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Frederico Oliveira / TechCrunch:
Ning launches! — Ning, also known as the official name for 24 Hour Laundry's project, just launched. I actually had to keep myself from posting early because I was excited about it. Now that I got the word from them with the approval to post, here goes the unveiling.
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Jeff Clavier / Software Only:
The 24 Hour Laundry has closed, and is replaced by Ning — Remember the story of the stealth startup that sucked ? Well, it is now out of stealth mode, and has officially launched as Ning. From their FAQ: … So after being offered a large number of social media applications …
Susan Kuchinskas / internetnews.com:
Next Up: Google Office? — There's a Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. These times must be really interesting for Steve Ballmer. — Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) CEO allegedly said he'd crush Google (Quote, Chart), his company's rival in search, and the lucrative ad business it engenders.
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Stephen Shankland / CNET News.com:
Google, Sun plan partnership — Sun Microsystems and Google plan to announce a collaborative effort that some analysts speculate could elevate the profile of the OpenOffice.org and Java software packages. — Details won't emerge publicly until Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Sun CEO Scott McNealy …
eWEEK.com:
Sun, Google Form Alliance — Updated: Speculation is rife regarding the new relationship to be unveiled between the computer and search companies. — Speculation is mounting ahead of Tuesday's upcoming announcement of a new relationship between Sun Microsystems and Google …
Loren Baker / Search Engine Journal:
Google and Sun Microsystems Planning Major Announcement : GoogleOffice? — Google and Sun Microsystems Planning Major Announcement : GoogleOffice? — Sun Microsystems and Google are planning a major news conference on Tuesday, October 4th (today) at 10:30 a.m. PT/1:30 p.m. ET.
Om Malik / Om Malik's Broadband Blog:
Newsgator buying who? NetNewsWire? — Richard asked about who is on the menu for Newsgator? He has many guesses and one of them is right: Ranchero Software, the company behind Mac-a-licious RSS reader NetNewsWire. Sources in Silicon Valley tell me that this deal is pretty much done …
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Bambi Francisco / MarketWatch:
Free WiFi equals targeted ads — Commentary: Nothing is free, and what happens to ISPs? — Alert | Reprint — (Editor's note: Bambi Francisco's Net Sense column will now appear twice a week, and she's just launched a weekly video product highlighting key interviews, called The Bambi Francisco Files.
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Joris Evers / CNET News.com:
HP to ship Netscape browser on new PCs — update In a move that harks back to the browser wars, Hewlett-Packard plans to ship Netscape's Web browser on new consumer PCs and notebooks starting early next year. — The agreement, announced Monday, is the first browser distribution deal …
Douglass C. Perry / xbox360.ign.com:
X05: Live in the Next Generation — IGN drills down into the next generation's multitasking interface and finds nothing but gold. Exclusive new details. — October 3, 2005 - In a visit to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington, early last week, IGN took a deep …
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Ingrid Marson / CNET News.com:
OpenDocument could 'turn everything inside out' — A Sun Microsystems executive says the OpenDocument format has the potential to change the world. — Tim Bray, the director of Web technologies at Sun, said at the OpenOffice.org conference in Slovenia late last week that the file format developed …
Steve Bass / PC World:
Search Sites Try to Give Instant Answers — Figuring out what keywords to use for a Web search has always been a challenge. And once you get your results, you have to guess which link will have the answer to your question. Wouldn't it be nice just to type in a regular question and get a direct answer?
Mike Musgrove / Washington Post:
Lost Underground? Check Your IPod — Site Offers Subway Maps for Download; Some Cities Claim Copyright Violation — A few months ago, New York-based Web designer William Bright came up with a simple idea: Take digital images of subway maps, slice them into pieces and make them viewable on color iPod screens.
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