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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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"Google Picasa 3.5: Free photo editing and sharing app puts the pinch on iPhoto" Macworld
"Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes: what it means: Forget the new iPods; it's the other things that point to where Apple wants to go" Computerworld 8:00 AM
"Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?" Reuters 9:22 AM
"Apple, TV networks clash over 99-cent rentals: 'This is a plan that is designed to sell iPads, iPods and iPhones,' says one executive" Reuters 9:37 AM
"Apple's Stealthy Attack on Your Living Room" Forbes 2:35 PM
"Apple adds social network to iTunes, updates TV box" Detroit Free Press 8:28 AM
"Apple Unveils New iPod Touch, Shuffle, Nano: CEO Steve Jobs says new MP3 player lineup is the strongest in his company's history." InformationWeek 10:41 AM
"Apple Teaches Old iPods New Tricks" MacNewsWorld 12:11 PM
"Living Room is Tech Battleground - Again" PCWorld 8:39 AM
"Apple breaks new ground in TV rentals, overhauls iPods" Los Angeles Times 8:42 AM
"Is Apple's iPod tune getting old?" CNET News 8:06 AM
"Analysts weigh in on the new Apple TV" Fortune 12:03 PM
"Wall Street views new Apple TV as small step, not living room revolution" AppleInsider 8:40 AM
"Apple iOS 4.2 Readies the iPad for Work" PCWorld 7:46 AM
"Apple inks Ping trademark deal with golf gear maker" The Register 9:14 AM
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"iTunes 10: What's Hot, Not, Missing, And Oh So Cool" Mac 360 7:48 AM
"Software Review: AccountEdge and FirstEdge" ATPM 1:00 PM
"Blogo 1.3: Brainjuice's Blogo 1.3 is a well-designed app and, while it does have some limitations and minor irritations, it's one of the best designed blogging applications I've had the opportunity to use." Macworld 10:52 AM
"Share Files, Photos, Movies, Images Online With A Simple Drag And Drop And Click App" Mac 360 7:47 AM
"Apple Special Event September 1, 2010: Watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveil the new iPod lineup, Apple TV, and iTunes 10." Apple Events 7:58 AM
"Millions and Billions: Apple's Music Event by the Numbers" AllThingsD 8:43 AM
"Spammers Already Taking Aim at Apple's Ping" Mac Rumors 2:41 PM
"New iPods not included in Apple's Back-to-School money-off scheme" Macworld UK 9:39 AM
"Sony Walkman Sales Surpass iPod Sales In Japan" CrunchGear 9:53 AM
"Apple states tax take on UK iPod pricing: Apple has made it explicitly clear how much more its charging UK consumers for its kit than US-based buyers." Register Hardware 9:14 AM
"New iPods, Apple TV: US vs. UK pricing" Macworld UK 7:52 AM
"Kodak picks patent fight with iPhone, BlackBerry: Eastman Kodak is trying to gain ground lost in the digital revolution by using its collection of patents to target Apple and Research In Motion (RIM)." Bloomberg News 9:26 AM
"Deutsche Telecom to Lose iPhone Exclusivity in Germany" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:00 AM
"The Evolution of the iPod Nano [Infographic] Cult of Mac 9:56 AM
"Have You Seen The New iPod Nano Commercial?" iPhone Savior 7:39 AM
"Latest iPod Touch commercial -All kinds of fun" Edible Apple 8:03 AM
"Apple Quietly Removes Video Support From iPod Nano" Cult of Mac 9:55 AM
"Lady Gaga, Chris Martin Help Apple Announce New Products" MTV News 11:42 AM
"Coldplay's Chris Martin performs at Apple event" USA Today 8:18 AM
"Wedding Bells Ring During Apple Convention" dBTechno 7:59 AM
"Liphone 4 Is The New Knockoff of iPhone 4" M.I.C. Gadget 2:35 PM
Non-Apple News
"Amazon matches Apple with 99-cent download" Reuters 11:25 AM
"Amazon Intros $0.99 TV Show Purchases" The Mac Observer 9:14 AM
Publications/Podcasts
"16.09 / September 2010: Volume 16, Number 9" ATPM 1:02 PM
"Apple sets date for iOS unification" MacUser (UK) [Free Registration Required] 8:31 AM
"November's iOS 4.2 for iPad: What's new?" iPad.Blorge 12:12 PM
"IDC Ranks Mobile Phone Manufacturers' Recycling Efforts – Mobile Industry Faces a Long Road to 'Green'" ["Apple - Apple recycles in 95% of the countries where its products are sold, including the United States, India, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Korea, and Australia."] Business Wire 8:09 AM
"LED based iPod Touch with Video Cam & FaceTime Fulfills Major Patents" Patently Apple 8:40 AM
Apple Patent Applications
"An iTunes 9 Patent for arranging iApps on your Desktop Hints at iWatch" Patently Apple 8:39 AM
"Apple aiming to improve syncing, sorting of cloud-based content: A day after the new cloud-based Apple TV was unveiled, two patent applications from Apple describe methods to improve the experience of over-the-air syncing, and browsing of Internet-based content." AppleInsider 9:55 AM
AppleCare/Helps
"iTunes Store: 'Your Credit Card Was Declined. Please Enter Valid Credit Card Information" AppleToolbox 7:49 AM
"iTunes Store: How to rent TV Shows" Apple Support 7:40 AM
"iTunes Store: TV episode rental frequently asked questions (FAQ)" Apple Support 7:40 AM
"I am having worse problems: my iMac (mid2009) not only freezes but the screen turns a solid color, blue, grey, or orange. It is unresponsive to any input./I reformatted the HD and put in fresh install of Snow Leopard. Still crashes at least once a day." MacInTouch 10:45 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"September Mega Bundle and Special Offer on VMware's Fusion are Announced" TheMacBundles 7:51 AM
"Refurbished 17" MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Intel Core i7: $2169" The Mac Observer 12:12 PM
"iPod touch (Sep '10) Prices & Availability" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"iPod nano (Sep '10) Prices & Availability" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Current Bundles" MacPrices 8:18 AM
"A Fine Pair of Dragons: Dragon Dictation is 100% accurate nearly every time and far better than the iPhone's built-in speech recognition. Its sibling, Dragon Search, uses the power of Dragon Dictate to search Google (or Yahoo), YouTube, Twitter, iTunes, and Wikipedia. But let me digress a moment." ATPM 1:02 PM
"The Best iPhone Apps for Your Car" Lifehacker 12:02 PM
"Mirror's Edge Review for iPhone" Touch Arcade 11:59 AM
"'Puzzle Agent' Review – New Point-and-Click Adventure from Telltale Games (Review)" Touch Arcade 11:59 AM
"Challenging Apple's ambitions/Berlin: Is today the day the consumer electronics industry's fightback against Apple begins? Most of the big names from the gadget world are in Berlin for the IFA consumer electronics show which is now becoming one of the best events to see new products launched." BBC 8:23 AM
"Apple TV: Sequel (or Is It a Rerun?) Gets a Shrug on Wall Street" BNET 8:15 AM
"Boxee Responds to Apple TV: 'We're Taking a Different Path'" Fast Company 8:32 AM
"Boxee comments on new Apple TV" SlashGear 8:14 AM
"The World of Apple: A Visual Look at The Company's Timeline and Some Interesting Statistics" Apple Gazette 8:13 AM
"Google To Steve Jobs: No, We Aren't Lying About Android Activations, And, Yes, We're Going To Kick iPhone's Ass" Silicon Alley Insider 8:04 AM
"The iPod Classic Lives! Apple confirmed that the boxy and big iPod classic line digital music players will live on." Technologizer 9:14 AM
"Apple iPod classic: Down but not yet dead" Macworld UK 7:57 AM
"Social Music Mystery! What Happened to Apple's Ping/Facebook Connection?" AllThingsD 8:42 AM
"How Apple's Ping dings Twitter, Facebook" CNET News 8:22 AM
"Ping' Could Be Apple's Backdoor to Social Networking" Internet Evolution 7:57 AM
"Freebie Alert: 'Hoggy', 'Veggie Samurai', 'Rebirth of Fortune', 'bitFLIP HD', 'Irritating Game', 'Fayju Ball' and 'TowerMadness'" Touch Arcade 12:59 PM
"Limited Edition Speck 'Fitted Artsprojekt' Cases Now Available for iPhone 4 Exclusively at Best Buy" Speck 12:11 PM
"CourseNotes for iPad gains sharing, premium content" Macworld 12:03 PM
"Epic Citadel for iPad, an Impressive Game Demo" PadGadget 12:00 PM
"Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 – A Great Companion for your iPad" PadGadget 12:00 PM
"Chillingo Intros Lamp of Aladdin iPhone, iPad" The Mac Observer 10:46 AM
"NewerTech Announces Seven Port USB 2.0 Compact Powered Hub For Connecting: And Powering Up To Seven USB Devices With Plug And Play Ease" NewerTechnology 10:34 AM
"iPod case product announcements" Appletell 9:54 AM
"Get Tricky with the @Rest iPad Stand" Apple Gazette 9:48 AM
"New Tiki-themed iTinis Explorer and Explorer HD Cocktail Discovery Applications Released for the iPad and iPhone" PRWeb 8:12 AM
"Diving into iPhone and iPad Programming" PRWeb 8:12 AM
"'80 Bites' iPhone/iPad App Makes Counting Cool This 'Pedometer' for Your Mouth Shows how Much and how Often you eat" PRWeb 8:12 AM
"Easily Access Your New iPod touch with Protective Belkin Cases" Business Wire 8:10 AM
"Namco Networks Extends PC Hit, Mishap: An Accidental Haunting, to iOS Devices" Business Wire 8:10 AM
"Research and Markets: This App Store Detailed Profiles Report Provides in-Depth Review of 27 Major Smartphone Application Stores" Business Wire 8:10 AM
"TomTom App for iPhone Continues to Deliver Advanced Turn-by-Turn Navigation with New Update" Business Wire 8:09 AM
"Farm it! - New game for the iPad released on the App Store" prMac 11:19 AM
"Montessori Crosswords iPad App Free for Moms With Apps' AppFriday" prMac 10:46 AM
"Sale announced on 3D Coloring Book for Kids for iPad" prMac 10:46 AM
"Authors of Children's Books Will Love New iPhone App" prMac 9:19 AM
"Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP: Dell ends bidding contest over data-storage maker 3Par, will not match HP's $2.07B offer" Associated Press 10:14 AM
"Dell Pulls Out of 3PAR Bidding War With H-P" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:22 AM
"H.P. Wins 3Par as Bidding War Ends" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:14 AM
"HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping Dell's New $32 Bid" Bloomberg 9:37 AM
"HP ups 3Par bid to $33 a share" CNET News 9:05 AM
"HP bids $2.4bn for 3PAR: HP has raised its bid for 3PAR to $33 a share, around $2.4bn, beating a revised Dell offer made earlier today." The Register 9:10 AM
"If HP gets 3PAR, does Donatelli get HP?" The Register 9:21 AM
"HP, Hynix To Collaborate On Memristor Memory Technology: Resistive Random Access Memory, or ReRAM, is non-volatile memory with lower power consumption and much greater storage capacity than the Flash memory used in mobile phones and MP3 players today." InformationWeek 10:40 AM
"Memristor revolution backed by HP: Electronics giant HP has joined the world's second-largest memory chip maker Hynix to manufacture a novel member of the electronics family." BBC 10:53 AM
"A peek inside a new HP Netbook and ultrathin" CNET News 8:46 AM
"Is Windows still relevant in the virtualization era?" Network World 9:05 AM
"Windows Phone 7 OS is done and dusted: Now for the manufacturing" Recombu 10:53 AM
"Stocks edge higher after jobs, housing reports" Associated Press 11:22 AM
"Stocks wallow after a big rally: Stocks drifted between modest gains and losses Thursday, as investors took a step back from a major rally in the previous session and digested mixed economic reports." CNNMoney 11:22 AM
"Some Tech Stocks Soar, While Others Flounder" Indie Research 9:44 AM
"Stocks Favor Green After Data Flood: U.S. markets headed mostly higher Thursday afternoon as the bulls manage to slightly add onto Wednesday's 250-point surge in the wake of mostly upbeat economic reports and more M&A action." FOXBusiness 2:44 PM
"Stocks 'Stuck in the Mud': U.S. stocks eked out slight gains as better-than-expected readings on housing and retail provided some encouragement, but investors awaited Friday's jobs data before making major moves." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 11:23 AM
"Stocks Take Breather; Claims Lower" TheStreet 9:40 AM
"Asia Markets: Ping An soars as trading resumes after months" MarketWatch 10:49 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks gain as U.S. data buoys sentiment/ECB revises up growth estimates, will continue refinancing operations" MarketWatch 10:49 AM
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