IT'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE.
IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
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THE GOOGLE DEVELOPER CONFERENCE IS GOING ON
RIGHT NOW AT THE TIME WE ARE FILMING THIS
EPISODE. SO FAR THE BIG NEWS IS THAT GOOGLE
WAVE IS NOW OPEN TO EVERYONE AND GOOGLE IS
LAUNCHING A APP STORE FOR CHROME OPERATING
SYSTEM. BASICALLY THIS IS JUST A SOFTWARE
STORE WHERE YOU CAN FIND PROGRAMS TO RUN ONLINE.
WE WILL HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH SUMMARY OF THE
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE NEXT EPISODE
OF LOADED.
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AS EXPECTED, THE EUROPEAN UNION DID SLAP A
HEFTY FINE ON CHIPMAKERS FOR PRICE FIXING.
THE FINE WAS FOR 331-MILLION EURO, OR 421-MILLION
DOLLARS. SAMSUNG RECEIVED THE HIGHEST FINE
AT 145-MILLION EURO.
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BARNES AND NOBLE WANTS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR
YOU TO PUBLISH YOUR NOVEL. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED
PUB-IT. IT LETS YOU UPLOAD A DOCUMENT, CONVERT
IT TO E-PUB, AND SELL IT OVER THE BARNES AND
NOBLE STORE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COMMISSION
THEY WILL TAKE ON YOUR BOOK SALES BECAUSE
THE SERVICE IS NOT OPEN JUST YET. THEY ARE
TAKING REQUESTS FOR INVITATIONS. YOU CAN FIND
IT AT BARNESANDNOBLE-DOT-COM-SLASH-PUBIT.
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YOU CAN NOW MAKE SHUTTERFLY ALBUMS FROM FACEBOOK
ALBUMS. THESE ARE THOSE CUTE PHOTO BOOKS THAT
YOU CREATE AND ORDER. UNFORTUNATELY FACEBOOK
PHOTOS WON'T LOOK THAT GREAT IF YOU BLOW THEM
UP BECAUSE THEY ARE UPLOADED TO THE SITE IN
LOW-RESOLUTION SO IF YOU MAKE THESE BOOKS,
DON'T TAKE THOSE PHOTOS FULL PAGE.
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A NEW SITE CALLED TOGETHERVILLE WANTS TO BE
FACEBOOK FOR THE KIDDIES. IT IS AIMED AT CHILDREN
BETWEEN 6 AND 10 YEARS OLD. PARENTS WILL HAVE
A LOT OF CONTROL OVER WHAT GOES ON THERE.
THEY CAN APPROVE OR REJECT THEIR CHILDREN'S
FRIENDS, ACTIVITES, AND GAMES. KIDS AND PARENTS
HAVE SEPARATE LOGINS TO THE SITE AND THE SITE
LOOKS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHO IS LOGGED
IN, PARENT OR CHILD. IT IS OF COURSE FREE.
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THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES FOR NOW. THANK
YOU FOR WATCHING. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE WITH
CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.