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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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"How Apple's Market Share Will Propel Stock to $500, Part 2" Seeking Alpha 8:42 AM
"Ways ahead in Nokia vs Apple legal battle" Reuters 8:48 AM
"Nokia Could Face Counter Suit from Apple" The Mac Observer 10:26 AM
"AT&T rivals still seeking reply to iPhone/Analysis: New devices like Motorola Droid, cheaper plans are possibilities" MarketWatch 8:42 AM
"AT&T's Rivals Still Seek Answer To IPhone" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:39 AM
"How Apple And IPhone Blew It In China: One of the greatest success stories of our time just found failure in a big new market." Forbes 3:31 PM
"Apple not so sweet in China: The success of Apple's revolutionary iPhone has been well documented, but its release to the Chinese market has been a different story." Asia Times 8:46 AM
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"October 2009 OS stats: Windows 7 passes Snow Leopard, Linux/In less than two weeks of general availability, Windows 7 has already captured a market share that is greater than Snow Leopard and Linux. Details inside." Ars Technica 8:56 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Slow Tracking speeds for the new Magic Mouse" CNET Reviews 7:40 PM
"Snow Leopard - Finder boot drive issue, market research, .wmv files" ["'I rebooted OS 10.6.1 on an external drive, but the internal drive showed at the top in the Finder. Macs have always placed, in the Finder, the boot drive above the non-boot drive.' As of 10.5 Leopard, this is no longer true, though you may not have noticed it there. Snow Leopard simply carries on with the change that occurred in Leopard."] MacInTouch 3:39 PM
"Bizarre lawsuits connect Apple with Sarah Jessica Parker, Lil' Wayne: Apple is the defendant in two recent, offbeat lawsuits, including one filed by an artist who alleges he invented and named the iPod and iPhone in the 1980s, only to have Apple and actress Sarah Jessica Parker steal his trade secrets." AppleInsider 7:40 PM
"A $99 8GB iPhone 3GS to Kill the Motorola Droid?" PC World 10:56 AM
"Eugene 'Man-Man' Roberts: Producing John Legend Live with MainStage" Apple 8:48 AM
"The Beatles on iTunes on December 15th!?" HardMac 8:59 AM
"In Pictures: No, Apple Isn't Going To Build A Car ..." [Slideshow] Forbes 1:43 PM
"Technology doesn't isolate people: U.S. study" Reuters 8:13 AM
"Facebook Chat may soon connect to iChat, GTalk, other Jabber clients" 9 to 5 Mac 8:13 AM
"Creative Profiles -PixPainted -Art from photography" Macworld UK 8:15 AM
"Want free rides on other peoples WIFi networks? Ireland has an App for that..." 9 to 5 Mac 7:26 AM
"Smartphone users make lousy partners: A survey of iPhone and BlackBerry users has concluded that they're a pretty insensitive bunch." TG Daily 8:52 AM
"Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line'" CNET News 1:49 PM
"Postini technology to spread across Google Apps: Google is working to extend the Postini policy enforcement layer from Gmail to other Apps components like Docs" IDG News Service 11:37 AM
"Gaming on the go: Video game truck drives new trend" [Video Report] MSNBC 11:22 AM
"New 'Call of Duty' could set record: A big part of the game's appeal is in its multiplayer component" Associated Press 11:20 AM
"The InfoWorld news quiz: Nov. 6, 2009" InfoWorld 11:11 AM
"Inventor Of Cellphones Says They're Too Complicated Now" InformationWeek 11:07 AM
"Twitter turns UI thinking on its head" TG Daily 12:55 PM
"Droid launch draws tech-savvy crowd to Verizon store: Early adopters want the phone's multitasking ability and Verizon's network, instead of the iPhone on AT&T" Computerworld 11:20 AM
"The Day the Droid Drops" [Video Report] ABCNews 10:08 AM
"Eich: JavaScript getting faster, could kill off Flash/JavaScript's founder claims JavaScript has displaced Java as a Web client, outlines projected enhancements" InfoWorld 8:35 AM
"Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom sign final agreement to combine T-Mobile UK and Orange UK" Macworld UK 8:24 AM
"China gray handset shipments to reach 145 million units in 2009, says iSuppli" DigiTimes 8:17 AM
"PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 launch, say PC vendors" DigiTimes 8:17 AM
"Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010/A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US." AppleInsider 7:22 PM
"Verizon iPhone Could Arrive Next Year After All" Wired 9:57 PM
"Next iPhone to interact with devices via RFID?" Insanely Great Mac 8:19 AM
"Apple debuts Pick up pricing for the holiday season" 9 to 5 Mac 3:01 PM
"Apple Store announces Reserve And Pick Up program for the holidays" Macworld 7:37 PM
"Top-Grossing iPhone Apps: Doom, Red Alert Challenge Rock Band" Gamasutra 8:40 AM
"Update Fixes IPhone Sync Problem With Windows 7 for Some: Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones." PC World 10:05 PM
"Apple plans iPhone lockdown: Apple has apparently stepped up its efforts to thwart the ubiquitous practice of iPhone jailbreaking. Indeed, Club Cupertino is currently seeking a security expert who would be tasked with leading a team dedicated to preserving the iPhone's fragile integrity." TG Daily 2:25 PM
"Apple MacBooks help drive Quanta's quarter" 9 to 5 Mac 8:18 AM
"Dumping Macs for Google Apps, SSD in iMac, Late 2009 iMac Performance Problems, and More" Low End Mac 3:28 PM
"15'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"17'' MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"iMac Price & Deal Tracker -21.5 Inch -Up To $100 Off Original Price -Other Extras" MacReviewZone 1:28 PM
"MacBook Pro Price & Deal Tracker 15 Inch Models -Prices Start At $1,050" MacReviewZone 1:42 PM
"MacBook Air Price Tracker-Prices Start At $899... Other Extras" MacReviewZone 11:46 AM
"iPod Classic Price Tracker... Up To $170 Off Original Price -New, Closeout, Refurbished, Used And Discounted" MacReviewZone 11:47 AM
"Best Selling iPhone Accessories -From $6 To $135 -Prices, Reviews And Information" MacReviewZone 1:28 PM
"In The US Apple Store seven refurbished items were restocked including the MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo – Aluminum for $999, 67 were unchanged, and one was Sold Out." While Supplies Last 7:29 AM
"First take: Apple's new MacBook offers sleek style, solid performance/It's still encased in white plastic, but it gets new 'unibody' look" Computerworld 8:34 AM
"Macworld UK's Nick Spence : FAF" TotalApps 7:27 AM
Verizon Droid
"Verizon doesn't seem to know what 'unlimited' means in Droid contracts" ["Not to worry, though, you can get unlimited plus one for an additional $30 with the tethering plan — wait, I'm being told that this 'unlimited' plan is also limited to five gigs. Oh, and there's an unlimited plus two if you want to use Microsoft Exchange. $45 please."] MobileCrunch 7:20 PM
"Droid First Step in iPhone Fade Away? Showdown between Droid and iPhone could spur a 'Mac vs. PC'-like battle in the mobile world, according to one industry watcher." InternetNews 3:01 PM
"Will Google's Android Suffer From Fragmentation?" paidContent 3:01 PM
"Is Verizon's New Early-Termination Fee Anticonsumer?" AllThingsD 2:25 PM
"The new Verizon Droid: perfect for the AT&T haters?" Baltimore Sun [Free Registration Required] 2:24 PM
"Droid to give iPhone run for its market share?" LoopRumors 1:46 PM
"What I Like and Dislike About the Verizon Droid" jkOnTheRun 11:12 AM
"Verizon's Droid launch: your complete guide" PC World 11:02 AM
"Droid sees short launch lines" Electronista 9:07 AM
"DROID mania sweeps the nation, so to speak" Engadget 8:49 AM
"Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid Round 2" MobileCrunch 8:49 AM
"Fever Pitch: It's Droid Day, Enjoy The Moment." TechCrunch 8:48 AM
"Analysis: Motorola Makes Good On Google's Promise With Droid" ChannelWeb 8:41 AM
"Verizon's Motorola Droid: Best Android phone, but it's no Apple iPhone: We'd tag Droid with the title of 'poor man's iPhone,' except it's more expensive" MacDailyNews 8:37 AM
"With the Droid, Verizon answers iPhone's call: Please don't call the Droid an 'iPhone killer.'" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:35 AM
"Android vs. iPhone: Don't Bet Your Business on Either One/Sadly the battle to win smartphone users' hearts -- and wallets -- has one clear loser: IT folks." InfoWorld 8:35 AM
"Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone" Associated Press 8:34 AM
"Droid: The Best Smartphone Not Made by Apple" AllThingsD 8:34 AM
"Motorola DROID Does? A Deep Dive Look" HotHardware 7:30 AM
Non-Apple
"HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video" Engadget 7:43 PM
"ThinkPad X100e Light and Thin Notebook Rumored for January 2010 Release" jkOnTheRun 2:19 PM
"PC Buyer's Guide: Motherboards" Gameplanet 11:49 AM
"Why Google released Closure Tools" ZDNet Blogs 1:24 PM
"9 things we still hate about tech" [Slideshow] CIO 11:12 AM
"Review: Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny" Dallas Morning News [Free Registration Required] 10:33 AM
"Don't Count Out RIM and BlackBerry In The Mobile Revolution" ChannelWeb 10:26 AM
"Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?" Time 10:24 AM
"Gadget problems divide the sexes: Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline." BBC 10:11 AM
"Gary V's Five Commandments of Social Networking" WSJ Blogs 9:39 AM
"Will Microsoft become the General Motors of software? It has near-monopoly status and nimble, disruptive competitors. We've seen this movie before." Fortune 9:51 AM
"Opera, Mozilla and Google respond to Microsoft browser ballot: Web rivals bemoan lack of competition" Techworld 12:49 PM
"Windows 7 Tops Vista's Rollout as Patch Tuesday Looms" CIO Today 10:22 AM
"Windows 7 Sales Top Vista Out Of The Gate" ChannelWeb 10:27 AM
"Vista sold more PCs than Windows 7 did" Fortune 9:48 AM
"PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 launch, say PC vendors" DigiTimes 10:38 AM
"Windows 7 Sales Trounce Vista: Microsoft's new OS is significantly outpacing its predecessor in terms of post-launch market impact." InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Microsoft's weak cloud privacy position" CNET News 9:54 AM
"NEC to Raise $1.48 Billion: NEC Corp. said Friday it plans to raise up to 134 billion yen, or about $1.48 billion, through a new share issuance aimed at boosting its weakened financial standing as it steps up capital spending." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:39 AM
"NEC plans $1.6bn share sale after losses: NEC has become the latest of Japan's large electronics companies to raise capital to shore up a recession-hit balance sheet, announcing a Y134bn ($1.5bn) issue of new shares." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 10:58 AM
"HP Offers Data Center Scalability: An elastic data center, based on virtualized resource pools, can scale in response to unpredictable business conditions, HP says." InformationWeek 10:00 AM
"Dell Launches Thinner, Lighter Adamo Laptop: The half-inch laptop steps up the competition with Apple's MacBook Air and other thin-and-light notebooks." InformationWeek 10:01 AM
"Dell rolls out ultrathin Adamo XPS laptop" Austin American-Statesman [Free Registration Required] 10:10 AM
"IBM sets up top-end business analytics center in India" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"One charge hard to level at Intel: Raising prices" CNET News 9:55 AM
"Intel touts Atom-based 'nettops' with upcoming Pine Trail chips: Intel hopes its new Pine Trail chips will generate more demand for Atom-based desktops and prove that Atom isn't just for laptops" IDG News Service 11:10 AM
"Intel Promises SSD Firmware Fix" PC World 11:29 AM
"Intel advises Facebook on needed updates" V3 1:08 PM
"Intel in talks with India's ITI for jv - report" Reuters 9:50 AM
"Cisco faces fresh call to raise Tandberg bid" Reuters 9:45 AM
"More Opposition to Cisco Tandberg Bid Rises" eWeek 10:44 AM
"Tandberg Shareholders: Cisco Offer Too Low" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:45 AM
"Cisco's Dicey Outlook" [Video Report] TheStreet 9:47 AM
"Cisco: Becoming Too Big and Too Acquisitive for Its Own Good?" Seeking Alpha 9:47 AM
"Global CIO: Oracle Trapped By EU Politics, Says New York Times/As thousands of Sun employees face layoffs, the EU ninnies focus on conjuring up an outcome that will make them seem less pathetic than they truly are." InformationWeek 10:01 AM
"FCC To Examine Telephone Access Fees: Some carriers have complained that AT&T and Verizon charge competitors too much to backhaul their customers' voice and data traffic." InformationWeek 1:56 PM
"Spintronics Breakthrough Harnesses Quantum Mechanics/It's all in the spin: Researchers find the holy grail of spintronics, which will enable the whole semiconductor industry to transfer to a new paradigm." Smarter Technology 10:47 AM
"Tech Stocks: Tech stocks eke out small gains in afternoon action/Technology stocks put in a mixed performance in afternoon trading Friday, as the sector see-sawed in a hunt for direction after the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10% for the first time in 26 years." MarketWatch 1:37 PM
"Wall Street Not Rattled by Jobs Data: Wall Street mostly yawned at Friday's ugly unemployment data as the Dow hovered at the 10000 threshold even though the government said the U.S. unemployment rate crested above the 10% mark for the first time since 1983." FOXBusiness 1:59 PM
"Stocks Trickle Higher: Stocks trickled higher Friday on a day the nation's unemployment rate topped 10%." TheStreet 1:40 PM
"U.S. Stocks Fluctuate on GE, Unemployment Rate at 26-Year High" Bloomberg 1:38 PM
"Stocks try to rise: Wall Street musters slim gains, with the Dow batting up against 10,000 after the October unemployment rate spikes to a 26-year high. Oil prices slump as dollar churns." CNNMoney 1:38 PM
"Stocks zigzag as dollar slides on jobs report" Associated Press 1:38 PM
"GE Helps DJIA, but Jobs a Hurdle: A surge in General Electric helped lift industrial stocks and the broader market on Friday, though the gains were tempered by glum employment data." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 1:38 PM
"Job market report disappoints Wall Street: Higher-than-expected payroll losses for October could set markets lower after rally that pushed Dow back above 10,000." CNNMoney 9:36 AM
"Europe Markets: European shares manage small rise after U.S. jobs data/RBS swings to third-quarter loss, Lafarge quarterly profit falls" MarketWatch 1:38 PM
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