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Archive for September 22nd, 2009

USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in iTunes Synch Spat (John Paczkowski/Digital Daily)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in iTunes Synch Spat  —  The USB Implementers Forum, the industry group that oversees the universal serial bus standard, has finally responded to Palm’s claim that Apple is “hampering competition” by repeatedly disabling the Palm Pre’s ability to synch with iTunes-and it’s not looking […]

USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in ITunes Sync Spat (John Paczkowski/Digital Daily)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in ITunes Sync Spat  —  The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the industry group that oversees the Universal Serial Bus standard, has finally responded to Palm’s (PALM) claim that Apple (AAPL) is “hampering competition” by repeatedly disabling …

NetFlix Everywhere: Sorry Cable, You’re History (Daniel Roth/Wired News)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Daniel Roth / Wired News:
NetFlix Everywhere: Sorry Cable, You’re History  —  It had taken the better part of a decade, but Reed Hastings was finally ready to unveil the device he thought would upend the entertainment industry.  The gadget looked as unassuming as the original iPod—a sleek black box …

Amazon.com to Sell Groceries to All of Seattle While Heeding Webvan Lesson (Joseph Galante/Bloomberg)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Joseph Galante / Bloomberg:
Amazon.com to Sell Groceries to All of Seattle While Heeding Webvan Lesson  —  Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc., saying it’s learned from the mistakes of supermarket-delivery failures, is expanding its fresh-grocery business to the entire Seattle metropolitan area in the next three months.

Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet (The Paperboy/Gizmodo)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

The Paperboy / Gizmodo:
Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet  —  It feels like the whole world is holding its breath for the Apple tablet.  But maybe we’ve all been dreaming about the wrong device.  This is Courier, Microsoft’s astonishing take on the tablet.  —  Courier is a real device …

Google’s Plan to Kill Internet Explorer? Google Wave (Ben Parr/Mashable!)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Ben Parr / Mashable!:
Google’s Plan to Kill Internet Explorer?  Google Wave  —  Earlier today, we informed you about Google Chrome Frame, a Google plug-in for Internet Explorer that “seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer.”

Parties seek Google Books hearing delay; new deal brewing (Tom Krazit/Webware.com)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Tom Krazit / Webware.com:
Parties seek Google Books hearing delay; new deal brewing  —  Updated 2:18 p.m. PDT with comment from Google.  —  The parties involved in the Google Book Search settlement have asked a federal court to postpone an October hearing to approve the proposed settlement while they work out a new deal.

Parties seek Google Books hearing delay; new deal brewing (Tom Krazit/CNET News)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Tom Krazit / CNET News:
Parties seek Google Books hearing delay; new deal brewing  —  The parties involved in the Google Book Search settlement have asked a federal court to postpone an October hearing to approve the proposed settlement while they work out a new deal  —  When the Department of Justice made it clear […]

Introducing Google Chrome Frame (Ian Fette/Chromium Blog)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Ian Fette / Chromium Blog:
Introducing Google Chrome Frame  —  Today, we’re releasing an early version of Google Chrome Frame, an open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer.  —  We’re building Google Chrome Frame to help web developers deliver faster, richer applications like Google Wave.

Push Gmail Finally Comes To The iPhone, No Thanks To Apple (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Push Gmail Finally Comes To The iPhone, No Thanks To Apple  —  Push Gmail support for the iPhone is finally here.  And you have Microsoft to thank.  —  No, Push support has not finally been added to Apple’s Mail app for the iPhone, that would be too easy and make too […]