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Peter Baldwin / Official Google Reader Blog:
The Android Google Reader app is here! — It's been a long time coming, but the official Google Reader app for Android is finally here. Let's jump into the features, shall we? — The app supports all the basics you'd expect like unread counts, friends, sharing, liking, and starring, but it also has a whole lot more, including:
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ReadWriteWeb, AndroidGuys, IntoMobile, LaptopMemo, GottaBeMobile, BlogsDNA, The Blog Herald, Techie Buzz, Download Squad, Lifehacker, Erictric and mobiputing
David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Verizon to switch on 4G network on Sunday, but not for smartphones — Verizon Wireless said Wednesday that it would turn on its 4G wireless network Sunday in 38 U.S. cities, though the new network will not support smartphones until the first half of 2011. — Instead, the 4G network …
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Computerworld and TechFlash
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Ina Fried / Mobilized:
Verizon 4G Network to Launch Sunday
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Gizmodo, Engadget, BGR, Verizon, GigaOM, CNET News, Wi-Fi Networking News, Reuters, 9 to 5 Mac, AnandTech, Tech Trader Daily, Techland, IntoMobile, LaptopMemo, Mashable!, The Next Web and Sidecut Reports
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Sen. Joe Lieberman: Amazon Has Pulled Hosting Services For WikiLeaks — WikiLeaks was briefly down this morning not only because of ongoing DDoS attacks, but because it was actually taken off Amazon Web Services by Amazon and moved back to a Swedish provider, according to a statement from Senator Joe Lieberman:
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Computerworld, Ars Technica, paidContent, Techdirt, ReadWriteWeb, CircleID, Gizmodo, Between the Lines Blog and BoxBinary Blog
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Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
WikiLeaks site, pummeled by attacks, leaves US — NEW YORK (AP) — The WikiLeaks website has left its U.S. Web host, Amazon.com, and moved back to a Swedish provider. The site, which just released a trove of sensitive U.S. State Department documents, took up residence on Amazon.com Inc.'s …
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Guardian, SAI, BGR and Neowin.net, more at Mediagazer »
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
Google Changes Its Rank Algorithm In Response To DecorMyEyes Story — more info (via: Wylio)Over Thanksgiving weekend a New York Times story, “A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web” clued a lot of people in to some of the drawbacks of Google, namely that negative attention online and complaint links …
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Social Studies Blog, Search Engine Land, CNET News, ReadWriteWeb, SelectStart and The Next Web
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google: Now Using Online Merchant Reviews As Ranking Signal
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paidContent, Erictric, John Battelle's Searchblog, Techie Buzz and The Official Google Blog
Nielsen Wire:
U.S. Smartphone Battle Heats Up: Which is the “Most Desired” Operating System? — According to October 2010 data from The Nielsen Company, 29.7 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones that run full operating systems. — The most popular smartphones are the Apple iPhone and RIM Blackberry …
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eWeek, CNET News, Computerworld, internetnews.com, GigaOM, The Microsoft Blog, Fast Company, App Advice, Digital Daily, PC World, Yahoo! News, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Network World, 9 to 5 Mac, MediaFile, Edible Apple, Engadget, Pulse2, AppleInsider, TechFlash, Techland, TiPb, Tech Trader Daily, Hillicon Valley, TechCrunch, Smartphones …, Android Phone Fans, Between the Lines Blog, TUAW, Neowin.net, Electronista, VentureBeat, Mashable!, Gearlog, BGR, iPhone Buzz, MacRumors, ReadWriteWeb and MobileBurn.com
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Amazon Poised to Make a Major Strategic Investment in LivingSocial to Counter Groupoogle Threat — With the red-hot acquisition dance between Google and Groupon sucking up all the attention, it's easy once again to ignore the No. 2 player in the fast-growing social buying space-LivingSocial.
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SAI, The Next Web and PE Hub Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Google in Talks to Buy Groupon — Google Inc. is in talks to buy local deals site Groupon Inc., said people familiar with the matter, a move that would mark Google's biggest acquisition yet and a major push into local advertising. — The two sides weren't prepared to announce a deal as of Tuesday …
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paidContent, Trends in the Living Networks, The Atlantic Online, SAI, Small Business News … and Adotas
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Kat Hannaford / Gizmodo:
Motorola Olympus Found at Flea Market Poses For Hi-Res Photoshoot — Of course, we're never too sure that what our tipsters have told us is the truth, but this one claims he bought Motorola's unannounced new flagship at a market. The very same Android that's leaked all over the place recently.
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GottaBeMobile, AndroidGuys, IntoMobile, Android and Me, Techie Buzz, Android Phone Fans, BGR, LaptopMemo and Pocket-lint
Mike Melanson / ReadWriteWeb:
Netflix Boosts Streaming Catalog With First-Run Movies — Netflix announced today that it has signed a multi-year deal with newly-formed film distribution company FilmDistrict to bring first-run films to its streaming catalog. — Last week, Netflix introduced a streaming-only subscription plan …
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PR Newswire, NBC Bay Area, GigaOM and CNET News
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers — Endorses “Do Not Track” to Facilitate Consumer Choice About Online Tracking The Federal Trade Commission, the nation's chief privacy policy and enforcement agency for 40 years …
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Alex Howard / Gov 2.0:
FTC online privacy report endorses “Do-Not-Track” mechanism for Web browsers
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paidContent, ReadWriteWeb, PC World, Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Associated Press, Thanks:digiphile
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Bidding War For Twitter Raises Valuation To Nearly $4 Billion. Kleiner Perkins Currently In Pole Position — Two weeks ago we reported that Twitter was mulling over raising a big new round of financing and the expected valuation was in the $3 billion range. Things have developed since then, it seems.
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VatorNews, Gawker, NetworkEffect, NBC Bay Area and VentureBeat
Wall Street Journal:
Race Is On to ‘Fingerprint’ Phones, PCs — IRVINE, Calif.—David Norris wants to collect the digital equivalent of fingerprints from every computer, cellphone and TV set-top box in the world. — He's off to a good start. So far, Mr. Norris's start-up company, BlueCava Inc., has identified 200 million devices.
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the Econsultancy blog and TechEye
Christy Pettey / Gartner:
Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2011 and Beyond — Predictions Show Clear Linkage of IT Investments and Business Results Becoming an Imperative for IT Organizations — Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2011 and beyond.
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Fast Company, All Facebook and Tech Sanity Check
Arik Hesseldahl / NewEnterprise:
No One Happy With FCC Chairman's Speech, Except Broadband Investors — Everyone has something to say about today's speech by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on the subject of net neutrality (video below). Having been blocked in the courts from imposing sanctions on Comcast for throttling users …
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The Register, Between the Lines Blog, Reboot FCC Blog and GMSV, more at Mediagazer »
Don Clark / Wall Street Journal:
IBM Claims Breakthrough in Laser-Based Chips — A race to transform computers with laser-based communications is accelerating, with International Business Machines Corp. the latest to claim breakthroughs in chips that send data at blazing speeds using pulses of light.
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The Register and VentureBeat
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th — The much-delayed and much-desired Venue Pro is now finally ready for its proper launch. Dell has begun taking online orders for its first Windows Phone 7 device and prices are set at $99 for the 8GB handset …
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BGR, The Seattle Times, CNET News, Gadget Lab, MobileTechWorld, IntoMobile and GottaBeMobile
Naval Ravikant / Startup Boy:
There is No Angel Bubble. There are Many Angel Bubbles. — A common meme floating around right now is that there is an Angel investing bubble. — In the sense that an enormous amount of capital is being placed at risk, and its popping will have grave macro-economic consequences, No.
Andrew / Groublogpon:
Coming Soon: Groupon Stores and the Deal Feed — This summer, we launched personalization to bring you deals that better suit your interests. We weren't about to stop there - today, we're giving you a sneak peak of some new stuff that will bring you even more deals you love: Groupon Stores and the Deal Feed.
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VentureBeat, Computerworld, Digital Trends, Fortune, Digits, TechCrunch and Screenwerk
Sue Zeidler / Reuters:
Netflix scrambles future of TV, films — (Reuters) - Hollywood, which embraced Netflix Inc just a few years ago as a savior, is moving quickly to stanch the growth of one of the media's newest, biggest stars. — Senior executives at three of the big six television and movie studios …
Don Clark / Digits:
Qualcomm CEO Comes Clean About Mobile TV Miscues — Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs almost escaped having to talk about the company's ill-starred mobile television effort at an event in Silicon Valley Tuesday night. But not quite. — The topic wasn't raised until the audience question …
David Lam / David Lam's Business & …:
RIM sues Kik for patent infringement — If you've been following BlackBerry news lately, you know that Kik Messenger was booted out of the Blackberry app store by RIM on Nov 12, for “breaching contractual obligations”. — Kik is an in instant messaging service, much like RIM's BlackBerry Messenger (BBM).
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BGR, Gizmodo, Kik Interactive, CrackBerry.com blogs, IntoMobile, iPhone in Canada Blog, All Things Digital, Erictric, Electronista, GigaOM and BlackBerry Cool
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
YouTube Officially Launches Ads You Can Skip — Yep, you read that right. Today, YouTube is officially launching TrueView, a new ad format that lets users skip over ads they aren't interested in — and advertisers are actually okay with it. — It's a new format that YouTube has been testing …
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GigaOM, SAI and Softpedia News
Simon Mackie / GigaOM:
Evernote 2.0 Beta for Mac Features Notebook Stacks and Sharing — Note-taking app maker Evernote released the beta of the next major version of its client for Mac Wednesday. It includes a couple of great new features: in-app notebook sharing and notebook stacks.
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Evernote Blogcast, PC World, ReadWriteWeb, The Next Web and MacStories
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
PlayStation Phone espied in Greece, said to have Gingerbread and 4-inch screen (video) — It's quite fitting for a device that's purportedly codenamed Zeus to make its first video appearance somewhere in the wilds of Greece. What we have here is the apparent full motion debut …
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SAI, IntoMobile, SlashGear, Techie Buzz and pocketnow.com
