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Steve Jobs on Why Facebook Is Not Part of Apple's New Ping Music Social Network: "Onerous Terms"

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

Yesterday, at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about its new social music service, called Ping.

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Exclusive: Facebook Blocked API Access to Ping After Failure to Strike Agreement, So Apple Removed Feature After Launch

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

It's not as mysterious as it seems, this mini-controversy about find friends on Facebook for Apple's new social music network called According to sources familiar with Facebook's platform, the ...

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Video: Even Apple Product Marketing Head Schiller Touts Facebook Connect, Which Apple Has Now Disappeared on Ping

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

The plot thickens! While two official Apple pages tout an ability to use Facebook to find friends on Ping--its new social music offering in ITunes--which would be very useful, the feature is now not ...

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Twitter for iPad Review: Ahead of the Pack

September 2, 2010

GigaOM : On Broadband, VoIP & The Next Generation Internet / James Kendrick

The folks at Twitter took their time releasing an app for the iPad, but it was time well spent.

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Software Startups Realizing That Cookie-Cutter Freemium Doesn't Always Work Well

September 2, 2010

Techdirt / Mike Masnick

A few weeks ago, we ran a webinar about "using free as a part of your business.

Microsoft the Alternative in Hostile VMware Territory

September 2, 2010

eWEEK.com - Enterprise Technology News and Reviews

Small delegation from Seattle knocks VMware's view of the cloud world, talks up Azure as the better way to go. - SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft as alternative.

YouTube Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue

September 2, 2010

Technology - International Herald Tribune / By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Some copyright holders are allowing YouTube to sell ads on videos that are uploaded without permission, generating revenue that is expected to make the site profitable this year.

Done Deal: HP Gets 3PAR For $2.35 Billion In Cash

September 2, 2010

TechCrunch / Leena Rao

It's officially over. After Dell pulled out of the running this morning, HP has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire data storage company 3PAR, for $33 per share in ...

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iPhone Adds Carriers in Germany

September 2, 2010

WSJ.com: Markets

Deutsche Telekom will lose exclusivity for Apple's iPhone in Germany ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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September Surprise: AOL Reups and Expands Search Agreement With Google

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

In a surprisingly quick and even stealthy move, AOL has renewed and expanded its search agreement with Google, even though many had expected there to be more competitive bidding throughout the fall to ...

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Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.6.5 Build 10H535 to Developers

September 2, 2010

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple continues its trend of weekly releases of Mac OS X 10.6.5 developer builds today by pushing Build 10H535 to registered developers.

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Spammers Already Taking Aim at Apple's Ping

September 2, 2010

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

It's been less than 24 hours since Apple released iTunes 10 and its integrated social networking functionality, Ping, but spammers and scammers are already starting to spread their messages via the ...

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Fourth-Generation iPod Touch Teardown Photos Posted by FCC

September 2, 2010

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Engadget notes that Apple's new iPod touch introduced yesterday has appeared on the website of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Ping, Facebook Break Up: It Happened Last Night

September 2, 2010

GigaOM : On Broadband, VoIP & The Next Generation Internet / Om Malik

At one time, Apple and Facebook were best friends forever. It was rumored that Facebook would form the underpinning of what is now Ping.

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Confusion Over Facebook's Brief Appearance in Ping for iTunes

September 2, 2010

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Screenshot from Follow Music and People with Ping video tutorial With yesterday's release of iTunes 10, Apple also deployed a new music-focused social network feature known as Ping.

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Philips and OíNeil team to bring headphones to market

September 2, 2010

Electronista | Gadgets for Geeks

Philips and OíNeil have teamed to develop a range of headphones and earphones for people who like to get outdoors. The premium range includes The Stretch, The Snug, The Covert and The Specked.

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Vlingo Adds Voice Check-ins to Foursquare

September 2, 2010

GigaOM : On Broadband, VoIP & The Next Generation Internet / Kevin C. Tofel

Vlingo today added voice support to Foursquare on Android handsets, allowing Foursquare users to checkin, find friends and send shouts through speech-to-text.

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Ultimate Ears intros 100 series noise-isolating earphones

September 2, 2010

Electronista | Gadgets for Geeks

Ultimate Ears today unveiled its 100 series noise-isolating earphones. They have been given a highly individualized flavor with each of the five models inspired by one of five different musical genres.

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Compal president pessimistic about non-Apple tablet PC shipments in 2011

September 2, 2010

DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen at a company investors conference on September 1, commented that he expects shipments of non-Apple tablet PCs to not exceed 15 million units in 2011 and players ...

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Twitter for iPad Offers a Fresh New Interface

September 2, 2010

MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Tonight Twitter released a new update to their popular Twitter application that makes it a Universal app with native support for the iPad's large display.

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Official Twitter app updated for iPad

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / TJ Luoma

A few months ago, Twitter announced that they had acquired Tweetie and the web (I refuse to use the word "blogosphere" because it is a stupid word) exploded with predictions that they had effectively ...

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UN official: BlackBerry data requests legitimate

September 2, 2010

MSNBC.com

The chief of the U.N.'s telecommunications agency urged the Canadian manufacturer of the BlackBerry to allow law enforcement agencies access to customer data, saying that governments all over the ...

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Count The Beats: Akai brings the analog synth to your iPhone, and more

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / Matt Tinsley

If you have a secret love affair with shoulder padded t-shirts (that you wear around the house when no one's looking), and you instinctively roll up your sleeves when you put on your favourite blazer ...

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Billboard nominates music app awards

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / Mike Schramm

Billboard has announced that it will be giving awards out for iOS music apps (of all things).

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TUAW's Daily App: Super Mega Worm

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / Mike Schramm

Sometimes you roll along, having a pretty good day... and sometimes, you just want a giant worm to rise up out of the ground and destroy everything. Super Mega Worm is for that second type of day.

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Samsung Unveils iPad Rival

September 2, 2010

WSJ.com: Markets

Samsung introduced its Galaxy Tab to rival Apple's iPad tablet. The device could help the company make up for lost ground in its smartphone business.

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Get some free Love this Labor Day weekend

September 2, 2010

PSP Fanboy / Griffin McElroy

Whoa, whoa. Easy there, you dirty hippie.

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Amazon EC2 Price Reduction

September 2, 2010

Amazon Web Services Blog / AWS Evangelist

We're always looking for ways to make AWS an even better value for our customers.

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Apple TV: It's the Content, Stupid

September 2, 2010

PCM Breaking News

Movie and TV studios seem determined to prevent Apple TV from doing too well in the marketplace.

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Twitter for the iPad Says Hello!

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

BoomTown does not plan to get into the endless so-and-so launches an Apple iPad app news cycle, because it is not really news, except to the more breathless fanboy tech bloggers.

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AOL and Facebook Get the New Yorker Treatment

September 2, 2010

BoomTown / Kara Swisher

Within the next several weeks, the New Yorker magazine will be publishing big pieces about a pair of digital icons located on the East and West coasts--an assessment of the turnaround at AOL by staff ...

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iOS 4.1 with HDR built-in comes as a shock to HDR app developers

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / Mel Martin

If I had to make a list of the top ten features I thought would be included in the iOS 4.1 update, HDR photography would not have been on it.

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iTunes 101: How to set up Ping

September 2, 2010

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) / Dave Caolo

Apple has jumped into the social media pool with both feet by introducing Ping to iTunes 10. Since this is brand-new, we'll show you how to set it up and start pinging your friends.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets Official

September 2, 2010

notebooks.com / Carter Sprunger

TweetToday, at the IFA 2010 conference in Berlin, Samsung officially revealed the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

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Virgin Mobile's New $40 Prepaid Data Plan Has Huge Issues - Fluctuating speeds, page load issues...

September 2, 2010

broadband » BBR is DSL · Cable · VOIP · Security · Satellite · Fiber · News · Tips · Reviews · Community · Tools

While that new Virgin Mobile $40 unlimited prepaid data plan looks great on the surface, users in our forums note that they're having a lot of problems not only ordering the plan, but actually using ...

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Video: The Samsung Galaxy Tab In Action!

September 2, 2010

CrunchGear / Nicholas Deleon

Well, as promised, here’s a handy video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab in action.

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IFA 2010: Hands-On With The Samsung Galaxy Tab, Which Is ‘Not Just Another Tablet’

September 2, 2010

CrunchGear / Nicholas Deleon

Samsung used its IFA press conference today to introduce the widely anticipated (I suppose) Galaxy Tab, the company's Android 2.2-based tablet.

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TI expects shipments of DLP 3D Ready chips to reach 2-3 million units in 2011

September 2, 2010

DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

Texas Instruments (TI) vice president of DLP business Kent Novak at a conference has commented that the company's shipments of DLP 3D Ready chips will increase to 2-3 million units in 2011, and the ...

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Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads

September 2, 2010

CNET News.com | Tech news blog - Category:

Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.

Bedbugs Invade Google!

September 2, 2010

Interet Co Feeds

[Silicon Alley Insider] - Gross!

BEDBUGS INVADE GOOGLE! (GOOG)

September 2, 2010

Silicon Alley Insider / Nicholas Carlson

Bedbugs are invading Google's New York office! A Googler in marketing JUST tweeted, "jeepers i am not immune from the bedbug epidemic. bedbugs have been found at work.

Online Media Daily: News Corp's IGN Partners With 5min Media

September 2, 2010

MediaPost | Online Media News / Gavin O'Malley

News Corp.'s IGN Entertainment on Thursday announced a syndication partnership with popular video sharing site 5min. Per the deal, IGN Entertainment is joining the 5min Video Games Channel.

What’s keeping you from importing Facebook friends into Apple’s Ping social network

September 2, 2010

VentureBeat / Devindra Hardawar

Facebook friend importing was a key feature of Apple’s new Ping social network, until discussions between the companies fell through, Facebook blocked Ping’s access to its data, and Apple ...

Troubled Times For Canadian Solar's Revenue And Net Earnings

September 2, 2010

alarm:clock

Despite deep penetration into the European solar market, Canadian Solar (CSIQ:NASDAQ) failed to deliver on shipments, net revenues, and net income in Q2 2010. Net revenues for Q2 2010 were $328.

Brazil's central bank keeps interest rate unchanged after three straight hikes

September 2, 2010

IBTimes.com RSS Feed - Technology

Brazil’s central bank took a pause from monetary tightening and kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 10.75 percent, citing below-target inflation and signs of a global economic slowdown.

YouTube Refines Ad Targeting Features & Lets You Get Freaky With A Bear

September 2, 2010

Search Engine Watch Blog / Jonathan Allen

If you haven't already seen it YouTube has recently added two targeting features which enable advertisers to have more control on what videos their ads are placed on.

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