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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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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.
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.
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, 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 …
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TechBlog, PaidContent.org, The Social Software Weblog, The Tao of Mac and The Unofficial Microsoft …
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.
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.
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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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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