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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Editorial Independence — There's confusion - way too much confusion - about my status at TechCrunch and TechCrunch's status at Aol after last week's announcement that I was launching a venture fund, partially backed by Aol. — The multiple conflicting statements made by Aol.
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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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Digits, Betabeat, BetaNews, CNN, Don Dodge on The Next …, TechEye, Screenwerk, TPM Idea Lab, Internet Evolution, TechNodeTechNode, Mark Evans Tech, @dondodge, @dotben, @benpopper, Robert Scoble, WebProNews, @jason, @rafat, @charlesarthur, @davewiner, TomsTechBlog.com, @sammyd, @violetblue, Startup Meme, Geek News Central and Edible Apple, more at Mediagazer »
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Give Me Back My Baby: Michael Arrington Trying to Buy Back TechCrunch From AOL — But Would AOL Sell It?
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MG Siegler / parislemon:
It's Not A Mirror, It's A Crystal Ball
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Stowe Boyd, TechCrunch, @bijan, @niubi, @gartenberg, broadstuff, the Econsultancy blog, louisgray.com, @sdkstl, All New Musings, @dannysullivan, @karaswisher and Poynter
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 standalone operation, but will retain full ownership of it, for now.
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reddit, The Next Web and Alexis Ohanian
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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Oye! Times, WebProNews and The Next Web
Sprint Newsroom:
Sprint Files Suit to Block Proposed AT&T and T-Mobile Transaction — Sprint Nextel [NYSE:S] today brought suit against AT&T, Inc., AT&T Mobility, Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile seeking to block the proposed acquisition as a violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act.
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, VatorNews, TechFlash, GeekWire, GigaOM, Between the Lines Blog, mocoNews, Bloomberg, DailyTech, iLounge, Slashdot, Light Reading, IntoMobile, iClarified, Neowin.net and Telecompetitor
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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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Inquirer, CNET News, AppleInsider, PhoneDog.com, Redmond Pie, GigaOM, ITProPortal, 9to5Google, Edible Apple, PhoneArena, Electronista, SlashGear, The Next Web, TUAW and iClarified
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 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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TechPinions, blog.chron.com and Technologizer
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Monica Chen / DigiTimes:
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
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Shiny Objects, eWeek, PC World, CNET News, Hardware 2.0 Blog, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Electronista, Between the Lines Blog, SlashGear, I4U News, thinq_, TUAW, Product Reviews, TG Daily, TechEye and ITProPortal
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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A VC, WebProNews, Business Insider and Gizmodo
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.
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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Ars Technica, eWeek, LAPTOP Magazine, Computerworld, The Tech Report, Wired In Blog| BNET, Digits, Techland, Liliputing, FierceMobileContent, ITworld.com, Fonehome and Fudzilla
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.
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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9to5Google, VatorNews, Between the Lines Blog, Google Voice Blog, SlashGear, WebProNews, Ubergizmo, Data Liberation and The Next Web
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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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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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.
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Will Windows Phone Apps Run On Windows 8? — When you look at the combined 70 percent smartphone market share of Android and Apple in the U.S. compared to Microsoft's measly and shrinking 6 percent, it seems like it's game over before it really began for Windows Phone.
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Computerworld, InfoWorld and WPCentral.com
Katie Fehrenbacher / GigaOM:
How Apple could revolutionize solar — If Apple launched one of its gadgets with embedded solar cells, it could revolutionize the market for solar. Apple has been exploring how to use solar power to charge gadgets for some time, including looking into ways to embed solar cells in devices.
