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Finally, an official Facebook app for iPad - BetaNews
The New York Times reported Friday that sources said the social networking site is close to releasing an application of its own after nearly a year in development. Facebook's long delay in bringing an official app to market seems also surprising. ...
AT&T deal to acquire T-Mobile may find FCC approval difficult - BetaNews
"There's no way the chairman's office rubber-stamps this transaction," the source said, declining to be named in the story. "It will be a steep climb to say the least." That said, the FCC has done little to block recent blockbuster mergers -- most ...
Google still can't effectively harness user sentiment to shape search results - BetaNews
For example, an expert source calling a service "poor" would be weighted differently from an anonymous source calling that same service "abysmal. ...
Is MacBook Air a netbook killer? - BetaNews
An e-mail responder, who asked not to be identified (I'll refer to him as Frank Payne): "It's basically an overpriced netbook, and I already have one. ...
Betanews readers offer mixed reactions to IE9 - BetaNews
He asked not to be identified because of his work with Microsoft; the name here is pseudonym. Jonah Takalua asserts: "IE9 is quick to start up and runs ...
Blackberry Tablet confirmed, will support Flash - BetaNews
A source close to RIM confirmed to Betanews that Kumar's statements were accurate, including the screen size, and the dual camera setup. ...
What 1984 Macintosh marketing reveals about iPad - BetaNews
... $200000 apiece for a single ad spot in each of the first eight issues of the magazine's iPad edition, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Of course media bias favors Apple - BetaNews
The Journal plans to charge subscribers $17.99 a month for iPad subscriptions, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Journal plans on charging ...