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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
Exclusive: BlackBerry Dakota gets pictured; the touch and type BlackBerry you've been waiting for — We just got our hands on a crystal clear photo of the BlackBerry Dakota — you know, the device that's going to sit right at the head of the BlackBerry family dinner table.
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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
Exclusive: Next-generation BlackBerry Curve appears, brings specs with it — That BlackBerry 8520 feeling a bit outdated? Well, we might have just what you've been waiting for — the next generation BlackBerry Curve. Codenamed “Apollo,” the new BlackBerry Curve finally brings …
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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
Exclusive: BlackBerry Torch 2 gets detailed — Research In Motion's “best BlackBerry ever” — the BlackBerry Torch — definitely wasn't the most competitive device to hit the smartphone market place. But it looks like RIM is trying to change all that with a new take on its QWERTY, horizontal-slider: the BlackBerry Torch 2.
Mike Lata / Appmodo:
RIM WebWorks SDK Will Allow Developers to create Apps Compatible …
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Damon Kiesow / Poynter:
The first look at The Daily, Rupert Murdoch's iPad newspaper — An official introduction to The Daily, Rupert Murdoch's new iPad newspaper, is expected on Jan. 19, possibly at an event with Apple's Steve Jobs. — But peeking inside the source code of its recently-launched companion website …
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Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
A Delay For The Daily: Apple, News Corp. Push Back Launch Date — Turns out you'll have to wait a bit longer to see The Daily, Rupert Murdoch's long-awaited iPad news service. — Apple and News Corp. have made a joint decision to push back next week's planned launch, according to sources familiar with the companies' plans.
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9 to 5 Mac, CNET News, The Next Web, Erictric and Apple Headlines
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
Too much hardware choice — From my Verizon iPhone post: Even the gadget blogs have a hard time feigning enthusiasm for this week's hot Android phone because they still haven't taken the shrinkwrap off of last week's. Not enough Nick's response: Wait, the stream of high-quality …
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JR Raphael / JR Raphael's blog:
Android upgrades: Which manufacturers can you trust? — For most smartphone users, Google's Android upgrades are both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, each upgrade opens the door to exciting new features and functions for a phone. On the other hand, the updates don't arrive instantly …
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IntoMobile, Droid Life, Android Phone Fans and Engadget, Thanks:jr_raphael
DealBook:
Groupon Readies for an I.P.O. — Groupon, the social buying site that spurned a $6 billion offer from search giant Google, is pushing ahead with plans for its initial public offering, a debut that could value the company at $15 billion or more. — The company, which just raised …
Thanks:davidjamesdiaz
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Next-Generation iPad to Launch in the U.S. on April 2nd or 9th? — MacNotes.de reports that the second-generation iPad is currently scheduled to debut in the United States on one of the first two Saturdays in April: the 2nd or the 9th. (The report's headline states the 2nd or 7th …
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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPad 2 will take pics, shoot flicks
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Apple Headlines, TiPb, Fonehome.co.uk, Erictric, RazorianFly, iLounge, Fast Company, ITProPortal, Electronista, App Advice, Electricpig.co.uk, PC World and iPhone, Thanks:9to5mac
Chris Foresman / Ars Technica:
Why Apple won't yet ditch the home button on the iPhone and iPad
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Haavard / My Opera:
Is the removal of H.264 from Chrome a step backward for openness? — In a lengthy article at Ars Technica, Peter Bright argues that removing support for a closed standard from Chrome is a step backward for openness. — I disagree strongly with this assertion, and will try to somewhat briefly explain why …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term Future of Online Video
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ConceivablyTech, Hardware 2.0 Blog and Ars Technica
David Kaplan / paidContent:
AOL Outsources Sports; Fanhouse Brand Absorbed Into Sporting News — AOL (NYSE: AOL) organized a hasty after-market call to announce three content deals designed to buttress its push towards premium content. The most prominent involves a content sharing arrangement with The Sporting News.
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Jay Yarow / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
AOL Announces Big Changes To Three Major Properties
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Paul Carton / InvestorPlace:
New Survey Shows Verizon iPhone Will Have Major Impact on U.S. Wireless Service Providers — Can AT&T Forestall Large-Scale Defections? — The details of a Verizon iPhone have finally been released, but what impact will this long expected move actually have on U.S. wireless service providers and their subscribers?
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
IBM's Watson wins Jeopardy practice round: Can humans hang? — IBM's Watson supercomputer won a practice round against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and raised a lot of questions about the capabilities of artificial intelligence. — Watson, a four-year effort by IBM …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Intel showering employees with 4X bonuses — Intel is giving four times the usual bonuses for its employees thanks to its record year with $43 billion in revenues. The company is also giving three extra days of paydays on top of that. — The higher bonuses caps a year …
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Arik Hesseldahl / NewEnterprise:
Intel Beats Earnings Expectations Despite Slower PC Market
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The Register, Datamation, Intel, VentureBeat, Between the Lines Blog, CNET News, ITworld.com, Engadget, Tech Trader Daily, BBC and SAI
Joe Wilcox / BetaNews:
Steve Ballmer finally shows who's in charge of Microsoft — In his 11th year as chief executive and third outside the shadow of Chairman Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer is asserting surprising control over Microsoft. There were signs in 2010, but events over just the last week …
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All about Microsoft Blog, TechFlash, The Microsoft Blog, The Register and SAI
Arn / MacRumors:
New iOS Feature Coming: ‘Find My Friends’ — Some further digging into the newly released iOS 4.3 developer build has revealed settings for a new feature called “Find My Friends”. The strings are associated with the Settings app and is related to “MobileMe”.
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Awaneesh Verma / The Official Google Blog:
A new look for Google Translate for Android — When we launched the first version of Google Translate for Android in January 2010, we were excited about the year ahead. For the first time, we were bringing the capabilities supported on Google Translate—like machine translation …
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Horace Dediu / asymco:
Is Android more efficient than iOS at generating search revenue? — Thanks to David Chu for forwarding the data that made this possible. — iOS and Android are both growing rapidly. According to Gartner, during the first three quarters of 2010, 30 million iOS devices and 36 million Android devices were put into use.
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk Digital Connection:
How Much Revenue Does Flickr Make From Paid Pro Accounts, My Guess? $50 Million Per Year — Over at Quora today somebody asked the question, How many Flickr accounts are pro accounts? Yahoo doesn't make the number of accounts or Flickr's financials public, but I thought I'd just do a brief bit of guessing on my own.
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Millennial: For The First Time, Android Surpasses iOS Mobile Ad Impression Share — This has been a significant few weeks for Millennial Media. The ad network just closed a $27.5 million investment round, announced that the company had tripled its revenue in 2010, and today, is releasing one of its more noteworthy monthly reports.
Gizmodo:
The Greatest Scam in Tech — In the tech world, a few questions are usually enough. Does the product work? Is the idea good? How much does it cost? But as Peep Telephony reminds us, there's a fourth, all-important qualification: Is it real? — The Consumer Electronics Show …
Ryan Lawler / GigaOM:
BBC Says ‘No Thanks’ to Smart TV Fragmentation — The BBC Trust has determined that the national broadcaster won't build custom applications for device manufacturers looking to add its iPlayer to their smart TV platforms. While in the short term the decision could mean fewer consumer electronics platforms …
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bbc.co.uk and paidContent:UK
Matthew Buckland / Silicon Valley Watcher:
China, Russia, South Africa - And The Facebook Connection — There is something going on in China, Russia and South Africa. Via various internet investments and creations, these three countries combined have built up major stakes in some of the world's biggest sites and social networks.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Beyond The Filters: Brands Begin To Pour Into Instagram — What do NPR, NBC News, Playboy, Pepsi, CNN, Starbucks, Grammys, and David Blaine all have in common? They've all recently signed up for Instagram. Yes, the mobile photo sharing service. And there's apparently a plan beyond simply sharing filtered pictures with fans.
