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Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Big Hitters Said to Want Piece of AOL — Google and Comcast are in talks with Time Warner to buy a portion of America Online, according to several people with knowledge of the negotiations. The joint bid was widely seen as a way to head off Microsoft, which has also been negotiating to buy a minority stake in AOL.
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Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection:
Apple Unveils Media Center Type IMac — Apple Adds Media Center to New iMac Well it looks like there's a new kid in town in the Media Center game and that Microsoft is going to have some company here very shortly. Personally I'm a little underwhelmed from what I've seen so far.
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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 …
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Elinor Mills / CNET News.com:
Yahoo, Microsoft join IM hands — update Yahoo and Microsoft have announced plans to make their instant-messaging services interoperable in what analysts called a shot to market leader America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and a defensive jab to newcomer Google.
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docs.yahoo.com, The Jeff Pulver Blog, David Card, PaidContent.org and Phil Gomes' Personal Web Site
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Brief Observations Regarding the New Stuff Announced at Today's Special Event … Not just no FireWire cables in the box; no FireWire, period. Such is the price of smaller and thinner, I suppose. — Highest capacity iPod is still 60 GB. There certainly exists a market of people …
Discussion:
The Tao of Mac, Lifehacker, MacInTouch, Between the Lines and The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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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.
Scobleizer / Microsoft Geek Blogger:
The race to time-based and blog search — OK, MSN is late to the party again. Hey, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, how's that acquisition I recommended coming? That'd get us into the blog search market right now. Among other things. But, since I haven't been given a check to go company shopping yet …
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Peter Rojas / Engadget:Live from the Steve Jobs Keynote — "One more thing..."
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Scobleizer, Web 2.0 Explorer, Kareem Mayan's Weblog, Techdirt, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Jarrett House North, The Peer-to-Peer Weblog, stuffmag.co.uk, cubicgarden.com, Geek News Central …, Fast Company Now, Views, The Social Customer Manifesto, Weblogs, Inc., Rodrigo A. Sepúlveda Schulz, Things That … …, Voidstar, Gadgetophile and Forever Geek
Clay / PSP Sony PlayStation Portable:
PSP System Firmware Version 2.50 is Out! — We got a news tip just minutes ago from a guy called Niklas saying that the 2.50 firmware update was now available via the "Network Update" feature on the PSP. As of now, we do not have the details as to what changes are included in the update …
Thomas J. Fitzgerald / New York Times:
Tablet PC's Reach for the Masses — Tablet PC's, the portable computers with pen-based abilities, have been around since November 2002, but so far have not been widely embraced by consumers or businesses. The devices made up fewer than 2 percent of the notebook computers sold worldwide in 2004 …
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
The Better to See You With - The New iPod Hands On — Our woman in the field, Nicole, offers this pithy review: … Battery life: 20 hours for music, 5 hours for photos, and 2-3 hours for video, more or less—depending on model. — So, we've got ourselves a new iPod.
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rexblog.com
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ELO / Advertising and Publishing:
Listenomics — How the Open Source Revolution Impacts Your Brands — Hear that? — In the distance? It's a crowd forming — a crowd of what you used to call your "audience." They're still an audience, but they aren't necessarily listening to you. They're listening to each other talk about you.
google.com:
Phoenix Office Opening — Today we announced plans to open a new engineering office in the greater Phoenix area. The announcement was made this morning at a press conference with Governor Napolitano at her office in Phoenix, AZ. — "This is another positive step for Arizona.
Discussion:
InsideGoogle
lightreading.com:
Vonage Hearing Buy-Out Bids — VOIP pioneer Vonage Holdings Corp. has heard several acquisition offers in the last two weeks, a source close to the situation says, and has already rejected at least one worth more than $1.5 billion. — Vonage is ostensibly preparing for an IPO …
jkOnTheRun:
OnTheRun with Tablet PCs Podcast is born — A lot of people have been asking me "when are you going to do the next Tablet PC Show?". The simple answer is- never. Now, don't get all excited, this is a good thing for listeners of the show. Marc Orchant and I have decided …
Wendy Davis / MediaPost Publications:
Students: Search Engines More Credible Than TV Ads — COLLEGE STUDENTS RELY ON SEARCH engines more than any other media—including magazines, newspapers, and television ads—according to a new study by Yahoo! Search Marketing. — For the study, Yahoo! and Hall & Partners surveyed 486 college students …
