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Peter Rojas / Engadget:
Live from the Steve Jobs Keynote — "One more thing..." — The thinner all-in-one iMac. Ok, punks, it's the day we've been waiting for: in a few short minutes His Steveness will reveal exactly what it is they have cooking. Engadget bestest buddy Paul Boutin is there at the California Theater …
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Ina Fried / CNET News.com:
Apple unveils video iPod, new iMac — update All that speculation that Apple Computer would unveil a video iPod on Wednesday was right. — The company also rolled out a new iMac and a new version of iTunes, iTunes 6, just five weeks after the debut of iTunes 5.
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David Card, Broadcasting & Cable, Daily Wireless, IP Democracy, PaidContent.org, OSNews.com and The Bay Area Is Talking
Ryan Block / Engadget:
The iPod (with video) and new iMac G5—hands-on first impressions! — As reported by Engadget correspondent Paul Boutin: — The video iPod won't disappoint. It feels slim and easy to hold even after two weeks spent with my nano. Video playback is solid. They're not kidding about 30 fps without sputtering.
Tom Dunmore / stuffmag.co.uk:
Live from the video iPod launch — We're now sitting in the auditorium at BBC Television Centre, having watched Steve Jobs live on stage in California via a satellite link-up. He's got a new iMac, a new video iPod and a new iTunes with music video and TV downloads... - Act 1 is the iMac.
docs.yahoo.com:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — MICROSOFT AND YAHOO! ANNOUNCE LANDMARK INTEROPERABILITY AGREEMENT TO CONNECT CONSUMER INSTANT MESSAGING COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY — Consumers will be able to exchange instant messages, see presence, share emoticons and add friends from Yahoo! Messenger or MSN Messenger
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Things That … …, Software Only, David Card, iBLOGthere4iM, Daily Wireless, PaidContent.org, Get Real, TechCrunch, VoIP Watch and The Jeff Pulver Blog
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BetaNews:
Microsoft, Yahoo to Link IM Networks — UPDATED Microsoft and Yahoo announced on Wednesday a blockbuster interoperability deal that will reshape the landscape of the fragmented instant messaging market. The companies will connect their IM networks so users on each can communicate …
Associated Press:
Microsoft, Yahoo link instant message services — Combined community of IM users will nearly rival AOL's service in size — SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. will make their instant-messaging programs work together, a partnership that could give the companies more power to compete against market leader America Online.
Jeff / Jeffrey Veen:
Welcome to Measure Map — Last week, my old friend Kevin Lynch from Macromedia stood on stage at the Web 2.0 conference and introduced the audience to Adaptive Path's first product, Measure Map. As he clicked around the application, he described how Flash, Ajax, HTLM, CSS, Javascript …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Google lays out plan to change the world $1 billion budget to fund groups that fight social ills — Google Inc. hopes to eclipse its success as a company by committing nearly $1 billion to help solve problems including poverty and environmental destruction.
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Michael Gartenberg:
Apple and Microsoft have very different views of what a Media Center PC is — Part of the today's news are the new media centric iMacs. This is in an important part of Apple's strategy and it's been a while coming. The existing mini seemed likely to become the focal point for a media center …
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Workbench:
My Reign as the King of Pings — I've been running Weblogs.Com since June for Dave Winer, who wanted to see if service performance could be improved as he began to receive seven-digit inquiries about selling it. — Weblogs.Com ran on Frontier for six years from its founding in 1999 …
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Kim Zetter / Wired News:
Machine Makes Dishes on Demand — When Barbara Wheaton, culinary historian and honorary curator at Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library, told Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers that she longed for durable dishes that didn't need to be washed and could be thrown away after a meal …
live.macobserver.com:
San Francisco - Live Coverage of Apple Special Event — [12:49 PM] As it turns out, no live updating will be permitted during the event. We will have a wrap-up to post as soon as the event is over. Stay tuned, and we'll keep you posted here as to when that will be.
