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6:05 PM ET, February 26, 2011

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Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
iPhone 5 part surfaces, shows larger display and thinner bezel?  —  A purported image of an iPhone 5 part has appeared on a Chinese reseller of Apple parts' website.  Specifically, this part may be the digitizer panel for the fifth generation iPhone's touch screen.
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Bryce Roberts / BRYCE DOT VC:
Why I Deleted My AngelList Account  —  Yesterday I deleted my AngelList account.  Doing so generated a lot of questions on Twitter, in email and from the press so I want to explain myself.  —  Its a decision I've been wrestling with for the last few months as I've found the service increasingly not matching my investment philosophy.
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:   The new Silicon Valley hype machine: AngelList
Quora:
Which websites dropped the most in the latest Google algorithm change?  —  Answer (1 of 3): Here is an overview by German SEO company Sistrix on which sites dropped the most in Sistrix' visibility index:  —  Original article (German only): http://www.sistrix.de/news/985- algorithmus-nderung-google-sucht-nach- qualit-t.html
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Number Crunchers: Who Lost In Google's “Farmer” Algorithm Change?  —  On Thursday, Google announced a major change to its search algorithm, designed to weed out shallow and low-quality content from its top search results.  Content farms were seen by many as the target.  Were they hit?  Who was hit?
Discussion: Screenwerk, Thanks:keithdsouza
Mark Gurman / 9 to 5 Mac:
Find my Mac coming in 10.7 Lion?  —  Did you think Apple was done announcing the new features coming in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion?  Did you think Apple was done bringing features from iOS to the Mac?  Well, they're not, and here's a big one that might be coming this Summer with Lion: Find my Mac.
Discussion: Electronista, AllNewsMac and iClarified
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Elinor Mills / CNET News:
Apple shares Mac OS X Lion with security experts  —  Apple not only released a preview of its next operating system, Mac OS X Lion, to developers today, the company is also giving it to security experts for review.  —  “I wanted to let you know that I've requested that you be invited …
The Technium:
Free Kindle This November  —  In October 2009 John Walkenbach noticed that the price of the Kindle was falling at a consistent rate, lowering almost on a schedule.  By June 2010, the rate was so unwavering that he could easily forecast the date at which the Kindle would be free: November 2011.
Discussion: TeleRead
Sam Sheffer / Engadget:
HTC Droid Incredible 2 shows up in Verizon's system  —  Well, look what we've got here!  Seeing that HTC just introduced the Incredible S — a world phone only available in the UK — it was only a matter of time before the phone hit the stateside.  A trusted tipster just hit us with screen shots …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
My Web Without Facebook Connect  —  I have had better days.  I woke up to the sound of a hailstorm beating my bedroom window to a pulp.  I saw the weather gods, in a passive aggressive mood, pelt San Francisco with sleet right at the time I go for my early morning walk.
Discussion: RyanSpoon.com, Thanks:sidharthdassani
The Weblog of Jamie Murai:
You Win, RIM!  (An Open Letter To RIM's Developer Relations)  —  You win.  I concede defeat.  I no longer want to attempt developing an app for the Playbook.  Are you happy now?  Surely you must be.  Considering how terribly designed the entire process is, from the registration right through …
Discussion: Slashdot and Electronista, Thanks:lockergnome
Matt Peckham / PC World:
Nintendo 3DS Launches in Japan Amidst Tales of Lines, Sellouts, and ‘Eye Pain’  —  Nintendo's bid to put glasses-free 3D into the anxious hands of the masses just got underway in Japan.  The company's 3DS—sequel to the DS and DSi, and employing a new 3.53-inch widescreen that uses parallax barrier tech …
 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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