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MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch As We Know It May Be Over — This is a post I never thought I'd have to write. Unfortunately, I do. And the worst part about it is that it should be Michael Arrington writing this post, not me. — But he can't. — TechCrunch is on the precipice.
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MG Siegler / parislemon:
It's Not A Mirror, It's A Crystal Ball
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Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
TECHCRUNCH: If AOL Fires Mike Arrington, We're Screwed
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Ari Burack / San Francisco Examiner:
Google exec Marissa Mayer threatened by man on Twitter — A man accused of threatening a prominent Google executive via Twitter has been arrested and indicted on felony charges by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, court documents show. — Gregory Calvin King, 27 …
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Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Apple May Have to Show IPad Sales to Successfully Bar Samsung in Australia — Apple Inc. (AAPL) may have to reveal iPad and iPad 2 sales figures in the U.K. and U.S. to improve its chances of barring Samsung Electronics Co. from selling the Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer in Australia, a judge said.
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Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Feature: Ultrabook: Intel's $300 million plan to beat Apple at its own game — My desktop isn't the only computer I plan to replace in the next few months. I need a new laptop too, and my goal is simple: to find a 13" MacBook Air that isn't made by Apple.
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Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
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Pew Internet:
28% of American adults use mobile and social location-based services — More than a quarter (28%) of all American adults use mobile or social location-based services of some kind. This includes anyone who takes part in one or more of the following activities:
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Conde Nast Spins Out Reddit, Without Letting Go — Five years after buying Reddit, Conde Nast is giving the social news site a gentle shove out the door. — The publisher isn't pushing Reddit very far away, though. It is spinning out the company as a stand-alone operation, but will retain full ownership of it, for now.
Jessica Guynn / Los Angeles Times:
Apple designer Jonathan Ive enters a new era — The synergy between ‘Jony’ Ive and Steve Jobs set into motion a decade of hits from the iPod to the iPad. Now Apple will be counting on Ive to deliver breakthrough designs without much input from Jobs. — Reporting from San Francisco …
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default — The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due …
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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Why Amazon's tablet will challenge Apple in a way that Google cannot — The key difference between Amazon and Google is that one of them holds millions of credit cards and is a famous name in retail — The rumours are unstoppable: Amazon is going to unveil a tablet in the next few weeks …
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Moot's Media Sharing And Editing Community Canvas Opens Its Doors To The Public — 4chan founder Christopher Poole (a.k.a. moot) made waves this past year when he unveiled his newest project— Canvas. Canvas is a place for people to post media (i.e. images, video) and start a discussion around this content.
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David Segal / New York Times:
Closed in Error on Google Places, Merchants Seek Fixes — In mid-August, Jason Rule learned some surprising news about the coffee shop that he owns and operates in Hays, Kan.: the place had closed for good. — Not in the real world, where it is thriving.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Following Justice Department, Sprint Sues to Stop AT&T From Buying T-Mobile — It sounds a bit like overkill, but Sprint said on Tuesday that it has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop AT&T's planned $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA. — Sprint has already voiced its objections …
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Tomio Geron / Forbes:
After Doubling Fund Size, Google Ventures Looks For Next Google — First, it's the strength of Google — it is Google Ventures. We have access to all these resources. It'd be foolish to ignore them. Google is really great at recruiting. We get millions of resumes at Google.
Evan Blass / pocketnow.com:
Samsung Stratosphere (LTE) for Verizon Revealed (Images) — We've gotten a few glimpses of the Samsung Stratosphere SCH-I405 in the wild, but the handset could never seem to sit still for a clear or full-body shot. Now this Verizon-bound, LTE-capable QWERTY slider has been fully revealed.
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Melanie Lee / Reuters:
Dell to partner Baidu to develop tablets, mobile — (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Tuesday it will partner China's top search engine Baidu Inc to develop tablet computers and mobile handsets. — Baidu offered a glimpse of its upcoming mobile operating system and launched a new mobile application platform …
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Jeremy Kirk / Computerworld:
Comodo hacker claims credit for DigiNotar attack — The hacker appears to have a political motivation for striking the Dutch certificate authority — IDG News Service - The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google Now Lets You Export Google Voice Data — Google Takeout, the recently launched “data liberation” service that lets you export files, photos and data from Google services like Picasa and Buzz, now includes support for Google Voice. — With the update, users of Google's Internet …
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Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft Adds Display-Ad Tools to Rival Google — Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the largest software maker, is adding features to its Internet display- advertising products to keep from losing customers to Google Inc. (GOOG) and Facebook Inc. in the $12.3 billion U.S. market.
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