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Around the Web 2.26.09: Yahoo CFO's departure, Nokia laptops, Google tweets

February 26, 2009 |  9:58 am
Google's first Tweet translates to I'm Feeling Lucky
Translation of Google's first Tweet: "I'm feeling lucky."

-- Google makes its first Tweet. Twitter

-- Yahoo Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen is stepping down. MarketWatch

-- Intel jumps into Dell's lawsuit over the trademark rights to the hot buzz-word "netbook." Ars Technica

-- Add EMI to the list of companies that doesn't like Seeqpod. The record label sued the streaming music site and a developer who used its software tools. TechCrunch

-- As if we didn't see this coming: Netflix plans to offer streaming-only subscriptions. They're moving it all online! PaidContent.org

-- Windows 7 will make a slew of changes between beta and the Release Candidate -- 36, to be exact. Engineering Windows 7

-- Thanks to a new status dashboard, we'll know for sure if any of the Google apps are down. TechCrunch

-- In a meeting for investors, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Balmer names the company's biggest competitors: piracy and Linux. Neglecting Apple was no mistake. OS News

-- Steve Jobs will be back in June, Apple says. LAT/Associated Press

-- Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia may enter the laptop market. Which has us wondering: What's the difference between a laptop and a cellphone these days? CNET

-- Chris Lesinski


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