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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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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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Techie Buzz, This is my next, Neowin.net, SlashGear, VentureBeat, Roughly Drafted, Electronista, Daring Fireball and SlashGear
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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The Network Garden, @karaswisher, @stevecheney, @jonathanglick, @dannysullivan and @paulcarr
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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Paul, I Accept Your Resignation
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Paul Carr / TechCrunch:
I'm Leaving TechCrunch. Here's Why.
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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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Gizmodo, @jspepper, L.A. Times Tech Blog and Business Insider
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
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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TomsTechBlog.com, @msuster, AllThingsD and Business Insider
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 …
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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ZDNet, New York Post, CNET News and Business Insider
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
What Was Behind the Timing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's Abrupt Ouster? — In the end — the bitter end, that is — there really is no good time to fire someone. — But the timing of the ouster of Carol Bartz as CEO of Yahoo is one of the more curious things about the corporate mishegas at the Silicon Valley Internet giant of late.
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Business Insider, Associated Press and internetnews.com
Kellex / Droid Life:
As of Yesterday Verizon Started Throttling its Top 5% Data Hogs, Doesn't Affect 4G LTE or Tiered Data Customers — Back in February, there were reports of Verizon's plans to start throttling (data speeds reduced) or using “Network Optimization Practices” on their top data hogs (5%).
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PC Magazine, Electronista, Gizmodo, PhoneDog.com, Engadget, MobileBurn.com, 9to5Mac, VzBuzz, AppleInsider, Neowin.net and PhoneNews.com
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
Todd Haselton / BGR:
Despite owning just 1% of enterprise market, Gmail deemed ready to take on Microsoft — Gartner released a report on Friday that suggested Google's Gmail solution is ready to take on Microsoft in the enterprise email arena despite having just a tiny fraction of the market.
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Gartner, TechFlash and Computerworld
Zach Epstein / BGR:
BlackBerry PlayBook price slashing begins: $249 and up for Rogers workers — Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed on the company's second-quarter earnings call that RIM would soon be dropping prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. While the new price points have not yet been disclosed …
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Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint:
Big PlayBook update coming October, adds Video Store, Android, email and more
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Examiner, Know Your Mobile and Android Phones …
