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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
Apple's new data center is visible (at last!) from space  —  One of the mysteries surrounding the 500,000-square foot server farm Apple (AAPL) has famously constructed in a small North Carolina town called Maiden — besides its ultimate purpose — is why it didn't show up on Google Earth.
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Jack Purcher / Patently Apple:
Apple Perfectly Times their iCloud Trademark Filing in Europe  —  Late yesterday, the European Trademark Office published Apple's latest trademark application for “iCloud” under application 010011484.  Apple has filed their trademark under 12 distinct International Classes covering such matters …
John Paczkowski / AllThingsD:
Schmidt Says Google's Social Problem Is His Fault  —  Google tried very hard to partner with Facebook, but in the end the social networking phenomenon opted for an alliance with Microsoft.  —  Is Facebook's success a threat to Google's business?  And why is it that the company appears to be chasing it these days.
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
The Top 10 Things Eric Schmidt Revealed At D9  —  Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt just finished being interviewed at the D Conference by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, and there were a number of interesting revelations that came out.  I thought a list of highlights was in order.
Joel Falconer / The Next Web:
Google's Eric Schmidt: If you care about security, get a Mac, not a PC.
Evan Gilbert / The Official Google Blog:
The +1 button for websites: recommend content across the web  —  Since we started rolling out the +1 button in March, you've been able to recommend content to your friends and contacts directly from Google search results and ads.  —  But sometimes you want to +1 a page while you're on it.
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Anil Dash:
Apple's Twitter  —  I've been waiting a year for someone to write about this, but my laziness has not yet paid off, so here are a few things that we all know about everybody's favorite Cupertino fruit company:  — Apple has client app software on hundreds of millions of devices in the form …
Discussion: parislemon
Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
JP Morgan: Apple's iPad rivals reduce build plans after ‘early dose of reality’  —  A new investor report from J.P. Morgan on Wednesday indicates that Apple's competitors in the tablet market have reduced their build plans after receiving an “early dose of reality” in the form of lackluster sales.
Bloomberg:
Microsoft Said to Limit Chipmakers Using Windows to Only One Tablet-Maker  —  Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has asked chipmakers that want to use the next version of Windows for tablets to work with no more than one computer manufacturer, three people with knowledge of the plan said.
Sandro Villinger / ITworld.com:
10 hidden features in Windows 8  —  Windows 8 is coming in 2012: Here's an early look at 10 major new features and areas of improvement. … Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finally confirmed what tech pundits knew all along: the next generation of Windows will be out in 2012.
Evan Blass / pocketnow.com:
Motorola Site Redesign Tips Xoom 2, Watchphone, More?  (Images)  —  Motorola appears to be in the midst of a site redesign following its split earlier this year, and with it comes evidence of several new devices.  Besides a followup to the Xoom, it seems that Moto's working on a pair …
Rebecca Kuo / DigiTimes:
Taiwan makers rushing to obtain certification from Apple for iPad 3  —  Apple has begun certifying components for iPad 3 and many Taiwan-based makers are actively participating.  Some makers have already landed certification such as Radiant Opto-Electronics with LED backlight units, according to industry sources.
Colleen Taylor / GigaOM:
Exclusive: LinkedIn to Launch Job Application Tool  —  LinkedIn is preparing to launch a plug-in for employers' websites called “Apply With LinkedIn” that will allow job candidates to apply for available positions using their LinkedIn profiles as resumes.  The feature indicates LinkedIn's increasing focus …
Discussion: SAI
Evan Williams / EVHEAD:
The Future of Identity Belongs to Apple and Google  —  Why is it, when you install an app from the AppStore that requires an account, and you don't already have an account on the service, you have to fill out a form and create one?  —  It seems like a dumb question, until you consider that this is not your computer.
Rafe Needleman / CNET News:
Reed Hastings: Netflix vying for ‘wallet share’  —  RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says his company can't afford brand-new content yet.  —  Netflix is still fighting movie release “windows” and not offering new releases as quickly as it likes, Hastings said at the D9 conference here this morning.
Rachel King / Between the Lines Blog:
Hands-on review: All-new B&N Nook e-book reader  —  Barnes & Noble has managed to ship its all-new Nook e-reader to stores and customers starting today, June 1st, ahead of its original June 10th launch date.  We managed to get a unit, and here's a hands-on review.
Janko Roettgers / GigaOm:
Wi-Fi to Overtake Wired Network Traffic by 2015  —  Wi-Fi devices will for the first time use more bandwidth than wired devices in 2015, according to Cisco's new Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast.  Cisco predicts Wi-Fi devices will consume 37.2 Exabytes of data worldwide per month …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Tapjoy says Apple's ban on promos is killing mobile game profits  —  Tapjoy said tonight that Apple's ban of a popular kind of promotion on the iPhone is hurting mobile game developers.  —  Tapjoy and Apple held talks on the ban in the past few weeks, but Apple's hard-and-fast ban on …
Fred / A VC:
Enough Is Enough  —  I believe that software patents should not exist.  They are a tax on innovation.  And software is closer to media than it is to hardware.  Patenting software is like patenting music.  —  The mess around the Lodsys patents should be a wake up call to everyone involved …
Rovio:
Rovio acquires animation studio Kombo  —  Helsinki-based studio to work on animated content for Rovio properties  —  Rovio, the developer of the Angry Birds entertainment franchise, today announced the acquisition of leading Finnish animation studio Kombo, for an undisclosed sum of cash and stock.
Discussion: VentureBeat and TechCrunch
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Official: Google Offers Goes Live, First Portland Offer Arrives  —  [As promised below in our post from late Tuesday night, the first Google Offer just arrived minutes ago in my Gmail inbox.  Here's a screenshot, followed by the remainder of Tuesday night's post about it.]
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Flip creator gets into the grilled cheese business, Sequoia invests  —  Well, this is ... unexpected.  Jonathan Kaplan, who previously led the company that created the Flip camera, just announced his new project on-stage at the D9 conference — and it's a grilled cheese company.
Matt Burns / CrunchGear:
The HP Touchpad Gets A Video Demo Thanks To SanDisk  —  HP!  SanDisk just crashed your party!  Deep in the seedy show that is Computex Taipei, SanDisk is showing off one of its latest partner devices.  Yep, they have a fully functional HP Touchpad.  —  The SanDisk booth rep seems rather excited …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Presses to Rein In Web Gadgets in New Cars  —  As consumers clamor for more tools to help them stay connected to online media on the road, auto makers are coming under fresh pressure to minimize distracting gadgetry in new cars.  —  “There's absolutely no reason for any person to download …
Discussion: Digital Trends
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:
Android Smartphones Consume More Data.  Here's Why.  —  Android smartphones are the most data hungry, according to new statistics from Nielsen Co., blowing past the iPhone and other smartphones.  But it's still not clear why that is and whether or not this indicates more usage on the part …
Zach Epstein / BGR:
HTC Sensation 4G launches June 15th from T-Mobile, $199.99  —  T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that its latest and most capable Android smartphone to date will launch later this month.  The HTC Sensation 4G, which we took a hands-on look at back in April, will become available via T-Mobile channels on June 15th, two weeks from today.
 
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Agence France Presse:
Web ‘friends’ could aid enemy, China's PLA warns
Discussion: TechEye
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
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Sheila Himmel / IEEE Spectrum:
Campus Life at Facebook and Google
Tricia Duryee / AllThingsD:
Bonjour! LivingSocial Goes After Groupon In France
Discussion: VentureBeat and ClickZ
Dave Gooden:
How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company
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Helmi Noman / Information Warfare Monitor:
The Emergence of Open and Organized Pro-Government Cyber Attacks in the Middle East …
David Schneider / IEEE Spectrum:
Under the Hood at Google and Facebook
Zach Honig / Engadget:
Nokia's online stores go offline in France and Spain (update: Netherlands too)
Discussion: Fast Company and Gadgetsteria
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Nokia's Elop: Android is killing us in China, Europe
Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
More Than Friending: How Can the Social Web Go Beyond Facebook?
John Cook / GeekWire:
Chart: Steve Ballmer's approval rating plummets among Microsoft employees
Discussion: ITProPortal and Electronista
 

 
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Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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