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Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Microsoft CEO hints at ‘Metro-ization’ of Office — Desktop suite will continue, but Microsoft needs a touch-based edition for tablets, says expert — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday strongly hinted that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next Office suite.
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This is my next, WinRumors, GottaBeMobile, OSNews, InfoWorld, WinBeta and Slashdot
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Marco Arment / Marco.org:
Customer culture — With so many projects, if the customer is willing to go without a small subset of the functionality they think they need, it can save a massive amount of effort, cost, and complexity and result in a much more elegant, hassle-free solution that makes them much happier in the long run.
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Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider:
Microsoft to take 30% cut of Metro apps under Windows 8
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This is my next, Neowin.net, Techie Buzz, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Roughly Drafted, Electronista, Daring Fireball and SlashGear
Paul McNamara / Network World:
Has Google's CEO stopped using Google+? — It's been a month since the masses last heard from Larry Page via his social network — Seemingly every day, the Google+ “suggestions” feature implores me to “circle” (read: follow) the Google+ activities of Google CEO Larry Page, as a whopping 302,319 users have done already.
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CNET News, Gizmodo, @jspepper, L.A. Times Tech Blog and Business Insider
MG Siegler / parislemon:
What Needs To Be Said — All day, I kept telling myself I shouldn't say anything. Then I realized: what the f**k? Be honest. I found Paul's post tactless. And I found Erick's response inappropriate. Perhaps both are fitting given the entire clusterf**k that is this situation.
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Real Dan Lyons Web Site, @karaswisher, @stevecheney, @jonathanglick, The Network Garden, @dannysullivan and @paulcarr
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Paul, I Accept Your Resignation
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@karaswisher, @kevinrose, Michael Arrington, @paulcarr, @erickschonfeld, @jsnell, @robinwauters, @paulcarr, @paulcarr, Stowe Boyd, @andrewphelps and @zee, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
I'm Leaving TechCrunch. Here's Why.
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Robin Wauters, Daggle, @mat, @loic, Rex Hammock's RexBlog.com, Soshable, Webomatica, @erickschonfeld, @grg, @brianstelter, @hunterwalk, @rachelsklar, @jbflint, @robinwauters, @rafat, @parislemon, @alexia, @jasonhirschhorn, Adweek, @jeff and Betabeat, more at Mediagazer »
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Intel's Ivy Bridge Architecture Exposed — Five years ago Intel announced its ambitious tick-tock release cadence. We were doubtful that Intel could pull off such an aggressive schedule but with the exception of missing a few months here or there tick-tock has been a success.
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
Ivy Bridge to Offer Faster Graphics and OpenCL Support in MacBook Airs — As noted by CNet, one of the areas of focus in Intel's next generation Ivy Bridge processors is the graphics processing unit (GPU). Anandtech reports that Intel expects there to be a 60% improvement in graphics benchmarks …
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CNET News and Softpedia News
Christian Zibreg / 9to5Google:
More details on Propeller, Google's Flipboard-killer for Android and iOS devices — The first mention of a social news app from Google came in a Google+ post yesterday by tech watcher Robert Scoble. He wrote: … The news prompted AllThingsD's Kara Swisher to dig for more clues.
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Electronista, Tech Shout!, The Domains, Android Community, MediaPost, mocoNews and T3.com News, Thanks:dujkan
Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
PE firms circling AOL turn attention to Yahoo — (Reuters) - The troubles at Yahoo Inc are proving to be a headache for AOL, that other deeply challenged Internet company trying to turn around its fortunes. — Interest in AOL from private equity firms ramped up after the company's stock plummeted …
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Appeals Court Reinstates $675,000 File-Sharing Decision Against Joel Tenenbaum — Joel Tenenbaum's fight with the RIAA has been dragging on now for six years. In 2009, a jury found Tenenbaum guilty of “willful infringement” and awarded damages of $675,000.
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Threat Level, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, Bloomberg and Techdirt
Dan Frommer / SplatF:
Netflix investors overreact to new forecast: The streaming numbers are what matters — Netflix investors are selling off this morning — the stock is down 15% — after the company issued new subscriber guidance for Q3 (PDF), reflecting the reaction to its price increases …
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@msuster, TomsTechBlog.com, AllThingsD and Business Insider
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud, Deezer And Rhapsody Revealed As Facebook Music Launch Partners? — I love Yvo Schaap, even though I've never met him in person. — Wanna know why? Because the man keeps on digging up interesting stuff by simply perusing code, and then alerting us.
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CNET News, Yvo Schaap, Business Insider, Electronista and NBC Bay Area
Kwame Opam / Gizmodo:
Facebook Is Eyeing Hulu and (Maybe) Netflix Integration Says the NY Post — You can already rent movies on Facebook. Now, according to the New York Post, Mark Zuckerberg will be showing off his plan for bringing Hulu and possibly even Netflix into the fold at the upcoming F8 conference.
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New York Post, ZDNet, Business Insider and CNET News
