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• 5 O’Clock Roundup: Nook sold out, Sony launches online store, Bing gets slammed
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 21 2009

  We’ve been a little behind with roundup lately. Our apologies. Here’s the latest action: Barnes & Noble Nook sold out — The bookseller’s entry into the eBook reader ...

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• Week in review: Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie on apps, Al Gore at GreenBeat
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 21 2009

  Here’s our rundown of the week’s business and tech news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie: Apps don’t make your ...

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• Entrepreneur Corner Roundup: The state of the VC world and tech’s human problem
  Chris Morris
  Nov 21 2009

  Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner: 5 ways VC firms can stop shooting themselves in the foot – Venture Capital firms drill the need to create basic credibility into the ...

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• Global warming research exposed after hack
  Robert McMillan
  Nov 20 2009

  An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who ...

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• Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS
  Paul Krill
  Nov 20 2009

  Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms.Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday ...

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• LG NAS Adds Blu-ray Drive
  Jon L. Jacobi
  Nov 20 2009

  LG's N4B1 NAS box is neither a comprehensive media server nor a particularly fast performer, but as a network-attached storage device, it's quick enough for home/small-business file serving. The ...

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• Now anyone can try Brizzly’s app for Facebook and Twitter
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 20 2009

  Brizzly, an application for managing messages in Twitter and Facebook, expanded its beta test today — now you don’t need an invite code, so anyone can use it. The application was created ...

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• Tweetmeme launches buttons for re-tweetable advertising
  Kim-Mai Cutler
  Nov 20 2009

  Twitter said it’s planning a large-scale advertising network soon, but U.K.-based Tweetmeme beat them to the punch with a monetization effort of its own today. The startup, which creates those ...

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• Google Chrome OS on the PC World Podcast
  PC World staff
  Nov 20 2009

  In this week's special (and slightly long) episode of the PC World podcast, editors Robert Strohmeyer, Tim Moynihan, Melissa Perenson, and Nick Mediati discuss the just-announced Google Chrome ...

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• Four things you need to know about Apple
  Mike Elgan
  Nov 20 2009

  All big companies have their critics. But what's interesting about Apple's detractors is universal surprise. Their disappointment often stems from finding out that Apple isn't the company they ...

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