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Erik Sherman / industry.bnet.com:
Apple Flubs iPod Event, Marketing Changing? — Apple has been the greatest corporate master, perhaps, of the event: keep a tight lid on announcements before, invite the faithful, have Steve Jobs bring in the worship, and keep people on the edges of their seats until the end.
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Neil Hughes / AppleInsider:
802.11n, space for camera hidden in Apple's new iPod touch — A look inside the latest iPod touch hardware reveals the device has space to fit an iPod nano-style video camera, and also sports a wireless chip that supports 802.11n. — The new, faster, higher-capacity third-generation iPod touch …
Saul Hansell / Bits:
How the Cliq May Make Handset Makers Uncomfortable — The Motorola Cliq is a provocative telephone, and that's the best thing about it. — A majority of the public will pick it up, look at its ever-changing, multi-layered home screen, and drop it quickly, alienated and confused.
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Yep, Motorola CLIQ definitely launching in October to T-Mobile — Thanks to one of our top ninjas, we've been able to score this shot of an internal T-Mobile PowerPoint clearly showing the Motorola CLIQ release date listed as October which further supports our previous story about a mid-October launch.
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Sprint CEO on Pre vs iPhone: “It's like comparing someone to Michael Jordan” — Charlie Rose asked Sprint CEO Dan Hesse about how the Palm Pre is doing against the Apple iPhone. The bottom line: Well, but not too well. It almost feels like he's admitting defeat from the start.
Jay Robinson:
Some Notes On iTunes LP — It's clear that I'm pretty excited about iTunes LP. The “deluxe album” format from the iTunes Store is an attempt to revitalize music sales by providing an immersive digital experience complete with detailed art reminiscent of when people used to buy records.
Ashlee Vance / New York Times:
Goodbye, Gobbledygook — SUNNYVALE, Calif. — For the last 30 years, the computer industry has bragged about its achievements. And when the industry was excited about a breakthrough, it expected — even demanded — that consumers get excited, too. But that less-than-symbiotic relationship may be coming to an end.
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
Danny Sullivan: Carol Bartz Is The Sarah Palin Of Search — Danny Sullivan shares an interesting theory: — Is Carol Bartz the Sarah Palin of search? You be the judge! — Danny has a bunch of other smart things to say about Carol and search, too. (Click through here to access the links):
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
10 TechCrunch50 grads: Where are they now? — Tech blog TechCrunch is hosting the third iteration of its annual startup show next week, where 50 brand new sites and services are slated to be launched. The show was started in early-2007 by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and entrepreneur …
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Adrian Humphreys / National Post:
Google ordered to ID authors of emails to York University — Christian Hartmann/Reuters An employee answers phone calls at a Google office — TORONTO — York University has won court orders requiring Google Inc. and Canada's two largest telecommunications companies to reveal the identities …
Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Google Economist Sees Positive Signs in Search Term Trends — Google chief economist Hal Varian is pretty confident the national economy is recovering, and he's not just basing that on government data. — He says he can tell from Americans' search habits.
Owen Fletcher / PC World:
Chinese EBay Rival Aims for 1 Billion Global Users — The company known as “China's eBay” will aim for expansion abroad in the long term, but first it wants more foreign products sold on its platform in China, it said Saturday. — Taobao.com, a booming auction and retail site …
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Greg Sterling / Internet2Go:
Do iPhone Users Hate Ads? — As I said yesterday, reconciling all the conflicting survey and behavioral data on consumers' attitudes toward mobile advertising is difficult. Generally speaking consumers will say they don't like ads on mobile devices, but respond to advertising and offers when they receive them.
