IT'S THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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GOOGLE GOT A REPRIEVE FROM THE FTC REGARDING
ITS STREET VIEW IMAGE
INVESTIGATION. GOOGLE WAS IN HOT WATER FOR
CAPTURING USER DATA
WHEN IT CAPTURED IMAGES FOR GOOGLE MAPS. THE
FTC SAID THAT GOOGLE
SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AND IS
LETTING THEM OFF WITH A
SLAP ON THE WRIST.
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GOOGLE IS ALSO LAUNCHING GOOGLE PLACE SEARCH,
A WAY TO INTEGRATE
LOCAL BUSINESS LISTINGS DIRECTLY INTO SEARCH
RESULTS. PLACE SEARCH
WILL BE A STANDALONE SEARCH OPTION SO YOU
CAN CHOOSE THIS IN THE
SAME WAY YOU CHOOSE IMAGES, NEWS, OR PRODUCTS.
IT WILL BRING PLACES
LISTINGS THAT BUSINESS OWNERS CAN CLAIM INTO
MAIN SEARCH RESULTS
PAGES.
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WE NOW KNOW WHEN T-MOBILE WILL CARRY THE SAMSUNG
GALAXY TAB. THE
CARRIER SAYS THAT THE IPAD COMPETITOR WILL
HIT SHELVES ON NOVEMBER
10. SO NOW WE HAVE DATES FOR VERIZON, WHICH
IS NOVEMBER 11, AND
SPRINT, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 14.
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IT LOOKS LIKE SONY IS IN FACT MAKING A PLAYSTATION
PHONE. PHOTOS OF THE
PHONE WERE LEAKED ON ENGADGET THIS WEEK. IT
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL RUN
GOOGLE'S ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM, THE 3.0
GINGERBREAD VARIETY. IT
WILL ALSO COME WITH A CUSTOM SONY MARKETPLACE
WHICH WILL LET YOU
PURCHASE AND DOWNLOAD GAMES. WE DON'T KNOW
MUCH MORE ABOUT IT
BUT WE ARE THINKING WE WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE
PHONE OFFICIALLY IN
EARLY 2011.
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WE FAILED TO MENTION THIS EARLIER IN THE WEEK
BUT OUTLOOK FOR MAC
CAME OUT ON TUESDAY. IT IS THE FULL-FEATURED
MAIL CLIENT THAT
WINDOWS USERS ENDEAR THEMSELVES TO. MAC USERS
LIKE ME WHO CANNOT
STAND ENTOURAGE SHOULD APPRECIATE A VERSION
OF OUTLOOK OPTIMIZED
FOR THE MAC.
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A NEW FACEBOOK GAME WILL LET YOU PLAY FANTASY
SPORTS WITH CELEBRITY
NEWS. THE GAME IS CALLED FANSWARM. YOU PICK
A GROUP OF CELEBRITIES
AND THEY BECOME YOUR FANTASY TEAM. YOU COMPETE
AGAINST YOUR
FRIENDS TEAMS TO SEE HOW MANY OF YOUR CELEBRITIES
GET WRITTEN UP IN
THE GOSSIP BLOGS AND TWEETS. I AM ASHAMED
TO SAY I HAVE PLAYED A GAME
LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH MY FRIENDS ON FAFARAZZI-DOT-COM.
I LOST TERRIBLY
BECAUSE BRITNEY SPEARS WAS ON AN OPPOSING
TEAM AND SHE WENT AND
SHAVED HER HEAD THAT SEASON. IT WAS BAD.
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THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY. I WILL
SEE YOU TOMORROW. I'M
NATALI DEL CONTE FOR CNET.COM, AND YOU'VE
JUST BEEN LOADED.