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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
So A Blogger Walks Into A Bar... Yesterday I was tipped off about a “secret meeting” between a group of “Super Angels” being held at Bin 38, a restaurant and bar in San Francisco. “Do not come, you will not be welcome,” I was told. — So I did what any self respecting blogger would do …
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GigaOM, Gizmodo Australia, Gawker, Gizmodo and broadstuff, Thanks:louisgray
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Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Hooray For Mike Arrington — If you haven't already, go read Mike Arrington's story about how he barged into a secret meeting of Silicon Valley's super-angels and discovered that the angels were discussing how to screw traditional venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, the latter by pushing down the prices of early-stage deals.
Quora:
Who are the Super Angels that Michael Arrington is talking about in his 9/21/10 Techcrunch post, “So a Blogger Walks into a Bar...”? — And if you can elucidate, what merit is there in his accusations? — Article: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/ 21... — 4 Answers
Wall Street Journal:
RIM Readies Its Answer to iPad — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. could unveil its new tablet computer—as well as the operating system that will power it—as early as next week, at a developers' conference in San Francisco, say people familiar with RIM's plans.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Connecting the dots: RIM may launch its Black Pad Monday
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The Register, Boy Genius Report, Electronista and Engadget, Thanks:jasonhiner
Google Mobile Blog:
Updated Gmail app in Android Market — We just released a new version of the Gmail app in Android Market, so Gmail updates aren't tied to Android version releases anymore. Now you can get new Gmail stuff faster without having to wait for system updates. To start you off …
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Computerworld, Engadget, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Droid Life, pocketnow.com, Google Operating System, Phone Arena, Download Squad, 901am, Boy Genius Report, mobiputing, Android Community, AndroidSPIN, AndroidGuys, Lifehacker, GottaBeMobile, EuroDroid, BlogsDNA, Startup Meme, Switched, Ubergizmo, Erictric, WebProNews, Technologizer, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo and techeblog.com, Thanks:rawmeet
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Benjamin Rubenstein / Neowin.net:
The end of Android fragmentation? Gmail now available in Market
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Electronista and SiliconANGLE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Pie chart: Apple's outrageous share of the mobile industry's profits — Cupertino is raking in the cash as its competitors struggle to post any profit at all. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Apple (AAPL) Tuesday with a “buy” rating and a price target of $356 per share.
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broadstuff, App Advice, Fast Company, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, MacStories, 9 to 5 Mac, MacNN, Macsimum News and MacDailyNews
Bob Lord / Twitter Blog:
All about the “onMouseOver” incident — The short story: This morning at 2:54 am PDT Twitter was notified of a security exploit that surfaced about a half hour before that, and we immediately went to work on fixing it. By 7:00 am PDT, the primary issue was solved.
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eWeek, Mashable!, BBC, TechCrunch, TechCrunch Europe, Gizmodo Australia, WebProNews, CNET News, PC Magazine, Bloggers Blog, The Blog Herald, StatusNet, Bits, ReadWriteWeb, Guardian, Electricpig.co.uk, TechSpot, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Security Watch, Computerworld, CloudAve, CNN, Guardian, LEWIS 360°, Top stories for TNW Network, Switched, Help Net Security, The Huffington Post, GottaBeMobile, Black Web 2.0, InformationWeek, The Register, Slyck, Voices on All Things Digital, Boy Genius Report, GigaOM, Technologizer, Krebs on Security, NBC Bay Area, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim and Ars Technica, Thanks:atul
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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
The Twitter hack: how it started and how it worked
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PC World, Inspired? No, F-Secure Antivirus …, The Next Web, Enterprise Irregulars, Telegraph, InformationWeek, Erictric, Gawker, Asiajin, Macworld, V3.co.uk and Twitter Status
Paul Thurrott / SuperSite for Windows:
Droid Attack Spells Doom for iPhone — Last year, while I was on a business trip, my wife surprised me during a phone call by telling me that she was going to purchase a Motorola DROID and finally enter the smart phone age. This was surprising on a number of levels.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
With News Feed changes, Facebook issues a friend request to social game makers — Months after it hurt social game publishers by taking away some of its best viral methods for spreading apps, Facebook is hoping to make amends. — The company is planning to announce today it will make changes …
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TechCrunch, CNET News, Inside Facebook, Inside Social Games, All Facebook and msnbc.com
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Jared Morgenstern / Facebook Developer Blog:
Making Games on Facebook Better — First, hello from the new Games team! Over the last few months, we've assembled a team of dedicated engineers and product managers who are focused exclusively on designing the platform you need to maximize the potential of your games. And we are game lovers, every last one of us.
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Facebook Blog, TechCrunch and Download Squad, Thanks:atul
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Verizon: Our Apps Aren't About Taking Over The Phone — It's About “Choice”. Puke. — About a week ago, we noted that Verizon was gearing up to launch its own app store for Android phones. This app store, called V CAST Apps, would be completely separate from Android's existing Market for apps.
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jkOnTheRun, Electronista and PreCentral.net
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Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Verizon Storms the App Castle: Launches Wave of Location …
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Verizon, mocoNews and Urban Airship Blog, Thanks:turoczy
Amanda Enayati / Salon:
My relentless pursuit of the guy who robbed me — A thief broke into my car. I used Craigslist, a dating site, MySpace and a fast food joint to track him down In the first 24 hours after someone broke into my car in my own driveway, I was mostly mad at my husband.
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Newser
Brian Morrissey / Adweek:
VideoEgg Buys Six Apart — Makes bid to become ‘modern media company’ — Rich media ad network VideoEgg is recasting itself as Say Media after its purchase of blog platform Six Apart. — The absorption of Six Apart gives the company the added reach of the latter's Movable Type and TypePad blogging software.
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Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Six Apart Deal With VideoEgg Marks the End of an Era
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The Next Web, vanderwal.net Off the Top, paidContent, Everything TypePad and alarm:clock, more at Mediagazer »
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple And Facebook Talked For More Than A Year — Then Apple Launched Ping Without Facebook's Help — Three weeks after Apple launched Ping, its new social networking service, Apple still hasn't been able to work out a deal with Facebook to integrate its vast social network into Ping.
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MacRumors, 9 to 5 Mac, MacStories, TiPb, Edible Apple, MacNN and iClarified
Reuters:
AT&T says half a million iPads use its network — NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - About a half a million iPad owners use AT&T Inc's (T.N) network to connect the Apple Inc (AAPL.O) tablet computer to the Internet, according to the telephone company's top executive Randall Stephenson.
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Computerworld, MacStories, MacRumors, PadGadget and iLounge
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Dan Gallagher / MarketWatch:
AT&T chief not worried about losing iPhone
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ReadWriteWeb, Fast Company and mocoNews
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Tecca, Best Buy's New Shopping App, Isn't a Best Buy Shopping App — Here's another shopping app: Tecca promises to “help you find, buy and get the best from personal technology.” It's available for Apple's iPhone, Google's Android as well as Web browsers.
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Lance Whitney / CNET News:
Google report shows where its content is blocked — Google's Transparency Report shows which countries are asking the company to remove certain content. — (Credit: Google) — In the wake of Google's censorship battles with China and other nations, the search giant has launched a new tool …
Aaron Greenspan / The Huffington Post:
The Legend of Mark Zuckerberg — Bill Gates got me into Harvard. I had never met the man even once in my life, and I had certainly never been the beneficiary of his unparalleled personal fortune in any direct sense. I had, of course, used his company's software, and throughout high school …
Michael Zwibelman / The Official Google Blog:
Taking rogue pharmacies to court — We work very hard to make sure that ads shown on Google provide useful information for our users. But sometimes we need to take action against ads that violate our policies, as when we block malware ads, or when we filed suit last year against “Google Money” scammers.
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TechCrunch and Search Engine Land
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
CE-Oh no he didn't!: Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth — You've been asking and imploring, so Anssi Vanjoki — straight shooter, that he is — now has an answer. Why doesn't Nokia switch to Android? Because Google's software represents …
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Boy Genius Report, Computerworld, IntoMobile, Internet2Go, Androinica, TG Daily, Fortune, Network World, Electronista, Android Phone Fans, Neowin.net, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Silicon Alley Insider, Financial Times, Engadget Mobile, CNET News, I4U News, AndroidGuys, The Huffington Post and Geekosystem
Jon Fortt / Tech Check:
iPad Tops in Consumer Satisfaction: Report — Big news for Apple and Apple investors: The iPad is the highest-scoring product that a leading consumer satisfaction index has ever tracked. — The implication here is that the iPad's popularity may well have real staying power heading into the all-important holiday quarter.
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Computerworld, theacsi.org, 9 to 5 Mac, Digital Daily, The Windows Blog, CNNMoney.com, Internet2Go, MacRumors, Between the Lines Blog, eWeek, GMSV, Electronista and Fortune
