Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear:
Video: New Amazon Kindle Ad Shows How Impossible It Is To Read The iPad In Direct Sunlight — Real Madrid v. Barcelona, Ali v. Frazier, and now Kindle v. iPad. This here commercial illustrates, in humorous fashion, the fact that the iPad isn't nearly as easily visible in direct sunlight as the Kindle.
Joseph Tartakoff / paidContent:
Google Says Google Reader Is Doing Just Fine — We reported last week in the aftermath of IAC's decision to shut down Bloglines that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Reader was not doing that well either, citing the latest Hitwise figures which showed visits to the service down 27 percent year-over-year.
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Official Google Reader Blog, Sample the Web and ChasNote
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
No, RSS Is Not Dead, and Neither Are RSS Readers
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Saying “RSS Is Dead” Is Dead, Saying “RSS Is Not Dead” Is Not — Today.
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Jose Antonio Vargas / New Yorker:
Mark Zuckerberg opens up. — Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his college dorm room six years ago. Five hundred million people have joined since, and eight hundred and seventy-nine of them are his friends. The site is a directory of the world's people, and a place for private citizens to create public identities.
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Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
“Embarrassing And Damaging” Zuckerberg IMs Confirmed By Zuckerberg, The New Yorker
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The Not-So Private Parts, Electricpig.co.uk, TechFlash, Hollywood Reporter and USA Today
Chris Dale / YouTube Blog:
Testing, testing...YouTube begins trial of new live streaming platform — From U2 to the Indian Premier League to the White House to E3, we've worked closely with our partners to give you a front row seat to a wide array of live events. Today and tomorrow, tune in as we open a new chapter of YouTube live streaming.
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Will Richmond / VideoNuze:
YouTube Live Streaming Expansion is Exciting Though Today's Quality Was Spotty
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SiliconANGLE and NewTeeVee
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
“The Social Network” Is Just as Brutal as Mark Zuckerberg Feared — It's hard to feel sorry for a billionaire. But here I am, feeling bad for Mark Zuckerberg. If you see the “The Social Network” you're probably going to feel bad for him, too. — I saw a screening of the movie last week …
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DealBook and Gawker, more at Mediagazer »
Janko Roettgers / NewTeeVee:
The Boxee Box: Intel Inside, Available for Preorder — Boxee and D-Link are announcing today that their upcoming Boxee Box will be powered by Intel's CE4100 Atom processor. The online video set-top-box, which will ship in early November, can also be pre-ordered from Amazon.com starting today.
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Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Boxee Box ditches NVIDIA's Tegra 2 for Intel CE4100, pre-orders start today at $199
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eHomeUpgrade, SlashGear, Ars Technica, Geek.com, dailywireless.org and VizWorld.com
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Exclusive: Galaxy Tab, red / white BlackBerry Torch and Samsung Focus hitting AT&T in Q4 — Mmm, delicious. That's the feeling we're left with after being inundated with yet another round of AT&T leaks, this time giving us insight at a few flagship devices on tap for the carrier's holiday push.
Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
Intel's walled garden plan to put A/V vendors out of business — SAN FRANCISCO — In describing the motivation behind Intel's recent purchase of McAfee for a packed-out audience at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel's Paul Otellini framed it as an effort to move the way the company approaches security …
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Intel takes the wraps off its “Nvidia killer”
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David / Signal vs. Noise:
Acquisition condolences — Every time a young, promising start-up is bought out by a stodgy, old incumbent, the world is flush with congratulations. Congratulations to the team, island mojitos now await them. Congratulations to the venture capitalist, their past nine flops can fade in the background for a week.
Taylor Wimberly / Android and Me:
V CAST App Store to compete with official Android Market? — Verizon Wireless loves apps. In fact, Verizon loves them sooo much that they decided to create their own official app store, named V CAST Apps. Many users with Android phones on Verizon might already notice a V CAST Apps tab under …
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TechCrunch, Android Phones … and Phone Arena
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft Said to Plan Debt Sale to Pay for Dividends, Buybacks — Microsoft Corp. is planning to sell debt this year to pay for dividends and share repurchases because too much of its cash is held overseas, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The company would try to raise …
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Silicon Alley Insider, The Microsoft Blog, DailyFinance, TechFlash and Voices on All Things Digital
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
The Five Words You Can Never Suggest On Google Instant — Like it or not, lots of people search for nude celebrities on Google. But with Google's new Google Instant Search, those inclined to seek celebs in the buff have to figure out their queries without any help from Google.
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Silicon Alley Insider, AdAge, internetnews.com, Inquirer, MediaMemo, malcolm coles and Gizmodo, Thanks:rawmeet
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft Zune HD2 more than just a rumor? — Just days after I posted about the (not so) crazy rumor I heard about Microsoft readying a Zune HD2, WMPoweruser unearthed a job description that made it sound like such a device is, indeed, in the making. — According to that job description …
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SlashGear, Gizmodo, Electronista, Thoughts from the Sidelines, Obsessable and Silicon Alley Insider
Dianne de Guzman / Silicon Alley Insider:
Disney Hates On HTML5 — Disney-ABC EVP Albert Cheng told a crowd at the Appnation conference today that HTML5 is “not ready” for ABC. — He gave two reasons: — No room for ads. Without the ability to insert ads, Disney-ABC has little interest in moving towards HTML5.
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Amazon Now Accepts American Express Reward Points For Purchases — Amazon and American Express have announced a partnership that will allows AmEx card members to accumulate rewards to use for purchases on Amazon.com. Similar to the way that card members can use points towards flights and hotel stays …
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Business Wire and The Next Web, Thanks:rawmeet
Kunur Patel / AdAge:
Count on Mobile to Be Part of Everything Google Does — Google VP Omar Hamoui Points Out That Apple Didn't Invent Good Mobile Creative, They Just Marketed It Better — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In May, google finally got the FTC's blessing for its $750 million acquisition of the mobile ad network AdMob …
Jon Swartz / USA Today:
Dell shifts its focus back to larger businesses — ROUND ROCK, Texas — Deep in the heart of Dell (DELL) headquarters here, where it is 99 degrees in the shade outside in early September, something else was heating up. — A bidding war with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) over 3Par …
