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Nick Cooper / Docs Blog:
Introducing discussions in Google Docs — When we launched the new Google Docs last April, one of the big changes was moving comments to the sidebar and letting people reply to comments. Today, we're updating comments in Google Docs to facilitate rapid and seamless discussions and integrate with email in an intuitive way.
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Apple rethinks inventory management for iPad 2 — Apple has changed its inventory management policy for iPad 2 deliveries, having its retail stores hold on to new shipments until the next day in an effort to ease the sales process for both customers and employees, AppleInsider has learned.
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MacRumors, CNET News, MacNN, TUAW and ITworld.com
Mary Jo Foley / All about Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft, RIM expected to unveil new, free hosted Blackberry service — Microsoft and RIM are set to unveil a new offering, possibly as soon as March 16 — a Hosted Blackberry Enterprise Service for customers using Exchange 2010 Online, Microsoft's hosted Exchange e-mail service, according to my sources.
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BGR, IntoMobile, Al Sacco's blog, Electronista and Softpedia News
Brian X. Chen / Gadget Lab:
Study: iPad 2 Screen Is as Good as iPhone's, Despite Lower Specs — Apple's new iPad 2 is thinner, lighter and faster than its predecessor. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com — The iPad 2 doesn't pack a higher-resolution “retina” display yet, but the quality of the screen is just as good as the iPhone 4's, according to a display expert.
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DisplayMate, Technologizer, AppleInsider, The Next Web, iClarified, MacNN, iOSnoops, MacStories and DisplayBlog
Matt LeMay / bit.ly blog:
In Which We Welcome Matthew Rothenberg to the bit.ly Team — The last couple months have been exceptionally busy for us here at bit.ly. We've been rolling out a bunch of new features, and we have a ton more new stuff in the pipeline. (We'll be showcasing some of the new awesomeness on this very blog.)
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TechCrunch and mroth.info, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:hornokplease
Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
Deceleration in Foxconn manufacturing seen as a concern for Apple — A “notable” slowdown in manufacturing at Apple's overseas partner Foxconn has been viewed as a potential issue for the iPad maker, and may result in less availability of products. — JMP Securities downgraded its outlook …
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SAI, Between the Lines Blog, BGR, Tech Trader Daily, TUAW, O'Grady's PowerPage and Electronista
Jared Newman / Technologizer:
Zediva: Streaming New Movies for Cheap Through a Sneaky Workaround — Movie studios are skittish about giving their new releases to bargain rental services like Netflix and Redbox, but that's not a concern for streaming video startup Zediva. — The service, which moves out of beta today …
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VentureBeat, Epicenter, Digital Trends, GigaOM, SAI, Reuters, TG Daily and Electronista
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Visa Unveils PayPal-Like Personal Payments Service For U.S. Consumers — Giant retail electronic payments network operator Visa is giving PayPal a run for its money today, announcing a new service that will allows U.S. consumers to receive and send funds to any eligible Visa credit, debit or prepaid account.
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BetaNews, Business Wire, VentureBeat, ReadWriteWeb, Deal Journal, dailywireless.org and Tech Daily Dose
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
San Francisco Controller Publishes Candid Report On How Badly They Need Twitter — San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos hates the idea of businesses not paying a 1.5% tax on payroll and employee stock option gains (see his brilliantly stupid quote here). The fact that San Francisco …
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TechCrunch, @arrington, Silicon Valley Watcher, GottaBeMobile, @arrington, @r0bl0rd, @karaswisher and @tiensoon, Thanks:sidharthdassani
Yung-Hui Lim / GreyReview:
Quora engineers accused of vandalizing a clone's website — It started with a question, Is Qato a serious Quora clone attempt? Wait, what is Qato? On its Twitter profile, Qato is described as enterprise Q&A system, developed by DZone. It allows users to switch effortlessly between Quora, OSQA and StackOverflow themes.
Erik Sherman / Wired In Blog| BNET:
New Facebook Patent: the Huge Implications of Curated Search — For some time, Facebook has been interested in semantic search — using its social graph and immense amount of information about its users to deliver search results. Some have dismissed the effort, but that's premature …
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SAI, @taylorbuley, Beyond Search, Search Engine Land and msnbc.com
Andrew Munchbach / BGR:
Motorola's Wi-Fi XOOM coming to U.S. March 27th, $599 — In a press release just moments ago, Motorola Mobility announced the release of the its Wi-Fi only XOOM tablet in the United States. Available beginning March 27th for $599, the 32GB device will be available at Amazon.com, Best Buy …
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L.A. Times Tech Blog, BetaNews, Inquirer, Tech Trader Daily, Motorola Mobility, Inc., CrunchGear, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Engadget, SAI, IntoMobile, Electronista, PhoneArena, Gearlog, Liliputing and Geek.com
Tim Stevens / Engadget:
TomTom puts its HD Traffic service data in a browser, lets everyone use it for free — We've gotten lost and found our way home again courtesy of many a navigation system over the years, but if ever we're battling not just confusing roadways but also unpredictable traffic patterns it's TomTom we want on our side.
Rip Empson / TechCrunch:
Plaxo Goes Back To Being A Smart Address Book, Launches Virtual Assistant — Plaxo has had its fair share of ups and downs. Back in 2006, the company famously wrestled with spamming allegations and was later the subject of controversy over the screen scraping techniques it used to pull contacts from Facebook.
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GigaOM, CNET News, NetworkEffect and VentureBeat
Derek Kessler / PreCentral.net:
TouchPad set for a June release, priced from $499; 7-inch coming in September? — HP was and has remained mum on the pricing and release timeframe (planned for “summer") for their TouchPad tablet, but we've got a few more details on that matter. A major US retailer is getting their employees ready …
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LAPTOP Magazine, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Ubergizmo, mocoNews, TechSpot, Electronista, PhoneArena, PC Magazine, X-bit labs, MobileWhack, SAI, Know Your Cell, GottaBeMobile, Gizmodo, IntoMobile and MobileBurn.com
Mark Buchanan / New Scientist:
Happier people tweet together — As the old adage goes, “birds of a feather flock together” - and it seems to be true even when tweeting. Scientists who have studied millions of tweets on the micro-blogging service Twitter say they have found that happier people tend to tweet together …
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Fast Company
CNN:
U.S. military blocks websites to help Japan recovery efforts — Washington (CNN) — The U.S. military has blocked access to a range of popular commercial websites in order to free up bandwidth for use in Japan recovery efforts, according to an e-mail obtained by CNN and confirmed by a spokesman for U.S. Strategic Command.
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eWeek Security Watch, DailyTech and msnbc.com
Ingrid Lunden / paidContent:
Amazon Kindle: Bundled Free In UK, And The iPad Effect — Looks like Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is looking to cast its retail net ever wider in the hunt for new Kindle users: the e-reading device is now being sold in the UK by Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK, an extension of a retailing deal …
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Kindle Post US, GeekWire, SAI, Brave New World, thinq_, Fast Company and TeleRead
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Skype security weaknesses could endanger ‘vulnerable users’ — Users of free internet phone service ‘exposed to interception, impersonation and surveillance’, warns Privacy International — The free messaging and internet phone service Skype carries a number of worrying security concerns …
Martin Bryant / The Next Web:
Adobe updates Photoshop Express for iOS with ‘Camera Pack’ in-app purchase — Adobe's Photoshop Express didn't fare too well in our recent round-up of iOS image enhancement apps. There are simply better options out there. Now Adobe has made a push to make it a little more desirable …
David / TmoNews:
T-Mobile To Launch T-Mobile Jet 2.0 4G On March 23rd — As expected, the next iteration of the T-Mobile Jet, version 2.0 4G is ready to launch March 23rd. Considered ready for the “busy, value-conscious consumer” the Jet 2.0 will give 4G capability with theoretical speeds up to HSPA+ 21Mbps.
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LAPTOP Magazine, DSLreports, Gadgetell, Engadget, BGR, SlashGear and Electronista
Alastair Sharp / Reuters:
Special report: A PlayBook for fighting Apple — (Reuters) - Once upon a time, BlackBerry was king. Then came the iPhone, followed by Android. And BlackBerry seemingly lost its way — if not quite its throne. — Research In Motion is holding on to profit growth and impressive margins.
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MediaFile and Tech Trader Daily
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
100 Percent Fresh Exclusive!: Flixster/Rotten Tomatoes in Acquisition Talks With Yahoo and Others — Flixster-the popular social movie site whose brands include the Rotten Tomatoes premium reviews site, as well as BuddyTV-is in early acquisition talks with several suitors, including Yahoo, said sources close to the situation.
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
FTC, White House urge Internet privacy measures — Top federal officials on pushed forward Wednesday on efforts to establish mandates for Internet privacy. — In a Senate hearing on Internet privacy, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission reiterated his push for a Do Not Track tool …
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GeekWire, Agence France Presse, Digital Trends, GMSV, TechNet Blogs, Switched, TechEye, Inquirer, DailyTech, AdExchanger.com and @dannysullivan
Irina Slutsky / AdAge:
Meet Silicon Valley's Unofficial Emissary to the Rest of the World — Internet Investor Braigel Travels From Brazil to Tanzania Sharing Startup Knowledge, Advice — It seems like everyone in the tech world wants a piece of Silicon Valley. There's something magical about this geographical area …
Cory Doctorow / Guardian:
Beware the spyware model of technology - its flaws are built in — Computers are increasingly designed to control and spy on us - the question isn't whether these control measures will fail but when, and who will hijack them — Technology regulation is notoriously tricky.
