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Archive for November 4th, 2009

Google Dashboard is a new service that shows a summary … (Alex Chitu/Google Operating System)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google Dashboard is a new service that shows a summary of the data stored with a Google account.  You’ll soon find a link to Google Dashboard in the “personal settings” of the “my account” page.  —  The dashboard lists some of the information associated with the Google services you […]

Testing new tweet notifications (Twitter Status)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Twitter Status:
Testing new tweet notifications  —  We’re starting a limited test of notifications on twitter.com for when you have new tweets.  So if one of the folks you follow has tweeted since you loaded your homepage, you’ll get a little notice saying “1 new tweet” that, when clicked, will display the new content.

HTC DROID Eris gets unboxed (Boy Genius Report)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Boy Genius Report:
HTC DROID Eris gets unboxed  —  One of our connects just blessed us with a couple shots of the HTC DROID Eris and graciously unboxed the retail packaging.  We could bore you with meaningless details about how the phone is thinner and lighter than the Sprint HTC Hero, feels much better in […]

Microsoft Courier’s Swipes, Snips and Scribbles: The Leaked Interface (The Paperboy/Gizmodo)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

The Paperboy / Gizmodo:
Microsoft Courier’s Swipes, Snips and Scribbles: The Leaked Interface  —  We’ve seen slides and videos of Microsoft’s Courier booklet in action, but nothing has quite explained how all of these things actually work.  This document explains Courier’s interface, gestures and features more in-depth than ever before.

Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think Different (Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Leander Kahney / Cult of Mac:
Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think Different  —  Meet Ken Segall — the man who dreamed up the name “iMac” and wrote the famous Think Different campaign.  —  Segall is a veteran creative director who worked at Apple’s agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, back in the day.

Experimenting with Digg Trends (Kurt Wilms/Digg the Blog)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Kurt Wilms / Digg the Blog:
Experimenting with Digg Trends  —  Because there’s so much that happens beneath the surface of Digg, we’ve been working on new ways to expose the most interesting stories to more people.  Today we’re launching a new homepage voting experiment called Digg Trends which will surface certain highly active stories […]

Microsoft Loses Don Dodge. This Is A Huge Mistake (Michael Arrington/TechCrunch)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Microsoft Loses Don Dodge.  This Is A Huge Mistake  —  Among the 800 or so employees laid off by Microsoft today: Don Dodge, Microsoft’s Director of Business Development for the Emerging Business Team, reporting to VP Dan’l Lewin.  Don writes about the change on his personal blog.

Apple Unveils Music-Themed Movie Push (Antony Bruno/Billboard.Biz)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Antony Bruno / Billboard.Biz:
Apple Unveils Music-Themed Movie Push  —  Apple today will launch a new marketing and promotional effort designed to drive music buyers to music-themed movies in its video store.  —  The most visible change to the iTunes service will be a Music Movies landing page dedicated to music films …

Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Suit Against Intel (Ashlee Vance/New York Times)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Ashlee Vance / New York Times:
Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Suit Against Intel  —  Following the lead of foreign regulators, New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel, the world’s largest chip maker.  —  The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state …

Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel (Ashlee Vance/New York Times)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Ashlee Vance / New York Times:
Cuomo Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel  —  Following the lead of foreign regulators, New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel, the world’s largest chip maker.  —  The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state …