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A Battle for the Future Is Getting Personal – New York Times

Shared by Frank Prologue to what should be one of the most interesting wars of Silicon Valley The Business InsiderA Battle for the Future Is Getting PersonalNew York TimesApple sees Android phones like the Motorola Droid, right, as iPhone clones. Go...
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Access Paid Apps in Android Market Outside US – Redmond Pie


Gadget Venue (blog)

Access Paid Apps in Android Market Outside US
Redmond Pie
Market Enabler app for rooted Android phones enables access on the US Android Market with paid apps outside United States. ...
There's Hope Out there for Android App Developers: "Car Locator" Creator Nets ...Fast Company
Android phone app developer racks up huge profitsTop 10 Mobile Phones
Market Enabler lets you access paid apps in Android Marketithinkdifferent (blog)

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Shanghai’s permanent population approaches 20 mln – People’s Daily Online


Shanghai's permanent population approaches 20 mln
People's Daily Online
Shanghai's permanent population amounted to 19.21 million at the end of 2009, approaching the 20 million mark, and their per capita floor space has reached ...

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Android saved Motorola, but CEO Jha has is eyes on a new OS – Androinica (blog)


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Android saved Motorola, but CEO Jha has is eyes on a new OS
Androinica (blog)
Motorola was undeniably saved by Android and the boost they received by being the first company to bring Android 2.0 to market. But being a leader in one OS ...
Maybe Motorola Doesn't Love Android That Much AfterallPhandroid.com
Motorola Doesn't Love Android That Much After AllGizmodo.com (blog)
Would You Buy a MOTOBLUR DVR?AndroidGuys (blog)
Mobile Burn -TFTS (blog) -I4U
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Buchheit on great product design

Entrepreneur Paul Buchheit, lead developer of a little something called Gmail, has an opinion piece up with an interesting take on the product design process. Entitled "If your product is Great, it doesn't need to be Good," it espouses the following central theory:

What's the right approach to new products? Pick three key attributes or features, get those things very, very right, and then forget about everything else.

The piece is a short and sweet read. Check it out here.

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Broadcom Demonstrates Android(TM) Support Across Its Wireless Connectivity … – PR Newswire (press release)


Broadcom Demonstrates Android(TM) Support Across Its Wireless Connectivity ...
PR Newswire (press release)
As a key supplier of wireless connectivity technologies, such as Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi® and GPS, Broadcom's support for the Android open OS will help drive ...

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Microsoft, Google Team With MediaTek in Smartphone Push – PC World


Microsoft, Google Team With MediaTek in Smartphone Push
PC World
MediaTek will release a similar hardware and software package with Google's Android mobile phone OS in the second half of this year, the MediaTek ...
Report: Microsoft pushes 'Project Pink,' mulls RIM acquisitionFierceWireless
Mediatek turns to Google's AndroidPeople's Daily Online
Microsoft, MediaTek partner on smartphonesEETimes.com
PR Newswire (press release)
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Linus Torvalds Gets A Nexus One – UberGizmo (blog)


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Linus Torvalds Gets A Nexus One
UberGizmo (blog)
But when the person who makes the purchase is Linus Torvalds, father of Linux, which Google's Android is based on, it's certainly worth taking note. ...
Video: Google Nexus One vs. HTC HD2Phones Review
Nexus One: 80000 Sold After 1 MonthPhandroid.com
Birth of Nexus One on Video, Accessories, Sale FiguresSoftpedia
Android Community (blog) -Washington Post -Media Newswire (press release)
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EVGA's W555 motherboard gets a once over, can hold seven GPUs

Shared by Frank ...even though (or 'because') I build my desktops, I had to stare at this for a minute trying to wrap my mind around it Think CrossFireX is nifty? We're betting you're a big fan of SLI, huh? For those who grew up bragging about thei...
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Why Shanghai Real Estate Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever – Housing Wire


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Why Shanghai Real Estate Is The Most Obvious Bubble Ever
Housing Wire
The whole world felt the reverberations of China imposing leverage limits on its banks. Regulators there are clearly freaked out by the heat of its economy. ...
The China Bubble DebateWealth Daily
China's Utterly Undeniable Real Estate BubbleThe Faster Times

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