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John Biggs / CrunchGear:
HP Announces The TouchPad — It's official. Palm's new WebOS state is device is called the Touchpad. It has a 9.7-inch screen, front 1.3-megapixel camera, and comes in 16 or 32GB models. It runs a 1.2GHz Snapdragon Processor processor and the screen resolution is 1024×768.
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
HP makes Google Android look even more creaky (and RIM, Nokia, Microsoft not in the game) — HP's Jon Rubenstein just showed off the HP TouchPad. — I'm so glad that I told my readers to wait before they bought a tablet until at least today. — What did HP just do?
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The Microsoft Blog, SAI, Open Source Blog, Cinchcast, NBC Bay Area, Chitika Insights, GeekSugar, @ryanstewart, Geek.com, @toddbishop and @treestman
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
HP's TouchPad Tablet Looks Great, But Feels Slow — Although the Touchpad I played with is not the final version, my impression of the HP TouchPad is that it is slow. Not incredibly slow. But compared to, say, the Motorola Xoom or an iPad, I noticed slight delays between my touch and the interface moving around.
Matt Rosoff / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
HP Will Ship WebOS As An Addition To Windows, Not A Replacement
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SlashGear and Liliputing
Michael V. Copeland / Fortune:
What HP really bought from Palm: A mobile future, untethered from Microsoft
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GigaOM, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Crave, SAI, Ars Technica, @gartenberg, CNET News, @scobleizer and @om
Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
iPad 3 Could Launch By Fall, John Gruber Hints — Is Apple launching the iPad 3 this year — and moving to a fall iPad release schedule? — It's widely expected that the iPad 2 will go on sale around April, near the 1-year anniversary of the first iPad launch. — But will Apple's iPad 3 arrive by fall?
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@jsnell and @gartenberg
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The Next Six Months — HP today announced their answer to the iPad: the TouchPad — a name that, not coincidentally, is drawn from those of two best-selling iOS devices. The hardware is very iPad-like — similar dimensions, similar basic gist. The software looks impressive …
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ITworld.com, FierceWireless, Electronista, PC World, Business Wire, BlogsDNA and OS X Daily
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Yes, Apple Is Lining Up For A “Surprise” This Fall. And Yes, It's Likely An “iPad 3″ — The following may sound a little crazy considering that the iPad 2 has not even been acknowledged or introduced by Apple yet. But from what we're hearing, the next iteration of the iPad …
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MacRumors, PC World, Guardian, 9 to 5 Mac, SAI, techblog.dallasnews.com, TiPb, MacStories, Mobile Knots, The Huffington Post, Computerworld and iClarified
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
The HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable has 2.6-inch display — The HP Veer: smallest smartphone in the webOS stable, 2.6-inch display, coming this spring By Chris Ziegler posted Feb 9th 2011 1:31PM Breaking News You wanted a small smartphone? Well, you've got it in HP's Veer …
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Scobleizer, Computerworld, InfoWorld, MobileCrunch, SAI, HP, PC World, PC World, Tech Trader Daily, Data Central, ITworld.com, Engadget, Mobile Knots, Boing Boing and SAI
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Darren Murph / Engadget:
WebOS-based Veer, Pre 3 and TouchPad leaked on HP's site, likely on sale today — Now that HP's full slate of webOS reveals has been made, it looks as if the web admins are testing the waters. On HP's Home & Home Office shopping page, there's a drop-down under “Deals & Offers” …
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Between the Lines Blog, HP, TechCrunch, PreCentral.net, Internet2Go, Bits, TDW Geeks, CrunchGear, Gearlog, Pocket-lint and IntoMobile
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Exclusive Video Of INQ's Facebook Phone — Remember all that talk about a Facebook phone? And by that I mean an Android phone built by various cell phone manufacturers optimized for social experiences with Facebook's help. If you want a refresher, read this interview Mark Zuckerberg gave TechCrunch …
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Reuters, CNET News, Mobilized, SAI, SlashGear, FT tech hub, Eurodroid, Android Phone Fans, Engadget, Electronista, Gizmodo and Androinica
Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Nokia drops first MeeGo phone before launch -sources — Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has ended development of its first smartphone using its new MeeGo operating system before it was ever launched, two industry sources close to the company said. A spokesman for Nokia declined to comment.
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TechCrunch Europe, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, The Next Web, SAI, CNET News, Internet2Go, VentureBeat, I4U News, The Nokia Blog and Digital Trends
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Exclusive: Andreessen Horowitz Invests $80 Million in Twitter — Andreessen Horowitz has invested more than $80 million in Twitter via purchasing stock in secondary markets. — When called about it by BoomTown, a spokeswoman at the high-profile Silicon Valley venture firm confirmed the purchase.
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VentureBeat and PE Hub Blog
Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:
Google 2000 vs. Google 2011 — I sometimes hear people say “Remember when Google launched and the results were so good? Google didn't have any spam back then. Man, I wish we could go back to those days.” I know where those people are coming from. I was in grad school in 1999 …
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Tom Nguyen / Adobe Flash Player Team Blog:
Flash Player 10.2 is Here: Available Now for Windows, Mac, and Linux — Today, we're launching Flash Player 10.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. We're especially excited that this release introduces Stage Video, a full hardware accelerated video pipeline for best-in-class, beautiful video across platforms and browsers.
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BetaNews, GigaOM, Web Browsers, Adobe, AppleInsider, Erictric, Adobe, 9 to 5 Mac, Engadget, ITProPortal, Daring Fireball, Apple Bitch, Webmonkey, The Tech Report, Quick Online Tips and CNET News
Xavier Ducrohet / Android Developers Blog:
Android 2.3.3 Platform, New NFC Capabilities — Several weeks ago we released Android 2.3, which introduced several new forms of communication for developers and users. One of those, Near Field Communications (NFC), let developers get started creating a new class of contactless, proximity-based applications for users.
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Erictric, IntoMobile, Androinica, Mobile Knots, Zatz Not Funny!, Android Community and Android Phone Fans
James Holland / Electricpig.co.uk:
Steve Jobs' first TV appearance: video — Was Steve Jobs always the polished performer? No. Was he always cool, calm and confident in front of the cameras? From this warm-up footage prior to what's claimed to be his first appearance on TV, it seems so. Read on, gawp at Steve Jobs sans …
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CrunchGear, SAI, NBC Bay Area, MacDailyNews, msnbc.com and The Atlantic Online
Elizabeth Wasserman / The Politico:
Tech war: Google vs. Microsoft — Google is under siege in Washington like never before — and it says an “anti-Google industrial complex” is to blame. — In an interview with POLITICO, a Google spokesman argued that a cabal of antitrust lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms is conspiring against the Internet search giant.
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Digital Trends
Rachel King / The Toybox Blog:
AT&T launches unlimited calling to any mobile number — AT&T has dropped a major gift in to the laps of its customers today: unlimited free calling to any mobile number. — Of course, there are a few catches. The numbers do have to be based in the United States, but it doesn't matter which wireless network you're calling.
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GigaOM, Digital Trends, AT&T, PC World, CrunchGear, Ars Technica, @dannysullivan, DSLreports, Telecompetitor and SlashGear
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Sales of Apple's Verizon iPhone predicted to top 1M in first week — Despite the fact that the new Verizon iPhone 4 is essentially the same as the model that went on sale 8 months ago with rival carrier AT&T, Apple is still predicted to top a million sales of the highly anticipated handset in the first week.
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Wal-Mart to Carry Verizon iPhone in Nearly 600 Stores Tomorrow
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PR Newswire, Gadgetell, TUAW, MacStories, iLounge, Appletell, Edible Apple and Digital Trends
Brooke Crothers / CNET News:
Dell Adamo, spunky MacBook Air rival, is no more — After a few last gasps at deep discounts, the Dell Adamo line and brand name will be discontinued, CNET has learned. First revealed—with much fanfare—at CES in 2009, the Adamo was a worthy competitor to Apple's groundbreaking laptop.
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Daring Fireball, Examiner, CrunchGear, Hardware 2.0 Blog, The Tech Report, VentureBeat, PC World, Pulse2 and Digital Trends
Paul McDougall / InformationWeek:
Bill Gates Dumping Microsoft Shares By The Millions — Over the past 12 months, Chairman Bill has sold off 90 million shares in the company he co-founded. Does he think it's become that bad an investment? — Maybe he's not impressed with its tablet strategy.
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ITworld.com
Adam Zeis / CrackBerry.com blogs:
16GB BlackBerry PlayBook Priced at $499 and heading to Office Depot — Earlier this week we saw some news that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be sold at Staples (among plenty of other retailers) and it looks like it will be on the way to Office Depot as well.
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BerryReview.com, SAI, IntoMobile, PhoneArena, wirelessgoodness.com and Know Your Cell
Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
Apple granted patent where carriers bid to provide service to iPhones — A patent recently granted to Apple could wrest power away from the wireless carriers by creating a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) system that would allow networks to bid against each other over wireless services provided to iPhone users.
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Hardware 2.0 Blog and Fast Company
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Meet Microsoft's new Server and Tools boss: Satya Nadella — Microsoft has gone in-house and chosen Satya Nadella as the new president of the company's Server and Tools division. — Nadella will be replacing Server and Tools President Bob Muglia, who announced his plans to leave the company in January.
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google Will Make $10 Per Android User In 2012: Report — A number of reports out underscore how strategic mobile is now for Google's business. The first, from IDC, says that there were more smartphones shipped in Q4 than PCs. Think about that. And earlier analyst reports found that tablets (read: iPad) have cut into PC sales.
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eWeek, @loic and MarketingVOX
Robin Sloan / Twitter Media:
repetition #repetition #repetition — This might be the most useful graph you see all week: — I mean, the implications are obvious... right? — Just kidding. Bear with me and I'll explain: The graph above is from a new paper (PDF) from Cornell's computer science department.
Arik Hesseldahl / NewEnterprise:
Exclusive: Rackspace to Acquire Anso Labs — Web-hosting and cloud services provider Rackspace is acquiring Anso Labs, a San Francisco-based outfit that provides cloud consulting and services, according to sources familiar with the deal, which is small enough that financial terms are not going to be disclosed.
