1. New Software Update for Nexus One phones  permalink

New Software Update for Nexus One phones
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Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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Google’s Chrome OS: Why It’s Not a Layup Nexus One gets a software update, enables multitouch   —  Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.

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Google’s Chrome OS: Why It’s Not a Layup Multitouch comes to Google’s Nexus One phone   —  Google just gave Nexus One users a big present. The company just rolled out a software update enabling multitouch, fixing a glaring weak spot for the phone since its launch last month.

2. Facebook readies a big change for games  permalink

Facebook readies a big change for games
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Facebook is readying the launch of its Game Dashboard interface and other changes that will affect the way gamers experience and interact with games on the social network.

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Facebook readies a big change for games Facebook co-founder’s Asana gives a peek at Lunascript   —  Asana, the workplace productivity startup from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, just released a sneak peek at the new programming system underlying its product, called Lunascript.

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Facebook readies a big change for games Facebook Cultists Liken New Video Feature to Moon Landing   —  Here's an amazing recruiting video we stumbled across on Facebook's corporate site. Welcome to the beating heart of Silicon Valley's social networking bubble, where PHP coding is equated to death-defying mountain climbs and spacewalks. The video (edited to the clip above) comes from the " Life at Facebook " section of the social network's ...

3. Green Plug raises a second round for green power charging  permalink

Green Plug raises a second round for green power charging
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Green Plug said today it has raised a second round of funding for its environmentally-friendly electrical power charging technology. The San Ramon, Calif.-based company did not disclose the size of the round, which was led by Herald Investments UK, Killik & Co., and Peninsula Venture Partners. Green Plug did say that the pre-money valuation ...

4. Content distribution startup 3crowd wants to shake up online video  permalink

Content distribution startup 3crowd wants to shake up online video
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The un-profitability of video sites has become a cliche — high infrastructure costs and advertising challenges have combined in a way that even ostensible winners, like YouTube, can’t necessarily make the finances work (though Google keeps saying that YouTube will be profitable real soon). On the startup side, new video companies ...

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Content distribution startup 3crowd wants to shake up online video YouTube’s Take From Movie Rentals: $10,709.16   —  By the measures of the movie rental market, YouTube’s first foray into the business of charging users to stream full length feature films was hardly a runaway success.

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Content distribution startup 3crowd wants to shake up online video Grammy Awards Getting Performances Online Soon, But Not On YouTube   —  24 hours following the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, the question was where’s the online content from the Recording Academy’s most online-ever show? And the answer is, 48 hours later: On its way. While official clips from the show have been sparse since Sunday, approximately 50-75 percent of the live performances from this year’s ...

5. Video ad network BrightRoll turns profit, outreaches Hulu, closes $10M third round  permalink

Video ad network BrightRoll turns profit, outreaches Hulu, closes $10M third round
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BrightRoll co-founder and CEO Tod Sacerdoti — pronounced “satch er DOH tee” if you don’t speak Italian — has three reasons to be happy this week. First, video advertising network BrightRoll is, according to Quantcast’s stats, now bigger than Hulu in terms of reach to Internet-using humans. BrightRoll’s ...

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Video ad network BrightRoll turns profit, outreaches Hulu, closes $10M third round Online Video Ad Network BrightRoll Raises $10 Million   —  Online video advertising network BrightRoll has just announced that they’ve secured $10 million in Series C funding, grown to nearly 55 million unique viewers per month in the U.S, and are now profitable. The funding news means that BrightRoll — which distributes video ad campaigns via an extensive online publisher network — ...

6. Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900  permalink

Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900
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Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API.

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Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900 Are Emerging Markets Enough to Fuel Nokia’s Ovi Store?   —  Nokia's Ovi Store has overtaken Apple's App Store as the storefront of choice for mobile developers in emerging mobile markets. But can Nokia leverage its traction in developing economies as Apple and Android build on their momentum in Western markets?

7. Foreigners die in Pakistan blast  permalink

Foreigners die in Pakistan blast
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An explosion near a girls' school in north-west Pakistan has left foreigners among the casualties, reports say.

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8. Stephen Colbert: Blippy Is More Exciting Than Going Through Old Receipts  permalink

Stephen Colbert: Blippy Is More Exciting Than Going Through Old Receipts
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Normally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ...

9. Editorial: The Royalty Boondoggle  permalink

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Congress should pass a bill ending offshore drilling incentives that now benefit oil companies at taxpayers’ expense.

10. A Diavlog Four Years in the Making  permalink

A Diavlog Four Years in the Making
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Stapler Malone: Go forward, not backward; upward not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom....

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11. Field Thins in Race for Obama’s Seat  permalink

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Mark Steven Kirk, a centrist Republican, is set to face Alexi Giannoulias, the state treasurer, in November.

12. ‘Avatar’ Bolsters News Corp.’s Earnings  permalink

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Buoyed by “Avatar,” the highest-grossing movie to date, News Corporation’s adjusted second-quarter earnings were 25 cents a share, a nickel above the average expectations of analysts.

13. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go  permalink

Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go
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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

14. CT Sets New Precedent for Child Porn Cases  permalink

CT Sets New Precedent for Child Porn Cases
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A Stonington man convicted of possessing child pornography must pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused.

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15. France bars citizenship over veil  permalink

France bars citizenship over veil
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The French government refuses to grant citizenship to a man on the grounds he forced his wife to wear the full Islamic veil.

16. Iran 'will accept uranium deal'  permalink

Iran 'will accept uranium deal'
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Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West.

17. Operating System  permalink

Operating System
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Read about using web analytics to identify possible click fraud

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18. Genocide ruling due over Sudan  permalink

Genocide ruling due over Sudan
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The International Criminal Court is set to rule on whether Sudan's President Bashir should be charged with genocide.

19. 3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market  permalink

3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market
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3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...

20. Live TV catches Australian banker looking at semi-nude photos  permalink

Live TV catches Australian banker looking at semi-nude photos
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An Australian banker lands in hot water for looking at semi-nude photos of a model unaware a colleague is live on TV.