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Apple Tablet Aiming To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines http://bit.ly/9sG3o

Brian Lam / Gizmodo:
Apple Tablet Aiming To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines  —  Steve Jobs said people don't read any more.  But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.”  And they're not just going for e-books and mags.  They're aiming to redefine print.

Find more info about the rumored Apple Tablet here: http://g.clipotech.com/apple_tablet

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More details of Microsoft's Courier tablet emerge http://bit.ly/4FL8cf

Microsoft Meme 2009-09-30 16.53
Microsoft Courier caught a lot of attention when an introduction video for the device leaked out last week. The leaking continued on Tuesday with a brand new demo video courtesy of Gizmodo, plus a rumored launch time frame and a deeper insight into what this project is all about.

Find more info about Microsoft Courier: http://g.clipotech.com/courier

Mozilla vs Google Chrome Frame http://bit.ly/v4Ppp

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TechMeme 2009-09-30 17.32

Mitchell Baker, chair of the Firefox-making Mozilla foundation, argues against approaches like Google Chrome Frame (Google’s plugin for Internet Explorer that sort of turns IE into Chrome, giving the browser additional power in certain areas). 

- Interesting post.
Find more info about Google Chrome Frame here: http://kb.clipotech.com/chrome_frame

Google Wave: The Wait Is Almost Over http://bit.ly/4er1uO

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Google Meme 2009-09-29 18.17 Ben Parr
Google’s anticipated real-time communication platform launches in less than 24 hours. That’s right, we’re talking about Google Wave. What we already know: On September 30th, Google will send out 100,000 invites to Google Wave. Since it’s already September 30th in Australia (where the Google Wave...

Find more info about Google Wave: http://kb.clipotech.com/gwave

10 New Details on the Apple Tablet http://bit.ly/CTkmn Read more:

Techmeme 2009-09-29 17.10

Jeremy Horwitz / iLounge:
Ten New Details on the Apple Tablet  —  Want to know some more about Apple's upcoming tablet device?  You're in luck.  We've received the scoop from our reliable source—who correctly called the iPod nano 5G, iPhone 3GS and Chinese iPhone 3G months ago.  — Apple has created …

- This is very interesting.
I will not buy it though, I have my iPhone for all that it can do.

Find more info about the rumored Apple Tablet here: http://g.clipotech.com/apple_tablet

Paessler releases new iPhone app for network monitoring http://bit.ly/13YhTe

Google News 2009-09-29 18.12

Paessler releases new iPhone app for network monitoring
Computer Business Review
“Now you can have an entire network snapshot right in the palm of your hand. It's an incredibly powerful tool that can save a tremendous amount of time and ...

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Rumor: New Plastic MacBooks Arriving with Refreshed iMacs? http://bit.ly/4kxszW

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Apple Meme 2009-09-28 10.46
Since unibody MacBooks went Pro, Apple's only had one polycarbonate model—a $999 13-incher. But Apple Insider now says the rumored "thinner, sleeker" plastic Macbooks have made it to manufacturing, and may arrive with possible new iMacs by mid-October. Last month, an Apple Insider source...

- Still thinks the normal MacBooks will be Netbooks. Smaller than 13-inch :)

Apple App Store hits 2 billion downloads http://bit.ly/3viUH6

NewsPage2 2009-09-28 16.22

Korea Times
Apple App Store hits 2 billion downloads
CNET News
Apple announced Monday that over 2 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store since the e-commerce site's launch in July 2008. ...
Apple App Store Crosses Another ThresholdNew York Times
Apple Breaks 2 Billion Apps MarkPC Magazine
Apple App Store apps top 2 billion; that's 6.6 million downloads ...ZDNet
San Jose Mercury News -Reuters -Bizjournals.com
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Google Wave Faces Tougher Test in Rollout to 100K Users http://bit.ly/ZQiDf

Techmeme 2009-09-28 17.45

Clint Boulton / eWeek:
Google Wave Faces Tougher Test in Rollout to 100K Users  —  Table of Contents:  —  Google's Wave collaboration platform will soon face its first true test when the company rolls it out to 100,000 consumer and business users.  Perhaps the biggest mystery is what companies will do to build on top of the Wave platform.

Find more info about Google Wave here: http://kb.clipotech.com/gwave

TopicScoop: Twitter Search done right http://bit.ly/hAsua

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Newspage1 2009-09-28 18.33

TopicScoop: Twitter Search done right
TechCombo (blog)
Using TopicScoop is like any other search engine: Enter a keyword(s) into the search box, click Search. Within seconds, TopicScoop analyzes hundreds to ...

Find more info about TopicScoop here: http://kb.clipotech.com/topicscoop