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HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source — HP to enable creativity of the community to accelerate the next-generation web-centric platform — HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community. — HP plans to continue to be active in the development and support of webOS.
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Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
HP's Whitman: We'll Make WebOS-Powered Tablets In 2013 — Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman finally announced the fate of operating system WebOS this morning, after the company previously announced that it was ceasing the development of all smartphones and tablets running Palm's webOS platform.
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
HP open sources WebOS: The fallout — Summary: WebOS' ultimate open source fate remains to be seen, but rest assured there could be some disruption ahead for the smartphone industry. — Hewlett-Packard has decided to open source its WebOS in a bet that the mobile operating system …
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Quentin Hardy / Bits:
H.P.'s Nondecision Decision on WebOS
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AllThingsD, Tech Check, Open Source Blog and Guardian
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Apple Made A Deal With The Devil (No, Worse: A Patent Troll) — Over the last two years, Apple has been engaged in vicious legal battles over smartphone patents, many of which are aimed at squelching (or squeezing money out of) manufacturers of devices running Android.
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Electronista and Techie Buzz
Chris Chang / M.I.C. Gadget:
iPhone 4S Receives Network Access Permit, Set to Go On Sale in China This Month — Finally. Apple's iPhone 4S has made progress towards debuting in China. On December 6, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has officially issued the network access permit for the iPhone 4S.
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AllThingsD, Engadget and Cult of Mac
The White House:
We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Announces $2 Billion in Resources to Support Job-Creating Startups — Today, the White House announced administrative and private sector actions that will help entrepreneurs grow their businesses and create jobs by increasing their access to capital and resources.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
MPAA Boss: If The Chinese Censor The Internet Without A Problem, Why Can't The US? — The MPAA is getting pretty desperate, it seems. MPAA boss Chris Dodd was out trying to defend censoring the internet this week by using China as an example of why censorship isn't a problem. It's kind of shocking, really.
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Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Universal Censors Megaupload Song, Gets Branded a “Rogue Label” — This morning we published an article on a new campaign by cyberlocker service Megaupload. — Site founder Kim Dotcom told TorrentFreak he had commissioned a song from producer Printz Board featuring huge recording artists including P Diddy …
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Nik Cubrilovic / New Web Order:
The Crunchpad is proof of obviousness in the iPad design — The patent case between Apple and Samsung regarding the iPad and Galaxytab has been an ongoing issue. Apple won an injunction against the sale of the Galaxy Tab in Australia, then saw the decision reversed, only for it to be re-applied by a higher court.
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TechCrunch, OSNews and Gizmodo
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft releases Silverlight 5 — Summary: Microsoft released to the Web on December 9 Silverlight 5, which could be the last major release of Microsoft's — Microsoft made available on December 9 for download the gold version of Silverlight 5, the latest version of its browser plug-in and Web …
Toshi Tajima / Google Mobile Blog:
Now playing: Faster movie search on Android and iPhone — (Cross-posted on the Inside Search blog) — With the December movie season in full swing, we've just made it even faster and easier to discover movies, showtimes and theaters, all from your smartphone.
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Paul Miller / The Verge:
The condescending UI — I have a kneejerk reaction to most modern computer user interfaces (also, all microwave user interfaces). I've used plenty of excuses over the years: my “eye for design,” my love of minimalism, a sense of utility. Today, I finally put my finger on it …
Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
Meet Google's Biggest U.S. Search Advertisers — New Kantar Estimate: IAC, Amazon.com, AT&T, Expedia, Experian and Microsoft Top the List — Google likes to talk about display and brand advertising these days but the vast majority of its revenue still comes from its revolutionary core product: search.
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Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, Adotas, ChasNote and Business Insider
Dan Frommer / SplatF:
What it was like at this morning's Grand Central Apple Store opening — I missed Apple's new retail store opening this morning in New York's Grand Central Terminal, but my friend Arlo files this report and these photos. Thanks! … Also: Commerce as content, shopping through art
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Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac:
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer takes charge of retail division as search for Ron Johnson replacement continues — The Grand Central Terminal store opening had Steve Cano and Bob Bridger in attendance — Until November 1, 2011, Apple's widely successful retail branch was headed by Ron Johnson, J.C. Penney's new CEO.
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Brent Kendall / Dow Jones Newswires:
DOJ To File Withdrawal Motion Or Seek Stay In AT&T/T-Mobile Case — WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)—A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge Friday the agency next week will file a motion that seeks to postpone court proceedings in its challenge to AT&T Inc.'s (T) proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA.
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