Techmeme: Music labels to Google: We're counting on Apple (Greg Sandoval/Media Maverick)

7:00 PM ET, May 11, 2011

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A new kind of computer: Chromebook — A little less than two years ago we set out to make computers much better. Today, we're announcing the first Chromebooks from our partners, Samsung and Acer. These are not typical notebooks. With a Chromebook you won't wait minutes for your computer to boot and browser to start.

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:

Google Chromebooks Out June 15, $349 For Consumers, $20-$28 Monthly For Educators/Business — At long last, the Google Chrome OS operating system is going prime time against Windows and Mac computers. On June 15, consumers can by them for a flat rate. Those in education and business have intriguing monthly payment options.

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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

Google Launches Chromebooks with Samsung and Acer — Samsung and Acer are launching two new notebooks running Google's Chrome OS this summer in the U.S. and six European countries. Acer's Chromebook will start at $349, and Samsung's model will be priced $429 for its WiFi model and $499 for a model with 3G connectivity.

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Google's Chromebooks Debut June 15

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Donald Melanson / Engadget:

Google makes Chrome Web Store available worldwide, adds in-app purchases and flat five percent fee — Google has just announced that it's making the Chrome Web Store available to the “entire userbase of Chrome,” and in 41 different languages no less, although those outside the current markets …

John Biggs / TechCrunch:

Google Announces 160 Million Chrome Users, Massive Improvements Coming — Chrome's user base “more than doubled” in the past year with browser uptake increasing from 70 million to 160 million thanks to Linux, Windows, and OS X versions of the browser finally reaching parity.

Discussion: VentureBeat, Mashable!, The Next Web and Pulse2

Carolyn Penner / Twitter Blog:

A better app for your mobile browser — We want you to be able to access Twitter no matter where you are; regardless of what device you use; or, whether you prefer to access Twitter through a mobile application or the browser. Today, we're starting to roll out a new version of twitter.com for mobile devices.

Discussion: TechCrunch, NewsGrange, ReadWriteWeb, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Next Web, MacStories and LaptopMemo

Edward Wyatt / New York Times:

F.C.C. Commissioner To Join Comcast — WASHINGTON - Four months after the Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, one of the commissioners who approved the deal said she would join Comcast to oversee its government affairs office.

Discussion: Gizmodo, BetaNews, @brianstelter, DSLreports and Company Town

Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes Comcast lobbyist

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Greg Sandoval / Media Maverick:

Music labels to Google: We're counting on Apple — Google unveiled the beta version of its music storage service May 10 at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. — If Apple rolls out a cloud music service next month, the offering could appear a little dated.

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, PadGadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Electronista, MacStories, RazorianFly, iPhone Download Blog and Electronic Frontier Foundation

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
Google and Amazon's cloud lockers may play into Apple's hands

Discussion: PC World and SAI

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:

Android Market Getting A Major Refresh: Better Discovery, A Redesign, And 99 New Countries — One of the most important pieces in the Android ecosystem is Android Market — Google's application storefront that comes pre-installed on the vast majority of Android devices.

Discussion: BGR, GigaOM, Inside Mobile Apps, AppScout, Mobilized, Electronista and MobileCrunch

Fernando Delgado / Google Mobile Blog:
New ways to discover great apps on Android Market

Discussion: PC Magazine, Gizmodo, GigaOM, SAI, CNET News, This is my next, Engadget, AndroidGuys, SlashGear, MobileBurn.com, Techie Buzz and WebProNews

Ingrid Lunden / mocoNews:

iFlowReader Latest App To Shut Up Shop, Blames Apple's IAP, Agency Models — Remember all those complaints about Apple's new in-app purchasing policy when it first launched? Those have somewhat died down, but they haven't stopped altogether: The developers of the iPhone …

Discussion: TUAW, Fortune, App Advice, Gizmodo, MacRumors iPhone Blog, iFlowReader, ReadWriteWeb, 9 to 5 Mac, Apple Bitch, CNET News, Inquirer, PC World, iClarified, RazorianFly, Pulse2 and The Next Web

Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
The Danger of Playing in Apple's Walled Garden

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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:

Cisco third quarter better than expected — Cisco delivered better-than-expected third quarter earnings and CEO John Chambers said the company has “a clear game plan” to “transition to the next phase.” — As noted previously, it was a busy quarter for Cisco, which exited its Flip camera business and reorganized to improve focus.

Discussion: New York Times, PC World, NewEnterprise, The Tech Trade, Tech Trader Daily and SAI

Nathan Olivarez-Giles / L.A. Times Tech Blog:

Facebook reportedly disables account of attorney Mark S. Zuckerberg — Mark S. Zuckerberg, an Indianapolis bankruptcy attorney, might not consider Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to be a friend. — That's because the world's largest social networking website has shut down the lawyer's personal Facebook account.

Discussion: Reuters, Indianapolis Star and WISH-TV

John Markoff / New York Times:

Google Lobbies Nevada To Allow Self-Driving Cars — Google, a pioneer of self-driving cars, is quietly lobbying for legislation that would make Nevada the first state where they could be legally operated on public roads. — And yes, the proposed legislation would include an exemption …

Discussion: Mashable!, VentureBeat, The Toybox Blog, NBC Bay Area, Gawker, Digital Trends, Techland, Pulse2, Growthology, WebProNews and Geekosystem

Josh Constine / Inside Facebook:

Facebook Allows Users to Tag Pages in Photos, Could Bring in New Fans — Starting today, Facebook users will be able to tag Pages in their photos. Page tagged photos will adhere to a user's privacy settings, and will only appear on a Page's Photos tab if set to be visible to everyone.

Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, Facebook, TechCrunch, All Facebook, WebProNews, @cdixon, @jason, The Next Web and Mashable!

Paul Sawers / The Next Web:

Think Insights: Google's new site for data addicts — Some people might say that statistics are like mini-skirts: they give good ideas, but hide the most important thing. What nonsense though, statistics, data, hard numbers...whatever you want to call it, are what give businesses and marketers …

Discussion: The Official Google Blog

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Sergey Brin Guesses That Only 20% Of Googlers Still Use Windows Machines — Today during the press Q&A after the Chrome OS/Chromebook keynote, Google co-founder Sergey Brin joined the panel to share his thoughts on the new products and Google in general. Since the end goal of Chrome OS …

Discussion: Gizmodo and Electronista

Jeff Bercovici / Mixed Media:

The Surprising Reason Publishers Are Finally Saying Yes to Apple — Earlier this week, I asked what had changed in the standoff between Apple and magazine publishers, who want to sell subscriptions to iPad editions in the iTunes store but, until last week, weren't prepared to accept Apple's rules.

Discussion: MacRumors, more at Mediagazer »

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:

Coming This Summer: Fully Offline Gmail, Google Calendar, And Google Docs — While it hasn't always been clear just how big of a bet Google was going to make on Chrome OS, after Google I/O today, it seems very clear that they're very serious. With the launch of Chromebooks …

Discussion: LAPTOP Magazine, Engadget and Between the Lines Blog, Thanks:2009mrcrmsales

Seth Weintraub / Fortune:

Andy Rubin gets Danger back together at Google to work on Android hardware — Cell phone hardware innovators are gathering at Google. That could mean big changes for Android. — Joe Britt at Google I/O — FORTUNE — Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt, two legendary figures in mobile phone development …

Discussion: Gadget Lab, Electronista and Daring Fireball

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Exclusive: BranchOut Raises $18M For Facebook-Focused Professional Network — Exclusive: BranchOut, a professional social network for Facebook, has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Redpoint Ventures with Accel Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and Floodgate also participating the the round.

Discussion: Social Markets, All Facebook, alarm:clock, VatorNews and Pulse2

OUT-LAW News:

Google infringes copyright when its services link to newspaper sites, Belgian court rules — A Belgian appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling that Google infringes on newspapers' copyright when its services display and link to content from newspaper websites, according to press reports.

Discussion: The Register, Alec Saunders, @jason, GottaBeMobile, Pulse2 and ITProPortal

Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:

A Microsoft cheat sheet for Google I/O — Microsoft, never one to shy away from blog posts touting how it is besting Google, has been quiet about the announcements Googlehas been making at the Google I/O developer conference this week. To fill the void, I thought I'd try my hand at a compare/contrast between the two rivals.

Discussion: Open Source Blog, Hardware 2.0 Blog and Googling Google Blog

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