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Zach Epstein / BGR:
Sorry Apple, Windows 8 ushers in the post-post-PC era — Microsoft executives took to the stage at the annual BUILD developer conference on Tuesday to give the world its first real look at the future of the Windows operating system. The reception, as you've likely read by now, has been overwhelmingly positive.
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Microsoft Reimagines Windows, Presents Windows 8 Developer Preview — BUILD conference attendees and developers get first access to new operating system. — Today at its developer-focused BUILD conference, Microsoft Corp. showcased a detailed preview of the next major release of Windows, code-named “Windows 8.”
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Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft to developers: Metro is your future — Summary: Silverlight and .Net are not dead (yet). But Metro is really the future for Windows 8, Microsoft is telling developers on the opening day of Build. — Here's the good news for Microsoft developers attending Build: Silverlight and .Net are not dead.
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Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
5,000 Microsoft developers get Samsung preview tablets — Preview units use Samsung Series 7 Slate body — Microsoft on Tuesday gave the 5,000 developers attending its BUILD conference preview units of a Samsung tablet running a version of the upcoming Windows 8 software.
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Christopher Trout / Engadget:
Windows 8 for tablets hands-on preview (video) — Just last week, we got our paws on Samsung's Series 7 Slate, and it's already making its second debut. This time around, however, it's sporting a much more mouthwatering setup. No, it's not dawning Lady Gaga's edible leftovers …
Tim Anderson / Guardian:
Windows 8 Metro shows off Microsoft tablet but keeps apps at a distance
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Engadget, Channel 9, Examiner, Redmond Pie, BGR, Computerworld and L.A. Times Tech Blog
Mike Fahey / Kotaku:
There's Xbox Live Inside Every Copy of Windows 8
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1UP.com, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, This is my next, Thoughts from the Sidelines, WinRumors and Joystiq
AppleInsider:
Apple to surprise with late-2011 MacBook Pro refresh this month — Exclusive: With Intel's next-generation Core i-Series mobile platform not expected until the second quarter of 2012, Apple is reportedly preparing a refresh of its professional notebook line ahead of the holiday shopping season …
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Evelyn M. Rusli / DealBook:
How the Google-Motorola Deal Went Down — It took less than seven weeks, but it became more expensive quickly. — From the first discussions in early July to a formal announcement on Aug. 15, Google moved swiftly this summer to secure a $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility, according to a filing submitted on Tuesday.
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Josh Constine / Inside Facebook:
Facebook Officially Launches Smart Lists, and Special Friend Lists That Influence the News Feed — Facebook today officially launches several improvements to its Friend Lists feature that can be used to define privacy settings and filter the news feed, including some changes that leaked last week.
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Blake Ross / Facebook Blog:
Improved Friend Lists
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. in criminal probe of eBay employees — (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into whether eBay Inc employees misappropriated confidential information from classified ad service Craigslist, according to a copy of a grand jury subpoena obtained by Reuters.
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Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
iOS 5 beta 8 coming this Friday, GM on the 23rd, iPhone 5 launch early October as rumored? — We have received some information from a trusted source surrounding upcoming release of iOS 5 that could help pinpoint a more specific launch time frame for the iPhone 5.
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
AppleCare preparations hint at iOS 5.0 release around Oct. 10
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Redmond Pie, Techie Buzz, GottaBeMobile, SlashGear and Cult of Mac
Dieter Bohn / This is my next:
All future Android versions to be optimized for Intel as well as ARM; Medfield-based tablet and phone teased — At Intel's Developer Forum, Google's Andy Rubin just appeared on stage to confirm that Google and Intel will be continuing their partnership. Expanding it, even …
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Walmart Acquires Mobile And Social Ad Targeting Startup OneRiot — Walmart has acquired OneRiot, a mobile and social ad targeting startup. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and OneRiot will be joining Walmart Labs. — As we've written in the past, OneRiot recently switched …
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@WalmartLabs Blog, AdExchanger.com, OneRiot Blog, Between the Lines Blog and Search Engine Land
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google Travel Search Takes Flight With First ITA Travel Product — Google has made what amounts to a promising downpayment on more ambitious travel search tools with its new Flight Search, debuting today. Launching initially for a select group of US cities Google users will have access …
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Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Virgin America and Lufthansa Systems unveil new in-flight entertainment system coming in 2012 — Alright, so in-flight entertainment systems aren't exactly the sort of thing that people camp out for days to get first crack at. But, for those who spend a lot of time defying the laws of gravity …
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GigaOM, PC World, NBC Bay Area, SlashGear and Mashable!
Bradley Voytek / Uber Blog:
Uberdata: How prostitution and alcohol make Uber better — What up humans?! Bradley Voytek here again. Man do we have some crazy #uberdata for you today. — Today is Uber: Freakonomics edition. — In this post I'll show how where crimes occur—specifically prostitution, alcohol …
Sarah Mcbride / MediaFile:
Tinsel town turns deaf ear to Kutcher's request to plug his start-ups — Ashton Kutcher may have more clout in Silicon Valley than in Hollywood. — The star of movies like “Dude, Where's My Car?” and now of the hit show 'Two and a Half Men" told conference goers at TechCrunch Disrupt …
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Joseph Volpe / Engadget:
Verizon intros $50 unlimited plan, takes a swing at pre-paid operators — In a direct shot at its lesser competitors, Verizon Wireless announced today the launch of a new $50 unlimited plan for pre-paid customers. Available starting this Thursday, the unlimited talk, text and web option'll rollout …
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Ben Popper / Betabeat:
Fog Creek Software Becoming a Betawork's Style Innovation Lab — Blame Trello for the housing bubble. — Fog Creek software is a Silicon Alley survivor. Founded in 2000, the company ran smack into the dot-com bust before it had fully hatched. “We were just trying to keep ourselves in business …
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TechCrunch and Lifehacker
Jack Purcher / Patently Apple:
Whoa - Apple Wins a 3D Display & Imaging System Patent Stunner — The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 13 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today and one was a real stunner. Today's report focuses on this advanced 3D display and imaging system that packs one hell of a wallop.
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SlashGear, MacNN, Gizmodo and Cult of Mac
Richard Lai / Engadget:
Sony PlayStation Vita debuts in Japan on December 17th, partnering with NTT DoCoMo for 3G (updated) — Sony's just announced in Tokyo that the PlayStation Vita will debut in Japan on December 17th, and it'll partner with NTT DoCoMo for the console's prepaid 3G service.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
How Much Does A Band Make From Various Music Platforms? — My friend Tom alerts us to a blog post by the indie European band Uniform Motion (which he found via a blog post by Jason Weinberger), in which the band lays out clearly the cuts they get from selling their music on various services.
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Daring Fireball:
Phone Story — Anti-iPhone Game Banned From App Store — Given that one of the levels involves catching suicide-jumping Foxconn factory workers, it's more surprising that the game got into the App Store in the first place than that it was removed.
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Digital Trends, Bits, The BLN, Ubergizmo, Computerworld, Cult of Mac and TUAW
Seth Rosenblatt / CNET News:
uTorrent, possibly BitTorrent Web sites hacked — The Web site that hosts uTorrent was hacked by an unknown person or group early this morning. After initially stating that the “mainline” BitTorrent site had been hacked as well, the company now says that it doesn't think that BitTorrent.com was affected.
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