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Walmart.com Adding Other Retailers, Nick Cave Releases iPhone Book

by Leila Brillson on September 1, 2009 at 11:48 AM

  • Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is beefing up its Web presence and hoping to take a swipe at Amazon's market share by letting third-party stores sell on its site. [From: All Things Digital]
  • Nick Cave, influential musician and author, is joining the eBook world by reading his newest novel, 'The Death of Bunny Munro,' for the iPhone. However, Cave goes a step further by also recording and releasing a 'soundtrack' for his new work, seamlessly combining digital reading with the iPhone. [From: Guardian.co.uk]
  • Google has been served with a subpoena requesting the IP addresses of journalists who alleged a corruption scheme in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Big G doesn't appear to be fighting it. That's bad news for Gmail users who find themselves being served. [From: WikiLeaks, via Download Squad]
  • Finally, Opera 10 has arrived and the initial verdict: fast. Download it here. [From: Download Squad]
  • The Apple Rock and Roll party has been announced, but TUAW ponders what kind of goodies will be announced. Guesses have included the Beatles on iTunes and a new iPod. [From: TUAW]
  • eBay may announce today that it intends to sell its Internet phone service Skype to private investors. Some potentially interested parties include Andreessen Horowitz (the company of Netscape founder and eBay board member Marc Andreessen) and original Skype investor Index Ventures. [From: NYTimes.com]

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