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Microsoft’s Anti-Google Campaign Gets a Boost, From Google
Google tells Microsoft to turn off a home-grown YouTube app. Microsoft couldn’t be happier.The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz
The timely idea: Let journalists and their sources connect in confidence. The Associated Press might have liked one of these.Google Downplays Expectations Ahead of I/O Developer Conference
Not appearing at this week’s performances: Razzle and dazzle.Cheap Treats
Moore’s Law means that more and more things can be done practically for free, if only it weren’t for those people who want to be paid. People are the flies in Moore’s Law’s ointment. When machines get incredibly cheap to run, people seem correspondingly expensive.
– From Jaron Lanier’s new book, “Who Owns the Future?” excerpted on Wired.com
Yahoo’s Mayer Has Met with Hulu Execs in a Preliminary Look-See at Premium Video Unit
How much is the Silicon Valley Internet giant willing to spend on turbocharging its video prospects?Sympathy for Peter Thiel
I feel sorry for Peter Thiel. Did he really want flying cars? Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another. On the other hand, 20 years ago we had the idea that information could become available at your fingertips. We got that done.
– Bill Gates, in an interview with Wired magazine’s Steven Levy
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Apple Settles iPhone Water Damage Suit
Apple has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming it failed to honor warranties on iPhones and iPods. Turns out the Liquid Submersion Indicators built into those devices could be triggered by humidity as well as water damage, and some members of the class may have wrongly been denied repairs or replacements as a result. Wired reports that Apple has agreed to the settlement without admitting wrongdoing. It is expected to be approved in the coming weeks.My First iPhone
When I consider the screens that were available to me as a 5-year-old, versus those that were available to me at 40, I am staggered by all the welcome and unwelcome ways video has pervaded my life.
–Mat Honan in a Wired post titled “The Terrible Truth About Toddlers and Touchscreens”





