Facebook buying Plaxo?  —  I’ve just heard from a source that Facebook is “one hundred percent” buying Plaxo.  This follows up on at least one previous rumor published by Valleywag, saying the same thing.  —  While these types of rumors should be taken with more than one grain of salt …

Source:   VentureBeat
Author:   Eric […]

Breaking: Apple Insider Leaks Ultra-Portable Details  —  An Apple insider told Wired today that the company’s new ultraportable, expected to be seen in public for the first time tomorrow, has an extremely thin profile and is shaped like a teardrop when closed — thicker at the top behind the screen …

Source:   Wired: Gadget Lab
Author: […]

Gizmodo on integrity…  Brian Lam of Gizmodo does a great turnaround and questions his critics and their integrity.  —  Oh, excuse me, I’ve now gotta turn off all of the Apple monitors at MacWorld to prove I’m “independent” and “not part of Apple’s PR machine.”

Source:   Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger
Author:   Robert Scoble
Link:   […]

UPDATE: Apple Facing High Expectations For Macworld  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) — Apple Inc., known for unleashing some bombshells at the annual Macworld Expo, has left some observers wondering whether the company has already emptied its cannons leading into this year’s event.

Source:   CNN
Link:   http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500…

Fake Apple Keynote “Leaked” on Wikipedia  —  What is Macworld without rampant speculation?  This year, though, someone is going the extra mile and is using Wikipedia to spread what looks to be a fake outline for the Stevenote tomorrow.  Many blogs and media are biting (see here and here) …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Erick Schonfeld
Link: […]

20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps  —  The introduction of satellite images into map search interfaces has excited both virtual sightseers and local app developers.  Further innovations like Google’s Street View have caused consternation from privacy advocates while further pumping up the buzz about online mapping.

Source:   Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines […]

Giz Banned For Life and Loving It: On Pranks and Civil Disobedience at CES  —  A Gizmodo writer has been banned from CES for a prank.  But when I see some fellow press damning us for the joke, I feel sorry for them: When did journalists become the protectors of corporations?

Source:   Gizmodo
Author:   Brian […]

Purported Steve Jobs Keynote Leaked on Wikipedia  —  I have been an Apple watcher for years.  I freelanced for Mac pubs in the mid 1990s.  Now that doesn’t make me more of an expert than anyone else.  However, I am inclined to believe this alleged Steve Jobs keynote leak.  It sounds real.

Source:   Micro Persuasion
Author: […]

MySpace agrees to social-networking safety plan  —  NEW YORK—A coalition of law enforcement authorities and representatives from social-networking site MySpace.com gathered Monday morning to unveil an extensive new plan for ensuring the safety of minors on the Internet.

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Caroline McCarthy
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-13577_3-9849909-36.html

Macworld2008: Steve Jobs keynote speech leaked?  —  Apple CEO’s stage notes appear on Wikipedia  —  We’re used to seeing the online tech world go crazy with rumours and speculation in the days before Macworld, but this year a new element has been introduced to the mix.

Source:   Pocket-lint.co.uk : Latest News
Author:   Amy-Mae Elliott
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