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Pew Internet:
4% of online Americans use location-based services — In its first report on the use of “geosocial” or location-based services, the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life project finds that 4% of online adults use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla that allows them to share …
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TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, Computerworld, Internet Evolution, SocialTimes.com, MSDN Blogs, ReadWriteWeb, GigaOM, VatorNews, Adotas, The Huffington Post, SlashGear, Internet2Go, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, The Not-So Private Parts, Switched, USA Today, Post Tech, msnbc.com, SelectStart, ResourceShelf, PC World and textually.org
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Jay Yarow / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Foursquare Growing Just As Fast As Twitter Did In Its Early Days — Location based services like Gowalla and Foursquare are still used by just 4% of the online population, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. — It might sound small, but we assume it was closer to 0% last year.
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CircleID and MarketingVOX
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Google Instant starts to hit iOS — Google's Instant steaming search results just hit the iPhone and presumably other iOS devices. Up here in New York, we're still without. Hit us in the comments if you've got the Instant.
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TechCrunch, The Next Web, MacRumors iPhone Blog, IntoMobile, TiPb, Redmond Pie, Techie Buzz, Lifehacker and MacStories
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Steve Kanefsky / The Official Google Blog:
The power of Google Instant, now in your pocket — Google Instant makes search faster by displaying not just predictions but actual search results as you type. This saves valuable time on a desktop browser, but wouldn't it be great to have Google Instant on mobile devices …
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Search Engine Land and ReadWriteWeb
Zach Epstein / BGR:
Apple confirms MacBook Air bugs internally — The sleek new MacBook Air models unveiled late last month are the slimmest computers Apple has ever produced — but the manufacturer still managed to find the space to pack in a few troublesome bugs. Early MacBook Air adopters have taken …
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The Atlantic Online, VentureBeat, CNET News, SlashGear, Computerworld, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Macsimum News, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, Engadget, Product Reviews Net, SAI, MacStories, RazorianFly, MacRumors, THINQ.co.uk, TUAW and iClarified
David Pogue / New York Times:
Kinect Pushes Users Into a Sweaty New Dimension — With the money Microsoft has spent on failed efforts to design hardware, you could finance a trip to Mars. — Its failures make up quite a flop parade: WebTV. Spot Watch. Ultimate TV. Ultra Mobile PC. Tablet PC. Smart Display.
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Engadget, Ars Technica, BaltTech, GameLife, Boston Globe, Mercury News, Gizmodo, ZDNet, CNN, SAI, TechFlash, Globe and Mail, msnbc.com, Seattle Times, Joystiq and VentureBeat
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Brendan Sinclair / GameSpot:
Kinect has problems recognizing dark-skinned users?
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Between the Lines Blog, SAI, Neowin.net, Product Reviews Net, Digital Trends, PC World, CrunchGear, Geek.com and Electronista
Piero Sierra / The Windows Blog:
Video Kinect brings Messenger video chat to the Xbox 360
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The Next Web
Tim Carmody / Gadget Lab:
How Motion Detection Works in Xbox Kinect
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The Seattle Times, Neowin.net, FM Blog and TechFlash
Krishna Panicker / The Big Blog:
Introducing the new Skype for Mac, now available in Beta — It was worth the wait - the new Skype 5.0 is now available for Mac today in beta, introducing a revamped look and feel that simplifies navigation and provides a more Mac-like experience. For example, the Skype app has been brought together …
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Disruptive Telephony, Computerworld, BetaNews, The Next Web, GigaOM, Download Squad, TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb, Mashable!, Engadget, 9 to 5 Mac, Inquirer, Skype Journal, Erictric, TUAW, BGR, SlashGear, Techie Buzz, Pocket-lint, MacRumors, FierceVoIP and SiliconANGLE
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
State of App Industry 2010 (Report) — Mobile advertising firm Millennial Media has just released its comprehensive report on the state of the mobile application industry, which includes a look at growth trends, platform diversification, platform popularity, 2011 trends and more.
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AppleInsider, Winrumors, The Register, Google Watch, The Next Web and VentureBeat
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Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Windows Phone 7 Attracts Interest As Development Platform
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Millennial Media and WPCentral.com
Stewart Mitchell / PC Pro:
Microsoft details Windows Phone 7 kill switch
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CNET News, MobileCrunch, Electricpig.co.uk, Network World, WMPoweruser.com, Neowin.net, PhoneArena, InformationWeek, Softpedia News, Macworld, The Next Web and WPCentral.com
John Abd-El-Malek / Google Chrome Blog:
PDF goodness in Chrome — With every Google Chrome release, we hope to bring new features and improvements that will make your life on the web speedier, simpler, and more secure. Today, we're excited to introduce the integrated PDF viewer to the beta channel.
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Google Chrome Releases, Google Operating System, Mashable!, Softpedia News and Techie Buzz, Thanks:rawmeet
Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Intel Light Peak tech coming—will Apple follow? — A technology developed by Intel and backed by Apple is expected to appear earlier than previously thought, paving the way for very-high-speed connections on both PCs and Macs. — Light Peak is now on track to appear in products in the first half of 2011 …
Chris Emery / Princeton University:
FTC appoints Princeton computer scientist Felten as chief technologist — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has named Edward Felten, a Princeton professor of computer science and public affairs, as the agency's first chief technologist to help guide government policy in an era …
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Freedom to Tinker, Federal Trade Commission, Daring Fireball and rc3.org
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Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:
Finally, someone at Microsoft says tablets are cannibalizing netbooks — I finally got someone at Microsoft to admit that tablets are cannibalizing netbooks, something research and financial firms have been starting to report in recent months. On Monday I spoke to Gavriella Schuster …
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CNET News, Silicon Republic, Computerworld, TiPb, 9 to 5 Mac, SlashGear, Electronista, RazorianFly, Hardware 2.0 Blog and The Next Web
Rob Jackson / Phandroid:
How Facebook is Pulling an Android... and Why — If you think Facebook's announcements of Single Sign-On, Places API and Deals Platform were a disappointment, you and I disagree, and I'll tell you why. Grab a few Red Bulls, blast some Ronald Jenkees, and turn off your phone - I can't be interrupted and I have some explaining to do.
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Communications …, Product Reviews Net, Phones Review, Android Phone Fans, Scobleizer, TechCrunch, Facebook Blog and Inside Facebook
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Sam Diaz / Between the Lines Blog:
Facebook Deals: Bargains are enticing to those who've resisted …
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All Facebook, PC World, GMSV, Fast Company and VentureBeat
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Hulu Plus Opens to All, No Invite Needed — Hulu Plus, the premium version of online video hub Hulu, has now opened its doors to all interested users, according to a post this morning on the company's corporate blog. — Says Rob Wong, Director of Product for Hulu, users no longer need an invitation to sign up for Hulu Plus.
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Ars Technica, Computerworld, MediaMemo, Hulu Blog, PC World, BGR, Engadget, SlipperyBrick.com, Erictric, paidContent, Gadget Lab, 901am and Joystiq, more at Mediagazer »
Nick O'Neill / All Facebook:
Facebook Redesigns Search Interface — Facebook has upgraded their search interface, releasing a new version this morning which is more streamlined and includes calls to action to like Pages and add people as friends. — The new design is more consistent with the recent products …
Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple Building A New NYC Office For iAd Team — Apple is building a new office in Manhattan for its iAd mobile ads sales team, we've heard from multiple sources. — We've heard Apple is going to set up shop near Union Square, which happens to be three blocks from the Business Insider world headquarters.
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AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, Pulse2 and TUAW
Jonny Evans / 9 to 5 Mac:
Samsung Galaxy unseats iPhone as No.1 in Japan — Apple's taken a bit of a bump in Japan, where Samsung's recently-introduced Galaxy S Android-powered smartphone has outsold the iPhone — the first time in 18+ weeks iPhone's been kicked off of the number one slot. — Admittedly the figures only reflect one week's sales.
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Digital Chosunilbo, MobileCrunch, TechSpot, displayblog, Appolicious Advisor, Fortune, SAI, PhoneArena, Electronista and Phones Review
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Droid Incredible getting V CAST Apps next week, whether you like it or not — Verizon has just announced that its lovely HTC Droid Incredible will be getting a fresh software update pushed over-the-air starting next week, and among the “software enhancements” will be the automatic installation of the carrier's V CAST Apps app store.
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Fortune, TechCrunch, DSLreports, The Toybox Blog, SAI, Electronista, Droid Life and PhoneArena
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Verizon pricing Droid Pro at $179, Samsung Continuum at $199? — Well, here's some good news — we just received an internal Verizon pricelist confirming that the Droid Pro will sell for $179 when it hits on November 9th, a far sight lower than the $299 we'd originally heard.
