Techmeme: Microsoft Pushes Zune Expansion Outside the US (Jeremy Kirk/PC World)

7:00 AM ET, September 21, 2010

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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:

When Larry Ellison Met Marc Andreessen-A Silicon Valley Settlement Story (Plus Mark Hurd Returns Some Dough!) — According to multiple sources, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pictured right) approached Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) board member Marc Andreessen (pictured left) to help broker a settlement between the companies.

Discussion: Inquirer, IBD Click, Softpedia News, DealBook, The Register, Silicon Alley Insider, eWeek, TechEye, Digital Daily, Electronista and Tech Trader Daily

Aaron Ricadela / Bloomberg:

HP and Oracle Resolve Litigation on Hurd Employment — Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) — Hewlett-Packard Co. and Oracle Corp. said they resolved litigation over the appointment of Mark Hurd as a president of Oracle and reaffirmed the long-term partnership between the two companies.

Discussion: Business Wire, TechCrunch, GigaOM, VentureBeat, DealBook, Between the Lines Blog, PreCentral.net, Engadget and bizjournals

foursquare:

Introducing foursquare 2.0: Tips + To-Dos + Add to foursquare + More! — When we started foursquare, we dreamed it would be much more than check-ins. We really wanted to build tools that would help people collect and share their real-world experiences. Today we're rolling out the 2. version …

Discussion: Mashable!, About Foursquare, Softpedia News, Mobile Entertainment, ReadWriteWeb, VentureBeat, Download Squad, Pocket-lint, Silicon Alley Insider, WebProNews, GeekSugar and The Next Web, Thanks:atul

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Foursquare 2.0 Goes Beyond The Check-In — By Reshuffling Old Features

Discussion: Mobile Marketing Watch, TUAW and Marshall Kirkpatrick …

James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:

Google Bringing Document Editing to Android, iPad — Google unveiled a new mobile login verification system today, and perhaps more importantly, said that editing of Google Docs would be coming soon to Android and the iPad. The ability to edit docs on the two mobile platforms will bring real-time collaboration to mobile users.

Dan Nosowitz / Fast Company:
Google Docs Coming to iPad in “the Next Few Weeks” to Slap iWork Around

Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and InformationWeek

Om Malik / GigaOM:

Is Apple Working on a 7-Inch Screen iPad? — Apple, perhaps worried about competition from the Android camp, may be looking to develop a new version of iPad, this one with a 7-inch screen. It would bring such a device to market some time in 2011, according to a research note put …

Discussion: Computerworld, msnbc.com, SlashGear, Electronista, TheAppleBlog, Pocket-lint, Softpedia News, I4U News and The Tech Herald …

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Regarding Ashok Kumar's Track Record on Apple

Discussion: Technologizer

Matt Van Wagner / Search Engine Land:

How Google Saved $100 Million By Launching Google Instant — It seems fitting that from the moment it was announced, Google Instant became an instant headline news story. — For the past few week, industry pundits have been talking, tweeting and writing about Google Instant and offering …

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, Softpedia News and Search Engine Watch

Agence France Presse:

Nokia rejects rumours of new mobile phone delay — HELSINKI — Nokia said on Tuesday that reports of a delay in the launch of its new N8 mobile phone, seen as a key product needed to boost the company's fortunes, are inaccurate. — “We have said we expect to ship the N8 by the end …

Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Nokia N8 delayed ‘for a few weeks to do some final amends’

Discussion: Reuters, Boy Genius Report, Cellpassion, Fonehome.co.uk, VentureBeat, Mobile Entertainment, Fone Arena, Electronista, Phones Review, IntoMobile, My Nokia Blog and Crave

Jeremy Kirk / PC World:

Microsoft Pushes Zune Expansion Outside the US — Microsoft plans to offer elements of its Zune music and movie services throughout Europe and other countries this fall in conjunction with the release of its Windows Phone 7 operating system. — Windows Phone 7 is scheduled to launch …

Discussion: Telegraph, Music Ally, Guardian, Microsoft, Softpedia News, SlashGear, BetaNews, Ars Technica, Electronista, Mobility Digest, TechNet Blogs, Gizmodo, Download Squad, Neowin.net, The Microsoft Blog and LiveSide.net

Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint: Zune PC software to be Windows Phone 7's iTunes

Peter Birch / Google LatLong:

Ocean comes to Google Earth for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch — We recently announced the arrival of ocean bathymetry and ocean layer content to Google Earth for Android. Today, with the latest release of Google Earth 3.1 for iOS, we're proud to announce that you can now explore underwater landscapes …

Discussion: IntoMobile, Phone Arena, Phones Review, MobileContentToday, 9 to 5 Mac, App Advice and everythingiCafe

Christopher Mims / Technology Review:

Why No Second Internet Bubble? — Internet adoption has only accelerated since 2001, so why hasn't the economy been goosed again? — In 2001, the global stock market peaked. At left, the technology-heavy NASDAQ composite shows what happens when a mind-bogglingly huge amount …

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Facebook Has Quietly Implemented A De-Facto Follow Feature — A few days ago, Facebook made what seemed to be a small tweak to its Friend Requests area. As first noted by Inside Facebook, the social network changed the way friend rejections work. Previously, you could either Confirm or Ignore (deny) a request.

Discussion: Switched, Thanks:srikardhanakoti

Jason Hiner / Tech Sanity Check:

The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things — Because of the iPad, 2010 will likely be remembered as a landmark year in computing. It will rank right up there with 1984 when the graphical user interface debuted to the masses in the first Macintosh, and 1995 when the launch …

Thanks:techrepublic

Claire Cain Miller / Bits:

Google Reports on Government Requests and Censorship — Google has lately found itself on the receiving end of criticism from privacy and transparency advocates. But with two new tools, Google is trying to convince them that the company is on their side. — On Tuesday, Google will introduce …

Discussion: TechCrunch, The Official Google Blog and Mashable!, Thanks:srikardhanakoti

John Cook / TechFlash:

Fox, NBC, MLB and others look to squash Seattle startup ivi Inc. — Some of the biggest names in TV broadcasting are looking to put the brakes on a tiny Seattle startup called ivi Inc. The 18-person company, which launched a live Internet TV service one week ago today, has received cease …

Discussion: NewTeeVee

Chris Ziegler / Engadget:

TerreStar Genus hybrid satellite phone hits AT&T at long last for $799 — It's been just shy of a year since TerreStar's Windows Mobile-based Genus was announced for AT&T, offering a unique combination of GSM / HSPA backed up with satellite capability for those times when you find yourself …

Discussion: MobileCrunch, Phones Review and Associated Press

Ashlee Vance / New York Times:

British Chip Designer Prepares for Wider Demand — CAMBRIDGE, England — Near the southeastern edge of Cambridge, where this idyllic university town gives way to fields of green, sits the headquarters of ARM Holdings. Neither the modest three-building campus nor its surroundings evoke notions of a thriving hotbed of computing.

Discussion: Bits and SlashGear

Erica Ogg / CNET News:

Secrets of Apple's customer success — Hardware manufacturers liberally take cues from Apple products, so why not its approach to customers? — For the seventh straight year, Apple has topped its competitors in the PC industry in the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index …

Discussion: CNNMoney.com

Cade Metz / The Register:

Yahoo! ‘owns several patents’ on Google Instant — ‘Streaming search’ all about cash, says ex-Google man — Exclusive Yahoo! owns several patents covering Google's new Instant search engine, according to Shashi Seth, Yahoo!'s senior vice president of search and a former search product leader at Google.

Discussion: WebProNews

Hamid Tehrani / Global Voices Advocacy:

Iran: Jailed blogger, Hossein Derakhshan ("Hoder") may face death penalty — A reliable source has told Global Voices that Tehran's prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (also known as “Hoder"). The presiding judge, named Salavati, has not yet ruled in the case.

Discussion: cyrusfarivar.com and ReadWriteWeb, more at Mediagazer »

Greg Sandoval / CNET News:

Police interview Steve Jobs about prototype iPhone — For months, little news has surfaced about the police investigation into the sale last spring of a lost prototype iPhone 4. That may soon change. — Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, Calif. …

Discussion: AppleInsider, Phone Arena, MacNN and iPhone Download Blog

Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:

How to pitch your company at Techcrunch or get investors to write checks — I saw over 100 company pitches last week at DEMO and at Google. There will be 100 more at Techcrunch Disrupt next week. The good ones stand out immediately. How can you get noticed?

Discussion: TechCrunch, Thanks:dondodge

Bertrand Vasquez / Erictric:

Apple Quietly Launches New Game Section on Its Website — Cupertino, California-based Apple has apparently launched a new game-dedicated section on its website, where visitors can find several resources and information regarding the latest games along with the gaming capabilities of several Apple products.

Discussion: VentureBeat

Alastair Jamieson / Telegraph:

Girl, 14, fears 21,000 party guests after Facebook invite blunder — A teenager from Hertfordshire who mistakenly posted her address and phone number on Facebook to publicise a birthday party ended up with 21,000 promised guests. — Rebecca Javeleau, 14, mistakenly made the details public …

Discussion: The Blog Herald and CNET News

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