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Archive for September 9th, 2008

In D.C. antitrust circles, how Google became the hunted (Declan McCullagh/CNET News)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Declan McCullagh / CNET News:
In D.C. antitrust circles, how Google became the hunted  —  Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Denver two weeks ago.  —  (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News)  —  About this time a decade ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was praying that the U.S. Justice Department …

New YouTube Tool Helps Increase Viewing of Videos (Abbey Klaassen/AdAge)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
New YouTube Tool Helps Increase Viewing of Videos  —  HotSpots Feature Tracks When Audience Watches  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Every minute, 10 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.  While that figure is a source of pride for the Google-owned video-sharing site, for marketers …

“Funnest” iPod ever: photos of the new iPod touch (Jacqui Cheng/Infinite Loop)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
“Funnest” iPod ever: photos of the new iPod touch  —  You’ve seen the nano pictures, so here are the new iPod touch photos.  The device is indeed more iPhone-like with a more curved back.  The volume controls are in the same place as the iPhone and work well, and the […]

TechCrunch50 Livestream: Day 2 (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch50 Livestream: Day 2  —  We’ll be streaming TechCrunch50 here Monday through Wednesday so everyone can see the conference’s demos for themselves as they happen.  —  You can also find our written coverage of the conference here and coverage from other news outlets below.

Sony Alpha 900, Previewed (dpreview.com)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

dpreview.com:
Sony Alpha 900, Previewed  —  Pre-Photokina: Nearly 18 months after it first appeared as a prototype at trade shows, Sony has announced its eagerly anticipated flagship digital SLR, the Alpha 900 - finally giving Minolta/Konica Minolta users a full frame option.

Apple event: A few extra details you didn’t get (Updated) (Jacqui Cheng/Infinite Loop)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
Apple event: A few extra details you didn’t get (Updated)  —  By now, you’ve already heard about what was announced during this morning’s Apple Event: Let’s Rock.  New iPod nanos, new iPod touches, price drops, iPhone/iPod touch 2.1, iTunes 8, oh my!  And, if you’ve been paying attention to Infinite […]

Official: iPod nano reaches 4G, looks tall for its age (Thomas Ricker/Engadget)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Official: iPod nano reaches 4G, looks tall for its age  —  Well well.  Can’t say we’re surprised to be telling you about the new 4th generation iPod nano.  As we heard, 9 colors, bigger $149 8GB and $199 16GB capacity, and wider display under the control of an accelerometer …

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052 - Critical (Microsoft)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Microsoft:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-052 - Critical  —  Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (954593)  —  Version: 1.0  —  General Information  —  Executive Summary  —  This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+.

Google Turns 20 (fiction) (Philipp Lenssen/Google Blogoscoped)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped:
Google Turns 20 (fiction)  —  This month, September 2018, marks the 20th anniversary of Google as a business - ever since in 1998, a Mr. Bechtolsheim signed a check for $100,000.  We’ve come a long way since the happy days of the 10th anniversary, around a time when Google employees […]

Apple rocks out, announces new iPods, iTunes 8 (David Chartier/Ars Technica)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

David Chartier / Ars Technica:
Apple rocks out, announces new iPods, iTunes 8  —  At the latest in what is becoming an annual September event for Apple, the company today announced a number of new products in time for the holiday rush.  We covered the Steve Jobs’ “Let’s Rock” keynote live in San Francisco … […]