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Betsya / MSN Search's WebLog:
Happy Cinco de Mayo! — As you may have heard, we have been working away on a question and answer service for Windows Live Search. Yesterday a few pages for the beta signup were posted by accident so we decided to get the word out formally and open up the beta invite page at http://ideas.live.com today.
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
Appeals court takes dim view of Net-tapping rules — WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court suggested on Friday that government regulations levying extensive Internet wiretapping requirements on universities and libraries may go too far. — The U.S. Court of Appeals here sharply questioned whether …
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Microsoft files for *bleep*ing good patent — The United States Patent and Trademark Office is a wonderful institution. No, really. Where else can you receive a patent for a particular method of swinging on a playground swing? Of course, not all patents fall into that category.
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Waxxi is a New Kind of Podcast — I think Tracy Sheridan's Waxxi is a great idea: a scheduled podcast where people can call in and participate (Frank Gruber has more). The kickoff podcast is with Naked Converstions authors Shel Israel and Robert Scoble, on May 20, 2006 at 10:30 AM PST.
Joal Ryan / E! Online:
"Star Wars" on DVD, Again... For the First Time — Star Wars fan Philip Wise has purchased a home-video copy of George Lucas' seminal sci-fi film six times—"seven, including the Beta edition"—and he's not done yet. Because Lucas isn't done yet. — Repeatedly released in various formats during …
David Canton / canton.elegal.ca:
New Disclaimer — Rob linked to an amusing but clear rock climbing disclaimer. — I took that as a challenge, and offer below an amended version for technology contracts. I'm sure it can be improved upon (this calls for a wiki). — Read Rob's post and the rock climbing disclaimer — WARNING
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Your mail is here, come and get it!:
M6 is coming soon — We've been working away, incorporating your feedback into Windows Live Mail. We're just about ready for our "M6" release of the Windows Live Mail beta. We used to post a summary of some of the new features after the release was live, but we've had so many requests for a sneak peak …
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mobiledia.com:
Motorola Cell Phone Automatically Adjusts to the Elderly — Often the special needs of the elderly can be a disadvantage when attempting to use cell phones, and these options can be especially confusing to consumers with minimal technical abilities. To help ease the problem …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Microsoft doesn't support Firefox? — Darren Barefoot notes "I guess Microsoft doesn't want my money." — This pisses me off. — If I were Bill Gates I'd issue a memo that said "any team that ships without Firefox support automatically gets 3.0s for all members." — "Huh?"
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Quietly Launches Froogle Competitor — Microsoft Live Products launched today at products.live.com. They've included retail products from 100,000 sellers. Like Froogle, Live Products is a commerce-only search engine/shopping comparison engine that will, hopefully …
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Think Secret:
Briefly: MacBook's day this coming Tuesday — May 5, 2006 - Following up on our report earlier this week concerning the MacBook's May availability, sources have nailed down next Tuesday, May 9, as the introduction day for the Intel-based laptop. — Meanwhile, shipments of Apple's new 17-inch MacBook Pro …
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
iTunes Offers PDF Subscriptions, eBooks Next? — iTunes has quietly started to offer PDF enclosures subscriptions in the podcast section of the store. First up is the Wikinews print edition. You can search for and subscribe to Wikinews in the iTunes Music Store.
CNET News.com:
Free Wi-Fi in S.F. more than flipping a switch — Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco. Will EarthLink and Google leave a barrel of money trying to deliver universal Wi-Fi access to the hilly city's 740,000 residents? — San Francisco politicians, like many of their counterparts …
Joel Bainerman / EE Times:
Israeli start up creates wearable display — REHOVOT, Israel — Israel-based Mirage Innovations has developed a lightweight, compact and affordable personal video display device for use with portable media players, game consoles, cellular phones and PDAs. — Mirage claims its NanoPrism technology …
Phil Windley / Between the Lines:
Unconferences and the value of participatory events — The Internet Identity Workshop ended Wednesday afternoon and I've had a day to decompress. This was really an outstanding event and one I'm proud to have been a part of. Even though I was one of the organizers, along with Kaliya Hamlin …
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Kim Cameron / Kim Cameron's Identity Weblog:IIW 2006 WAS A SUPEREVENT — Sessions that self-organized around …
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