1. Happy Thanksgiving Travels: Google Maps Navigation now available for Android 1.6  permalink

Happy Thanksgiving Travels: Google Maps Navigation now available for Android 1.6
Ryan Pollock / Google Mobile Blog

A few weeks ago we launched Google Maps Navigation (Beta) as a free feature of Google Maps on Android 2.0 devices. Today we're expanding availability of Google Maps Navigation to devices running Android 1.6 (Donut) and higher, such as the T-Mobile myTouch 3G and the G1. Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS system with voice ...

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Google Maps Navigation Now Available for Older Android Devices Microsoft Offers To Pay News Corp To "De-List" Itself From Google   —  Microsoft (MSFT) wants to pay News Corp (NWS) and other large publishers to de-list their Web sites from Google's (GOOG) search index, the Financial Times reports.

Lee Mathews / Download Squad
Google Maps Navigation Now Available for Older Android Devices Chrome Extensions gallery taking shape, landing page now invites devs   —  Filed under: Google , Beta , Browsers If you're trying to get an extension gallery for your web browser off the ground, it's important reach out to developers. After all, they're the ones who will be creating the snazzy addons you plan to showcase. So it's not surprising to see the change which took place in the Chromium nightly build recently. ...

2. Displaying the best display ad with Teracent  permalink

Displaying the best display ad with Teracent
A Googler / The Official Google Blog

Can you spot the difference between these two sample display ads? Of course you can. However, the most important difference is not discernible to the naked eye. The lower ad was customized and chosen from thousands of different creative elements, automatically and in real-time, by machine-learning algorithms developed by Teracent , a San Mateo, ...

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3. Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact  permalink

Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
Www.ft.com

Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company’s being paid to “de-index” its news websites from Google, setting the scene for a search engine battle that could offer a ray of light to the newspaper industry.

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Can News Corp. afford calling Google's bluff? Microsoft and News Corp in Discussions to Remove Newspaper Content from Google   —  It's puzzling to me that a business person with a track record like Murdoch would see a benefit to making his newspapers' content harder to find. If content doesn't spread today, it doesn't exist. If Murdoch wants people to take the time and effort to go to Bing to find his content, he'd better have plans to break some serious ...

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News Corp., Microsoft Weigh Tie-Up   —  News Corp. and Microsoft are working on a deal that might take News Corp. content off of Google and put it exclusively on Bing, Microsoft's search engine. That means that if you do a Google search, content from a News Corp. outlet, such as The Wall Street Journal or Fox News, would not show up. You would have to use Bing to find it.

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Blog.tweetdeck.com

With the addition of Facebook and MySpace, TweetDeck has gradually gone from being just a great Twitter client to now being a true browser for the real-time web. With the addition of each new network it has become easier and easier to stay in touch with your social circle.

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5. With coupons on your phone, it doesn't matter where you left the scissors  permalink

With coupons on your phone, it doesn't matter where you left the scissors
Google-latlong.blogspot.com

We know that coupons are a great way for local businesses to drive customers to their stores - that's why we created the option for businesses to add coupons to their Google Local Business Center listing back in 2007. Now, as the holiday shopping season kicks off, we've upgraded the ways that customers can find your coupons.

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Google Puts Coupons on Your Phone so You Can Forget the Scissors Get mobile coupons through Local Search   —  Since we launched printable coupons on Google Maps a few years ago, people are increasingly using their mobile phones to find local information when they're away from a computer. With more of you going mobile to search for this information, it makes sense for coupons to go mobile too. So just in time for the holidays, we've made it easier to ...

6. Apple's Schiller Defends iPhone App Approval Process  permalink

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In his first wide-ranging interview on the matter, the Apple senior vice-president explains his company's App Store vigilance—and why it sometimes loosens up

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Remains of the Day: Aol. Is the New AOL Edition IPhone Apps to keep you fit this Friday   —  Go ahead and take that second helping of bacon-broasted mashed potatoes and high-fat gravy this Thursday, friends, because even if your tummy gets big and round like a steamed black bean bun, there’s an app for that.

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Monday Giveaway: Viper SmartStart iPhone Kit, Brought to you by Gas Cubby   —  Using the Gas Cubby iPhone app to increase your fuel economy and keep your vehicle properly maintained can save you money and help the environment… but, if you’ve learned anything from CrunchGear, it’s that saving money isn’t much fun unless you can blow it on something cool and completely over the top. Well, one lucky ...

7. Asylum Does It Again: 'Paranormal Entity' Coming Our Way  permalink

Asylum Does It Again: 'Paranormal Entity' Coming Our Way
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Please keep your comments relevant to Asylum Does It Again Paranormal Entity Coming Our Way blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

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8. Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan  permalink

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.

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Obama says boosting jobs is a top priority   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Americans on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say warrants more government spending.

9. Top 15 Black Friday tech deals  permalink

Top 15 Black Friday tech deals
Reviews.cnet.com

Every year, the Black Friday online circulars hit the Web, and lots of sites round up every Black Friday tech deal under the sun. If you want to see massively long lists with loads of models names that make no sense to you, go over to our friends at ZDNet or Gizmodo. They've done an excellent job compiling everything.

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New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this? Black Friday Movie Deals: Walmart   —  Our good friend and EIC Erik Davis (that's me!) had a very thoughtful idea for the holiday season: Why not scan the early flyers for the Black Friday sales, and report back to you -- the ravenous movie junkie -- to let you know where to find the best treats on the day after Thanksgiving? We'll be bringing you deals for a variety of stores and ...

10. From the Tips Box: Chrome Tabs, Email Bookmarklets, and Cheap Coffee  permalink

From the Tips Box: Chrome Tabs, Email Bookmarklets, and Cheap Coffee
Whitson Gordon / Lifehacker

Readers offer their best tips for permanently pinning Chrome tabs, pasting your email address with a quick-access bookmarklet, and using less expensive coffee with Starbucks' fancy VIA cup. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox,

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From the Tips Box: Chrome Tabs, Email Bookmarklets, and Cheap Coffee How to Run Google Chrome OS from a Thumb Drive   —  Last week we pointed you toward a virtual machine build of Chrome OS for anyone eager to play around with (the still incomplete) Chrome OS, but if you'd rather try running it from a thumb drive, weblog MakeUseOf has you covered. Tech blogger Jorge Sierra details how to install Chrome OS on a bootable thumb drive so you can run it like any other ...

Paul O'Brien / Download Squad
From the Tips Box: Chrome Tabs, Email Bookmarklets, and Cheap Coffee Socialite for OS X heads towards 1.0   —  Filed under: Macintosh , Commercial Socialite (Née Eventbox) for OSX is now available in Beta 3 form prior to an expected full release later this month. Originally developed by TheCosmicMachine before being acquired by respected Mac house Realmac Software (creators of RapidWeaver and LittleSnapper ), Socialite provides single client ...

11. FlightCaster Takes Off With $1.3 Million In Funding And A New API  permalink

FlightCaster Takes Off With $1.3 Million In Funding And A New API
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

It seems that flight delays could turn into a big business. FlightCaster , the startup that helps predict flight delays long before the airlines themselves usually do, has just landed a $1.3 million funding round led by Tandem Entrepreneurs and Sherpalo Ventures. FlightCaster previously recieved money as part of the Y Combinator program. Today ...

12. Price of global warming cuts may stop deal at U.N. meeting  permalink

Price of global warming cuts may stop deal at U.N. meeting
USATODAY.com Tech

How much would you pay to save the world from the threat of global warming? We might find out soon.

13. What Free Apps Are You Thankful For?  permalink

What Free Apps Are You Thankful For?
Adam Pash / Lifehacker

We're a cheap lot around Lifehacker HQ, which is why we have a serious love affair with free software. As Americans get ready to give thanks over a big fat turkey dinner, we also want to remember the apps we're thankful for. Photo by stevevoght . In the spirit of the season, we want to hear about the free applications you're most thankful for on ...

14. Hulu’s New Embed Policy Can Only Hurt It  permalink

Hulu’s New Embed Policy Can Only Hurt It
Liz Gannes / GigaOM

Two-year-old Hulu, which has quickly become Americans’ preferred method of consuming TV online, is now blocking startups from embedding its video library. But while Hulu is now (mostly) unfriendly to startup video aggregators, it’s still sharing its videos with its corporate parents’ friends: the big web portals and MSOs. Put ...

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Hulu’s New Embed Policy Can Only Hurt It   —  Before Hulu even had a name or its current management team, it had distribution partners: AOL, MSN, MySpace, Yahoo. All along, one of Hulu’s most distinctive and friendly features has been that all its content is embeddable.

15. Wolverton: Suggestions for tech-happy holidays  permalink

Wolverton: Suggestions for tech-happy holidays
Www.contracostatimes.com

Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't have to break their budgets.

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16. Game Night with Tony Hawk Ride Coming Soon  permalink

Game Night with Tony Hawk Ride Coming Soon
PS3 Game News

Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Questions : Submit your question(s) in our Game Night message board thread . On the next Game Night, Area 5's Cesar Quintero joins us as we try to ollie, kickflip, and nollie in Tony Hawk Ride . Curious about the wireless skateboard ...

17. Brier Dudley | 'Guitar Hero' founder excited about future  permalink

Brier Dudley | 'Guitar Hero' founder excited about future
Seattletimes.nwsource.com

Video-games sales are down 13 percent through October, and analysts are suggesting music-rhythm games have run their course, but "Guitar Hero" founder Kai Huang is looking on the bright side.

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18. Disclosure: Andrew Nusca  permalink

Disclosure: Andrew Nusca
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Hardware, IT Management, Networking, Operating Systems, Photo Galleries, Security, Software, Web Technology, All News, Dev Connection, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Alley, Googling Google, GreenTech Pastures, IT Project Failures, Linux and Open Source, Managing Linux, The Social Web, Storage Bits, Virtually Speaking, The Web Life, Podcasts

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19. Recipe: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cheesecake  permalink

Chezgeek.com

Pumpkin is seasonal. Yepp, you heard me. That stuff you buy in cans… not a substitute. Also, very important, don’t try canning that stuff at home. The FDA and USDA really, really, will have a fit if you try – mashed pumpkin tends to trap and develop some nasty bugs when canned, professional canners beat this by subjecting the ...

20. Meet the New AOL Logo: “Aol.”  permalink

Meet the New AOL Logo: “Aol.”
Mediamemo.allthingsd.com

The new AOL will differ than the old one in several ways: New boss, smaller headcount, different owners. So, of course, it also gets a new logo. This one will look awfully familiar, since it is the same trio of well-known letters, and if you’re not paying attention you won’t notice a thing.

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