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Apple developer launches HTML5 coding start-up

July 6th, 2010
Charles Jolley will continue to pursue his SproutCore programming tools for rich Web applications at a start-up called Strobe.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Twitter gets into deal alerts with ‘@earlybird’

July 6th, 2010
Twitter is getting into the Web deals game, launching a new sub-service called @earlybird. The company plans to feed that official account with daily Web deals from its business partners.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Source: No broad job cuts planned at Microsoft

July 6th, 2010
Although it may do some reshuffling and targeted job reductions in the new fiscal year, Redmond is not planning broad or deep layoffs, a source tells CNET.

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Official BlackBerry Twitter app on its way

July 6th, 2010
BlackBerry-maker RIM's house-made BlackBerry Twitter app will start appearing in the BlackBerry App World market as soon as Tuesday night.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Peer into Firefox’s future in latest beta

July 6th, 2010
The first beta for Firefox 4 debuts a new interface design for Windows users, expansive support for technologies that aim to upgrade the Web, and an aggressive update calendar.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Microsoft investigating new Windows flaw

July 6th, 2010
Software maker says it's looking into reports of a vulnerability that could allow malicious code to be run on machines running Windows XP or Windows 2000.

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Digg v4 hands-on: A better Digg, but is it enough?

July 6th, 2010
We take a look at the new Digg, which is currently in private alpha testing, to show you what's new and what's changed from the current version.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Twitter for technophobes

July 6th, 2010
Knock Knock, which makes humorous paper products, offers up an analog version of everyone's favorite microblogging service.

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Chrome starts learning which way is up

July 6th, 2010
Work has begun to let Chrome tell Web-based apps about a device's orientation so games, for example, can tell how the device is being tilted.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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A decade later, Internet appliance dream is realized

July 6th, 2010
Devices like the Audrey and Netpliance I-opener lived a short life, but paved the way for modern-day Net gadgets like the Kindle, iPad, and Xbox 360.

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