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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 …
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Lifehacker, The Tao of Mac, MacInTouch, Between the Lines and The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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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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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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 …
Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog:
"One More Thing" Live and Uncensored — Just One More Thing? I've learned from a trusted source that there is going to be another, even bigger announcement from Apple next month. No Joke—the other shoe will drop. Let the rumors begin! — The presentation has begun …
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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 …
Tom Zeller Jr / New York Times:
Study Says Software Makers Supply Tools to Censor Web — It should come as no surprise that the Internet in Myanmar, the southeast Asian state once known as Burma and in the iron grip of a military cabal for decades, is heavily filtered and carefully monitored.
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 …
