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Natalie Weinstein / CNET News.com:
Visa deals with possible data breach — Visa USA acknowledged Saturday that a U.S. merchant "may have experienced a data security breach" that compromised credit card account information. — The statement came in response to a News.com inquiry related to customers whose Visa debit cards …
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Alex Bosworth / Alex Bosworth's Weblog:
Dynamics of Digg — DIgg.com has shot up from non-existence this year to be a net publishing powerhouse, challenging the longstanding giant Slashdot for the crown of nerd news. The way Digg.com did it doesn't seem too complicated, they allow the democracy of users to pick the stories instead of a short list of editors.
Rob Greenlee / Mobile Podcasting:
Mobile Internet Access Enables Personal Mobilcast Connections — I got a Nokia N90 review phone from Nokia a few weeks ago and I have been pondering the realities of accessing the Internet on my cell phone. I signed up for Cingular service and had them add their MEdia Net unlimited Internet access plan …
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Nik Cubrilovic:
A Thousand Startups Crying - Outlook moves on RSS — The sound of a thousand startups crying as Microsoft announce that the next version of Outlook will have an RSS reader integrated into it. Lets see what happens to NewsGator[1] intraVnews, Attensa, RSSPopper etc. etc. etc.. These companies …
Jane Dreaper / BBC:
How technology is aiding medicine — Computers and mobiles phones are playing an increasingly valuable role in helping doctors and patients monitor conditions such as diabetes on a daily basis. — And government ministers believe that new technology can also be harnessed to help elderly people live independently for longer.
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
Nikon's Coolpix S6 WiFi camera leaked — Well, well, well, looks like Nikon's little secretabout their latest forthcoming WiFi camera, the CoolpixS6 subcompact, couldn't be contained by the mere likes of the FCC. From what we gleaned, we can expect it to havebuilt-in 802.11b/g for sending pics …
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Dan Tynan / PC World:
The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years — Here's PC World's official (and entirely idiosyncratic) list of the top tech gadgets of the last half century. — We're living in the golden age of the gadget. Don't believe it? Check your pockets. Odds are you're carrying a portable music player …
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Gina Keating / Reuters:
Warner subpoenaed in music download probe — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE:WMG - news) has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General in connection with an ongoing antitrust investigation into the pricing of digital music downloads, the company said in a securities filing on Friday.
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thechrispirilloshow.com:
Weblogs, Inc 2.0 (Weekly Broadcast) — Jason Calacanis joins us for the first hour of the show with some predictions for the new year, insight on Web 2.0 and the business of Web publishing. Chris attempts to get Jason to reveal some AOL trade secrets to no avail although we did get a tip that Blogsmith …
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Om Malik on Broadband:
Best of GigaOM, eBook Available Now — GigaOM hit the 5000 post mark earlier in 2005, the fourth year of blog's existence! As a blog, it has been an amazing experience for me; writing and developing a very special bond with some of the smartest and most informed readers.
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