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Thursday Highlights: Computerworld's Ryan Faas thinks Apple's new iPods are a home run, but the knockout could come with Apple TV—if customers hop on board; and Reuters thinks Apple has more plans for Apple TV up its sleeve, but one industry executive thinks the whole TV rental thing is just so Apple can sell more iDevices; more reports on yesterday's happenings are found throughout the page in content-appropriate sections; analysts weigh-in on the new Apple TV; iOS has a 6:1 advantage over Android on the web, but Mac OS usage is on a decline; iTunes 10 ditches the old icon adds TV rentals, fixes bugs, causes problems for some; how is Apple's first foray into social networking with Ping? Op/Ed in our OS X section, and what happened to Facebook Connect as seen in Jobs' keynote, the answer revolves around "onerous terms" that Apple couldn't agree to; Apple posts the keynote video; a disappointing revelation from Macworld UK that the new iPods are not included in Apple's back-to-school promotion; no Intel chip in the new Apple TV; FCC tears down the new iPod touch; Twitter for iPad released, reviews aplenty in our Reviews section.
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"Apple's 2010 capital expenditures could signal major investments: Apple has forecast a 70 percent increase in capital expenditures for the 2010 fiscal year, which one analyst has said could be a sign the Mac maker is investing in 'strategic new infrastructure.'" AppleInsider 8:54 AM
"Apple's Shine Stems From Productivity, Not Politics" SmartMoney 3:10 PM
"Google Equals Apple In Value. And Vice Versa!" TechCrunch 7:50 AM
"Did Apple Take the Slow Boat to China?" MacNewsWorld 3:28 PM
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"Is Apple Trying to Kill the Hackintosh Netbook? Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Ditches Atom CPU Support" Gizmodo 8:07 AM
"Project Switchback: Moving from a Mac to Windows 7" Technologizer 10:12 AM
"Windows 7 can't stop Mac OS X" The Inquirer 8:02 AM
"Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: How the Apple has fallen" Crave @ CNET 7:56 AM
Press Releases
"PandaWare TimeCache updated to version 8.0.5" PandaWare 7:46 PM
"Thursby Announces ADmitMac 5.0 and DAVE 8.0" Thursby Software 3:13 PM
"VirtualBox update fixes Windows 7 bugs: Sun has updated its VirtualBox virtualisation software, fixing bugs related to Windows 7 and Snow Leopard." ZDNet UK 3:10 PM
"GrooveMaker Electro and D'n'B released for iPhone" The Loop 3:09 PM
"Is the iPhone the New Kindle? Book apps top gaming for the Apple handset, according to mobile analytics firm Flurry." InternetNews 8:03 PM
"The iPhone dons a suit and tie: IT departments are finally starting to buy Apple's smartphone, says a Deutsche Bank report" Fortune 11:46 AM
"Analyst: iPhone making headway in businesses" The Loop 3:09 PM
"Droid vs. iPhone: It's Really About the Carrier" PC World 8:04 PM
"Apple gambles on killing iPhone subsidy: When and if Apple signs a deal with Verizon to flog its iPhone it is likely that the price of the gadget will rise." TG Daily 3:11 PM
"Shovelware: Developers Now Launch More E-Book Apps Than Games in iTunes Store" ReadWriteWeb 8:00 PM
"IPhone Arrives in China, But Where Is Pleco?" WSJ Blogs 3:11 PM
"iPhone as an eBook Reader Threatens Kindle, Says Report" PC World 8:02 AM
"Web startup gets Bump from iPhone apps: For Bump Technologies, 3 million is a more significant number than 1 billion. The company that famously developed what was the 1 billionth iPhone application downloaded from Apple reportedly raised more than $3 million in its first institutional round of financing." Chicago Sun-Times 10:45 AM
"From iMac to iPhone: A Video Trip Down Apple Announcement Memory Lane" Mac|Life 3:26 PM
"Low Demand For Apple iPhone In China" 24/7 Wall St. 7:53 AM
"Apple flogs hobbled Iphones in China" The Inquirer 7:50 AM
"Orange reveals UK date for iPhone: IPhone 3G and 3GS handsets will be available to Orange customers from 10 November, marking the end of a two- year exclusive deal with operator O2." BBC 10:43 AM
"Orange to sell Apple iPhone from Nov 10: Orange has confirmed that it will start selling the Apple iPhone from Nov 10, but consumers hoping for a price war will be disappointed." Telegraph 7:49 AM
"Orange Announce UK iPhone Plans (Comparison with O2)" TotalApps 8:42 AM
"Orange confirms 10 November debut, tariffs for iPhone" Macworld UK 8:48 AM
"Many cutting the cable, tuning in TV via Internet" Los Angeles Times 10:56 AM
"Even Nintendo's president admits there are no good games for the Wii" Dallas Morning News [Free Registration Required] 10:54 AM
"Smart phones edging out some tech products" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 10:30 AM
"Software Combs Through Log Data to Find Fraud: ArcSight's latest log management software said to sift through 42 terabytes of data." Wall Street & Technology 10:16 AM
"An Application to Help Scrub Those Regrettable Photos From Facebook" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:13 AM
"Valley View: Google starts to reap rewards of smartphone openness" Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 2:26 PM
"Gmail users lose service all weekend" TG Daily 1:23 PM
"Google's Voice Is Silent In Some Rural Areas" NPR 9:30 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"TouchArcade Podcast #3: You KNOW You Like Pocket God" Touch Arcade 9:44 PM
"Apple Context Machine Podcast: ACM 157: Microsoft Stores, iTunes vs. Palm Pre, & iTablet" The Mac Observer 9:37 PM
"Mac Geek Gab Podcast: MGG 225: Mail Fixes, Open With, Batteries, Renaming and Mac Tips" The Mac Observer 9:30 PM
"Dave Stillman of Strider Software Tells The Story of the Return of TypeStyler" MacVoices 10:43 AM
"Macsimum Holiday Catalog available for download" Macsimum News 9:52 AM
"Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps" ZDNet Blogs 8:57 AM
"Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital Media Players" ZDNet Blogs 8:57 AM
"Verizon crippling Droid's Multi-touch in the US for fear of Apple's lawyers?" 9 to 5 Mac 3:27 PM
"Motorola Droid is Crippled In the U.S.--No Multitouch" Gearlog 3:26 PM
"Adobe points at Apple for lack of Flash on iPhone" Macworld 3:35 PM
"Do-It-Yourself iPhone Apps: Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps. Applications to the Apple App Store are exploding" BusinessWeek 8:02 AM
"Intel P55 chipset, Windows 7 causing iPhone users problems" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"Apple MacBook Late 2009: Plastic phoenix rises" ["The price hike and loss of Firewire are annoying, but the improved screen, performance and battery life make this a strong upgrade."] Register Hardware 7:58 AM
"5 iPhone Accessories We're Still Waiting For" MobileCrunch 7:59 PM
"Is Apple Becoming the Microsoft of Wireless?" The Motley Fool 4:02 PM
"Don't Believe The Hype -- Nintendo Is Doing Just Fine" Silicon Alley Insider 4:01 PM
"Apple may be in talks to go after your cable bill?" Insanely Great Mac 9:38 PM
"Here's the iTunes TV Subscription I'd Pay For" Technologizer 8:04 PM
"Apple's $30 a month TV supscription service? Not buying it.: Reports of Apple shopping the $30 a month subscription TV service to major networks raise questions – and open a world of possibility." Christian Science Monitor 8:00 PM
"Would you pay $30 a month for 'iTunes TV'?" Mac.Blorge 5:39 PM
"eBook Notes For Monday, November 2, 2009" The eBook Test 6:14 PM
"Smartphones Getting Less Expensive: Within 5 years, 45% of smartphones will hit the market for less than $200 with a new contract, according to data from ABI Research." InformationWeek 2:51 PM
"Firefox, Chrome, Safari Erode Internet Explorer Usage: As Microsoft waits for Windows 7 sales to hasten the transition to Internet Explorer 8, the company's overall browser share continues to decline." InformationWeek 2:52 PM
"Social networks and kids: How young is too young?" CNN 2:19 PM
"More than half of touchphone users will go back to buttons: Survey reveals disappointment with technology, experience" Register Hardware 1:42 PM
"Google: The open-source savior we deserve" CNET News 2:43 PM
"Android phone is a worthy challenger: Droid, the latest candidate to take up the overused 'iPhone killer' moniker, is now official." San Francisco Chronicle 11:58 AM
"ICANN OKs International Domains: The Pros and Cons/Making the World Wide Web truly international is going to bring some complications and potential confusion." PC World 11:46 AM
"Print More for Less with These MFPs: These cheap-to-run multifunction inkjet printers will satisfy your printing, scanning, copying, and (in some cases) faxing needs and save you money in the long term." PC Magazine 11:38 AM
"Your mail server sucks! As e-mail turns 30, here's why Sendmail, the granddaddy of all mail transfer agents, still rules the roost" InfoWorld 11:24 AM
"How to Access Facebook When You Can't Log In" GigaOM 11:22 AM
"Review: Ubuntu 9.10 first look/Karmic Koala included a generous batch of software, a clean, simple interface and runs just fine on older machines" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:16 AM
"Review: HP DreamScreen more than a digital frame" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:15 AM
"File-sharers are big spenders too: People who download music illegally also spend an average of £77 a year buying it legitimately, a survey has found." BBC 10:32 AM
"Trojans And Tar Heels Hit The iPhone With New Apps From CBSSports.com" mocoNews 3:21 PM
"Knitting, Embroidery, Crochet -There's An App For That" Macworld UK 3:12 PM
"EA Releases Command & Conquer Red Alert for iPhone" The Mac Observer 12:30 PM
"Pizza Hut's US iPhone app generates $1 million in sales" Macworld UK 11:19 AM
"Wall of Sound iPod Dock Stands 3 Feet Tall by 4 Feet Wide" Gizmodo 11:19 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for November 2: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, the Quo Computer, Electronic Finances, Social Networking and More" The MUG Center 10:43 AM
"Ultra-portable projector is iPhone compatible" Macsimum News 10:42 AM
"DiVitas Mobile Collaboration Goes to IPhone, Android, RIM" IDG News Service 9:35 AM
"Canon intros photo printing application for iPhone, iPod touch" Macworld UK 8:48 AM
"Haynes Manuals comes to iPhone, iPod touch" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"DOOM Classic comes to iPhone, iPod touch" Macworld UK 8:47 AM
"SHAPE Services Brings Portable Business Card Reader to iPhone" PRNewswire 8:34 AM
"Interviews with 10 Mac developers" [Click the chat icon next to software bundle for interviews] The Mac Sale 8:23 AM
"New iPhone Shopping App Delivers Fashionistas a Daily Dose of Style" prMac 3:12 PM
"Marware announces the SportShell for iPod touch 2G is now shipping" prMac 9:49 AM
"Learn Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet on the iPhone and iPod Touch" prMac 8:22 AM
"Hot Chili Apps releases C@rds Master 1.1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch" prMac 8:22 AM
"Hydrix releases Roto - New Game by Reiner Knizia for iPhone/iPod Touch" prMac 8:22 AM
"'Cliffed' Makes My TI-83 Jealous" Touch Arcade 8:19 AM
"XM SkyDock for iPhone, iPod now shipping" Electronista 8:07 AM
"Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself) is Live on the Apple App Store" PRNewswire-Asia 7:55 AM
"Microsoft CEO: IT spending won't fully recover/Microsoft CEO Ballmer says technology spending won't recover to pre-crisis levels" Associated Press 9:51 AM
"Touting tech tools of the future: While most people were turning their clocks backward over the weekend, Microsoft research chief Craig Mundie was moving his forward, five to 10 years in the future." Seattle Times 11:54 AM
"Wolfe's Den Podcast: Windows 7 Virtually Speaking/Our columnist ponders the demise of virtual private networks (VPNs), examines virtual hard disks (VHDs), and chats with Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft's Windows client general manager, and Ward Ralston, Windows Server product manager." InformationWeek 10:19 AM
"Windows 7's share jumps 40% in first week of release: It's an even bigger hit in Eastern Europe, where piracy abounds" Computerworld 10:50 AM
"Windows 7 Gained Share in October, but Microsoft Doesn't Dent Apple" eWeek 11:08 AM
"Win 7: The Last Major Windows Release?" PC Magazine 11:38 AM
"Windows 7 Upgrade Headaches May Slow Rollout" CIO Today 10:42 AM
"Microsoft partners with Pasadena's OpenX to share online advertising technology" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 11:31 AM
"Microsoft signs OpenX deal to bolster online ad business" MarketWatch 9:41 AM
"Microsoft and OpenX forge Web ad deal" Reuters 9:52 AM
"Inside one of the world's largest data centers: On the outside, Microsoft's massive new data center resembles the other buildings in the industrial area." CNET News 10:01 AM
"IBM Upgrades Mashup Center: The company plans to release next month a new version of Mashup Center, which leverages Web 2.0 and other technologies in delivering data through rich Internet applications running in a browser." InformationWeek 10:20 AM
"IBM in the Water: Monitoring H2O Quality in Ireland" Seeking Alpha 9:49 AM
"IBM facelifts i/OS for midrange gear" The Register 1:45 PM
"Sprint Offers Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook for $199" eWeek 11:09 AM
"VirtualBox update fixes Windows 7 bugs: Sun has updated its VirtualBox virtualisation software, fixing bugs related to Windows 7 and Snow Leopard." ZDNet UK 1:56 PM
"Embattled Ruiz stepping down from GlobalFoundries: Former AMD CEO ensnared in Galleon insider-trading case" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
"Ruiz Leaves Globalfoundries Amid Ties to Galleon" Bloomberg 10:34 AM
"Ruiz to step down as Globalfoundries chairman" Reuters 9:44 AM
"Ruiz to Step Down as Globalfoundries Chairman" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:38 AM
"Intel, EMC Team on More Efficient Cloud Storage: Firms will team up to improve the performance per watt of EMC's cloud-based storage system." InternetNews 11:20 AM
"Cisco's Run of Spending" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 9:47 AM
"Exec says Cisco will act with 'prudence' in Tandberg deal" MarketWatch 2:17 PM
"Cisco's bid for Tandberg fair, consultancy says" Reuters 9:46 AM
"Tech Talk: Get Set For Cisco/James Rogers, TheStreet.com's Tech Reporter, previews Cisco's earnings results and offers insight on the internet security sector." [Video Report] TheStreet 9:47 AM
"Cisco, EMC to unveil cloud joint venture: Cisco and EMC are to formally announce their long-expected joint venture around cloud technology this week, according to several reports." ZDNet UK 1:56 PM
"Researchers claim lithium-ion battery breakthrough: Academics have developed a silicon gel that could make batteries used in phones and laptops10 times more efficient." ZDNet UK 1:55 PM
"Chip Market Showing Strong Gains" [Video Report] CNBC 9:44 AM
"Chip Sales Rose 8.2% in September" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:32 PM
"They Just Don't Get Apple! Marek Fuchs, TheStreet's media critic, laments that opposites attract on the Chinese iPhone." [Video Report] TheStreet 2:24 PM
"Apple 10K Shows 70% Capital Expenditures Increase for 2010" The Mac Observer 6:13 PM
"Apple Upgraded to Outperform" Seeking Alpha 10:44 AM
Industry News
"Tech Stocks: Weakness hits tech stocks in afternoon action/Technology stocks continued with their seesaw pattern in afternoon trading Monday as leaders such as Hewlett-Packard Co., International Business Machines Corp. and Apple Inc. couldn't keep the overall sector in positive territory." MarketWatch 2:09 PM
"Stocks abandon early gains: Wall Street gives up morning advance, turning lower as financial and technology shares weaken. CIT plunges on bankruptcy." CNNMoney 2:10 PM
"Triple-Digit Rally Evaporates as Banks Fall: A triple-digit rally on Wall Street vanished on Monday afternoon as the Nasdaq Composite turned negative and banks tumbled despite upbeat economic reports on pending home sales and manufacturing activity." FOXBusiness 2:09 PM
"Choppy Ride for Stocks Continues: Blue chips pulled higher in afternoon trading, continuing a bumpy trading day for stocks marked by an early bounce on upbeat economic data that fizzled as quickly as it took hold." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:11 PM
"Stocks ready for November bounce: Futures point to higher open as investors consider Ford's first quarterly profit in more than a year." CNNMoney 9:31 AM
"World shares extend losses: Investors await Fed, ECB policy meetings. European shares hit 4-week low, Japan drops 2.31%." Reuters 9:31 AM
"Europe Markets: European shares gain as U.S. ISM index reading cheers/Royal Bank of Scotland trades lower amid divestment fears" MarketWatch 9:39 AM
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