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Vic Gundotra / The Official Google Blog:
Google+ Pages: connect with all the things you care about — In life we connect with all kinds of people, places and things. There's friends and family, of course, but there's also the sports teams we root for, the coffee shops we're loyal to, and the TV shows we can't stop watching (to name a few).
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The Next Web, ReadWriteWeb, Inside AdWords, AdAge, Inside AdSense, Computerworld, Search Engine Land, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Redmond Pie, Examiner, USA Today, Bruce Clay Blog, Inside Facebook, Ars Technica, VatorNews, Google Code Blog, Lost Remote, Forbes, Digital Trends, Marketing Pilgrim, Android Phone Fans, The Register, Electronista, Business Insider, Google Operating System, 9to5Google, WebProNews, The Next Web, Mercury News, Mashable!, Official Google Australia Blog, TechFlash, The New Persuaders, Google LatLong and hypebot, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:blogsdna
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Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:
iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go Bad — Apple's iPhones and iPads have remained malware-free thanks mostly to the company's puritanical attitude toward its App Store: Nothing even vaguely sinful gets in, and nothing from outside the App Store gets downloaded to an iOS gadget.
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The Register, Cult of Mac, The Next Web, Examiner, CNET News, MacStories, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, Electronista, Gizmodo, everythingiCafe, CNET News, PC Magazine, Digital Trends, Redmond Pie, TUAW, Accuvant, Neowin.net and 9to5Mac
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Roberto Baldwin / Gizmodo:
Apple Kicks Developer That Found Security Flaw Out of iOS Dev Program — After demonstrating that an app can download malicious code after being accepted into the App Store, developer Charlie Miller found out that his iOS developer credentials were pulled by Apple.
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@0xcharlie, Daring Fireball, Engadget, SecurityWeek and reddit.com
Nadia Damouni / Reuters:
Exclusive: HP weighing sale of webOS unit — (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co is evaluating a potential sale of its webOS software platform in a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but likely less than the $1.2 billion the company paid for Palm Inc in 2010, said four sources close to the matter.
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Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:
WebOS Sale Rumors Return; Oracle Named As Potential Buyer From HP
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Digital Trends
Todd Haselton / BGR:
Samsung VP Gavin Kim departs to lead Microsoft's Windows Phone product management — Samsung's vice president of consumer and enterprise services Gavin Kim has left the company to join Microsoft as general manager of the Windows Phone team, BGR has exclusively learned.
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WinRumors, Mashable!, The Next Web, PC World, TechCrunch, PC Magazine, WMPoweruser, AllThingsD, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Electronista, Neowin.net, Ars Technica and Engadget
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Michael Stroh / The Windows Blog:
New Windows Phones hit U.S. stores; Revealing our big NYC surprise
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The Verge, Channel 9, TechFlash, msnbc.com, PhoneArena, L.A. Times Tech Blog, BetaNews, MSDN Blogs, All about Microsoft Blog, GeekWire, AllThingsD, Smartphones …, Neowin.net and WMPoweruser
Evan Blass / pocketnow.com:
HTC Edge: First Quad-Core Phone Revealed (Images) — Meet the HTC Edge: reportedly the company's first — and probably one of the world's first — cellphone powered by a quad-core processor. Information from a reliable source paints Edge as a premium handset incorporating the latest mobile technologies — for the most part.
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SlashGear, Neowin.net, T3 News, Android Phones …, Know Your Cell, Mashable!, PC Magazine, Digital Trends, MobileWhack.com, AndroidSPIN, IntoMobile, BGR, PhoneArena, Gizmodo UK, Pocketables, Android Life, Electronista, Android and Me, AndroidGuys, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Softpedia News and GottaBeMobile
Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:
Apple to train retail managers on ‘union awareness’ (exclusive) — Apple's flagship retail store in downtown San Francisco the morning the iPad 2 launched. — Apple has begun planning how to respond if its retail employees unionize, CNET has learned. — In an internal document obtained by CNET …
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AppleInsider and 9to5Mac
Alex Heath / iDownloadBlog.com:
Hidden Panorama Mode Uncovered in the iOS Camera — Developer and hacker conradev has uncovered a hidden panorama mode in the iOS Camera app. By changing a key value in the iOS SDK, a Panorama mode is unlocked in the Camera app that lets iPhone users capture a panorama image by snapping photos continually from left to right.
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@conradev, @chpwn, CNET News, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Techie Buzz, MacRumors, Electronista, MacStories, The Loop and The Next Web
Jennifer Van Grove / VentureBeat:
Mark Zuckerberg & Sheryl Sandberg on “Charlie Rose” (full transcript) — Set your DVRs: Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg will appear in an exclusive, hour-long interview with acclaimed broadcast journalist Charlie Rose, airing Monday night on PBS and Tuesday on Bloomberg TV.
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Bloomberg, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, GeekWire, The Verge, L.A. Times Tech Blog, Computerworld, Mercury News, The New Persuaders, Mashable!, Fortune, AllThingsD, The Next Web, Between the Lines Blog, FT Tech Hub, The Register, GigaOM and Bits, Thanks:venturebeat
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Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
Nook Tablet announced: $249, available November 17th — As expected, Barnes & Noble has taken the wraps off of its latest Nook today — the so-called Nook Tablet, designed to replace the Nook Color with refreshed specs across the board including an “HD viewing experience.”
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eWeek, The Seattle Times, LAPTOP Magazine, Engadget, Mashable!, TechCrunch, GottaBeMobile, Examiner, VentureBeat, Product reviews, dailywireless.org, BetaNews and Digits, more at Mediagazer »
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land:
Confirmed: Google Testing New “Sources” Display In Search Results — Google has confirmed that it's testing a new content module in its search results that's (currently) called “Sources.” — The module appears to have been spotted first by Cyrus Shepard, who shared screenshots …
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The Next Web, Cyrus Shepard, 9to5Google, VentureBeat and Techie Buzz
Erica Yen / DigiTimes:
HDD supply gap to narrow as Nidec resumes some production — Japan-based hard disc drive (HDD) motor supplier Nidec, which contributes close to 75% of the global HDD motor shipments, has announced its Ayutthaya plants in Thailand have already resumed production and sources from the HDD industry believe …
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Electronista
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Jon Mitchell / ReadWriteWeb:
Google “Freshness” Update Affects 35% Of Searches: Winners & Losers — Searchmetrics has measured the impact of last week's “freshness” updates to Google's search ranking algorithm, which affected around 35% of all searches. By measuring SEO visibility, Searchmetrics found that a clear category …
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Search Engine Land, ReelSEO Online Video … and WebProNews
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Republic Wireless Officially Unveils $19/Month Service: Unlimited Everything, No Contracts — Last week we broke the news on a previously-stealthy mobile carrier called Republic Wireless, which I've been tracking closely since. The story so far: Bandwidth.com, which provides the VoIP backbone …
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GigaOM
Jake Smith / 9to5Mac:
Yep, it is here: Oregon lets citizens vote for U.S. House by iPad — In tomorrow's election, disabled voters in five counties across Oregon will now be able to vote from an iPad. Election officials will be equipped with an iPad to visit disabled voters in nursing homes, parks …
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Associated Press, TUAW, Gadget Lab and AppleInsider
Jolie O'Dell / VentureBeat:
As vets come home, White House, Google & LinkedIn try to help them find new jobs — I remember when my stepdad got out of the Navy for the first time. Finding a new, non-military job ended up being so challenging that he eventually gave up and enlisted again.
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The LinkedIn Blog, Inside Search, The White House, White House.gov Blog, Softpedia News, Gawker, ReadWriteWeb, LAUNCH and The Next Web
Kelly Scott / Bing:
Bing Central is Now Open — Today, we are lifting the curtains on Bing Central, one location for you to explore Bing services and features by completing fun missions, manage your Bing Rewards account, redeem great rewards in the redemption center and access account support as well as your profiles …
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Search Engine Land, Ubergizmo and LiveSide.net
Chris Frates / Influence Alley:
Top Google Lobbyist Leaving the Search Giant — Alan Davidson, the granddaddy of Google lobbyists, announced today that he is leaving the company later this month to take a sabbatical, according to an email obtained by the Alley. In a sign of just how big the news is, a tech lobbyist emailed the Alley with a one-word reaction, “wow.”
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CNET News, AllThingsD, New York Times, @evgenymorozov, Hillicon Valley and Reuters
Drew Olanoff / The Next Web:
Watch out Billboard, Twitter Music Trends shows how hot artists are in real-time — Trending topics on Twitter are a great way to see what's hot right now on the mini social network. However, the topics that trend aren't always all that interesting to everyone, and can be cluttered …
Mathew Ingram / GigaOM:
Is Klout crossing the line when it comes to privacy? — Updated: If getting beaten up by critics and targeted by angry users is a sign of success, then Klout must be doing pretty well. The San Francisco-based startup — which is trying to compile a kind of “reputation rank” …
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Charlie's Diary and @counternotions
John D. Sutter / CNN:
Facebook's Zuckerberg visits old stomping grounds at Harvard — (CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg went back to Harvard on Monday on a recruiting trip, his first visit since he dropped out of the prestigious university to found social-media giant Facebook. — Clad in his trademark hoodie and T-shirt …
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Bloomberg, Techland, BostInnovation.com, The Boston Globe, The Harvard Crimson and GigaOM
Bloomberg:
Zynga Said to Plan IPO After Thanksgiving — Zynga Inc. plans to proceed with its initial public offering after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 24, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. — The company may set terms in the last week of November and then begin pitching …
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CNET News and VentureBeat
