NewsFactor - No one outside Apple knows what it looks like or any of its newest features. But news that a fourth-generation iPhone may already be in use fueled a buzz Monday on when the must-have device will debut.
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Macworld.com - Looking to author your own interactive extras for the iTunes store? Well, Ã la the App Store, Apple has now opened up iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for independent musicians, bands, and other developers.
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PC World - A second report of a Google-branded mobile phone has emerged online, possibly vindicating TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, who made a similar claim in mid-November, not to mention earlier whispers from other sources. The latest rumor is courtesy of Gizmodo’s Mark Wilson, who reported Monday that a new “Google Phone” will run a new and improved version of the Android operating system:
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AP - An attorney says The Smashing Pumpkins have settled a pair of lawsuits filed against Virgin Records over use of the band’s music.
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AP - Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Nov. 30, from AP Financial News:
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NewsFactor - Dell has unleashed an experimental version of Google’s Chromium OS that runs on the PC maker’s Inspiron Mini 10v netbook. Chromium, released earlier this month, is Google’s open-source version of the Chrome OS based on the Linux kernel and aimed at netbooks.
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NewsFactor - It’s a sad day over at Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch blog. In a posting Monday, Arrington announced that development of the CrunchPad, a 12-inch touchscreen Internet-connected tablet, has officially ended. “It was so close I could taste it,” Arrington wrote. “Two weeks ago we were ready to publicly launch the CrunchPad. The device was stable enough for a demo. It went hours without crashing.”
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NewsFactor - Various reports say Google is close to delivering on its promise to release a beta version of a Mac-based Chrome browser before the end of the year. The initiative, according to Aberdeen Group analyst Andrew Borg, is part of a much bigger strategic play by the search giant.
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AP - IBM Corp. said Monday that it has acquired Guardium, a provider of database monitoring and protection services.
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InfoWorld - Ruby on Rails 2.3.5, featuring security boosts and compatibility improvements for version 1.9 of the Ruby language, was released over the weekend, according to a blog post on the Ruby on Rails Web site.
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