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The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone," due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA (hear that, Verizon?).

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3. Microsoft Exchange alternatives 1 day ago   permalink

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4. Judge halts BlueBeat's sale of Beatles tunes 2 hours ago   permalink

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Temporary restraining order finds BlueBeat's arguments "lacking in clarity" and sees the threat of irreparable harm to the copyright holders.

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5. Bird drops baguette, halts Collider 5 hours ago   permalink

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Testing on the Large Hadron Collider is halted after a bird drops a chunk of carbohydrates into the machine, causing a power outage.

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6. Reporters' Roundtable 9: The business of app stores 1 day ago   permalink

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Michael Rose / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Heads Up: Update your Apple TV to 3.0.1 ASAP, says Apple   —  Filed under: Bugs/Recalls , Apple TV We've heard a few reports of sync issues with the new Apple TV 3.0 software over the past few days, and apparently the chatter on the Apple support boards was on the mark : Apple has shipped 3.0.1, which is supposed to fix problems where 3.0 units would unexpectedly dump all their loaded content. You can get ... Darren Murph / Engadget :    Apple TV 3.0.1 update prevents data from 'temporarily disappearing'

MacRumors Apple Retail Stores Roll Out 'Reserve and Pick Up' Purchasing for Holiday Season   —  Apple has rolled out a new Reserve and Pick Up purchasing program for its retail stores, allowing customers to select and reserve products for later in-store purchase and pick up ahead of the holidays. With Reserve and Pick Up... TechBlog :    Linkpost | Brinke / The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs :    Friday's FSJ News Wrap Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech Inside Apple's industrial design lab   —  A rare visit with the man who designed the iMac, the iPod and the iPhone Jonathan Ive. From Gary Hustwit's "Objectified." "I guess it's one of the curses of what you do," says Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president for industrial design, "is that you are constantly looking at something and thinking &# ... Dan Nosowitz / Gizmodo :    Watch Jonathan Ive's Segment in Objectified Www.9to5mac.com Louvre App ships as Louvre Apple store opens   —  The acclaimed Musée du Louvre has introduced its own App through the App Store as Apple moves to open its first retail store to the French public in Paris at the Louvre Carrousel tomorrow morning. Shailpik / GHacks technology news :    IPhone Update: iPhone Loved, Hated And Unlocked, $99 3GS, RFID And More Neville / NevilleHobson.com :    Art on the go MG Siegler / TechCrunch Apple Has No Sense Of Humor. Luckily, Google Does.   —  Last month, Apple rejected the Someecards iPhone app because it contained satirical comedy about public figures. After attempting to make their case and getting stonewalled, Someecards eventually gave into Apple and removed the offending cards which made fun of Hitler and Roman Polanski, among others. Apple swiftly approved the app and all was ... Davidw / Joho the Blog :    Google plays the openness card MG Siegler / TechCrunch App Store Hypocrisy Update: Mein Kampf Complete With Nazi Logo Approved   —  This just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. Before I begin, let me start out by saying that all things being equal, I have no problem with the Apple putting Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf into the App Store, as they have today, as both The Next Web and Edible Apple spotted. It's a book, it's a rather big part of history, it's in book stores, etc. Olly Farshi / TheAppleBlog Weekly App Store Picks:   —  It’s time to delve in to the App Store and take a look at a select few releases that could find a happy home on your iPhone. This week I’ve selected four games that I’ll be zoning out with this weekend. Of course there are scores of games out for the iPhone, but we’ve been lucky [...] Macnn Superguide developer complains of App Store review policies   —  Apple has been criticized once again for its App Store review policies, as Macworld.com complains of frustrating inconsistencies between different members of the review team. The company has worked to publish its first book, the "iPhone & iPod touch Superguide," as both a PDF version and an app available on Apple's portable devices.... Macnn Spanish translation of Mein Kampf appears on App Store   —  A Spanish translation of Mein Kampf has been launched at the App Store, observers note. Written in the 1920s by Adolf Hitler, the book is both an autobiography and a charter of the fascist, anti-Semitic policies that would come to guide the Third Reich. No other version of the book is available as a standalone app, and its icon is the Nazi Party ... Charles Jade / TheAppleBlog Apple Announces Buy Online, Pickup In-Store   —  Seeking to better manage the holiday deluge of visitors to Apple retail outlets, the company is now offering customers the option of ordering online and picking up purchases at their local store. According to the new webpage, you can reserve an item “online today and it will be waiting for you to pick up and purchase [...] Dave Caolo / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre opens today   —  Filed under: Apple Corporate , Retail Apple typically opens retail stores in high-end shopping areas, and this one is as high-end as it gets. Beneath the great glass pyramid that marks the entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris is Carrousel du Louvre, home to shops, a gourmet food court, exhibition space and, as of this Saturday, an Apple Store . Ubergizmo Apple Store In Carrousel du Louvre   —  Apple stores always look classy and expensive, but you can’t probably get classier than Apple’s latest store in the Carrousel du Louvre, beneath the great glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum. This is also the first Apple store in Paris and also in France, so it’s certainly something special. In case you couldn’t find the ... Jennifer Van Grove / Mashable! Google Music Search: 3 Major Implications for the Music Business   —  Last week we reported on Google’s new music discovery features. The Google music search endeavor is partnership between Google, MySpace, Lala, and several others to make music search and discovery a primary feature of the Google experience. In fact, Google music search does more than just return a few track listings; it offers up audio ... Rosa Golijan / Gizmodo Steve Jobs and Sarah Jessica Parker Sittin' In A Courthouse B-E-I-N-G S-U-E-D   —  In 1989, Franz A. Wakefield invented the iPod, the iPhone, and iTunes. Then the FBI stole his trade secrets and he confided in Sarah Jessica Parker and now he's suing her and Apple...and my head's spinning. It's a tale of quite the nutter and I can barely keep the facts straight. Franz A. Wakefield, the injured party, wants to head into the ... Darren Murph / Engadget HD Apple TV 3.0.1 update prevents data from 'temporarily disappearing'   —  Filed under: Media streamers , Apple Enjoy your Apple TV? Not so fond of your data picking up and vanishing whenever it darn well pleases? Then you'll probably want to force your Apple TV to update to 3.0.1... assuming you've already upgraded it to 3.0 , of course. According to the engineers in Cupertino, this update prevents content "from ... AppleInsider Apple unveils holiday shopping in-store pickup option   —  In time for the holiday shopping season, Apple has introduced a new "Reserve and Pick Up" option via its retail Web site, allowing customers to reserve products online and pick them up in store. Macworld Apple Store announces Reserve And Pick Up program for the holidays   —  Apple today announced a Reserve and Pick Up program that allows customers to reserve products online and pick them up at a local retail store between December 15 and 24. Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Brainstorm Tech Apple invades France   —  The opening of a retail store near the Louvre draws huge crowds in Paris Photo: Fabio M. Zambelli, setteB.IT Who says Parisians are blasé? Tout Paris , it seems, turned out Saturday morning for the opening of Apple's ( AAPL ) first retail outlet in France. The video posted below the fold shows lines of shoppers that stretched for blocks. ... PC World Latest Beatles Come to Apple -- No, Not that Apple   —  Well, it finally happened. Digital versions of the Beatles' catalog are finally coming to Apple. It's just not the Apple you're thinking of. On Dec. 8, you may be able to buy all of the recently released digitally remastered Beatles songs -- along with 13 mini video documentaries -- on an apple-green 16GB USB stick stuck into an apple-shaped ... PC World Latest Apple Store Announces Reserve and Pick Up Program   —  For you pre-Thanksgiving shoppers, the Apple retail store on Friday announced a way to get a jump on your holiday list. Scott M. Fulton / Betanews What hath Mac wrought? A remembrance after a quarter-century   —  By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews [ ME's NOTE: This article was originally published on January 30, 2009, here in Betanews. I'm reprinting it today in honor of the memory of a man I refer to in this article, who was one of my early mentors in computing and in business, and who passed away last October 26 : Elmer Zen "E.Z." Million, the ... Ubergizmo Apple Grab & Go Patent Filing   —  Apple is certainly a company well known for innovation, and Steve Jobs is also quite fussy about patents, so it’s not surprise to see Apple file patents every now and then. The latest “Grab & Go” patent from the company certainly looks promising. Basically it demonstrates how synchronization of data over multiple devices ... Jeremy / ILounge News: Apple patent points to simplified data sharing   —  A new Apple patent application published this week suggests the company is working on a system of simplified data transfer between devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch, Mac computers, and Apple TV. The application covers a variety of transfer methods, including local Wi-Fi, cellular, and near-field networks, and also mentions the use of online ... MacRumors Important Apple TV 3.0.1 to Prevent Temporarily Disappearing Content   —  Apple has issued a 3.0.1 update to the Apple TV to address an issue that causes content to temporarily disappear from the device. They sent out this email notifying customers: Dear Customer, If you've installed the Apple TV 3.... Max Majewski / Neowin.net Apple opens its first retail store in France   —  Today Apple opened its second store on mainland Europe at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. They don't stop there, however; another store in Montpellier, France opens next week on November 14th and one near the Opera Ganier to debut in the summer of 2010. France's first Apple store opens today at 10AM CET. This is a prestigious ... Josh / Apple Matters : Apple Files Paperwork to Go Public, Sorry Massachusetts   —  Apple became a partnership on April 1, 1976. Success came rapidly and soon the company began passing out shares to valued employees and founders. A lot of shares went to the founders. Apple IIs were selling well and Apple decided to raise cash (and personal net… Webmaster / The Mac Observer Games: The Latest App Store Games: Gravity Sling, RocketBird, Ground Effect, Checkers!   —  New games now available at the App Store include the puzzle game Gravity Sling, the action title RocketBird, the arcade racer Ground Effect, and the self-explanatory Checkers!. NEWS / Gadgetell Free Apps roundup for November 6th, 2009   —  FROM APPLETELL - Another great week for freebies on the App Store. Lots of information, apps and games, which is good news if your weekend was going to be bland. Now it can be full of icons instead! MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell . | Comment on this Article »

7. Popular iPhone movie app flops on BlackBerry 1 day ago   permalink

Jessica Dolcourt / The Download Blog

Flixster's Movies app just isn't up to snuff on BlackBerry.

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Robert Nelson / Gadgetell Rumor: White BlackBerry Curve 8900 headed to AT&T   —  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Smartphones , Mobile It looks like AT&T users may soon have one more BlackBerry to choose from, that is assuming we can believe the latest rumor. Sadly, though aside from the above image there are little to no details as to when this is expected to be available. Price wise, it would ...

Admin / MobileTechWorld Migrating to Exchange 2010, an opportunity to dump BlackBerry   —  Here’s an interesting article about a company, Global Crossing, who is migrating from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2010 and using this as an opportunity to switch their mobile fleet from Blackberry to Windows Mobile 6.5 phones: “RIM requires that you pay for a license for the BlackBerry servers,” says Steven Schafer, Director of ... Jason Parker / The Download Blog Official NASA app and a hovercraft racing game: iPhone apps of the week   —  This week's apps include a free app to explore the latest NASA info and a game where you race at high speeds on a cushion of air. PC World Latest Squarespace's Site Management IPhone App Now Available   —  Squarespace is a hosted blog and Website service that, like Apple, prefers to think different. It offers a lot of drag-and-drop freedom for laying out a site... David Rothman / TeleRead Getting the Kindle iPhone e-reading app outside the U.S.   —  Psst! Wired has the details. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share the news.

8. EMI launches ‘Abbey Road Live’ 1 day ago   permalink

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EMI has announced that it has launched 'Abbey Road Live', a new live music recording and production service. 'Abbey Road Live' offers fans the opportunity to purchase high quality recordings of music events, instantly, at concert venues that they have just attended.

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CNET :   EMI to offer instant concert recordings

Brinke / The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs :   FSJ Weekend Update 1.0

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Sue Walsh / Gadgetell Verizon launches LG Chocolate Touch   —  Section: Communications , Cellphones , Cellular Providers , Mobile As if the new Droid phone from Motorola wasn’t enough, Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of the LG Chocolate Touch. The Chocolate Touch has a 3 inch touch screen, a 3.2MP camera, full HTML browser, 1GB of memory with additional memory up to 16GB easily added via the SD ...

9. Palin to keep low-profile on Wisconsin trip 1 day ago   permalink

Politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com

(CNN) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to deliver remarks at a Wisconsin Right to Life event Friday evening, one of the few speeches the former Republican presidential nominee will have given since she resigned the governorship last summer.

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CNET :   Going rogue? Palin bans gadgets, reporters from speech

Mike Masnick / Techdirt :   Sarah Palin Joins Al Gore In Not Realizing That Everyone's A Reporter These Days

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Edit / All Ideas to Profits Conference encourages innovation in Wisconsin   —  Inventors seeking ways to move their product ideas forward toward commercialization found a wealth of information and resources at the eighth annual Wisconsin Innovation Service Center 2009 Ideas to Profits Conference. While five Inventors Showcase and Competition contestants received prizes of research services, prototype development and legal ...

Edit / All Wisconsin receives Recovery Act grant for broadband mapping   —  Wisconsin among the states awarded a grant by NTIA�s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program to fund broadband mapping and planning activities. The program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning. The data will be displayed ...

10. NYC subway maps in your pocket with Google Maps for mobile 1 day ago   permalink

Ryan Pollock / Google Mobile Blog

Hey New Yorkers — looking for somewhere to celebrate the Yankees' 27th World Series title? It's now easier than ever to carry a NYC subway map in your pocket. A few weeks ago we announced the Layers feature on Google Maps for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian S60. Today we added a layer that overlays NYC subway routes on a map. We hope ...

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Adam DuVander / ProgrammableWeb :   NYC Subway Map - Now From Google

Allen Stern / CenterNetworks :   Google Maps Gets A New Layer — The NYC Subway

Elaine / Google LatLong :   NYC subway system on Google Maps Doug Caverly / Top News :   Google Maps Adds NYC Subway Layer

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Admin / Infoworld News Who's in charge of Android development: Google or developers?   —  Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released. The Android development process may reflect a reality in the open-source environment, as some groups forego the community in an ... PC World Latest :    Intel Antitrust, 'Net Bug, Coding Error

Mike Sachoff / Top News Google Highlights Searches For Black Friday Deals   —  With Thanksgiving just a few weeks' away consumers are already starting to search for deals online. Over the last seven days fifty percent of the top "Black Friday" related search terms include ads, sales and deals, according to Google Insights for Search. The Google Retail Advertising Blog provides more details. "Interestingly, ... Mike / Searchnewz It's Official: Google and Twitter Join for Real-Time Search   —  Although its all very new, there has been a lot of talk lately about real-time search and how it will impact your search results. Now real-time search has become even more of a reality with the announcement of a partnership between Twitter and Google which gives Google access to Twitters full feed of public tweets. Google & Twitter From the ... Mike / Searchnewz Google Social Search: An Early Review   —  Now that Google has launched its Social Search, where do we stand? Is it a brave new world of search? Is the sky falling? Well, thats what were going to find out " SOSG Style. Of course. For starters, if you havent already, you can join at google.com/experimental - Next lets get past the basics with a quick review. Over at the Google blog the ... Chris Crum / Top News Google Launches Commerce Search to Boost Your Conversion Rates   —  Google has launched a new product that online retailers may find incredibly useful for improving the product search on their site, and potentially increasing sales and reducing bounce rates. It's called simply Google Commerce Search . Think Google Site Search, specifically tailored to e-commerce and product sites. Google couldn't have timed such ... Digg.com Security Fix - Poking at Google's New Privacy Dashboard   —  Google unveiled Dashboard, intended to give users a way to view -- and in modest ways limit -- the breadth of information the search giant collects about our online lives. You can manage which Google Documents you're sharing, edit your Gchat history, and clear out your search history that Google has stored about you. More transparency, but privacy? A Googler / The Official Google Blog Google Apps highlights   —  This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label "Google Apps highlights" and subscribe to the series. - Ed. Individuals, businesses and schools are switching to Google Apps to communicate more efficiently from anywhere, collaborate without the hassle of attachments, save money, and ... Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM Free Conferencing CEO Asks FCC to Keep on Google Voice   —  Even though less than 1 percent of the population uses Google Voice, David Erickson, president of the Free Conferencing Corp., a conference call company whose numbers are blocked by the service, is pretty aggrieved. So he met with the FCC and filed a letter urging the regulatory agency to get Google to play fair. [...] Alex Chitu / Google Operating System Google Toolbar's Features in Google Chrome?   —  Google received many complaints that Google Toolbar is not available for Chrome, so it created a page meant to convince users that "many Toolbar features are already built right into Google Chrome". The page explains that Google Chrome already includes a search box, a pop-up blocker, a new tab page, a spell checker and it offers a list of ... Sogrady / Tecosystems The Friday Grab Bag: Google Gripes Edition   —  There are any number of larger subjects we should be talking about today, but it’s late on a Friday and I’ve been doing too much project work to finish the pieces in the hopper. So instead this will serve as the traditional Friday grab bag, but with a twist: it’s all about Google gripes this week. As the just launched Google ... PC World Latest Google Dashboard: Your Services, All in One Place   —  View a demo of Google's new Web page where you can see how just how much of their data Google stores. Rosa Golijan / Gizmodo Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad   —  Hey Google! I adore your celebration of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary and such things, but what are you doing sticking an ad on your homepage? An ad for Verizon's Droid of all things. It's a simple text link that leads to Google's mobile partners page which then has a link to the actual Verizon Wireless site. But despite that extra click, it' ... Search Engine Watch Blog PRSA 2009 International Conference Features Two Online Marketing Heroes   —  I'll by flying to San Diego this weekend to speak at the PRSA 2009 International Conference next week. Lee Odden, CEO of TopRank Online Marketing and a member of the SES Advisory Board , will also be speaking at the annual Public Relations Society of America event. Odden is speaking on Monday, November 9, at 10:15 a.m. about "Help Google Find ... Christina Warren / Mashable! Adobe Photoshop Mobile Launches on Google Android   —  Last month, Adobe released a Photoshop app for the iPhone and we deemed it “awesome.” Being able to edit photos on your phone or from your Photoshop.com by flicking your finger is intuitive, convenient and very, very cool. Today, Adobe is bringing Photoshop.com Mobile to the Android . The app is available in the Android Market now ... PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com Google's desire to scan old books has critics casting it as Goliath   —  Google's ambitious plan to scan millions of old, out-of-print books, many of them forgotten in musty university libraries, has turned into one of the biggest controversies in the young company's history. Google Earth Blog Links: Milwaukee and Indianpolis 3D buildings, Fraps 3.0 released   —  New 3D Buildings in Milwaukee and Indianapolis: Google continues to add more 3D buildings to Google, having just released Milwaukee, WI and Indianapolis, IN, along with thousands of user-generated buildings. As with past releases, I would expect that most of the user-generated buildings were from people using the Building Maker tool . (via @3DWH ) PC World Latest Google Dashboard Gives You a Degree of Control   —  Google is putting all your account info on a single page, hoping to calm fears about its intentions. But not everyone is convinced. Tricia Duryee / MocoNews Will Google's Android Suffer From Fragmentation?   —  With the introduction of the Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) Droid today by Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ), there are now three different versions of the Android operating system currently for sale, which is raising red flags that the platform could become fragmented. The problem with fragmentation is that developers will have a difficult time developing ... Alden DeSoto / Google Analytics Blog New Free Google Analytics API Dashboard Application   —  If you manage many Google Analytics profiles, it can be difficult to stay on top of all your top line metrics across accounts -until now. Trakkboard is a free , easy to use desktop application that allows analysts to create dashboards that pull data across different Google Analytics logins and different Google Analytics profiles to display top ... ClickZ News Blog Yes, That Is an Ad on Google's Homepage   —  How invested is Google in the success of Droid, the most hyped device yet to be built using its Android operating system? So much so that it's willing to sully that holy of holies -- its homepage -- with an ad promoting the smartphone. The ad appears directly below the search field, as you can see in the screenshot above. It points to a landing ... Joel West / LXer Linux News Has Google Become a Good Open Source Citizen?   —  With its open source release Thursday of its Closure JavaScript tools, Google (GOOG) is starting to suggest that it may eventually become a good open source citizen. The newly released tools include a JavaScript compiler, a very broad JavaScript class library, and Java/JavaScript-friendly templates. All are released under the Apache 2.0 license, ... Barry / Search Engine Roundtable Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz ::   —  Google shows about ten Sesame Streets logos over three days for their 40th anniversary. Google, Yahoo, Bing, AOL and others dressed up for Halloween. Google's home page fade adds "this space left blank," and it is ridiculous. AdSense is testing... Eric M. Zeman / Phone Scoop Google Adds NYC Subway System to Maps for Mobile   —  Today Google announced that it has added a new layer to its Google Maps for Mobile product. Smartphones running the BlackBerry, S60 and Windows Phone operating systems will be able to see a new layer that overlays NYC subway ... (follow link to read) Resourceshelf / ResourceShelf Open Book Alliance Releases Baseline Requirements for Revised Google Book Settlement Proposal   —  On Monday (November 9th), a revised proposed settlement (aka Settlement 2.0) from Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publisher will be released. The Open Book Alliance (OBA) has posted on its web site what they call “baseline requirements” for the Settlement 2.0. The Special Libraries Association and The New ... Alex Chitu / Google Operating System Google Talk to Add Video Conferencing   —  Gmail Chat, the web-based version of Google Talk, added last year voice and video chat . The feature is now available in iGoogle and orkut , but it will probably be added to other Google services, as well. SFGate reports that Google will improve the service significantly in the coming months. Gmail's voice and video chats are now limited to one-to- Security Fix Poking at Google's new privacy Dashboard   —  Google this week unveiled a new feature called Dashboard, intended to give users a way to view -- and in modest ways limit -- the breadth of information the search giant collects about our online lives. To check out Dashboard, browse to this link, and sign in to your Google account. From there, you can manage which Google Documents you're sharing, Search Engine Watch Blog Google AdWords Updates Conversion Tracking Options   —  Google AdWords has updated the interface for Conversion Tracking . There are three tabs to manage data: Conversions, Webpages, and Code. Conversions Under this tab, you'll view details about the conversion actions you're tracking. The "Tracking Status" column shows whether those actions are being tracked properly. The "Value" column displays the ... Max Majewski / Neowin.net Surfing the Google Wave   —  To write a simple message, whether by Email or text, has for a long time been a method to announce one's happiness, anger and even one's tardiness. It's arguable that these virtual delivery services are somewhat impersonal; there are only the words on a computer screen — this is devoid of all other sensations. However, the word ... Sam Symons / Neowin.net Google introduces Google Dashboard   —  Google's one of the biggest companies on the Internet; between search, IM, email and everything else, they have a huge user base. Though, with that comes the worry of how much user data they've collected; to remedy this, a tool has been announced, showing users that exact data. Google has an extremely vast range of services. Read full ... Barb Dybwad / Mashable! Droid Does: An Ad on Google’s Homepage   —  In addition to celebrating Muppets today, Google appears to be loudly and proudly celebrating something else on its home page. With the Verizon Droid launch hot and heavily underway today, the search giant is according the highly-regarded Android phone a place of honor on Google.com today. Although it’s not unprecedented — they’ ... Techchron / SFGate Will Google Books Settlement 2.0 quell concerns?   —  Monday is the deadline for Google Inc. and other parties in the landmark books lawsuit to submit a revised settlement proposal, but some already say it won't be enough to satisfy critics. "If... TIME.com Top Business Stories Google Book Scanning: Global Antitrust Battle Heats Up   —  A huge legal dustup is taking place over Google's plans to digitize every book on every shelf Jonathan Corbet / LXer Linux News This week at LWN: KS2009: How Google uses Linux   —  There may be no single organization which runs more Linux systems than Google. But the kernel development community knows little about how Google uses Linux and what sort of problems are encountered there. Google's Mike Waychison traveled to Tokyo to help shed some light on this situation; the result was an interesting view on what it takes to ... Andy Abramson / VoIP Watch My T-Mobile UMA Experience and My CDMA Data Experience   —  Traveling to Seoul Korea meant that being savvy and frugal with my mobile usage. I took along a battery of phones, but really at the end of the day ended up using my RIM Blackberries to stay connected most of the time. Sure I used the Nokia E71 with Truphone, but I wanted to put the RIM Blackberry Curve through its paces with UMA in a part of the ... Open Gardens What future for the mobile phone in a multi-platform world?   —  Marek Pawlowski, who created the Mobile User Experience conference asked me my views on : What future for the mobile phone in a multi-platform world? (which is also the theme of the MEX conference this year) Here are my views about There was once a notion of the mobile device as a remote control to our life. Initially, that notion was fanciful .. ... Matt McGee / Search Engine Land Google’s Home Page Promotes Motorola / Verizon Droid Phone   —  Google really wants you to buy a Motorola Droid, the hot new phone that just hit stores today. In fact, Google is so enamored that it’s advertising the Droid on its homepage: “The Droid is on sale now. Learn more.” Clicking the “learn more” link leads to this “mobile partners” page that touts the Google ...

11. The multi-button application mouse for OpenOffice 1 day ago   permalink

Openofficemouse.com

Orvieto, Italy, November 6, 2009: In partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, WarMouse announced the release of the OpenOfficeMouse, the first multi-button application mouse designed for the world's leading open-source office productivity suite. With a revolutionary and patented design featuring 18 buttons, an analog joystick, and support ...

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Rosa Golijan / Gizmodo :   OpenOfficeMouse Is An 18 Button Freak, But I Want It

Chip / [Geeks Are Sexy] :   OpenOfficeMouse: more options for the keyboard-impaired

Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing :   The OpenOffice Mouse Robert Nelson / Gadgetell :   OpenOffice unveils the 18 button OpenOfficeMouse, will retail for $75 MAKE :   The patented 18 button OpenOffice mouse? TechBlog :   Linkpost |

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PC World Latest OpenOffice Introduces Multi-Button Confusion With New Mouse   —  WarMouse introduced a new mouse that seems to be aimed specifically at incredibly dexterous OpenOffice users.

Donald Melanson / Engadget OpenOfficeMouse isn't free, isn't pretty   —  Think it's only gamers that require mice with more buttons than a scientific calculator? Then you've probably not met a die hard OpenOffice user, who now finally have a mouse to call their own in the form of the OpenOfficeMouse. Developed by WarMouse in partnership with the OpenOffice.org community, this corded point-and-clicker packs no less ... Devin Coldewey / CrunchGear You are not worthy of the 18-button OpenOfficeMouse   —  You may recall our incredulity when SteelSeries announced their 15-button MMO Mouse . Not one to be passed by, Razer shortly thereafter came out with the 17-button Naga , which we'll be reviewing soon. But unknown to them, a small team was working in obscurity to create an 18 -button mouse... with an analog stick for your thumb, to boot. Ildella / Java.net blogs Multi brand application with Maven 2 and Wicket   —  In this two part article, I will explain how to configure a web application built with Maven to support "branding", or skinning. That is, support different distribution skinned with particular images, logo, background, text. In the end we just want to keep separated the static contents and choose the right set when we package our ...

12. New ZuneHD firmware version 4.3 released 10 hours ago   permalink

Admin / MobileTechWorld

Microsoft has just released a new firmware (version 4.3) for the ZuneHD which adds support for the upcoming 3D games & applications and a wider touchscreen keyboard among other bug fixes/features: Browser: •Faster performance in navigating web pages •Option to render pages as Desktop or Mobile (Option in settings) •Better Tap-To-Zoom �

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Chris Jacob / Gizmodo :   Zune HD Update 4.3: Speedier Browser, Predictive Text and More

Darren Murph / Engadget :   Zune HD v4.3 firmware out now: fixes playcount bug, adds lots of great things

Electronista :   Zune 4.3 brings 3D game support, faster web

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Community.winsupersite.com Zune HD Device Firmware 4.3   —  When I synced my Zune HDs today, I got an alert about updating to a new device firmware version, 4.3. (The previous version was 4.1.) No word on what's changed, if anything, and I don't see anything about it online yet. Anyone? The Tech Report :    Saturday Shortbread Electronista :    Zune 4.3 brings 3D game support, faster web

Finance.yahoo.com Foxit Releases New Firmware for eSlick   —  FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foxit, a leader in e-document technology for mobile, desktop and on demand platforms, is announcing the release of firmware 2.0 for its popular eReader device, eSlick. Robert Nelson / Gadgetell :    Foxit eSlick reader gets an update, now with EPUB support and a virtual keyboard David Rothman / TeleRead :    ESlick Foxit reader gets new firmware with ePub and eReader

Darren Murph / Engadget Inspiron Zino HD now configurable, available to order on Dell's website   —  Dell may be focusing the bulk of its attention on the white-hot Adamo XPS , but it looks as if its attempting to slide the Zino HD into the wild without anyone noticing. If you'll recall, we snagged a little hands-on time with the box back in August, and now we've reason to believe that an official reveal is just moments away. The Zino HD is now ... Nicholas Deleon / CrunchGear Zune HD firmware updated to 4.3: Nothing major   —  Own a Zune HD like Devin and I, the two hippest cats here at CrunchGear? Best to connect it to your PC right now so you can upgrade its firmware to version 4.3. Go, now! Admin / Infoworld News Intel promises SSD firmware fix   —  Chip-maker Intel has promised to supply a fix for a recently released firmware update, which once applied, bricked certain users' SSDs (solid-state drives). SANS Internet Storm Center New version of OpenSSL released - OpenSSL 0.9.8l,   —  Due to the recent publishing of information regarding a TLS/SSL protocol vulnerability (previous ISC diary entry can be found here ) OpenSSL has released a new version (OpenSSL 0.9.8l). It should be noted that this update does not fix the vulnerability in the protocol. It appears that they have made the ... Ivan Davidov / LXer Linux News ULTILEX - The Ultimate Linux Experience Version 5.0.0 is released   —  Release 5.0.0 is available for download. "Slax" is updated to version 6.1.2 (customized for better user experience), "System Rescue CD" is updated to version 1.3.1, "Puppy Linux" is updated to version 4.3.1, "Parted Magic" is updated to version 4.5 and "Tiny Core" is updated to version 2.4.1. New feature has been added: "boot.kernel.org" (BKO) is ...

13. Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday 6 hours ago   permalink

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.

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Chicagotribune.com Obama makes last-minute appeal for health care votes   —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

PhysOrg Team / PhysOrg.com Decision day for health care in the House   —  (AP) -- President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

Mediabistro.com Cable News Ratings During Ft. Hood Breaking News   —  When the news broke around 3:15pmET yesterday of the massacre at Ft. Hood, the 24-hour news networks went in to high gear. A day later, we have the ratings which show where TV viewers went for information. Between 3pmET and 7pmET, Fox News averaged 2.60M Total Viewers and 627K in A25-54 viewers coming in first of the three cable news networks, ... Chicagotribune.com Local families mourn soldiers' lives cut short   —  Chicago-area privates who found happiness in military are among 13 killed in Fort Hood rampage Two area soldiers were among the 13 people killed at Fort Hood. Their deaths stunned family members who never imagined the soldiers would sacrifice their lives on U.S. soil or by the hands of one of their own. By PHILIP ELLIOTT / SFGate Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day   —  President Barack Obama is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday and now won't get to his planned first stop in Asia next week until one day later than expected. The president was to leave Washington on Wednesday and arrive in Tokyo on Thursday.... Tokyo - Barack Obama - Asia - Washington Slate Magazine If women can defend Fort Hood, they can defend America.   —  Fort Hood, Texas, hosts tens of thousands of men who are trained to fight for their country. But none of them stopped Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as he blew away 13 of their colleagues Thursday afternoon. It was a civilian police officer, Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who shot him. For her trouble, Munley took a bullet in her leg. Maybe the president will ... NPR Topics Fort Hood Shooting Stuns Hasan's West Bank Family   —  In the West Bank, Palestinian relatives of the alleged Fort Hood shooter are shocked and saddened by the mass killings in Texas. Born in Virginia, Nidal Malik Hasan made his first visit to the Palestinian territories a dozen years ago, and had been in touch with relatives in the town of El Bireh on numerous occasions since then. Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing Tattooed Under Fire: the tattoos and lives of soldiers at Fort Hood   —  Marisa Kakoulas at the excellent tattoo blog Needles and Sins writes about Tattooed Under Fire, a documentary by Nancy Schiesari on the tattoos -- and lives -- of soldiers at Fort Hood. The film was created long before yesterday's mass shooting, and will air on public television stations around the country starting next week. Fort Hood -- the ... E-Media Tidbits Fort Hood Shooting Shows How Twitter, Lists Can be Used for Breaking News   —  RELATED " Covering the Fort Hood Shootings, A Day Later ," Al Tompkins Days after Twitter Lists were introduced to the public , the shootings at Fort Hood on Thursday showed the power of this feature to cover a major news event in real-time. News organizations quickly created a trusted set of Twitter Lists to follow developments out of Texas. ... Breaking News Gallery of Fort Hood Victims   —  Velez, 21, of Chicago, had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. She was three months pregnant and due home by December for the start of maternity leave. NPR Topics Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Saw the Toll of PTSD   —  As an Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan heard the horror stories of war on a daily basis from the soldiers he was treating for post-traumatic stress disorder. SFGate AP News in Brief   —  Obama tells Democrats to answer the call of history as they move toward health care vote WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill... Associated Press - Texas - FORT HOOD - United States - Military Romenesko Fort Hood shootings put Twitter lists to the test   —  Poynter Online | Columbia Journalism Review At the Austin American-Statesman, social media editor Robert Quigley set up @FtHoodShootings and sent the first tweet with the first story the paper had on the shootings. By the end of the night, the list had more than 3,000 followers. || Related from Megan Garber . Steven Park / Starbulletin Headlines Prospect of more U.S. troops worries a wary Afghan public   —  As Americans, including President Barack Obama's top advisers, tensely debate whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, Afghans themselves are having a similar discussion and voicing serious doubts. Ryan Tate / Gawker Six Child Media Prodigies You Should Fear   —  That 16-year-old TechCrunch writer with 120,000 Twitter followers, who we wrote about yesterday , is part of a burgeoning child punditocracy. Children are operating in virtually every facet media — and doing so successfully . Fear for your job. Here's a rundown of some of the more promising names in child-labor media. Some of the names ... Steven Park / Starbulletin Headlines $24B law extends jobless benefits   —  WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law yesterday that provides another 14 weeks of benefits to all out-of-work people who have exhausted their benefits. Foster Kamer / Gawker Who Took Down The Ft. Hood Shooter?   —  You're a cop, you're on your way to get your car fixed. You hear there's a shooter at Fort Hood, and then what? You're supposed to respond. It's your job. But could you do what Sgt. Kimberly Denise Munley did? Today's New York Times article on Munley details the 5"4, 34 year-old SWAT-team member's hobbies thusly: ...A woman with a fierce love of ... The Seattle Times Obama to House: Time to finish job on health care   —  In a private meeting on Capitol Hill and from the presidential podium in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed for House passage of a health overhaul bill and told lawmakers "to rise to this moment" and "answer the call of history." The Seattle Times Obama will push health bill in Saturday Hill visit   —  President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said. Paul Harris / The Guardian World News Grief and pain in Fort Hood   —  America's biggest military base is a tight-knit community. In the aftermath of mass murder by an army psychiatrist, many feel the horror and trauma of war has invaded their homes. Paul Harris reports from Fort Hood, Texas Private Marquest Smith thought the first sounds of gunfire sounded like popcorn being cooked. It was only when people started ... Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"   —  Alleged shooter in yesterday's Fort Hood massacre bought his "cop killer" pistol legally at Guns Galore, in Texas. The ammo can pierce bulletproof vests. (via Danger Room)... Mediabistro.com Bill O'Reilly Explains Why Viewers Chose FOX for Ft. Hood Coverage: 'The Media Guard Has Changed'   —  Bill O'Reilly called out The New York Times , The Washington Post , Time , Newsweek , and CNN over some of their coverage of the Ft. Hood massacre -- which, in O'Reilly's view, blamed the wars instead of the killer, Nidal Malik Hasan , for the rampage. "The guy is either a Muslim terrorist or a crazy person. That's it. Those are the choices," ... SHERYL GAY STOLBERG / NYT Obama Says Don’t ‘Jump to Conclusions’   —  President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims. Slate Magazine What do "stable," "critical," and other medical conditions mean?   —  Maj.  Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and injured 30 yesterday at Fort Hood before a civilian policeman shot him four times. An Army spokesperson has announced that Hasan is in "stable" condition while of some of the victims are listed as "critical." But what does that mean? In July 2001, the Explainer probed vague ...

14. House Democrats confident on healthcare vote 1 hour ago   permalink

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives headed to a final vote on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, with Democratic leaders confident they can secure the 218 votes needed for a narrow victory.

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MarketWatch.com NewsWatch: Obama urges passage as House health vote nears   —  House Democrats upbeat after meeting with Obama, but vote set for Saturday still may be delayed to round up support.

MarketWatch.com NewsWatch: House readies for historic health-care vote   —  Obama expectecd on Capitol Hil Saturday to rally Democratic lawmakers on eve of vote, which could come later in day.

The Seattle Times Obama asks House to vote on health care bill   —  President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it. The Seattle Times House, Senate health care bills detailed   —  Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans. NPR Topics House Health Care Bill Hinges On Abortion Vote   —  The House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as Saturday on an amendment that divides Democrats — and could lose support for the overall bill. The Stupak amendment would ban private health insurance plans from covering abortion for people who pay for their health care with a government subsidy.

15. Best Buy stocking Nokia's Booklet 3G on November 15th 5 hours ago   permalink

Darren Murph / Engadget

We knew good and well that Nokia's Booklet 3G was coming to Best Buy sometime " during the holidays ," and now we've got something a bit more precise to share. Starting now, Reward Zone members can waltz into their local store and place a pre-order, while public availability is pegged for November 15th (though we already know that a select few ...

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Chris Jacob / Gizmodo :   Nokia Booklet 3G Landing November 15 at Best Buy

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Dan Ackerman / Crave Hands-on with the Nokia Booklet 3G   —  Mobile phone maker Nokia is jumping into the Netbook pool with its recently announced Booklet 3G laptop. We've just gotten our hands on the final version of the system, and here are some of our initial impressions.

I4u / I4U News Early Best Buy Black Friday Deal Features $349.99 Toshiba AMD Athlon II Windows   —  If you are shopping early Black Friday deals do not miss visit Best Buy besides Amazon online today. Best Buy features since yesterday already a sub-$500 42-inch LCD Panasonic Plasma HDTV. Best Buy actually reduced the price of the Panasonic TC-P42C1 d...

Jenny / The Shifted Librarian November 6th Stream   —  expect slow response times from me as I spend my morning customizing my work laptop back to a productive level after it was re-imaged #blurg [shifted] Posted willkurt: @theanalogdivide @bohyunkim @srharris19 still cheaper than some journals subscriptions I’d also like to compare [...] I4u / I4U News Early Best Buy Black Friday Deals Feature $498.99 42-inch HDTVs   —  This is how we like it. Best Buy just published on their homepage a deal on a 42-inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV for $498.99. To find a 42-inch HDTV for under $500 has not been easy so far. I could not not find one on Amazon for instance. We reported this week ... Joseph Lazzaro / BloggingStocks Despite stock's sluggishness, Hess remains a buy   —  Filed under: Stocks to Buy So far, institutional investors (IIs) have not noticed that Hess Corp.'s (NYSE: HES ) upstream operations (exploration and production) should benefit from high oil prices in the $80 per barrel range. But the argument here is that eventually they will, preferably starting in early 2010, which is why I'm reiterating my ... Admin / MobileTechWorld HTC HD2 hitting Vodafone UK on November 13th ?   —  According to the screen-cap above, Vodafone UK is set to launch the HTC HD2 on November 13th, 10 days earlier than the latest rumored T-Mobile date. Only time will tell if those dates are indeed true. Source: WMExperts Www.se2009.eu The 6th Round of Negotiations on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement   —  The 6th round of negotiations on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was held in Seoul on November 4th to 6th, 2009, hosted by the Republic of Korea. Participants in the negotiations included Australia, Canada, the European Union, represented by the European Commission, the EU Presidency (Sweden), and EU Member States, Japan, ... David Kravets / Wired :    Here’s That Leaked Copyright Treaty Document Rashmi Rangnath / Public Knowledge :    Artist, Open Government, and Civil Liberties Groups Join Calls for ACTA Transparency Brad Sams / Neowin.net Nokia Beats Apple in Smartphone Shipments Worldwide   —  With the recent squabbling over the Motorola Droid's status as the next potential "iPhone killer, one could assume Apple has become the competitor to beat in the smartphone marketplace. But while countless reviewers try to measure the relative "cool" factor of these high profile gadgets, Nokia has been managing quite well on its own worldwide, Yahoo! Developer Network Blog Reminder: We are Retiring pre-Rev A OAuth on Monday, November 9th   —  Many of you may have already seen our forum post from October 14, 2009 talking about how Yahoo! is retiring the use of the pre-Rev A OAuth flow for its APIs and services. Why are we retiring pre-Rev A OAuth? There was a security vulnerability found within pre-Rev A OAuth early this year. The new OAuth 1.0 A revision has been put into place to ...

16. UK floats bank levy 5 hours ago   permalink

Reuters

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial transactions tax was immediately shot down by the United States.

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17. Deal With It, Mr. Einhorn 7 hours ago   permalink

Roger Ehrenberg / Information Arbitrage

David Einhorn is without question an exceptionally bright man and a very astute investor. However, the latest message being delivered from his bully pulpit, proposing a ban on credit default swaps (CDS), is misguided at best and dangerous at worst....

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Pk / Paul Kedrosky :   Credit Default Swaps: Proudly the Tool of the Devil Again

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Stephen Totilo / Kotaku Notebook Dump: Mass Effect 2's New Helpers, A Failed Quest And More   —  There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter's notebook but didn't turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? Dragon Age Bugs : Fahey mentioned in his review of Dragon Age: Origins that his PlayStation 3 version of the game had a bug that blocked him from completing the game. He had to revert to an earlier save file to get ...

Tom / Eurogamer Hands On: Mass Effect 2   —  Collectors' edition. People didn't really respond all that well to the unveiling of the new Mass Effect character Subject Zero. A troubled lady with attitude and tats, she looked like the kind of person you'd rather have blasted out into space through an air lock than get stuck in a lift with - a particularly poignant worry given the original ...

18. Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved 9 hours ago   permalink

Gizmodo.com

Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design.

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19. Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 at Amazon, More Electronics Deals All Day Long 11 hours ago   permalink

Chris Jacob / Gizmodo

Remember that Walmart ad featuring a $100 Xbox ? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds . There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. Update: It looks like the Amazon 9 a.m. deal ran out (not before I managed to grab one, natch), but the same deal will be running again at 12 p.m. PST, 3 p.m.

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Matt Burns / CrunchGear :   Amazon steps up and matches Walmart’s Xbox 360 deal

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I4u / I4U News Xbox 360 Arcade With A $100 Amazon.com Promotional Code Available 12pm PST   —  Amazon is offering at 12pm PST an Xbox Arcade where you get a $100 Amazon.com Promotional Code. The $100 promotional code is usable towards any future purchases of items at the Amazon.com site. This is basically the same $99 Xbox 360 Arcade deal that W...

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20. Charge Your Cell Phone with an Hour Walk 5 hours ago   permalink

Kevin C. Tofel / JkOnTheRun

This morning I read about the nPower PEG — a Personal Energy Generator — so I had to look into it online. PEG sounds like a decent fit in my quest to reduce electricity demand where I can. My last attempt using solar power was less than optimal, but this has potential. The PEG device [...]

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