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Green Tech
Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says stolen e-mails do not damage the credibility of findings that humans are to blame for global warming.
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Green Tech
While some progress has been made ahead of next month's climate change talks, there will still be plenty of big tangles in Copenhagen, observers say.
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China Digital Times (CDT)
China Sets Targets to Cut World’s Largest Carbon Footprint
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Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent reports on the Guardian: The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month, the government said today, as it unveiled firm targets for curbing the world’s biggest carbon footprint for the first time. A day after the US president, Barack Obama, confirmed ...
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Boing Boing
Scientist explains why climate scientists talk trash
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Dr Peter Watts, a PhD biologist and a hell of a science fiction writer, talks about what it means that a bunch of climate scientists Science doesn't work despite scientists being asses. Science works, to at least some extent, because scientists are asses. Bickering and backstabbing are essential elements of the process. Haven't any of these guys ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans headed to department stores in droves in the dead of night on Friday to kick off the holiday shopping season, though many said they had pared back how much they would spend on family members and on themselves.
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Apple Black Friday Sale Already Launched In Australia
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The Apple Black Friday Sale is underway down under. I am not sure if Australians are familiar with Black Friday, but it does not matter as Apple calls it special one-day Apple Shopping Event in Australia (Via MacRumors). The highlighted deals include i...
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I4U News
Palm Black Friday Sale Launched
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You just got the Palm Pre for $79 with contract on Best Buy? You need now a great deal on some Palm Pre accessories like the Palm Touchstone Charging Dock? Here is a tip. The Palm Store is having a Black Friday deal starting today that saves you $30 off pu...
The Seattle Times
Shoppers taking holiday-promotion sales, concern about lean inventories seriously this year
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Retailers this year have pared back their inventories after being stuck with too much merchandise at the end of last year's holiday season.
Ross Miller
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Engadget
Apple's Black Friday deals hit Australia site, same as it ever was
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Apple Down Under[TM] has revealed its today-only holiday gift specials, and with most deals hovering between 5 and 10 percent off, it's nothing out of the ordinary for Cupertino's wares. Still, if you're shopping for a new iMac this season, seems like the perfect opportunity to fill up your virtual shopping cart. If history tells us anything , ...
Statesman
Know the rules for returning gifts this holiday shopping season
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It's OK if your boyfriend doesn't like the digital camera you bought him. So long as he doesn't open the box.
Alex
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TiVo Blog
BestBuy Black Friday Sale
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Tomorrow (Friday, 11/27) only, BestBuy is offering a TiVo HD for $99 when you purchase a HDTV. The deal is only good for one day so you better hurry if you are interested. Complete details can be found here. In case you haven’t noticed, the price of the TiVo HD has dropped a lot within the [...]
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PalmAddicts
Ryan at the Palminfocenter takes a look at some of the Palm Black Friday sales and deals that can be had
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Ryan at the Palminfocenter takes a look at some of the Palm Black Friday sales and deals that can be had. Make the jump.
FT.com
US retailers turn to social media on 'Black Friday'
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US retailers will on Friday unleash a traditional barrage of post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping promotions, with the National Retail Federation expecting 134m Americans to head for the stores.
Times Online
Pre-Christmas sales rise hints at festive cheer for retailers
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Recession is still in the air, job losses are mounting across the country and a rise in VAT is looming, but the nation’s retailers remain cautiously optimistic about this year’s Christmas shopping season.
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SFGate
Rush starts as holiday shopping season revs up
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The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers. A number of stores, including Walmart and many Old Navy locations,... Old Navy - Wal-Mart - Christmas and holiday season - Retailing - Television
Warp2Search.net
Apple Black Friday Sales Begin in Australia and New Zealand
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Apple has launched its "Black Friday" one-day sales in Australia and New Zealand, with other countries set to follow at the appropriate times. As expected, Apple is offering only modest discounts comp...
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DUBAI/TOKYO (Reuters) - Investors recoiled from risky assets on Friday and dumped shares in Asian banks and builders, fearing a Dubai debt default could reignite the financial turmoil of the credit crisis.
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Dubai request for debt 'standstill' raises fear
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Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills _ causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation... United Arab Emirates - Dubai - Middle East - Abu Dhabi - Government
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Times Online
Fears over Dubai send European shares tumbling
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Almost £44 billion was wiped off London’s biggest companies today amid growing fears the UK financial sector could be heavily exposed to Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate which yesterday asked for a standstill on its $60 billion ($£36 billion) debt pile.
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HSBC tumbles, Asian banks retreat on Dubai fear
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Banking stocks across Asia slip, especially those traded in Hong Kong and Australia, amid concerns over the extent of exposure lenders may have to financial troubles in Dubai.
Times Online
Dubai in deep water as ripples from debt crisis spread
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Fears of a dangerous new phase in the economic crisis swept around the globe yesterday as traders responded to the shock announcement that a debt-laden Dubai state corporation was unable to meet its interest bill.
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SFGate
Oil slides below $76 as Dubai woes roil markets
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Oil prices sank below $76 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors curtailed their risky bets on commodities amid uncertainty about the global fallout from Dubai's financial troubles. Benchmark crude for January delivery was down $2.09 to $75.87 at midday Bangkok... Dubai - Asia - United Arab Emirates - Middle East - Bangkok
MarketWatch.com
NewsWatch: Dubai woes roil financial markets
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Fears of a potential sovereign default by Dubai roil financial markets, sinking stocks in Asia and Europe and pushing up government-bond prices as investors sought safe havens.
The Seattle Times
Dubai request for debt 'standstill' raises fear
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Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills - causing a drop on world markets Thursday and raising questions about Dubai's reputation as a magnet for international investment.
The Seattle Times
Dubai debt fears hit world markets hard
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World stock markets tumbled Thursday as investors fretted over the debt problems at Dubai World, a government investment company, and the continuing slide in the dollar, which earlier fell to a 14-year low against the yen.
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The Guardian World News
Dubai crisis raises financial fears
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Debt crisis in millionaires' playground could herald new phase in global financial meltdown Share prices in the City suffered their biggest fall since March today amid fears that a debt crisis in the millionaires' playground of Dubai heralded a new phase in the global financial meltdown and a double-dip recession in 2010. With Alistair Darling ...
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"HandBrake's new live preview system lets users test settings to discover ripping or picture quality issues before doing a full encode -- a handy time-saver, to be sure. The application has also gotten better at reading different types of DVDs and selecting different angles on a DVD thanks to the new DVD reading library, libdvdnav. Developers ...
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Handbrake 0.9.4
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Handbrake 0.9.4 is released. HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder.
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Beta: HandBrake 0.9.4
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The open source video converter adds improvements in speed, size, and quality of conversions, 64-bit operation, support for soft subtitles, live previews, improved DVD reading, and much more.
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Hopes of a reprieve for Gary McKinnon, the British computer hacker facing extradition to the US, were dashed last night after the Government said that it was powerless to intervene.
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Hacker McKinnon to be extradited
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• Alan Johnson quashes last-ditch attempt to halt extradition • Family fear hacker with Asperger's is at serious risk of suicide Computer hacker Gary McKinnon, who has Asperger's syndrome, is at serious risk of suicide, relatives said today, after the home secretary rejected a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition to the US. In a ...
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The Secret Service is investigating how a Virginia couple found their way into President Obama’s first state dinner.
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LogicBUY offers the most comprehensive coupon codes, deals and price drops from hundreds of popular merchants to save you the most money possible.
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NewTeeVee
Ahead of Black Friday, HDTVs Lead the Way: Survey
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High-definition TV sets are expected to top the wish lists of consumers looking to cash in on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. According to Retrevo’s Gadgetology survey, 30 percent of consumers shopping over the weekend want a new HDTV set, compared to 22 percent that are looking to purchase a new computer and just [...]
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Digg.com
Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy
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Black Friday may when prices are low, but if you've carefully read the list of deals, you can tell it's also a BS marketing gimmick. Here's how not to get fooled (plus, what gadgets to avoid at any price):
PC World Latest
Black Friday Deals: Buy the Right PC, Not the Cheapest
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Computers may be on sale at insane prices, but take a careful look at the bottom line — and exactly what it is that you're buying.
Macworld
Best Black Friday storage deals
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Among this year's Black Friday bargains, PC World has found 1TB external models for $80, and a wave of 500GB portable drives for between $60 and $80.
Macworld
Black Friday Deals: Five point-and-shoot cameras
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With help from the extremely useful PriceTrace.com, a deal aggregator that includes PDF scans of Black Friday circulars from major retail stores, I’ve been on the hunt for particularly good point-and-shoot camera deals.
TechSpot
Thursday tech deals: Black Friday edition
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Best Buy offers the Samsung 46" 1080p LCD HDTV for $999.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $730. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a native resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 4ms response time, four HDMI inputs, and VGA, component, and other video inputs.
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TeleRead
Black Friday deals: Got any e-book ones to report? $137 LCD e-reader at New Egg
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Here’s a start. Go for it—while keeping in mind some eBabel-related caveats and other warnings from Slate: old news to TeleRead community members. For now, I’m intrigued by New Egg’s $137 deal for an Aluratek Librie reader, a $63 discount (excludes a $10 AC charger). The Amazon price is $169.99. The screen uses LCD technology (no [...]
Jake Ludington
Black Friday Discounts and Deals for 2009
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"What are this year's Black Friday software discounts and deals?" It's become an annual tradition for me to dig up some great deals on software and send them out to this list. I try to dig Security Software Discounts 70% discount on VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware - when Black Friday ends, so does this offer. Get antivirus and antispyware ...
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Chris Pirillo
It’s a GoDaddy Thanksgiving!
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It’s a GoDaddy Thanksgiving! is a post from Chris Pirillo Our friends at GoDaddy.com have been great to us over the past few years. They regularly offer coupons and specials to our community, and this weekend is no exception! They are giving all of you their best deal yet: As a special Black Friday promotion, Go Daddy has given us a ...
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Crave
Revealing Apple's 2009 Black Friday deals
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According to purportedly leaked documents on the tech rumor site Boy Genius Report, Apple is gearing up to offer a series of a variety of bargains on products from iPods to MacBooks.
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Hacking NetFlix
Black Friday Deal: Roku HD XR for $64.99
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Roku is getting in on the Black Friday excitement and offering the new Roku HD XR for only $64.99, half off of the $129.99 list price. To take advantage of this special offer to go to at 8am PT (11am ET) and enter the code "hdxrsteal." Note: Roku is only offering 500 at this price, and they warn that the Roku servers ...
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Joystiq
Capcom has updated its official Japanese Resident Evil 5 site , revealing the new enemy featured in the upcoming Gold Edition retail and (assorted) DLC release of the game. The new nemesis is an unnamed and extremely grotesque behemoth who carries a large key-like anchor, stalking the underground of Spencer's Mansion in the content's Lost in ...
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Resident Evil Clergy Critics: "Wait, What?"
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The U.K. clergy members quoted as criticizing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for glamorizing violence and promoting the occult say their remarks have been misrepresented by the source originally reporting them. The comments, by the Rt. Revs Mark Bryant, Brian Smith and John Goddard, apparently first appeared in a news release sent out in ...
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The principle of harnessing osmosis has the potential to produce enormous amounts of energy anywhere that salt water and fresh water meet. We looked at some of the approaches to turning this theory into reality earlier this year , including Statkraft's plans to build a prototype power plant. The company's plans are now coming to fruition with ...
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Here's a Thanksgiving treat from the vault - we've dug out the following interview with BioWare co-founder (and Group Creative Officer of EA's newly formed RPG/MMO Group) Greg Zeschuk from earlier this year at PAX. But don't let the date fool you! Our discussion of multiplatform console development, DLC strategies on future BioWare titles like ...
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Arstechnica.com
Valve: listening to PC gamers, frequent updates equal success
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Ars sits down with Valve's director of business development Jason Holtman to discuss the future of the Steam platform and PC gaming. His theory? Listening to customers and keeping them connected are the keys to success. The evidence? Sales boosts that coincide with updates, and frequent, effective price cuts.
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Joystiq
EA takes 30 percent off several PC games until Monday
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EA's online store is running an exciting Black Friday sale , with downloadable PC games getting 30 percent off from now until Monday. We're talking about discounts on a bunch of games here, with standouts such as Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box for a cool $21 and Mass Effect for a very reasonable $14. Not everything is on sale, however -- some ...
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News:
Bad Company 2 PC beta delayed
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Marching to 2010 but with added features. DICE has pushed PC beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 back to "very early next year". The good news, studio bigwig Gordon Van Dyke explained on the game's blog, is that desktop users will get an improved build of the game. "With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC ...
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Joystiq
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta starts early 2010
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 's associate producer and dedicated server of official blog updates , Gordon Van Dyke, has assured fans that the PC beta will still happen -- though later than expected. "With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta's capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate,
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PalmAddicts
Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the iPhone looks AWESOME
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[From Paul S] An iPhone version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking now this looks absolutely fantastic. "The application is the iPhone version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon for iPhone is an application that is remarkable in its ability to do voice to text transcription. Unlike other applications which let you record your voice and ultimately ...
Luke Plunkett
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Kotaku
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC Beta Retreats To 2010
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According to Electronic Arts, the current PS3 beta test for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has proven so popular that the PC one needs to be pushed into next year. "With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta's capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate" writes DICE's Gordon Van Dyke. " ...
Brian Ashcraft
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Kotaku
The PlayStation 3 Buyer's Guide
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With at least one potential game of the year exclusively nesting on the Playstation 3 and a price drop under its belt, the PS3 has had a pretty darn good year. My favorite among the games listed is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which probably isn't surprising. What is yours? Anything we didn't review that you would suggest? Remember, the games ...
Tom
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Eurogamer
News:
Mass Effect 2 will use Dragon Age DRM
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Plus: PC system requirements revealed. EA has revealed that Mass Effect 2 will use the same DRM copy protection as Dragon Age: Origins. This involves a rudimentary disc check and no online authentication, unlike the intrusive SecuROM program used in Mass Effect 1. EA has also uncovered the PC Mass Effect 2 system requirements, which won't ...
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TheAppleBlog
Apple said it was going to allow independent content producers open access to the tech and process behind iTunes LP and iTunes Extras, and it has done good on that promise, as TUAW reports. Today Apple has created a dedicated page on its website that offers devs interested in the format “everything you need to [...]
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Gizmodo
How a Self-Educated HS Dropout Became the Youngest Manager at Apple
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James Bach , a legend in the software-testing field, just published Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar , the tale of how he dropped out of school, became a self-taught games programmer, and scored a sweet gig at Apple—all before turning 21. The book's main purpose, as illustrated by the excerpt James has kindly permitted us to publish, is to ...
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James Lewin
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Podcasting News
Apple Opens iTunes LP & iTunes Extras
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Apple has opened up iTunes LP and iTunes Extras, publishing Templates, Best Practices and a Development Guide so that anyone has the capability to create interactive content that can be played back in iTunes 9 or on Apple TV. iTunes LP lets you create digital albums that include links to listen to album songs and view [...]
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HipMojo.com
Apple’s Transformative Decade
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For most companies and investors, the 1990s was a lost decade. Not for Apple. Not at all. From Tech Crunch: When Steve Jobs returned to Apple [in 1997] the company had just completed a fiscal year where they lost about $1 billion on $7 billion in revenue. The company was worth about $4 billion. Rivals like HP and [...]
AppleInsider
Apple posts tools for building TuneKit iTunes LPs and Extras
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Apple has taken iTunes LP and Extras public, encouraging independent developers to begin work on interactive digital content for distribution in iTunes starting early next year. The new move signals a big move in taking on Adobe Flash, pushing the adoption of web standards, and creating an new business model for content that could impact how the ...
MacNN
Apple refurbs: 13, 15, and 17-inch MacBook Pros
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Today's selection of refurbished items at Apple's online store include a large selection of MacBook Pro models starting at $999 for the 2.26GHz, 13.3-inch MBP with 2GB of RAM and 160GB hard drive. Jump up to the 15-inch MBP for just a bit more, $1299 for the 2.4Ghz model with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. Other 15-inch MBPs include the 2. ...
Ubergizmo
Motorola Beats Apple In Brand Loyalty?
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While it certainly sounds impossible at first, after sitting down and thinking about it seriously, you might begin to understand why. What are we talking about? It’s the recent survey from YouGov’s BrandIndex , which reports that that Motorola surpassed Apple in terms of brand loyalty. It’s no mystery to guess what changed ...
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The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
Dear Aunt TUAW: My "private" APIs... aren't
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Filed under: Bad Apple , App Store , SDK Sometimes Auntie TUAW gets emails from anxious iPhone developers. In this case, the correspondent is running into issues with Apple's new automated checks for private API use in iPhone apps. Dear Auntie TUAW, I got an email from Apple's App Review team saying the code in my iPhone app uses private APIs. ...
Warp2Search.net
Apple domestic desktop sales strong, iPhone sales slow in China
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Apple has captured nearly half of all desktop revenue in the United States as iPhone sales in China have lagged. Apple domestic desktop sales strong, iPhone sales slow in China ...
Warp2Search.net
Apple MacBook Pro prices slashed by up to $300, iMacs by $180
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One Apple authorized reseller upped the ante overnight in the ongoing Black Friday Mac price war, slashing Mac notebook prices by up to $300 and iMac prices by up to $180. Apple MacBook Pro price...
OSNews
Apple Asks for Permanent Injunction, Psystar Sold 768 Machines
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We've got some progress in the other legal case Apple is involved in. The California case, Apple vs. Psystar, is more or less a done deal, but the Florida case, Psystar vs. Apple, is only just beginning. As it promised it would do, Apple has now asked the court in California to either dismiss the Florida case, or transfer it to California. Apple ...
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Apple Matters
: Apple II Finally Discontinued
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Apple's most successful computer wasn't a Mac, wasn't even a mouse-based machine. It was the Apple II. The Apple II was designed by Woz because he simply wanted a better machine than the Apple I. Once the design was complete, the two Steves knew they were…
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Mark Evans Tech
“iTunes for Magazines” Will Work But…
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In a world in which content has become a free commodity, it has been puzzling to see magazines participating in the free-for-all. It’s a market many magazines should be avoiding or, at least, only have a light presence. Why? The biggest reason is many magazines aren’t offering a product that is widely available. When the New [...]
Macworld
In depth with Apple's Snow Leopard Server
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Computerworld's Ryan Faas shares his impressions of the OS X 10.6 version of Apple's server software.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister on Thursday shrugged off the Palestinian dismissal of a 10-month moratorium on some building in West Bank settlements, saying winning international support was more important.
 
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Gizmodo
Oh you people are never happy. I give you a way to try the new Google Search yesterday, and now you are asking about how to go back to the old one. Fine! Be that way! Here's how: Yesterday's method only set a cookie in your browser, asking Google to serve a different page layout to you. However, this will affect other Google pages in the wrong ...
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Top News
Google Links Coupons, Mobile Search
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Just in time for the shopping craziness that is Black Friday, Google's made it easier for companies to get coupons to consumers who are on the move. Google Local Business Center users can now make their coupons accessible to people through mobile devices. Yes, assuming that shoppers don't lose the use of their fingers due to standing outside in ...
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TechCrunch
Why Google Wave Sucks, And Why You Will Use It Anyway
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This guest post was written by Martin Seibert , a German Internet media consultant. Google Wave is a hot topic at the moment. The ambitious group collaboration and micro-messaging platform started rolling out in beta via an initial batch of 100,000 invitations two months ago. Many people still want invitations. Among those who've tried it, some ...
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Engadget
Navigon announces nav app for Android, Google threat looms
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Google has taken much of the wind out of the turn-by-turn navigation industry's sails this Fall thanks to the introduction of fee-free Google Maps Navigation , but it's got a fatal flaw for the moment: it's only available in the States. Navigon must be banking on the fact that Mountain View is going to take its sweet time spreading the love ...
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Mashable!
Thanksgiving Google Logo 2009: Snoopy and Woodstock Go Peanuts for Turkey
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Thanksgiving 2009 is upon us, and Google’s US visitors are being treated to a special logo to mark the occasion: visit Google.com today and you’ll be greeted by a logo inspired by the classic cartoon Peanuts. The Google lettering has taken on orange, brown and yellow hues, while Snoopy, Woodstock and a Thanksgiving feast adorn the ...
Tim Anderson
Google Chrome OS – astonishing
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I’m watching Google’s press briefing on the forthcoming Chrome OS. It is amazing. What Google is developing is a computer that answers several of the problems that have troubled users since the advent of the personal computer. Exaggeration? Here’s a quick summary of what Chrome OS is. It’s a device that you will purchase which runs in ...
Alex Chitu
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Google Operating System
Google Bookmarks Promoted Search Results
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If you are logged in to a Google account and you promote a search result using the SearchWiki icons, the web page is automatically saved to Google Bookmarks . For some reason, Google labels the web page using your query, so you'll end up with a long list of labels. The list of SearchWiki annotations is already available at ...
Digg.com
Google set to map the world - and push out GPS makers
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In what seems to be the norm for Google, it is once again disrupting an entire market by giving something away for free that's both competitive and capable. TomTom and Garmin saw their share prices plummet upon Google's announcement, and rightfully so.
Chris Crum
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Top News
Link Building for Bing Rankings: Dos and Don'ts
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It's easy for businesses to get caught up in Google's expectations for their sites, when trying to market through search. That's certainly a wise thing to do, considering Google dominates the search market by a huge margin. Still, there are other search engines that people are using, and it is also wise to make sure your site is performing to ...
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Mashable!
Top Mobile Productivity Tools for the Small Business
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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. As a small business owner, you’re likely constantly on the go — whether it’s in the air, on the road to clients, or even just making the rounds in your ...
Lee Odden
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Online Marketing Blog
All New Google Design
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Google is a master of innovation in the search space and while they seem to subscribe to Guy Kawasaki’s “release early and release often” new product philosophy, the attention to changing the Google search page is near-holy. Minuscule design changes at even the pixel level are cautious and carefully considered. And rare. ...
David Rothman
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TeleRead
Google collection: A start toward TeleRead?
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Since the early 1990s, I’ve been pushing for a well-stocked national digital library system. The Obama White House so far has ignored the TeleRead idea as recently presented in the Huffington Post (and forwarded to White House staffer Shin Inouye on Oct. 23). But could we be getting there anyway? Via the Reading [...]
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LiewCF.com
Free Google Wave Invite Giveaway
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Here are some free Google Wave invites to giveaway.
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Impact Lab
Fun With Google Autocomplete
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Have you experienced Google as an entertainment past time by playing with the autocompletion feature in Google search? Others have. In fact there is a blog dedicated to such activities. It reveals what will happen if you start to type in a phrase such as “Google won” or “How to ra” and so much more… Thanks to Nag On [...]
Tim Anderson
Chrome OS: will Google keep its vision?
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I spent some time with Chrome OS over the weekend and yesterday, first doing my own build of the open source Chromium OS, and then running it and writing a review. The build process was interesting: you actually compile Chromium OS from a chroot virtual environment. My first efforts were unsuccessful, for two reasons. First, Chromium OS assumes ...
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TrustedReviews Site-wide Feed
New Google Search Hacked for Early Access
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Google may have grabbed everyone's attention recently with the Wave Beta and Chrome OS, but it clearly hasn't forgotten where its roots are... The Internet giant has stepped up the latest iteration of its new Google Search engine with a revamped side bar and improved indexing and performance. On top of this there is a new user interface and now ...
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ResourceShelf
Open Book Alliance Co-Founder Predicts Google Book Search Settlement 3.0
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From the Article: In an interview with Litigation Daily, Reback says he expects the settlement, which was recently revised, will go back to the drawing board for a third round. Reback says he thinks the changes in 2.0, which were submitted to Judge Denny Chin on November 13, haven’t satisfied the issues raised by the Department of [...]
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Payments News
Holiday Discounts from PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon Payments
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Some nifty discounts are available - almost any way you want to pay online. Both PayPal and Google Checkout are serving up discounts for purchases this holiday season. Here's PayPal's Deal page - and here's Google Checkout's Deal page. Not to be outdone, Amazon Payments is also offering special holiday deals if you shop with Amazon Payments. ...
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SOMEWHAT FRANK
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season fast approaching, it is a time for reflection and gratitude. I thought it would be the perfect time to share with you a product I have been working on which is focused on spreading happiness through gratitude. Personally, this year has been full of change which is sometimes tough to handle, so "feel good" ...
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The ReadWriteWeb Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Like us, you've probably just come out of a tryptophan-inspired coma on a relative's couch and are jonesing for some tech news. Unfortunately, the newsmakers are likely in the same position. While we cull the tubes for Internet-related happenings, check out this panoply of sites, apps, curiosities, trends and more. Happy Thanksgiving! Sponsor " ...
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Gizmodo
Send Us Your Thanksgiving Tech Support Horror Stories
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Happy Thanksgiving! If your holiday celebrations are anything like mine, they involve coming home to a large number of old people confused about how to use their tech gear, treating you like an actually competent member of the Geek Squad. Do you have any Thanksgiving tech support horror stories? Shoot them to me in email form or drop your stories,
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TechCrunch
You In? Yahoo Wants To Help Spread Ripples Of Kindness This Holiday Season
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The holiday season is in full swing, and that means it's time to share some of the comfort we enjoy year round with those who are a little less fortunate — and just to be nicer to people in general. This year, Yahoo is kicking off a drive called You In? , where it invites users worldwide to share their "purple acts of kindness" (purple has ...
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Kotaku
A Couple Of Games In The Giving Spirit
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Reality Gap 's got two games in the giving spirit on this Thanksgiving holiday. Log into either massively multiplayer role-playing game, Monato Esprit , or real time strategy/first person shooter hodgepodge, Battleswarm to get your goodies. In proper MMORPG form, Monato Esprit offers up clothes to today's Turkey Day players. Users that log in ...
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Members of the American Chemical Society show you how a pop-up turkey timer works. The Chemistry of Thanksgiving More: Lots more chemistry on MAKE in the Make: Science Room Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Holiday projects | Digg this!
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Alexander Sliwinski
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Joystiq
It appears that GamePro will reveal the first details of Puzzle Quest 2 in its next issue. Beyond a single image, the mag doesn't drop any details on its website. After Infinite Interactive went a tad off course with Galactrix -- meanwhile, developing Puzzle Kingdoms , Puzzle Chronicles and Neopets Puzzle Adventure -- it's good to see the team ...
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Alexander Sliwinski
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Joystiq
Harmonix's Rock Band Network is still working out the kinks and will launch in "early 2010." In a statement to Kotaku , the developer explained that it's working on getting the public beta tools out "before the end of the year," with the store front to launch sometime at the beginning of next year. Musicians with ample time and high computer ...
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Eurogamer
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LEGO Rock Band
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Block party. This isn't the first family-friendly reskin of a popular rhythm-action game we've seen this month. Band Hero gave Guitar Hero 5 a glittery pink-and-purple makeover and a soundtrack of cheerily meaningless pop in a rather-too-calculated approach to broadening the plastic-instrument market to women and families. The new look was ...
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NAND flash prices will be driven down significantly in 2011, when major chip suppliers progress to 20nm-class processes, according to industry players and observers from Taiwan and China. They do not expect solid state drives (SSDs) to achieve deep penetration in the PC market until 2011.
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Robin Wauters
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TechCrunch
The domain name russia.com has been purchased by an undisclosed buyer for $1.5 million through marketplace Sedo , reports Yakov Sadchikov over on the Quintura blog . Currently an online guide for travelers who would like to visit the country, Russia.com is an operation of Paley Media , a Seattle, WA-based consultancy firm that runs the show for ...
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