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Google Unveils Reference Tool After 7-month Test
physorg.com — Now anyone with a Google login will be able to submit an article and, if they choose, have ads displayed through the Internet search leader's marketing system.More… (Tech Industry News)
insaincain02ISPs To Send “Hundreds of Thousands” of File-Sharing Warning
torrentfreak.com — According to initial reports, an announcement due later today will state that major ISPs in the UK have reached an agreement to work with the music industry to start mass warning file-sharers. The deal, brokered by the government, will see hundreds of thousands warned but not disconnected.More… (Tech Industry News)
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Digg To (Finally) Integrate OpenID?!
techcrunch.com — When Digg’s Lead Architect Joe Stump took the stage at the Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco earlier today, something in one of his screen shots caught our attention. He was there to show how users will soon be able to log in to Digg without an account via their Facebook credentials (the new Facebook Connect product). But also includedMore… (Tech Industry News)
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Net firms in music pirates deal
news.bbc.co.uk — Six of the UK's biggest net providers are believed to backed a government plan to tackle music piracy online. More… (Tech Industry News)
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DIY Schemes For Super-Fast Net
news.bbc.co.uk — In early July BT announced that it was going to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables, bringing access to faster broadband to up to 10 million UK homes. But there will be large swathes of the country untouched by super-fast broadband and, for some, the answer is a more DIY, community-based approach to fibre. More… (Tech Industry News)
domfosnzGoogle close to buying social news site Digg: report
cbc.ca — Rumours that user-driven news website Digg is close to being sold to Google Inc. have resurfaced, with the internet search leader reportedly offering around $200 million US for the social news site. More… (Tech Industry News)
lucy22BitTorrent Users Seek Compensation from Comcast
torrentfreak.com — Comcast is facing a nationwide class action lawsuit for cutting off the BitTorrent traffic of their subscribers. The lawsuit aims to stop the misleading advertising used by Comcast, and to compensate BitTorrent users for the disruption to their service.More… (Tech Industry News)
louse101Blogger gets $200 check from HP for declining Vista's EULA
arstechnica.com — This is the story of how one blogger, uncle_benji, managed to convince HP representatives that he was entitled to a refund because he did not want to agree to Windows Vista's EULA. His reward? A $200 check.More… (Tech Industry News)
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MS offers 1st hints at anti-Apple marketing blitz for Vista
appleinsider.com — Microsoft this week offered a window into the first phase of a mega million dollar advertising campaign designed to clear up 'misconceptions' about the quality of its Windows Vista operating system exacerbated by in-your-face marketing efforts on the part of longtime rival Apple.More… (Tech Industry News)
Experts Attack Big Content's EU Copyright Power-Grab
arstechnica.com — Now that the EU plan to retroactively add 45 years of copyright protection to old sound recordings looks set to keep the work of the 50s and 60s locked up for another half century, resistance is solidifying.More… (Tech Industry News)
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AT&T & DirecTV Are Backing MPAA's DVR-blocking initiative
arstechnica.com — AT&T and DIRECTV tell the FCC to let Hollywood have its selectable output control waiver. Electronics manufacturers, theater owners, and indie studios call the plan a threat to consumers.More… (Tech Industry News)
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7 Things Google should (and probably will)do if it buys Digg
benparr.com — What should each of these companies do with Digg if it bought the social media and user-chosen content powerhouse? Where would the integration points be and what would be the long-term strategy and direction for Digg under new overlords? And how would an acquisition affect the Internet landscape?More… (Tech Industry News)
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life38MPAA Wants to Dictate What Device You Play Movies On
eff.org — You want to watch my new movie on that digital TV you bought a few years ago? No, sorry, I don't like your TV (perhaps because I'm afraid of the analog component inputs it uses). You want to space-shift using your Slingbox (which lacks DRM-enabling controls on its outputs)? Oh, no, I don't think that's a good idea.More… (Tech Industry News)
Top 10 Most Pirated TV Shows on BitTorrent
torrentfreak.com — TV shows are by far the most wanted files via BitTorrent, and according to some, it’s fast becoming the modern day TiVo. But what are all those people downloading?More… (Tech Industry News)
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