1. Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge 7 hours ago   permalink

Tom Krazit / Relevant Results

Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating-system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.

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2. Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.32 - Storage 10 hours ago   permalink

Linuxtoday.com

"A number of changes to the block layer promise better data throughputs and reactivity. There are also several new drivers for storage hardware. "Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc7 hit the streets late last week, but when 2.6.32 will finally be released remains anyone's guess. There are likely to be at least one, more likely two, further pre-release ...

3. Gameloft says it, others reining in Android plans 13 hours ago   permalink

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BARCELONA (Reuters) - French mobile phone games company Gameloft said it and other software developers were cutting back investment in developing games and other applications for Google's Android platform.

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PC World Latest :   Gameloft to Cut Back on Android Development MacNN :   Gameloft sells 400X more iPhone games than Android John Herrman / Gizmodo :   There Can Be Only One: Part Deux CNET :   Game developer cuts back on Android in favor of iPhone Greg Kumparak / MobileCrunch :   Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development Jeremy / ILounge :   News: Gameloft, others cutting back on Android development MacRumors :   Game Developers Scaling Back Android Efforts as iPhone Continues to Dominate Tameka Kee / MocoNews :   Gameloft May Be Cutting Back On Android Development, But Not Everyone Else Is Owen Good / Kotaku :   Gameloft Cuts Android Efforts, Says It's Not Alone

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4. CNET News Daily Podcast: Nokia's layoffs and Skype's eBay adieu 5 hours ago   permalink

Josh Lowensohn / CNET

It's been a bad week for Nokia's research and development division, which had more than 300 of its staff laid off this week. The news was a little better for Skype, which detached from its eBay owners and netted a $2.75 billion valuation. Also, Facebook's video hosting is now the third most popular video hosting site on the Web, though it still ...

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Plus the confusion on stake holders getting a 65% share or not has moved away too as Silver Lake Partners gets a 70% stake. Apart from that the stakes are shard by Joltid along with others in the list. This all comes in good time as ... Patrick Smith / MocoNews More Nokia Cuts: 330 R&D Jobs Axed In Scandinavia   —  Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) says it’s cutting up to 330 research and development jobs in Scandinavia so its technology teams are better prepared for future products. In a statement on Friday, Nokia says that as many as 230 jobs are under threat at its site in Oulu, Finland, while “approximately” 100 face the axe at the company’s ... Johnny / Gadgetizer.com Amazon Offering Nokia N900 For $480   —  Amazon has recently dropped the price on  Nokia’s N900 from $650 to $480 with mail-in rebate and a two-year contract of course. The N900 will impress you with a vast array of handset features including but not limited to 32GB of flash, sexy  5 megapixel camera,  ARM Cortex-A8 and a chic body.  What more can you ask? Steven Park / Starbulletin Headlines 2 film office workers remain after layoffs   —  Two-thirds of Hawaii's film branch staff has been laid off or is on the way out in spite of worries of how the cuts might affect services that have brought an estimated $1 billion to the state since 2001. Home Ebay closes Skype sale   —  EBAY HAS FINALLY completed its sale of Internet phone and chat service Skype for about £1.66 billion (over $2 billion). Settling the Skype founders' copyright infringement lawsuit meant Ebay could offload a 70 per cent stake in the firm to a group of outside investors. The sale will earn Ebay roughly $1.99 billion and it gets to keep 30 per ... Fool.com EBay Is $2 Billion Richer!   —  If you’ve been scratching your head and wondering why eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) wanted any part of an Internet telephony service, you are not alone. But you can stop scratching now. Eric Savitz / BARRONS.com Nokia To Cut 330 R&D Jobs   —  Nokia (NOK) this morning said it plans to cut 330 research and development jobs, about 2% of its global R&D staff. The cuts include up to 230 employees in Oulu, Finland, and about 100 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company said it has over 17,000 R&D staff overall. NOK today is down [...] TG Daily Nokia trims research and development division   —  It says streamline Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless Nokia cutting 330 R&D jobs   —  Nokia said it would cut 330 research and development jobs at sites in Finland and Denmark. The company has been eliminating jobs across the board this year to rein in costs, but a company spokesman told Reuters that the handset maker also is moving toward launching fewer phone models in favor or more iconic phones. The company said 230 positions ... Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Nokia Plans Further Staff Reductions   —  Nokia has said that it plans to reduce its research and development staff by about 2%, which will affect 330 employees at several facilities in Finland and Denmark. Nokia recently reorganized its internal structure. Allison Salewski / Beet.TV EBay is a Style Barometer: Plaids, Rocker-Chic and Leather Jackets are Hot, Says Constance White   —  NEW YORK, NY-- eBay has the pulse of the fashion market because, "It's probably the only place that a person could come to and really see the breadth and depth of style at their fingertips," says Constance White, Style Director for eBay . Yesterday, Andy met up with White, a former fashion writer for the New York Times,  who explained that eBay ... Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless Analysts: Nokia unlikely to snap up Palm   —  Speculation has increased recently that Nokia may be looking to acquire Palm to boost its smartphone presence, particularly in the United States. However, analysts are saying that such an acquisition is unlikely to happen for several reasons, including Palm's current market value and Nokia's own smartphone roadmap. Palm's stock has shot up this ... James Holland / Electricpig.co.uk Nokia N900 Video Fest kicks off!   —  Looking forward to nabbing a Nokia N900? The Big N’s first Maemo-running smartphone is just around the corner. To celebrate it, the Nokia Conversations blog is running a series of videos to show you how special it is. Each video was inspired by reader requests, with 30 videos, each 30 seconds long, posted every day [...] Related posts: Nokia ... Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Windows Live Messenger Added to Nokia Messaging   —  Today Nokia announced that it has made Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger instant messaging application available to Nokia handsets via its Nokia Messaging service. It can be found in the chat application and includes tabbed chat windows, the ability to ... (follow link to read) Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk Nokia N900 unboxed!   —  If you’ve already checked out the Nokia N900 videothon going down at the moment but are still thirsting for Maemo action, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve just snagged one of our very own to prise from its packaging, and we’ve caught it all on camera for you. Read on for the unboxing! Now we’ve [...] Related ... Microsoft Watch Five Interesting Things About Microsoft's Office Mobile 2010   —  Back in August, Microsoft and Nokia announced a partnership that would see Microsoft Office applications ported onto Nokia smartphones, starting with the business-centric Nokia Eseries. 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5. Nook 9 hours ago   permalink

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Get bestsellers and new releases, your favorite eNewspapers, and eMagazines all delivered fast and free via 3G wireless or Wi-Fi. Browse the vast Barnes and Noble eBookstore and sample any eBook for free. Then buy it in seconds -- many bestsellers and new releases are just $9.99.

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BRAD STONE / Bits :   Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

BRAD STONE / NYT :   Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays

MacNN :   Barnes & Noble sold out of Nook reader until 2010 CNET :   Nook sold out for the holidays Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear :   The Barnes & Noble nook is officially sold out Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   Sony, B&N's Kindle-Challengers Could Be Scarce Come Christmas Joshua Topolsky / Engadget :   Barnes & Noble's Nook now sold out for the holidays

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Mike Sachoff / Top News Barnes & Noble Says No Nook For Holidays   —  Barnes & Noble said today it has sold out of its new nook e-reader due to high demand and shipments will not arrive in time for Christmas. “nook continues to be the fastest-selling product at Barnes & Noble, and pre-orders have continued to exceed our expectations,” Barnes & Noble said on its eReading blog . “While ...

Msnbc.com Barnes and Noble sells out of Nooks   —  The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday — or later — will receive it is Jan. 4, 2010, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday.

John Herrman / Gizmodo Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas   —  Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It's a well-placed holiday gift, in theory! Or at least it was, until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. Granted, it's a little worrisome that Barnes & Noble was taking preorders before letting reviewers have their say, so this enforced waiting period—which was probably ... PC World Latest Sold-out! Grinch Steals Nook Christmas   —  No, Virginia, there is no Nook for Christmas. Shortage means you are more likely to find Santa Claus than a Nook e-reader under this year's Christmas tree. PC World Latest Some Nook E-readers Won't Make It for the Holidays Either   —  Following similar news from Sony this week, Barnes & Noble said its e-reader won't ship for some people by the holidays. Electronista Barnes & Noble sold out of Nook reader until 2010   —  Barnes & Noble today signaled that new orders for the Nook reader now won't ship at all in 2009. Those placed today will ship no sooner than January 4th, or more than three weeks after the delay to December 11th. The bookseller hopes to console those missing the Christmas target by giving them a certificate that promises a Nook reader when it ... TechFlash Barnes & Noble's Nook sells out   —  Amazon's Kindle just improved its chances of being the stocking stuffer of choice this holiday season. Barnes & Noble says its new Nook reader, a highly anticipated "Kindle killer," has sold out , and won't be shipping again until Jan. 4. That follows news that Sony's latest e-reader, the Daily Edition, may or may not get to customers in time for ... Robert Nelson / Gadgetell New Barnes & Noble Nook pre-orders now shipping after the new year   —  Section: Gadgets / Other , ebooks I guess this should not be all that much of a surprise, after all we have seen the shipping dates get pushed up little by little thus far. However, Barnes & Noble have announced that moving forward any new pre-orders for the Nook will ship next year. Now, just to squash any confusion, if you have already pre- ... Dena Cassella / Digital Trends The Barnes & Noble Nook is Sold Out for the Holidays   —  Sorry e-Book Reader fans, looks like the Barnes & Noble Nook will be completely sold out this holiday season. PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders   —  (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. The Seattle Times B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders   —  Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

6. Browser security features compared 10 hours ago   permalink

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The newest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers all protect against phishing and malware attacks, and most also let you browse anonymously, though they implement these features in very different ways.

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The Tech Report :   Name Your PC Day Shortbread

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7. Large Hadron Collider up and running again 2 hours ago   permalink

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The world's biggest particle accelerator is in full operation after a year of repairs.

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New Scientist Future colliders: Beyond the LHC   —  Physicists are already plotting how the discoveries of the Large Hadron Collider will shape the next generation of particle smashers

8. Where's YouTube on Popcorn Hour? 8 hours ago   permalink

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On November 18, 2009 Syabas, makers of the award-winning Popcorn Hour product line, uploaded a message to their Media Service Portal that said, “As of Wednesday, December 2, 2009, YouTube will no longer be available to Popcorn Hour users.”

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Eliot Van Buskirk / Wired :   YouTube Blocks Non-Partner Device Syabas as Allegations Fly

MacNN :   YouTube blocking native video API from TV devices

John Herrman / Gizmodo :   YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Leaves Set-Top Boxes High and Dry Alexander Grundner / EHomeUpgrade :   YouTube Stops API Access to Non-Licensed Connected CE Devices

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Today Google Adds Captions to YouTube Search   —  In a step to make YouTube videos more accessible to deaf people as well as to anyone else searching for videos online, Google has launched an automatic video captioning service.

Digg.com YouTube to get Automatic Subtitles   —  Automatic captions for YouTube videos are to roll out across its channels, says parent company Google. Jordan McCollum / Andy Beal Closed Captioning Brought to You by YouTube   —  Google announced that closed captioning is coming to YouTube. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know it was already there in many videos where the creators took the time to add the subtitles for the hearing- or speaker-impaired. But now, for selected participating partners (mainly universities), YouTube itself will be adding the captions. The captions will be ... Jeremy Muncy / Top News The Twilight Saga: New Moon Takes Over Social Media   —  Shhh, can you hear that? What you're hearing is the collective shrieks from Twihards everywhere as The Twilight Saga: New Moon is upon us. For those of you asking yourself, what is a Twihard? I’ve included the definition below. twi-hard noun A serious/obsessive reader of the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, one leap above Twilighters. Are ... Laura June / Engadget Robots perform synchronized interpretive dance for the holidays, fill us with cheer   —  You know what we love? Dancing robots and Christmas tunes. So combining the two and throwing the video up on YouTube would be akin to heaven, right? Well, as you'll see in the amazing video after the break: it doesn't get much better than this. In fact, it might even be enough to clear the "bah humbug" out of us for good. Continue reading Robots ... JD Lasica / Socialmedia.biz YouTube’s role in citizen journalism   —  Olivia Ma on YouTube as a news channel from JD Lasica on Vimeo . D uring the recent annual conference of the Online News Association in San Francisco, I had a chance to sit down (literally on the floor) with Olivia Ma, news manager in YouTube’s News & Politics team. YouTube is in the news again this week with the rollout of YouTube Direct , Susan Payton / Mashable! HOW TO: Use Social Media to Find Black Friday Deals   —  Susan Payton is the Managing Partner of Egg Marketing & Public Relations , an internet marketing firm. She blogs at The Marketing Eggspert Blog , and teaches marketing courses at Marketing EggSchool . Follow her on Twitter @eggmarketing . We’re a week away from Black Friday and just a few years ago, if you wanted to find the best deals, Martin / GHacks technology news Youtube Videos Get Automatic Captions. 1080p Videos Roll-Out   —  Seems that the Youtube developers are finally starting to implement new features at the popular video hosting portal. After the announcement of 1080p video support which began rolling out in the last 24 hours. There does not seem to be an option just yet to search for those 1080p videos on Youtube. Youtube videos that [...] Barb Dybwad / Mashable! LUNCHTIME POLL: What’s Your Favorite Video Sharing Service?   —  It’s Friday, people, which means that not only is it Follow Friday , it’s also time for the Lunchtime Poll ! Last week we wanted to know about your favorite news reader (or whether you use RSS at all). We’ll have the results for you later today, but let’s get a head start on the new poll: what’s your favorite video ... Michael McWhertor / Kotaku Left 4 Dead 2's Midnight Riders, Ellis Take To YouTube, Facebook   —  Gamers looking for more story in their Left 4 Dead 2 experience may want to refocus their efforts on the web. Ellis, one of the game's new Survivors, and his favorite fictional band, the Midnight Riders have YouTube accounts. Right now, there's not much to the Midnight Riders' YouTube channel, just like the web site that bears their name. What ... Electronista YouTube blocking native video API from TV devices   —  YouTube drew controversy with word this week that it has begun limiting the use of its native video API on devices. Reflecting new terms of service, any device that connects to a TV must have a license from YouTube to get fully native video support. The move will ban smaller-scale devices like the Popcorn Hour C-200 from directly accessing ... Jay Yarow and Kamelia Angelova / Silicon Alley Insider CHART OF THE DAY: YouTube's Top Money Makers Are Record Labels   —  Music videos from Sony and Universal on YouTube have more advertising sold against them than any other group, according to analysis from TubeMogul. Below is an approximation of the daily share of YouTube's monetized views based on the number of videos that carry ads in YouTube's daily top 100 most-viewed. This is why Sony, Universal, and YouTube ... Webeditors / Variety.com Channel 4 dials up YouTube deal   —  Technology News: U.K. broadcaster signs longform content pact -- Can YouTube be the stopper in the profit drain that is bedeviling the broadcasting biz? Troubled U.K. network Channel 4 is betting on it. AJ Glasser / Kotaku The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Snow Temple Preview: Ditching Zelda   —  Two of the major selling points for The Legend of Zelda: Spirits Tracks have been the train and the addition of Zelda to Link as a companion character. But what can you expect from the rest of the game? I sat down at Nintendo's Redwood City office to get a good look at the single-player mode for myself (since all I had to go on were Nintendo ... TechSpot Facebook named third most popular video website behind YouTube and Hulu   —  If you needed any more proof of just how large and important social networking has become, the following bit of news should convince you. When you think of online video, sites like YouTube and Hulu probably come to mind, but you should add Facebook to that list. The social networking giant is ranked number three for video streams worldwide, ... Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk YouTube adds speech recogntion   —  YouTube has just spliced Google Voice’s speech recognition technology into the video captioning process to create a frighteningly powerful mashup: auto captioning. Yup, YouTube now captions your webcam rants for you, so there’s no more mucking around with timestamps. But that’s just the start for what this pairing could do on ...

9. Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft 1 hour ago   permalink

Andrew Yoon / Joystiq

After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance 's online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one , but two , lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his "first amendment rights" -- an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because "Sony is not part of the government." However, what ...

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Electronista Microsoft roadmap puts Windows 8 in 2012   —  Microsoft should once again release its next mainstream version of Windows about three years after the last, a roadmap obtained this week reveals. The schedule has the major revision, tentatively titled "Windows 8," launching in 2012 or about three years after Windows 7. It will purportedly keep in step with a rhythm developed by Microsoft that ... Rosa Golijan / Gizmodo :    Windows 8 Expected in 2012 According to Roadmap

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Paul Krill / Infoworld News Microsoft previews Rx for asynchronous programming   —  The company's Rx (Reactive Extensions for .Net), downloadable from Microsoft's DevLabs site, enable programmers to write "succinct declarative code to orchestrate and coordinate asynchronous and event-based programs based on familiar .Net idioms and patterns," S. Somasegar, senior vice president of the Microsoft developer division, said in a blog ... Mic Wright / Electricpig.co.uk Sony wages war on Apple: music, books, movies and app store incoming   —  Sony is set to release its own iTunes-battling download store to sell music, movies and – sensibly given its line of ebook readers – books. The service is currently known as Sony Online Service. Sony plans to make the Sony Online Service tie-in with its consumer electronics brands including the Sony Walkman range and its ebook [...] ... Gamespot Recent Updates [News] Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010   —  [UPDATE] Kaz Hirai confirms premium level will be added on top of PS3 and PSP's online service, which will remain free to play online; PSN revenue expected to hit $563 million this fiscal year. Tom Johansmeyer / BloggingStocks Yahoo! wants in on Twitter: No money involved   —  Filed under: Internet , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Technology Yahoo! ( YHOO ) is the latest company that wants to optimize its search results for Twitter . This follows moves by Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Google ( GOOG ) to integrate Twitter data into their search results. Unlike its competitors, however, Yahoo! wants to do ... David Rothman / TeleRead New Sony e-store for books, movies, music and apps is coming, says company—but it ‘is not imminent’   —  Now that Sony has revealed plans for a new iTune-like store—offering e-books along with music, movies and apps—I was curious if this might just help pave the way for a multimedia tablet. You think Sony would answer that question directly right now? Dream on. But spokesperson Valerie Motis tried to be helpful on other [...] Isablog / TechNet Blogs Unable to Download an Office file from a Web Server Published through ISA Server 2006   —  1. Introduction Consider a scenario where ISA Server 2006 is configured to publish a simple web site using HTTPS and within this site there is a link to download a Microsoft Word file. When external users try to download the file they receive the initial window with open or save file options as shown below: After clicking Save the following ... EWeek New RIM BlackBerry, Sony Phones Offer Big Cameras, Bigger App Stores   —  The holidays are upon us, and new devices from Research In Motion, Sony, and other manufacturers offer users a host of new multimedia capabilities. RIMs BlackBerry line seems to be incorporating more consumer-style features such as dedicated music buttons with every passing generation, and Sony is embracing both Google Android and Windows Mobile 6. TechSpot Sony working on digital store for music, movies, books   —  Sony is reportedly gearing up to launch an online portal for digital entertainment. The new store, named Sony Online Service, will sell music, movies, and books along with other downloadable applications for mobile gadgets. The company's new service will enter into a competitive market, with Apple's iTunes and many other digital content providers. Headshift blog Divide and conquer to solve the business-IT disconnect problem   —  "I'm fed up with our IT department. Why does it take 4 months to deliver a small project if I can have it right now and much cheaper as a hosted service?" "Why are those IT guys spending three years on an SAP roll out? I want them to focus on projects that has a direct value for my sales and marketing! Who cares about that ugly ERP system that ... David Rothman / TeleRead Sony to sell e-books along with music and movies and apps in new store: Multimedia tablet coming? Just a GUESS   —  The Sony eBookStore shown here has been around for a few years for Sony Reader owners. But now comes word from BusinessWeek that Sony will also sell e-books elsewhere—in the new Sony Online Store, the current name. This one will sell music, movies and downloadable apps, too. 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Berin Szoka / The Progress How the iPhone "Disrupted" Microsoft's Windows Mobile   —  Great story in Wired about how Apple disrupted Microsoft's mobile OS lead, again illustrating how quickly today's leaders can, and probably will, become tomorrow's laggards in the topsy-turvy tech biz. And on the benefits of Apple's heretical "closedness": The iPhone operates on a closed system, which can only run on Apple hardware, meaning third- Charles Young / Geekswithblogs.net BizTalk Server 2009 - Rule deployment issue   —  There is a small configuration issue with the Microsoft Business Rules Composer in BizTalk Server 2009.   This will only affect you if you deploy the rules engine by itself without the rest of BizTalk Server.   In a full installation of BizTalk Server, BTS provides a set of BTS-specific Rule Framework components in as assembly called ... Kristopher / DailyTech News Feed Microsoft Previews Speedy Hardware-Accelerated Internet Explorer 9   —  You found this by reviewing that worthless study of published vulnerabilities, which only proves that Microsoft doesn't publish many vulnerabilities? "These numbers represent the published vulnerabilities of various commercial off the shelf software as well as open source software." Dena Cassella / Digital Trends Sony’s Online Service Tries to Build Brand Loyalty   —  Sony is hoping that its new online connective service will build brand loyalty and align Sony products. Holovaty.com EveryBlock acquisition and me   —  I'm excited to announce some huge news. EveryBlock , the project I've led for the last two years, has been acquired by MSNBC.com . The main details are at the EveryBlock blog , but I wanted to mention a few other things here on my personal site, to try to anticipate questions. First, this has no impact whatsoever on my involvement with Django . ... Webmaster / The Mac Observer News: Ballmer: Microsoft Wants Back the Marketshare Apple is Taking   —  Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting put CEO Steve Ballmer in the hot seat answering questions about marketshare the company is losing to Apple. Mr. Ballmer was quick to point out that his company still controls the majority of the OS market, but that every percentage point counts -- even the points that belong to Apple.

10. Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time 11 hours ago   permalink

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The Chrome OS is here -- sort of. This week, Google was kind of enough to give the world a sneak peek at its nascent desktop operating system. And after months of speculation (and more than a few bogus screenshot galleries), I can finally say that I've seen the future ... and it's not Chrome OS.

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PC World Latest :   Chrome Shines, Gore Opines, Staffs Decline

The Tech Report :   Name Your PC Day Shortbread

Robert Scoble / Scobleizer :   Why Google Chrome OS has already won Mikepk / Mikepk :   Chrome OS and The Luxury of Time TechSpot :   News around the web: Why Chrome OS will fail

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11. Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays 8 hours ago   permalink

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Earlier this week, we reported that Sony could not guarantee that its new Daily Edition Reader would reach online buyers in time for Christmas. Now Barnes & Noble says that preorders of its stylish new Nook e-reader have exceeded expectations, and that the company has sold out of its initial supply of devices.

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Tameka Kee / PaidContent :   Sony, B&N's Kindle-Challengers Could Be Scarce Come Christmas

Joshua Topolsky / Engadget :   Barnes & Noble's Nook now sold out for the holidays

CNET :   Nook sold out for the holidays Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear :   The Barnes & Noble nook is officially sold out

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12. Twitter COO: We’ll Have An Advertising Business Soon. And You’re Going To Love It. 9 hours ago   permalink

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Twitter has apparently come across the Holy Grail of advertising, and it's coming soon. Today during his interview at the RealTime CrunchUp , Twitter COO Dick Costolo told the audience a bit about the company's upcoming advertising business. Costolo was vague on the details, but he did make some promises: "It will be fascinating. Non-traditional.

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Liz Gannes / GigaOM Twitter: “Really Cool” Ads and Commercial Accounts Coming Soon   —  Twitter COO Dick Costolo, speaking today on a panel at TechCrunch’s Real-Time CrunchUp event in San Francisco, shed some light into the micromessaging service’s revenue plans, promising that it will begin taking a cut of its partners’ advertising revenues “early next year.” Meanwhile, it will “foster mechanisms ...

Shel / A shel of my former self BCS launches an ill-advised Twitter account   —  Did the BCS really think using Twitter to insist its system is good would change the minds of its critics? Christina Warren / Mashable! Mac Twitter Client Socialite Adds Twitter List Support   —  In the month or so since Twitter started rolling out its Twitter Lists feature, a number of web and Adobe AIR based clients have added support for it. However, we haven’t seen any native Twitter apps support Lists. Today Realmac Software released Socialite Beta 3 for Mac OS X, including, among other enhancements — basic list support. ... MG Siegler / TechCrunch FlixUp Is Rotten Tomatoes For Twitter Movie Talkd   —  Rotten Tomatoes is a great site because it takes all the movie reviews from around the web and condenses them into an easy-to-understand aggregate score. But let's be honest: Most movie reviewers suck. Why not instead rely on people in your social circle to recommend movies to you? That's the idea behind FlixUp . This new iPhone app unveiled at ... Chris Crum / Top News Twitter Makes Geotagging Tweets Possible   —  Back in the summer, Twitter announced that it was working on an API to give developers the ability to geotag tweets. The company has now made that available. There is no geotagging on Twitter.com yet, but Twitter apps will now be able to support it. So potentially, you will be able to geotag tweets and show the location from where you tweeted. & ... Chris Crum / Top News Twitter Expands Into More Than Just 2 Languages   —  Update 2 : Twitter is now supporting the French language. Update: Twitter is now supporting the Spanish language. Original Article: Twitter announced that it intends to roll out the service in the French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages. Currently it's only available in English and Japanese. Expanding into more languages should have a ... Andy Beal / Andy Beal Ou Est La Twitter? 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Search Engine Watch Blog Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt   —  Twitter has announced that the question that appears in the status update box will no longer be "What are you doing?" Now, it will be "What's happening?" My immediate reaction was this ( and I wasn't the only one ): Steven Sande / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Geotagged tweets now alive in Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1   —  Filed under: iPhone , App Store Twitter has flipped the switch on some new features, including geotagging of tweets and automatic retweeting. As a happy user of Stone Design's Twittelator Pro 3.3.1 [iTunes link ], I was even more giddy when I found out that my favorite Twitter app already supports both of these features. The geotagging feature ... Msnbc.com Just because it’s on Twitter, it isn’t true   —  Does the Internet make people gullible? A recent outbreak of fake death reports on Twitter have some people wondering if too much information too quickly is bad for us. Headshift blog Writing makes us free   —  NESTA hosted a lovely panel discussion yesterday with Stephen Fry, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, who discussed Twitter as a force for good - see a video of the event here . Biz talked about the way Twitter was developed, like so many other interesting services, as a side-project, which then quickly evolved into ... Michelle Lentz / Bub.blicio.us What’s Happening, Twitter?   —  Twitter’s been busy this week. Really, really busy. First, they’ve rolled out that Retweet Beta to what has to be almost everyone. I’m not really a fan of it – I miss the personal WHY behind the retweet that I don’t get anymore, and I think it’s hard to see who the retweet is from at [...] Sardar Mohkim Khan / Startup Meme Okay Twitter we got it! 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At a TechCrunch event, Dick told Michael Arrington, they will be "fascinating, non-traditional, and people will love it." Read the rest of this story » See Also: Twitter's New Retweeting Function Solves A Problem That Didn't Exist How To Make Money On Twitter AOLers Need To Remember What ... Sardar Mohkim Khan / Startup Meme ‘Le Web here I com!’ Twitter rolls our French Support   —  The worst thing to find out if you have slept the entire day is that you end up missing important news, which is exactly what I missed with Twitter . The micromessaging service yesterday rolled out support for French language. I guess that is the first step towards expanding itself by introducing support for other European languages which ... Eric Miraglia / Yahoo! User Interface Blog #followfriday: YUI Developers on Twitter   —  The @YUILibrary account on Twitter is a good information source for those of us who follow the project. 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13. How to get Apple Magic Mouse Scrolling working in Bootcamp 10 hours ago   permalink

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We couldn't wa it to try out the Apple Magic Mouse, nice bit of kit however as we develop using Windows 7 we were disappointed to find the lack of support for scrolling in Windows.

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Webteam / MacOSXHints.com Move forward and back in iCal with the Magic Mouse   —  The Magic Mouse lets you navigate forward and backward between web pages in Safari or Firefox with a two-finger swipe. The same two-finger swipe also moves you forward and back in iCal. It works just the same as clicking the forward and back arrows around the day/week/month view control at the top of the iCal window.

Www.freep.com Original Apple computer goes up for sale   —  The computer even comes with a typed letter from Jobs to the original buyer of the Apple-1 who wanted his money back because it didn't come with a keyboard or monitor. In the letter, Jobs explains to the buyer how to connect it. MacNN :    Apple I system on auction through eBay Webmaster / The Mac Observer :    News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs AppleInsider Apple's App Store approval process gets partially automated   —  Apple has added a new automated layer to its approval process for App Store software, but according to one developer, it's not perfect. Digg.com New apps said to make iPod touch prominent in Apple stores   —  In addition to the the EasyPay iPod touch application used for checkouts, numerous Apple-created, task-specific applications are allegedly coming to Apple retail employees, AppleInsider has been told. Liam Cassidy / TheAppleBlog Apple Patent Describes Smart Remote Technology   —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday published a patent application Apple made way back in 2008 for “Pushing a User Interface to a Remote Device.” So, then…Smart Remotes. Cool! MacRumor’s Eric Slivka reports that the patent’s lead inventor is William Bull, now Yahoo’s Senior Director of Mobile User Experience, but once ... MacNN Apple's App Store API screening flawed, says developer   —  A new automatic screening technique Apple is using for the App Store appears to be backfiring, claims developer Rogue Sheep. The screening is believed to be aimed at catching unauthorized APIs, blocked under Apple's submission rules. A number of the apps trapped so far are allegedly ones using Three20, an Objective-C library. Rogue Sheep's ... 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Kristopher / DailyTech News Feed Hackers Reverse Ill-Effects of Apple's Update, Restoring Intel Atom Support   —  Snow Leopard no longer confined to the steppes of Apple's restricted hardware... Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Apple Store on New York City’s Upper West Side   —  Photos by Scott Beale Yesterday I stopped by the new Apple retail store in New York City’s Upper West Side. The building features a beautiful glass facade and glass spiral staircase that descends to the lower level. Photo Gallery: Upper West Side Apple Store See Previously: 24 Hour Apple Store in New York This is a blog post from [...] This ... Chris / Apple Matters : First Apple Store Opens in Europe   —  The story of Apple retail stores is one of maximum secrecy followed by snowballing success. The skeptics, and there were many, were quickly silenced when the profits started rolling in. Even with all the success, the Apple Stores were a US only enterprise. Citizens of foreign… Don Clark / WSJ.com Does Apple Enjoy a Licensing Loophole on iPhone?   —  While death and taxes are notable certainties, there's another in the wireless world: make a 3G cellphone and you pay patent royalties to Qualcomm. But Apple may be evading some of the consequences. Macworld IPhone owners demand to see Apple source code   —  IPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code. Digg.com Apple Exec's Backyard Is Designed for Barfing   —  When you think of backyards, the first things you probably think: Dogs woofing, July 4th grilling, swingsets. Then again, you're not a senior Apple exec by day, and an art collector on the weekends. AppleInsider Steve Jobs e-mails terse response to upset Apple developer   —  When an emotional Mac developer wrote a lengthy e-mail about an issue to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the multi-billionaire responded succinctly via his iPhone. Webmaster / The Mac Observer News: Boot Camp Drivers 2.2 Adds Magic Mouse Support   —  Apple rolled out Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows on Thursday. The update for Boot Camp users running Windows on their Mac includes driver support for Apple's wireless keyboard new Magic Mouse. Jjn1 / Memex 1.1 Apple’s Mistake   —  Paul Graham is a terrific, perceptive essayist. (If you haven’t read his collection Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age: Essays on the Art of Programming then might I humbly suggest a visit to Amazon?) His latest essay on how Apple is treating the programmers who develop Apps for the iPhone/iTouch is [...] NEWS / Gadgetell Apple Tablet delayed until late 2010?   —  FROM APPLETELL - The latest rumor from DigiTimes claims we’ll have to wait even longer to get our hands on that Apple Tablet we all want so badly. But don’t get too sad… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article » MacInTouch Apple: Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2 for Windows   —  "...addresses issues with the Apple trackpad and turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used. It also includes support for the Apple Magic mouse and wireless keyboard." MacInTouch Review: Apple TV   —  We have updated our in-depth Apple TV review from Robert Mohns, who covers set-up, features, performance, compatibility, omissions, hacking, competition and the overall experience and value, with links to more resources. Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store   —  "How much of the goodwill Apple once had with programmers have they lost over the App Store? A third? Half? And that's just so far. The App Store is an ongoing karma leak." — Paul Graham....

14. Facebook acts on follower trade 8 hours ago   permalink

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Facebook has threatened legal action against a service that sells friends on the social networking site. It said it would take the action against marketing firm USocial unless it stopped violating Facebook's rights.

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Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf :   Buying Your Friends and Followers on Social Networks

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MG Siegler / TechCrunch Facebook Agrees To Set Friend Lists Free. Mashups With Twitter Lists Should Follow.   —  Today, during the Filtering the Stream roundtable at our RealTime CrunchUp , Seesmic's Loic Le Meur asked why Facebook isn't giving third parties access to their Friend Lists. Obviously, that's a good question now that Twitter has starting giving third parties access to its Lists feature via an API. Normally, you'd expect a canned response along ...

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15. Motorola Motus coming to AT&T? Full specifications 12 hours ago   permalink

Boy Genius / Boy Genius Report

We’ve just received a full spec list for the very blurry Motorola Motus and it’s pretty interesting. Why, you ask? Besides AT&T 3G support, the specs are pretty similar if not identical to the Motorola CLIQ. Our connect didn’t flat…

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I4u / I4U News :   Motorola Motus: Coming to AT&T?

Mark Wilson / Gizmodo :   Specs Leak on the Motorola Motus?

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Tricia Duryee / MocoNews Motorola Buys RadioFrame Division For Undisclosed Terms   —  Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) said it is buying a division of privately held RadioFrame Networks, which makes network equipment for Sprint’s Nextel division. The iDen base station technology will become part of its Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business, which was rumored to be for sale . Motorola did not disclose terms of the deal.

Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Motorola Plans Droid Camera Fix Via OTA Update   —  In response to an email, Motorola spokesperson Juli Burda told Phone Scoop that Motorola is planning an over-the-air software update to make improvements to the Droid's camera. She said, "With Droid, and with the rest of our growing portfolio ... (follow link to read) Electronista :    Motorola confirms Droid camera fix coming Electronista Motorola Motus spotted, headed to AT&T?   —  Motorola's Motus has been spotted in a leak that also suggests it won't be exclusive to T-Mobile. The device appears to be a smaller version of the Cliq with its directional pad "hidden" in the QWERTY keyboard section. A lone photo from AndroidAndMe also suggests it will be a "reverse" flip where the phone opens like a clamshell, although it's ... Boy Genius / Boy Genius Report Motorola DROID giveaway: Part 1   —  Alright, here we go… We’ll be giving away three of the five Motorola DROIDs in our stockpile in this particular contest, and here is what you will need to know if you’re interested in entering: We realize that a lot… ChicagoBusiness.com Breaking News Motorola buys wireless tech unit from RadioFrame Networks   —  (Reuters) - Motorola Inc. said on Friday it is buying privately held RadioFrame Networks' iDen wireless technology business to combine it into its own network equipment unit. Motorola, which invented the iDen mobile phone network technology, said RadioFrame's business would expand its portfolio ... Electronista Motorola confirms Droid camera fix coming   —  Motorola today confirmed it will soon fix the problems with its Droid phone's camera by releasing an automatic over-the-air update to the handset. The Android handset's 5-megapixel camera has been said to have trouble focusing and producing red corners in images when photos are being taken. The intermittent problem has been blamed on an unusual ... Adweek Blogs / AdFreak Muscle Milk pilgrim sexing up Thanksgiving   —  Considering how naughty Halloween has gotten, it was only a matter of time before someone took a crack at Thanksgiving. That someone is Muscle Milk, the athletic drink brand, which channels Justin Timberlake in this spoof hip-hop music video "Sexy Pilgrim" (posted below), courtesy of ad agency Pereira & O'Dell. It's fairly similar to the ... Brandon Boyer / Boing Boing Please release me: Mario, MinMe & Mini Squadrons, DigiDrives & Captain Successors   —  It's a sure sign it's gearing up to the holidays when the games start pouring in thick and fast, and this week saw the high profile release of two just as highly-anticipated (and by all accounts excellent) sequels: the renaissance stealth of Assassin's Creed II to the dirty Delta zombie-slaughter of Left 4 Dead 2, but there's one return that's ... Ubergizmo Meizu M8 going for €199   —  Did the moon just turn blue? Guess so, especially when you can pick up the Meizu M8 for a mere €199. What was once touted to be the iPhone killer (but failed miserably in case you haven't noticed) is going for $295 unlocked (after conversion from Euros), making it $100 cheaper. Just in case you've forgotten what the M8 can do, it boasts a ... Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Motorola Picks Up RadioFrame's iDEN Assets   —  Today Motorola announced that it has acquired the iDEN network assets of RadioFrame. RadioFrame makes lower-cost and power-efficient iDEN base stations. Motorola believes that RadioFrames' base station technology will help it to improve upon its iDEN network and push-to-talk ... (follow link to read) Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual Song   —  “Monster Manual” by Mixel Pixel (song) and Dan Meth (video) via Neatorama This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Twitter, Facebook & FriendFeed. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid , subscribe via RSS , Twitter , Facebook & FriendFeed .

16. U.S. Mazda2 launching at Los Angeles Auto Show 2 hours ago   permalink

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Mazda will show off the U.S. version of its Mazda2 model at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

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17. Wider distribution lifting iPhone sales in Europe 6 hours ago   permalink

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Apple may be having a hard time selling the iPhone in China, but momentum is picking up in Europe as distribution widens. The end of exclusivity has already triggered a big leap in market share for the popular handset in France and observers say the phenomenon is about to repeat itself in the U.K.

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18. Internal AP Memo Thanks Writers For Successful 'Literary Treasure Hunt' In Finding Sarah Palin's Book 8 hours ago   permalink

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Before Sarah Palin's book, "Going Rogue," was released to the public, the Associated Press published a much-heralded fact check that detailed where her claims didn't line up with reality. It was possible in part because the AP snagged a copy of Palin's book early.

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt :   If Google's Book Scanning Violates Copyright Law, What About The AP's Book Scanning?

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The Globe and Mail Nokia cuts 330 jobs   —  Helsinki — The Associated Press Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 11:45AM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 12:08PM EST Nokia Corp. NOK-N, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday it is axing 330 jobs at research and development units in Finland and Denmark as it continues to struggle to cut costs.

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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker AP Layoffs: Final Thoughts   —  We've updated (hopefully for the last time ) our AP Layoffs List with the final flood of tips that came in late yesterday and this morning. A few final thoughts on the list, for those AP people still checking it: 1. Our map of the global layoffs only includes those tips that came in by Thursday morning. For the most complete listing, see the AP ... Romenesko Fayetteville editor used military affairs lawyer's opinion to protest ban on Palin coverage   —  Fayetteville Observer Observer executive editor Mike Arnholt told the Army on Thursday that not allowing coverage of Sarah Palin 's book promotion at Fort Bragg would set an unacceptable precedent. He was backed up by lawyer Matthew Freedus , who wrote: "As a general rule, military bases are not public forums. But when they are open to the public, Robert MacMillan / MediaFile Layoffs hit The Washington Post after BusinessWeek, AP   —  A small number of layoffs are hitting The Washington Post, capping a grim week of media and journalism job cuts at BusinessWeek and The Associated Press. Mediabistro.com Sarah, Sean and Bill: And The Winner Is...   —  In the Fox News Sarah Palin ratings race, the win goes to Sean Hannity . Hannity's interview with Palin Wednesday night, a cable news first as she makes the rounds promoting Going Rogue , drew 4.20M Total Viewers and 1.15M in the A25-54 demo. Last night, Bill O'Reilly 's interview with Palin drew 4.12M Total Viewers and 1.07M in the demo. But O' ... The Seattle Times Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event   —  The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. Mediabistro.com Palin Talks Gibson, Couric on O'Reilly   —  In last night's Part One interview on "The Factor," Gov. Sarah Palin sat down with Bill O'Reilly and discussed two of the most memorable interviews from last year's campaign season. Palin called Charlie Gibson 's "Bush Doctrine" question on ABC one of the "gotcha techniques" of the mainstream (or "lamestream") media and she said of the Katie ... Dennis The Peasant / Dennis the Peasant Deconstructing Fudgie...   —  Fudgie the Clown's short break to sell books to suckers turned out to be just that; a short break. Now he's back doing what he does best... Getting all batshit crazy about Sarah Palin: Well, as promised the Dish is... The Seattle Times AP changes roles for 6 news editors, 4 photo eds   —  The Associated Press has named six news editors to oversee expanded multistate territories and has assigned four interim regional photo editors as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports. SFGate Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event   —  The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. The... Barack Obama - Sarah Palin - Fort Bragg - United States - United States Army Breaking News Tina Fey Reprises Sarah Palin Impersonation   —  At Ad Council Annual Dinner, Tina Fey Does the Sarah Palin Impression She Made Famous Last Year Danny Gallagher / TV Squad MSNBC also apologizes for using wrong Palin footage   —  If you're playing a TV news drinking game wherein you and your dumb little buddies have to do a shot every time someone posts fake footage or film for a story , you might want to think about switching to Tang. Now MSNBC's Morning Meeting has been caught dipping their hand in the Photoshopping jar when they aired rather obvious fake photos of ... Slate Magazine Slate writers and editors debate the ramifications of new cancer-screening guidelines.   —  This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that most women begin regular mammograms starting at age 50 instead of 40. Days later, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists revised its guidelines on cervical cancer screening: Now it suggests women receive their first Pap smears later than previously recommended ...

19. UPDATE 2-D.Telekom open to all options for U.S. unit-sources 11 hours ago   permalink

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FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) is keeping its options open for its U.S. business and is not close to making a decision on the unit's mid-tem future, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

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Olga Kharif / Tech Beat :   DT to Seek U.S. Partners for T-Mobile USA

News / DSLreports :   Deutsche Telekom Looking For U.S. T-Mobile Partner - Wants to make move to improve fourth place showing Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless :   Report: Deutsche Telekom searching for U.S. partners

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Eric Savitz / BARRONS.com Deutsche Telekom Reportedly Seeking Partner For T-Mobile   —  Deutsche Telekom (DT) is looking for a partner for T-Mobile, its U.S. wireless unit, according to a story in the German newspaper Handelsblatt which was picked up by Reuters. The piece says the company wants the partner to help finance a multi-billion-dollar build-out of a new 4G network, citing “unidentified [...]

20. MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood 4 hours ago   permalink

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If you don’t back a copyright treaty being negotiated in secret, you must want to destroy Hollywood, its blockbuster movies and all the jobs they create. At least that’s the message from the Motion Picture Association of America. It’s spelled out in a Thursday memo to the Senate Judiciary Committee, urging lawmakers to support ...

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Art Brodsky / Public Knowledge Public Knowledge Statement on MPAA Letter Regarding Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty   —  For Immediate Release: November 20, 2009 Background: The Motion Picture Association Association (MPAA) yesterday sent a letter to Capitol Hill asking for more transparency for deliberations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). A copy of the letter is here: The ...