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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple to release Mac OS X Lion through Mac App Store - sources — With the release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion this summer, Apple will make the switch to a new kind of digital distribution for its operating system upgrades by releasing the software first through its new Mac App Store, AppleInsider has learned.
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Redmond Pie, Pulse2, GigaOM, OS X Daily, TUAW, I4U News, CNET News, Geek.com, @qthrul, Electronista, Edible Apple, MacRumors, Stowe Boyd, Gizmodo, NBC Bay Area and parislemon
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Facebook, Google considering Skype deals — (Reuters) - Facebook and Google Inc (GOOG.O) are separately considering a tie-up with Skype after the web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
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Mashable!, Friending Facebook Blog, CNET News, Pulse2, Redmond Pie, VoIP & Gadgets Blog, PE Hub Blog and Electronista
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Matt Rosoff / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Facebook And Google Ready To Battle Over Skype
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The Business Insider
Patrick Seybold / PlayStation Blog:
Sony's Response to the U.S. House of Representatives — Today, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing in Washington, DC on “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.”
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Yahoo! News, Wall Street Journal, This is my next, Gawker, CNN, Reuters, Kotaku, Agence France Presse, Neowin.net, Daily Kos, BetaNews, SlashGear, PC Magazine, The Escapist, GamePolitics News, SAI, Computerworld, Between the Lines Blog, GameLife, USA Today, NewEnterprise, Ars Technica, The Business Insider, Techland, Engadget, thinq_, Joystiq, MTV Multiplayer and ZDNet
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
iPhone Location Update: All Users In 1 Week; Android 2.3 Update: 4% Of Users In 5 Months — Earlier today, Apple released the iOS update that resolves the location tracking issues that had the press in a tizzy over for the past couple of weeks. For those keeping score at home …
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This is my next, @reckless, IntoMobile and Carrypad
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Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple has released an iOS 4.3.3 update, fixing location database issues
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Ars Technica, AppleInsider, SAI, Bits, Gadget Lab, MacRumors, PC World, DSLreports, Engadget, 9 to 5 Mac, Digits, MobileCrunch, AppScout, GigaOM, PhoneArena, Mobile Marketing Watch, Gizmodo, PalmAddicts, The Not-So Private Parts, TUAW and The Toybox Blog
MG Siegler / parislemon:
On Bin Laden Killing Tech Blogging — The information in the image above is not surprising at all. But still pathetic. — Imagine that, you write 35 200-word posts featuring the words “Bin Laden” in the headline and they pull in traffic on the day it's one of the most searched terms ever.
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@andyvuong, @centernetworks, @alexia, @laura_june, @sg, @fredericl and @eric_andersen
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Google Voice CEO Craig Walker Launches Firespotter, A Google Ventures Funded Incubator — When Google Voice (previously GrandCentral) cofounder and CEO Craig Walker left Google last year, he didn't go far. In fact, he just went across the street to set up a desk at Google Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence.
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NetworkEffect, @amac and Firespotter
Brandon Watson / The Windows Blog:
All Updated Windows Phones Are Not Alike — Yesterday, Eric announced that there would be a new update for Windows Phone. You can read his post to see what all is included, but I wanted to focus on a specific issue: phones “updated” using any unofficial mechanisms.
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All about Microsoft Blog, Chris Walsh, ITProPortal, ITworld.com, WinRumors, WMPoweruser.com, DailyTech, Engadget, Gear Live, Neowin.net, WPCentral.com, PC World, Windows Phone Blog, Windows Phone Secrets, Electronista, MobileBurn.com, Ars Technica, MobileTechWorld and Windows Phone Thoughts.com
Nick Bilton / Bits:
White iPhone Versus White iPhone — For almost a year, the white iPhone has been as elusive as a double rainbow. Sure, we knew they existed, but few people had seen one. Now this sought-after device is available in stores. But their existence just provokes more questions. — Like, what took Apple so long?
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@dannysullivan, MobileCrunch, Gizmodo, MacRumors iPhone Blog and Apple Bitch
Tom Warren / WinRumors:
Microsoft attacks Google Apps with “Google Tax” claim — Microsoft is on the Google attack once again this week. — The software giant has created an iceberg info-graphic (see below) that reveals Google's hidden costs. Tom Rizzo, senior director of Microsoft Online Services …
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TechNet Blogs, The Next Web and SAI, Thanks:nick_forster
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google Just Leaked Their +1 Chrome Extension On National Television — If you haven't seen Google's new “Dear Sophie” video, I highly recommend you check it out. It's brilliant. — And watch closely. — At various points in the video, the Chrome browser in use reveals an unreleased product: a Google +1 extension.
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SlashGear, Google Watch, Laughing Squid and Digital Trends, more at Mediagazer »
Darrell Etherington / GigaOM:
Apple Said to Have Hired the Audio Genius Behind THX — Apple has reportedly hired Tomlinson Holman as its new audio chief, according to a tweet by Leo Laporte Wednesday morning. Laporte said he had it “on good authority” that Holman “is joining Apple to run audio.”
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AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, CNET News, SlashGear, WebProNews, The Next Web, Stowe Boyd, MacStories, TiPb, MacRumors, iPodNN, iLounge, iClarified and TUAW
David Kravets / Threat Level:
CNET Accused of Copyright Infringement for Distributing LimeWire — CBS Interactive, the owner of CNET, is being sued for facilitating “massive copyright infringement” for distributing the LimeWire software, a file sharing service a federal judge ruled illegal last year.
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Hollywood Reporter, Ars Technica, TorrentFreak, Techdirt and paidContent
Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
News Corp. Revenue, Earnings Miss; MySpace Still Burning Money — A first look at News Corp.'s March quarter earnings: Revenues of $8.26 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.26 per share. Analysts were looking for revenue of $8.42 billion and earnings of $0.27 per share.
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paidContent, Mixed Media, iClarified and MacStories, more at Mediagazer »
Gavin Clarke / The Register:
Oracle U-turns on Hudson open source control — Hudson can't have Hudson. But Eclipse can — Oracle is relinquishing control of the Hudson project after a heavy-handed attempt to stay in charge prompted most community members to fork themselves and undermine the project's viability.
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Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Electronista:
Sprint delays PlayBook launch indefinitely — Sprint has reportedly delayed its PlayBook launch, according to an internal document that was allegedly circulated to dealers. The carrier and RIM initially promised an April 19 launch date for the CDMA variant, however the schedule was later pushed back to May 8.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Intel will build next-generation chips with 3D structures — Intel said today that it will build its next generation of chips with 3D structures, a move that will allow it to pack much more computing power in a given space and stay on the path of technological advancement for years to come.
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Intel Newsroom, Ars Technica, Between the Lines Blog, MacRumors, CNET News, BBC, ITworld.com, CNET News, 9 to 5 Mac, MacStories, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, SAI, Macworld, BetaNews, Silicon Valley Watcher, eWeek, InfoWorld, Shiny Objects, Electronista, GigaOM, Guardian, Gizmodo, CNET News and Shiny Objects
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Sean Hollister / Engadget:
Intel will mass produce 3D transistors for all future CPUs, starting with 22nm Ivy Bridge (video)
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Laptops and Desktops Blog, ITworld.com, Neowin.net and Liliputing
John Cook / GeekWire:
CityGrid Media buys social media monitoring service BuzzLabs — The consolidation continues in the social media monitoring space. And now one of Seattle's upstarts is benefiting. BuzzLabs, a 2-year-old startup founded by former Microsoft employees Philip Lee and Dou Shen …
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TechCrunch, Screenwerk, Local Onliner, TechFlash and paidContent
Christopher Trout / Engadget:
Barnes & Noble to release new e-reader, according to securities filing — It's not often that we get word of a new gadget by way of an SEC filing, but Barnes & Noble has broken with tradition with an 8-K report that reveals its intentions to introduce a new e-reader.
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AppleInsider, Dow Jones Newswires, TeleRead, The Digital Reader, CrunchGear and Electronista
Ryan Tate / Gawker:
A Writer's Astounding Self-Obituary — Derek Miller's public goodbye would properly be called an “auto-obituary,” but the title affixed to his final blog entry is plainer and more effective. “The last post” is both a touching farewell and evidence that blogs can still surprise and move people.
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Penmachine, Sean Percival's Blog, Thought Catalog, Reason, Daring Fireball and @stshank
Mike Helmick / Gmail Blog:
Store up to 25,000 contacts — Gmail used to have a limit of 10,000 contacts. For most of us, this was way more than enough, but we heard from some of you who use Gmail to communicate with more than 10,000 people. We want you to be able to store all of your contacts in a single place …
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The Business Insider and Lifehacker
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
100,000 Developers Strong, Mashery Nabs $11 Million To Push The Internet Beyond Websites — “People used to sit at a desk to ‘Internet’. Then they would get up and stop Internetting. Now they Internet wherever, whenever — even when they don't think they are doing it.”
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Begins Sending @ Replies to Users - Not All of Which Are SFW — Twitter has created a new official account called @TwitterSuggests and is using it to send public replies to other Twitter users. What does Twitter want to say to its users? How to use the service, of course, and more specifically whom they should follow.
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louisgray.com, @pankaj and @znmeb
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Other Tech Companies Over Anti-Poaching Agreements — Law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein today announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Apple and other tech companies over “no solicitation” agreements that prevented the companies …
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CNET News, Lieff Cabraser Heimann …, AppleInsider, TUAW, BGR, PC World and Electronista
