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The Official Google Blog:
Creating stronger privacy controls inside Google — In May we announced that we had mistakenly collected unencrypted WiFi payload data (information sent over networks) using our Street View cars. We work hard at Google to earn your trust, and we're acutely aware that we failed badly here.
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Reuters:
Google says Street View cars got email, passwords — (Reuters) - Google Inc acknowledged that a fleet of cars equipped with wireless equipment inadvertently collected emails and passwords of computer users in various countries, and said it was changing its privacy practices.
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Pulse2, Neowin.net and Gizmodo
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Apple responds on missing Flash in new MacBook Airs, says get used to it — The other day, we reported on the fact that those tiny new MacBook Airs are shipping without a pre-installed version of Flash. Based on Apple's recent, vocal anti-Flash opinions, we took it as a sign that the company …
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eWeek, Velocity, Scobleizer, BlogsDNA, TUAW, MacRumors, Gizmodo, GottaBeMobile, Mashable!, MacStories, AppleInsider, Hardware 2.0 Blog, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, SAI, Los Angeles Times, iClarified and TechSpot
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Nick Bilton / Bits:
Where Does Adobe Go From Here? — Its been a bit of a rough year for Adobe Systems.
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CNET News and Daring Fireball
Henry Blodget / SAI:
Here's What President Obama Said At Marissa Mayer's House Last Night — President Obama dropped by Marissa Mayer's house in Palo Alto last night for a $30,000-a-plate Silicon Valley fund raiser. — Afterwards, on Twitter, Marissa was understandably excited: “The President came to our house for dinner tonight.
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SFGate, Gizmodo, Washington Examiner, Mountain View Patch, PC Magazine and CNET News
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Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Click Here If You've Never Seen President Obama Sign An iPad Before — First thing you'll notice about this picture is how utterly relaxed the Barack Obama T-shirt sporting young man holding an iPad seems to be, compared to just about everyone in his immediate neighborhood.
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This Just In, Gearlog, IntoMobile, App Advice, iThinkDifferent, msnbc.com, Redmond Pie, WatchingTV Online, The Register, MacStories, Engadget and TUAW
Sandra Gonzales / Mercury News:
President Obama meets with Apple's Steve Jobs, heads to Palo Alto fundraisers
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Reuters, Post Tech, SAI, Fox News, Computerworld, NewTeeVee, The White House, Bloomberg, Hillicon Valley, Search Engine Land, Fortune and Softpedia News
Wall Street Journal:
MySpace, Apps Leak User Data — Site Sends Personal IDs When Ads Are Clicked, a Journal Investigation Finds — MySpace and some popular applications on the social-networking site have been transmitting information to outside advertising companies that could be used to identify users, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Wall Street Journal Investigation Into MySpace Was Quietly Killed — A few days ago the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles about a supposed Facebook privacy breach. We and others noted that the article was complete rubbish. — We also noted that the Wall Street Journal's sister company …
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
A Tour Of How Networks Have Blocked Google TV — After less than a week since its release, three of America's largest television networks have started blocking Google TV. Sort of. While ABC and CBS keep Google TV viewers out, as does Hulu, NBC actually still seems to let them in.
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Andrew Baron / TechCrunch:
The Future Of TV Is HTML
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Communications … and Cocoa Touch Apps, more at Mediagazer »
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Google in talks to unblock access to TV websites
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Search Engine Watch, Ars Technica, Download Squad, Fortune, NewTeeVee, VentureBeat, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog, Techdirt, Geek.com, Company Town, I4U News, Los Angeles Times, Android Community, Techland, Post Tech, DailyTech, DSLreports and Androinica, more at Mediagazer »
Jason Boog / mediabistro.com:
Amazon to Introduce Lending for Kindle — Amazon will soon allow readers to loan Kindle books to other users-one crucial feature that many readers have sought. — Amazon shared the news in a note to Kindle readers: “later this year, we will be introducing lending for Kindle …
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SAI, TechCrunch, CrunchGear, Technologizer and Zatz Not Funny!
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report:
The iPhone is the worst... In my line of work, cell phones come and go faster than mixed drinks on MTV's Jersey Shore. They're here, they're gone and most of the time they're quickly forgotten. I can't even recall all of the mobile devices I've handled in the past month, let alone the past year.
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Apple Reaching for the Cloud With MacBook Air and N.C. Data Center — Steve Jobs says the MacBook Air is the future of the MacBook and the future of the notebook as well. But if that's to be the case, the machine-and Apple's ecosystem-needs to evolve a bit more to appeal to that strata …
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AppleInsider, Electronista, MacRumors, MacNN, Edible Apple and MacStories, Thanks:srikardhanakoti
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Foursquare Blog:
One small step for man, one giant check-in for mankind — Part of the founding mission of NASA is to inspire the next generation of explorers. While we're not exploring the solar system, our idea behind foursquare is actually pretty similar: we want to help people explore.
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IntoMobile, TechCrunch, VatorNews, Tech Report, Gawker, The Next Web, Gizmodo and SlashGear
Darrell Etherington / TheAppleBlog:
Apple Passes RIM In Global Smartphone Share — Despite Steve Job's obvious distaste for the company, Research in Motion (RIM) has long remained ahead of Apple in the global smartphone market. Not any longer, according to research firm Strategy Analytics, which yesterday reported …
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Computerworld, Mobile Marketing Watch, CNET News, Strategy Analytics, VatorNews, SiliconANGLE, Adotas, Ubergizmo and MacStories, Thanks:sharjeelaziz
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Looks Like Our Friends Over At GigaOm Just Raised Another $2.5 Million — Om Malik, well-respected journalist and founder of technology news blog network Giga Omni Media and its flagship blog GigaOm, broke the news about us being acquired by AOL about a month ago now.
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VentureBeat, MWD Tech News, omis.me and paidContent, more at Mediagazer »
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JP Mangalindan / Fortune:
Sorry, Windows Phone 7 app makers: the camera's off-limits — As developers decide whether and how to support Microsoft's nascent mobile OS, some have found that creating augmented reality and video chat apps isn't possible, at least for now. — For Microsoft (MSFT) …
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The Next Web, WPCentral.com, Inquirer and Engadget
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Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Feature: Windows Phone 7: The Ars Review
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Bits, SAI, OSNews, Electronista, VatorNews, IntoMobile and LiveSide.net
Royal Pingdom:
The incredible growth of the Internet since 2000 — It doesn't feel like 2000 was all that long ago, does it? But on the Internet, a decade is a long time. Ten years ago we were in the era of the dot-com boom (and bust), the Web was strictly 1.0, and Google was just a baby.
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
R.I.P. Chatroulette: A Sad Tale of Missed Opportunity — Remember Chatroulette? It's hard to believe that barely eight months ago the anonymous video chat site had everyone captivated. Venture capitalists clamored to invest, journalists tripped over one another to profile—and now Chatroulette is dying, unused and unloved.
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msnbc.com and Social Culture …, more at Mediagazer »
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
No more Windows XP preloads allowed on new PCs — As TechFlash's Todd Bishop reminded us, as of today, October 22, PC makers are no longer allowed by Microsoft to preload Windows XP on new PCs. — Netbooks were the last category of PCs on which Microsoft was still allowing XP preloads at this point.
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The Microsoft Blog, Ed Bott's Microsoft …, Electronista, PC World, Neowin.net, TechFlash and Gizmodo
Eric Engleman / TechFlash:
Texas slaps Amazon with $269M bill for uncollected sales taxes — I'm taking a closer look at Amazon.com's SEC filing on its third-quarter financial results, and just noticed an interesting development under “Other Contingencies.” According to Amazon, last month the state of Texas issued …
