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Mark McDonald / 1up.com:
Revolution Controller Finally Revealed  —  We've seen it, touched it, played games with it.  Read this now.  —  The entire industry has been clamoring for a taste of Nintendo's so-called next-generation 'revolution.' So have we.  Every time Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has opened his mouth …
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Matt Casamassina / cube.ign.com:
Live from TGS: Iwata's Keynote  —  Want some Revolution news?  We'll be updating live with everything Nintendo's president says.  Click and refresh.  —  September 15, 2005 - The Tokyo Game Show 2005 is in full effect.  Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata, gives his keynote speech beginning …
Discussion: Engadget and pasta and vinegar
cube.ign.com:
TGS 2005: Revolution Controller: The Possibilities
Discussion: Joystiq
cube.ign.com:
TGS 2005: Hands-on the Revolution Controller
Discussion: Joystiq and buttonmashing.com
Russ / Russell Beattie Notebook:
AOL Going  —  When I wrote about AOL Rising a few weeks ago, it didn't dawn on me that what they were really doing is prepping themselves up for a sale.  Reports are today that talks are under way with MSN, Google and who knows what the guys two floors down from me at Yahoo! are doing as well.
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Ina Fried / CNET.com:
Microsoft's Vista looks to get tablets on write track  —  LOS ANGELES—After years of trying to decipher your scribbles on its own, Microsoft is looking for a little help.  —  In Vista, the new incarnation of desktop Windows, due next year, the software giant will let people give …
Robert McLaws:
Exclusive: BillG Goes To College  —  You want it, we've got it.  The camera work is a little bumpy, but here's the spoof video that was shown at PDC 2005... uncut.  Some highlight screenshots are below...  Watch It Here!  —  Update: For those of you wondering, it was shot with an HP Photosmart R707 digital camera.
Kim Tae-gyu / KoreaTimes:
MARU the Robot to Debut at APEC  —  Korea looks to attract the world's attention with its advanced technologies during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November in Pusan.  —  The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Thursday said that the state-backed institute plans …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Smart Mobs
ZDNet:
Linux trademark bid rejected  —  An attempt by the nation's peak Linux body to register the name 'Linux' on behalf of Linus Torvalds has failed.  —  The regulator, Intellectual Property Australia, turned down the application because the word 'Linux' was not distinctive enough to be trademarked.
Discussion: OSNews.com
Joel Cere on Reputation Protection …:
Google Search Blogs: The End Of Bloggers' Influence?  —  Google launched its dedicated blogs search engine.  Many have reported on it and I did not feel that I had anything of value to add to the chatter.  However, this morning I came across this old article from "The Register while looking …
Cheryl Meyer / CNET.com:
For Gateway, a road to nowhere?  —  Personal computer maker Gateway, once known for small-town charm and a Holstein-patterned logo, today is a shadow of its former self.  —  Founded by Iowa farm boy Ted Waitt 20 years ago, its facilities used to sit in South Dakota farmland, the smell of dung perfuming the air, its sales skyrocketing.
Discussion: Engadget and Gizmodo
Matthew Aslett / cbronline.com:
Novell under pressure from investors  —  The pressure is growing on Novell Inc's management to make major strategic changes after a regulatory filing revealed a Novell shareholder has joined Credit Suisse First Boston in calling for change at the identity management and Linux vendor.
Discussion: OSNews.com
Tony Smith / The Register:
CPUs smarter than 'every human brain combined' by 2060  —  Computers will be able to out-think the entire world population put together within the next 60 years, the head of Lucent's research division has forecast.  —  First, though, phones will be able to tell how their owners smell …
Discussion: Engadget and Smart Mobs
Linda S. Boreman / pressbox.co.uk:
Google unveils new erotica search engine  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - September 15, 2005 - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today its plans to enter the lucrative adult content market with a new search engine that will be kept separate from its main line of search services.

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Kathy Sierra / Creating Passionate Users:
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Sherman So / thestandard.com.hk:
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James Orry / pro-g.co.uk:
Metal Gear Acid 2 to use 3D peripheral
Discussion: Joystiq and Kotaku
Daniel Drew Turner / eWEEK.com:
Court Unseals Files on Apple 'Asteroid' Probe
Brian Berger / space.com:
NASA to Unveil Plans to Send 4 Astronauts to Moon in 2018
Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Investors Rush to Buy Another $4.2 Billion in Google Stock
Discussion: business2blog
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Discussion: textually.org

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emarketer.com:
The Big Battle Over Ad Budgets
Niall Kennedy / Technorati Weblog:
Announcing Second Web Spam Summit
Jeff / The Jeff Pulver Blog:
FCC Moves Tomorrow's Open Meeting to BellSouth …
Discussion: Daily Wireless and VoIP Watch
Peter Galli / eWEEK.com:
Open Source Code Finds Way into Microsoft Product
Discussion: digg, OSNews.com and OpsanBlog
Ars Technica:
Apple supports video podcasting
Discussion: The Apple Blog and TechBlog
Ben Elgin / Business Week:
Yahoo: Mistrust Is Popping Up
Discussion: PaidContent.org and PR
Bloomberg:
Time Warner Rises After NY Post Says Microsoft to Buy AOL Stake
Daniel Terdiman / CNET.com:
Hacking's a snap in Legoland
 
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