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Stefanie Olsen / CNET.com:
Why Google hired Vint Cerf  —  news analysis What will Internet visionary Vint Cerf do for Google?  —  Whether he meant to or not, Cerf hinted at one area he was interested in six weeks before he joined the search giant, and it deals with a wireless device near you.
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Michael Liedtke / Associated Press:
Internet Pioneer Vinton Cerf Joins Google
Discussion: Fast Company Now
San Francisco Chronicle:
Web pioneer signing on with Google
Armed and Dangerous:
Microsoft tries to recruit me  —  The following is, verbatim, a letter I received a few minutes ago from a Microsoft recruiter.  —  From: "Mike Walters (Search Wizards)" <v-mikewa@microsoft.com> To: <esr@thyrsus.com> Eric, I am a member of the Microsoft Central Sourcing Team.
Russ / Russell Beattie Notebook:
Wow!  Access Buys PalmSource  —  This is pretty huge, Access has bought PalmSource!!  Access are the guys that make NetFront - the mobile browser which powers most DoCoMo phones, and the new PSP browser as well as being my preferered browser on Series 60 phones.
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Jwelch / bynkii.com's Mac Matters:
iDevelopers! iDevelopers! iDevelopers!  —  Let me apologize if the title of this post brings to mind the disturbing image of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's infamous "MonkeyBoy" dance, but for this article, it applies.  With the release of the iPod Nano, iTunes 5.0, the Motorola Rockr …
Discussion: Nivi, Symphonious and PaidContent.org
Joris Evers / CNET.com:
Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users  —  A new, unpatched flaw in that affects all versions of Firefox could let attackers surreptitiously run malicious code on users' PCs, a security researcher has warned.  —  The problem lies in the way Firefox handles Web links that are overly long and contain dashes …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
More Scoble hype  —  I'm way behind on my blogging.  Still at work at 2:40 a.m. I've been editing videos and doing a bunch of work.  You know, even inside Microsoft people have no clue as to what's coming next week.  I was just showing some people here the videos of what's coming next week and they said simply "wow."
Ramesh Kumar / mobilemag.com:
Creative DiVi CAM 428 does it all  —  Rated: 100% by 3 user(s).  —  Source: DCViews  —  Creative Technology has put out an affordable multi-format digital camcorder that aims to replace the clutter of gadgets in your pocket, it offers a video recorder, digital camera, voice recorder and MP3 player all-in-one.
Discussion: Gizmodo and Engadget
Arshad Mohammed / Washington Post:
Wireless Networks Give Voice To Evacuees  —  Hurricane Katrina survivor Caprice Butler had been at a church shelter in rural northeastern Louisiana for nearly a week when she finally heard her husband's voice on an Internet phone running on an improvised wireless network.
Marty / Network-Centric Advocacy:
Need help distributing ASAP: VOLUNTEERS SURF and SCRUB THE WEB TO HELP RECONNECT FAMILY AND FRIENDS  —  VOLUNTEERS SURF and SCRUB THE WEB TO HELP RECONNECT FAMILY AND FRIENDS  —  Contact: Sue Cline: Volunteer : Katrinalist.net : Communications & Media Phone: (804) 230-3456
Discussion: Smart Mobs
Dan Ilett / software.silicon.com:
Sophos: 'Don't rely on antivirus software'  —  Because viruses are not the only serious threat...  Security vendor Sophos has warned companies not to rely on antivirus software to protect their IT infrastructure and systems.  —  Speaking at the Information Systems Security Association conference …
Discussion: Techdirt
lightreading.com:
SunRocket Misfires Again  —  SunRocket Inc. is undergoing a "system-wide" service outage that began Thursday and had not been resolved at the time of this writing at 5:15 EST Friday (see SunRocket Smolders During Stall).  —  A SunRocket telephone support person told Light Reading Friday …
Center for American Progress:
A Better Communications System for Emergency Workers  —  Katrina overwhelmed the nation's complex communications system, raising serious questions about whether federal and local governments need new powers to organize a rapid response by the wireless, wire, cable, satellite, and broadcast industries.
Discussion: O'Reilly Radar
extremetech.com:
Get Your Butt Kicked  —  The winner of this year's CES Innovation Award doesn't go to some great computer device that makes computers quicker or quieter, or to anything with a lowercase "i" before its name, but rather to a product that straps onto your chair, sends thumping vibrations through your seat …
Discussion: Joystiq

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english.chosun.com:
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Discussion: I4U News and Engadget
John Roach / National Geographic:
New Backpack Generates Its Own Electricity
Discussion: Engadget
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Discussion: RossCode.com
Mnemonic / Godwin's Law:
RIAA's Big Push to Copy Protect Digital Radio
Discussion: Boing Boing and Copyfight
Tom's Hardware Guide:
Windows In Your Pocket
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Beat Google? Wrong question
ottawabusinessjournal.com:
Internet advertising to top $500 million this year
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Why Microsoft can't best Google
Business Week:
of the Web … What Are Your Favorite Web Sites?
Discussion: alarm:clock
John Battelle / John Battelle's Searchblog:
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Kevin Newcomb / ClickZ:
CBS Brings More Video to SportsLine
BBC:
UK digital rights group sets up
Matthew Fordahl / Associated Press:
Wireless Tech to Be Deployed for Katrina
ZDNet:
Mac community must wake up to security
Discussion: MacSlash
 
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