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DailyTech

Jobs is gone and so is DRM
Afterdawn.com - 1 hour ago
This year's Macworld keynote was nothing like we have been used to. It could only be described as a disappointment until Philip Schiller, who replaced Steve Jobs, revealed DRM-free iTunes.
ITunes embraces 3-tier pricing, will remove anti-copy software Los Angeles Times
Macworld goes for the soft sell with budget-minded software USA Today
PC World - CNET News - PC Magazine - Macworld
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BBC News

The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine
Macworld - 3 hours ago
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com A couple years back, after the introduction of the iPhone at the January 2007 Macworld Expo, I penned a little reaction peace entitled iDisappointed, expressing my dismay at the lack of Mac hardware updates—it is, ...
Apple unveils software updates, new laptop San Francisco Chronicle
O'Brien: Apple's final appearance at Macworld signals new era for... San Jose Mercury News
PC World - CNET News - Apple Insider - eWeek
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TechRadar UK

CES 2009: Asus shows touchscreen EeePC and Keyboard PC
TG Daily - 3 hours ago
By Wolfgang Gruener Las Vegas (NV) - Asus took advantage of the crowd present at the first major press conference at CES 2009 and showed off next-generation of EeePC netbooks, Windows 7 on netbooks, a multitouch EeePC as well as a 4.3” screen PC that ...
Asus Unveils Netbook With Touchscreen That Swivels PC World
Asus Adds Touch to Netbook Lineup PC Magazine
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LetsGoMobile (press release)

Motorola unveils phone made from recycled bottles
Reuters - 10 hours ago
By Sinead Carew LAS VEGAS (Reuters) Motorola Inc unveiled a cell phone made of recycled water bottles on Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the trend for environmentally friendly products.
Motorola puts a green jacket on a carbon-neutral handset BetaNews
Motorola Goes Green, Rugged, Touchy-Feely TechNewsWorld
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Scientific American

Twitter Hacks Attack Britney Spears, Barack Obama
CRN - 9 hours ago
Micro blogging site Twitter got hit hard with a major hack that left at least 33 accounts exposed, including those of pop singer Britney Spears, President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and commentator Bill O'Reilly.
Digital Gangster Takes Credit for Twitter Hacks PC World
Famous Tweeting Twitterers become hacker targets TG Daily
Wired News - Computerworld - Washington Post - CNET News
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DailyTech

Revised 17-inch MacBook Pro
Techtree.com - 3 hours ago
At the ongoing MacWorld 2009 event, Apple has announced a refreshed version of the 17-inch MacBook Pro with a unibody enclosure. Unfortunately, this isn't the quad-core 17-inch MacBook Pro as was rumoured recently.
A closer look at Apple's advanced notebook battery tech Apple Insider
Macworld.ars: 17" MacBook Pro battery and drive upgrade info Ars Technica
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Microsoft touts Mac-Windows collaboration at Macworld
Computerworld - 12 hours ago
By Gregg Keizer January 6, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. today said it would launch new Macintosh software later this year that will let Office 2008 for Mac users collaborate with people running the Windows version of the application suite.
Expo: Microsoft to enhance Entourage Exchange, SharePoint on the Mac Macworld
Macworld.Ars: Microsoft intros 2 new apps for Mac Office users Ars Technica
Seattle Post Intelligencer - PC World - Register
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Jakarta Post

News from the American Astronomical Society meeting
Ars Technica - 17 hours ago
By Matt Ford | Published: January 06, 2009 - 10:57AM CT This week, the American Astronomical Society is hosting their 213th meeting in Long Beach, California, which will feature presentations from researchers in a variety of astronomical and ...
Our Milky Way galaxy is 50% bigger than previously thought TG Daily
Data Uncover Bigger Galaxy in Cosmos, and It’s Ours New York Times
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DailyTech

Microsoft layoff rumors swirl
GameSpot - 11 hours ago
By Tom Magrino, GameSpot Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated.
Microsoft claims Xbox 360 sold 8 million worldwide BetaNews
Xbox 360 Weathers 2008 With Record Sales TechNewsWorld
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Boston Globe

Best Buy Now Selling Second Hand iPhones
ITProPortal - 38 minutes ago
In order to lure cost-conscious users, Best Buy Co. on Tuesday announced that it is offering cheaper refurbished iPhone 3G devices, at nearly $50 less than the new models.
Best Buy begins selling refurbished iPhones BusinessWeek
Refurbished iPhones at Best Buy San Francisco Chronicle
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ITBusiness.ca

Report: Microsoft to do free Windows 7 upgrades
Computerworld - 8 hours ago
By Gregg Keizer January 6, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1, according to a Web site that has accurately predicted the company's moves in the past.
Dip in Windows Is Just a Blip on the Radar PC World
$1.5 billion Microsoft Vista-Capable booty hardly ill-gotten Ars Technica
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GamePro.com

EGM Closed; 1Up Sold
CVG Online - 58 minutes ago
Ziff Davis, a veteran player in games magazine and website publishing, has quit the business, closing long-running consumer mag EGM and selling its games web properties to UGO Entertainment and its parent Hearst.
Electronic Gaming Monthly closes as 1UP sold by Ziff-Davis TopNews
EGM closes, 1UP Sold in Ziff-Davis shakeup GamePro.com
1UP.com - IGN - GameSpot - Wired News
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San Francisco Chronicle

Cisco adds social networking to its forte
CNET News - 5 hours ago
LAS VEGAS --Two years after it first started courting big media companies, Cisco Systems will finally launch a new product to help these companies harness the power of social networking and connect their brands to fans.
Linksys by Cisco Targets Home Network With Media Hub PC Magazine
Cisco Intensifies Wooing of Entertainment Firms Wall Street Journal
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The Inquisitr

Skype 2.8 beta for Mac released
Macworld - 13 hours ago
Just in time for Macworld, those ridiculously talented Estonian engineers have come out with the latest version of everyone's favorite Internet phone and video calling software the Skype 2.8 beta.
Skype 2.8 for Mac coming Tuesday, with screen sharing and WiFi ... CNET News
Skype adds screen sharing, metered WiFi service in 2.8 beta Ars Technica
The Mac Observer - Register - VNUNet.com - Wired News
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SlashGear

BlackBerry Curve, Bold, and Storm Fuse Into Curve 8900
PC Magazine - 3 hours ago
by Sascha Segan LAS VEGAS - AT&T has the Bold. Verizon has the Storm. Now T-Mobile has their very own next-generation BlackBerry: the BlackBerry Curve 8900, which combines some of the top features from previous BlackBerry lines.
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Mobiledia
T-Mobile USA to Offer Customers the Thinnest and Lightest Full ... FOXBusiness
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Slippery Brick

From Toys to Technologies: WowWee Expands and Diversifies Product ...
FOXBusiness - 9 hours ago
HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan 06, 2009 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) ----Editors Note: 4 photos are included with this press release. WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ: OPMR), announced its newest line of innovations scheduled for release in 2009, ...
WowWee Launches Bots and Pico Projectors(!) PC Magazine
WowWee Cinemin Swivel, Stick and Station unveiled I4U
Gizmodo - Slippery Brick - Wired Blogs - Los Angeles Times
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NewsOXY

VixML Lets iPhones Flirt With Each Other
InformationWeek - 10 hours ago
Viximo's platform will let developers use HTML and XML to create content for Apple's App Store in a few hours. By Marin Perez Apple's App Store has been a wild success, and it has brought mobile applications to the forefront.
Admob lets you track Apple App Store downloads VentureBeat
Macworld 2009: Viximo unveils iPhone flirting application TG Daily
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Sun Valley Online.com (press release)

Increase of sick brown pelicans baffles experts
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wildlife experts are trying to figure out why sick, disoriented and bruised California brown pelicans are being found in record numbers along more than 1000 miles of coastline.
Brown pelicans ailing Monterey County Herald
Cause of Dead Pelicans Baffles Calif. Rescuers MSNBC
TheReporter.com - Seattle Times - Los Angeles Times - KSWT-TV
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Multichannel News

Clearwire Launches Portland WiMax, Delays DC, Chicago
InformationWeek - 14 hours ago
Integrating Clearwire and Sprint Xohm has shifted the company's focus recently from launching WiMax networks to dealing with more mundane administrative formalities.
Clearwire Debuts Portland WiMax eWeek
Will Oregon WiMAX Deployment Get Rained Out? EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet
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People, Unitil brace for an icy storm
Worcester Telegram - 1 hour ago
By Linda Bock TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Forecasters predicted that the winter storm on its way to New England would bring significant travel problems today.
Snow, rain and ice on way to region MSNBC
Utilities brace for latest round of winter weather Laconia Citizen
Catskill Daily Mail - Allentown Morning Call - The Union Leader - The MIT Tech
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