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Om Malik / GigaOM:
More Skype Rumors: Big News Soon, Microsoft In The Mix — For the past week or so, rumors have been swirling around Skype, the Internet telephony company. Reuters has reported that the company has been in talks with both Facebook and Google, either for a partnership or for an outright acquisition.
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Neowin.net, VoIP Watch and WinRumors, Thanks:sidharthdassani
Quora:
What are some startup ideas that persistently fail? — Answer (1 of 49): * Anything that makes programming “easy for non-programmers or businesspeople” — * Micropayments — * T-Shirts (except Threadless (and Busted Tees ... thanks Adam Kazwell)) — * Recommendations based on what your friends like
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StartupMuse
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
The Tech Press: Screw Them All — Last week I wrote a post about my current investment policy at TechCrunch, and pointing out already disclosed financial conflicts of interest. Our primary duty to readers, as I've said many times, is transparency. To that end we will (as we always have) …
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@rawmeet, @rafat, @karaswisher, Scripting News, @emilybell, @jayrosen_nyu, @davepell, @jeffjarvis, Regular Geek, @mathewi, @dannysullivan, @parislemon, @lizgannes, @xdamman, @antderosa, @megan, @broukhim, @matthewoden, @terryheaton, TomsTechBlog.com, @sheigh, @johnniemanzari and LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®, more at Mediagazer »
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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Amazon Cloud Player Quietly Begins Working On iOS Devices! — Back in March, alongside the roll out of Amazon's new cloud-based music upload/player service, we noted one glaring problem: it didn't work on iOS devices. You might think this had to due with Flash or another technology that iOS wasn't compatible with, but it wasn't.
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PC World, Engadget, iPod touch Fans news, Digital Trends, 9 to 5 Mac, iPhone Download Blog, Neowin.net, RazorianFly, Pulse2, App Advice, DisplayBlog, MacStories, Electronista, LaptopMemo and iClarified
Jesse Stay / Stay N Alive:
Twitter and Facebook Both Quietly Kill RSS, Completely — Last year I shared how Twitter was moving more and more towards a closed, less-standards oriented model of sharing content as they upgraded their design to bring more people to the Twitter.com website.
Thanks:jesse
William Quigley / TechCrunch:
The Next 10 Years Will Be Great For Both Founders And VCs — Earlier this week I issued a report about the positive changes that have recently taken place in the venture capital industry. These changes are profound and will have a lasting effect on both the venture capital asset class as well as today's start-ups.
The H Security:
The Tor Project plans a Firefox fork — The Tor project has announced that it is to launch its own fork of Firefox that will include Tor integration. At present, users who want to use the decentralised Tor network to browse the internet anonymously install the Firefox extension Torbutton and additional Tor software.
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Engadget and OStatic blogs
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John Gaudiosi / Game On:
Gamers Can Kill Osama Bin Laden in New Video Game Recreation of Assassination — New York-based online game publisher Kuma Games is allowing gamers to assassinate Osama Bin Laden and experience what the brave Navy SEALs went through in Pakistan through a new free PC video game.
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TechSpot, Neowin.net, Kotaku, PC Magazine, Examiner and VentureBeat
Amit / Digital Inspiration Technology Blog:
How People Share Content Online and With Whom? — A recent study done by AOL and Neilsen offers interesting insights into how people share content on the web and what kind of content do they prefer sharing. — Email is still the most preferred mode for sharing content with friends and family …
Tony Bradley / PC World:
Skype's Dangerous Exploit: What You Need to Know — What is the vulnerability? — PureHacking, an Australian security research firm published a blog post describing a vulnerability and proof of concept exploit affecting Skype for Mac. — The researchers at PureHacking and the developers …
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RazorianFly, MacNN and Disruptive Telephony
Federico Viticci / MacStories:
“Inside Apple” Reveals Steve Jobs Anecdotes, Apple's Little Known Facts — In Adam Lashinsky's latest feature story on Fortune magazine's new issue — available now on the iPad at $4.99 as single in-app purchase, and free for Fortune subscribers — the author reveals several unknown anecdotes …
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asymco, asymco, SAI, Gizmodo, @fredericl, SAI, Technically Incorrect, Electronista, MacRumors, @megan, 9 to 5 Mac, @pkafka, @erickschonfeld, Macgasm, Fortune, Macgasm, The Huffington Post, TUAW and TiPb
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Jay Yarow / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
What It's Like When Steve Jobs Chews You Out For A Product Failure
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Macgasm
Miriam Jordan / Wall Street Journal:
Long-Prized Tech Visas Lose Cachet — Firms Make Only 8,000 H-1B Immigration Petitions as Weak Economy, Higher Fees and Jobs Overseas Depress Demand — A visa program designed to supply skilled foreign workers to companies in the U.S. has slowed sharply, attracting about 50% fewer petitions …
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Apple Moving To Close Gap With Android On Speech, Navigation — As a long-time Android user I can tell you two specific areas where Android beats the iPhone's otherwise superior user experience hands down: speech and navigation. — All text fields on Android devices are speech-enabled …
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I4U News, TUAW and TechCrunch
