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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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Technologizer, Search Engine Land, Computerworld, VentureBeat, paidContent, Google Operating System, Download Squad, GigaOM, The Next Web, ReadWriteWeb, Mashable!, mobiputing, GottaBeMobile, iThinkDifferent, Android Phone Fans, Droid Life, MobileBurn.com, PhoneArena, Erictric, Ubergizmo, Lifehacker, MacStories, Gizmodo and silicontap.com
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Seth Weintraub / Fortune:
Google Instant comes to iOS and Android 2.2
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9 to 5 Mac, TechCrunch, MacRumors iPhone Blog, IntoMobile, TiPb, Redmond Pie, Techie Buzz and everythingiCafe
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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Fast Company, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, ReadWriteWeb, TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, SiliconANGLE, Internet Evolution, SocialTimes.com, GigaOM, PC World, MSDN Blogs, SlashGear, Internet2Go, Digital Trends, VatorNews, Adotas, GMSV, The Not-So Private Parts, The Huffington Post, Search Engine Land, Switched, Post Tech, msnbc.com, USA Today, SelectStart, ResourceShelf 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
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CircleID and MarketingVOX
Joshua Brustein / Bits:
Location Services Have Not Caught On, Report Says
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eWeek and Venture Capital Dispatch
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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SlashGear, The Atlantic Online, CNET News, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, 9 to 5 Mac, ITworld.com, Product Reviews Net, RazorianFly, MacStories, Macsimum News, MacRumors, THINQ.co.uk, Ars Technica, SAI, Engadget and TUAW
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, Daring Fireball, Boston Globe, GameLife, BaltTech, ZDNet, CNN, SAI, TechFlash, Globe and Mail, Gizmodo, msnbc.com, Seattle Times, Mercury News and Joystiq
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Piero Sierra / The Windows Blog:
Video Kinect brings Messenger video chat to the Xbox 360
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SiliconANGLE and The Next Web
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
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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The Next Web, Disruptive Telephony, Computerworld, BetaNews, TechCrunch, Macworld, ReadWriteWeb, 9 to 5 Mac, GigaOM, Mashable!, Skype Journal, Engadget, TUAW, BGR, SlashGear, Techie Buzz, Pocket-lint, MacRumors, Download Squad, Erictric, Inquirer, FierceVoIP and SiliconANGLE
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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VentureBeat, Download Squad, Ars Technica, Hulu Blog, Epicenter, Engadget, MediaMemo, BGR, Erictric, Gadget Lab, paidContent, Joystiq and 901am, more at Mediagazer »
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Susan Panico / PlayStation Blog:
Hulu Plus Soon Available to All PS3 Users
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BetaNews, Computerworld, Sony Insider, VG247 and TheFeed
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
State of the 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, Softpedia News, GeekSmack, The Next Web, VentureBeat and Google Watch
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Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Windows Phone 7 Attracts Interest As Development Platform
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Millennial Media, PC Magazine and WPCentral.com
Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
Will Netflix Destroy the Internet? — American broadband capacity might not be able to keep up with everyone who wants to stream movies. — On Sept. 22, Netflix began offering its streaming movie service in Canada. This was Netflix's first venture outside of the United States …
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The Steve Rubel Stream, NBC Bay Area and Fortune
Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours — Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason.
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Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
Feature: The future of notebooks: Ars reviews the 11" MacBook Air
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Gadget Lab, Geek.com and Geekosystem
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 …
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Nicaragua Raids Costa Rica, Blames Google Maps — An error on Google Maps has caused an international conflict in Central America. — A Nicaraguan military commander, relying on Google Maps, moved troops into an area near San Juan Lake along the border between his country and Costa Rica.
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Fast Company and Fortune, Thanks:jstatad
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, 9 to 5 Mac, SlashGear, Electronista, TiPb, RazorianFly, Hardware 2.0 Blog and The Next Web
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, Pulse2, 9 to 5 Mac, LOOPRumors and TUAW
Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
Nielsen Admits Undercounting Web Traffic — Computer Glitch Caused System to Under Count Time Spent By 22% — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Nielsen Company disclosed Thursday it has been undercounting traffic to web sites — for at least the last three months — due to a flaw in its system …
Jonathan Seff / Macworld:
iPhoto 9.1 update adds additional print product options — On Thursday, Apple issued an update to iPhoto '11, adding new print product options and fixing some bugs. — According to Apple's release notes, iPhoto 9.1 does the following: — Provides the ability to create and order calendars in iPhoto.
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Apple, MacRumors, TidBITS, MacStories, MacDailyNews and TUAW
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, DSLreports, TechCrunch, The Toybox Blog, SAI, Droid Life, Electronista and PhoneArena
James Joaquin / Xmarks Blog:
Xmarks: Alive and Kicking … I'm pleased to announced that we're in the final stages of completing a sale of Xmarks to a new owner who is 100% committed to keep our great browser sync service running smoothly. — The Xmarks service will evolve to have both a free component and a premium component …
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CloudAve, Download Squad, ReadWriteWeb, MacStories, Techie Buzz, Liliputing, Lifehacker Australia and Lifehacker, Thanks:rawmeet
Stuart Parmenter / The Mozilla Blog:
Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile is Now Faster and Sleeker — We are happy to bring you the latest release of Firefox 4 Beta for mobile. The beta is now available for download in 10 languages on your Android or Maemo device. — We received a lot of great feedback on the previous beta and addressed …
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The Register, SiliconANGLE, Android Phone Fans, Android and Me, mobiputing and Ubergizmo
Tricia Duryee / mocoNews:
Clearwire Cuts 600 Staffers As Capital Remains Elusive; Delays Smartphones — Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) said in its third quarter results that it is taking a number of steps to reduce costs before its cash runs out in mid-2011. — The measures include slashing 15 percent of its workforce …
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Clearwire Corp, TechFlash, Between the Lines Blog, Electronista, Engadget and Xconomy
