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6:05 PM ET, September 18, 2009

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Richard Whitt / Google Public Policy Blog:
Our complete letter to the FCC regarding Google Voice for iPhone  —  Back in July, the FCC sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google asking about the rejection of the Google Voice for iPhone app.  —  When we submitted our letter on August 21, we asked the FCC to redact certain portions …
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John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Google to Apple: You Lie  —  Well this is uncomfortable... Asked by the FCC in August if it had rejected Google's Voice app from its iTunes App Store, Apple (AAPL) claimed it had not and that the app was still under review.  “Contrary to published reports, Apple has not rejected the Google Voice application …
Discussion: CNET News and The iPhone Blog, Thanks:taylorbuley
Nick Saint / Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple Says It Again: We Did Not Reject Google Voice iPhone App  —  Apple (AAPL) disputes Google's (GOOG) claim that Apple rejected the Google Voice iPhone app.  —  An Apple rep writes:  —  “We do not agree with all of the statements made by Google in their FCC letter.
Erica Ogg / CNET News:   Google vs. Apple: Who's telling the truth?
Neal Mohan / The Official Google Blog:
The DoubleClick Ad Exchange: growing the display advertising pie for everyone  —  Hundreds of thousands of advertisers use search advertising — short, highly relevant text ads alongside search results on Google and other search engines — to grow their businesses.
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Jason F. / Signal vs. Noise:
The next generation bends over  —  Mint's sale to Intuit really pissed me off.  —  Why should I care?  Because I think it's indicative of a VC-induced cancer that's infecting our industry and killing off the next generation.  I don't know the full backstory, but I'd bet this sale was encouraged by a Mint investor.
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Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Mint.com Founder Happy To Sell To Intuit, VC Conspiracy Wrong  —  Why did 28-year-old Mint.com founder Aaron Patzer sell his company to Intuit for $170 million after two years in business?  Why didn't he wait until the company's valuation was much bigger?  —  Because he got to sell his company …
Discussion: Dealscape and Anil Dash
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
The Plot Thickens: Skype Founders And Joost Sue Former Chairman And CEO Mike Volpi  —  The Skype-eBay plot thickens.  Joost and Joltid, both companies owned by Skype's founders, have filed a lawsuit against former Joost chairman and CEO, Mike Volpi.  The suit also names Index Ventures, the VC firm where Volpi is a partner.
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Liz Gannes / NewTeeVee:
Joost Sues Volpi for Taking Tech to Make a Web Version of Skype
Discussion: PR Newswire and GigaOM
Brad Stone / New York Times:   Skype Founders Escalate Legal Battle
Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
FCC to Propose ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission will propose new rules to prevent Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web traffic, a move that could set off a battle with phone and cable companies that don't want the government telling them how to run their networks.
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report:
AT&T to launch the Tilt 2 on October 6th; coincidence?  —  Oh no, we're not done just yet ladies and gents.  We already know October 6th is going to be a glorious day and now it looks like AT&T subscribers will be able to join in on the fun.  Have you been feeling left out …
Leo / ai.rs blog:
HTC Leo - review, photos, screenshots  —  ai.rs blog exclusive  —  We bring you the exclusive photos, screenshots and video preview of new HTC flagship device Leo.  As you can see, we were right a month ago when we published first accurate renders of Leo.
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
For students, Windows 7 will equal Snow Leopard's price  —  For a limited time, students will be able to purchase Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system for $30, roughly the same price as Apple's competing Mac OS X Snow Leopard.  —  Microsoft this week launched win741.com …
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Rob Griffiths / Macworld:
Six Snow Leopard tips
Edward Marshall / Martinsburg Journal:
Burglar leaves his Facebook page on victim's computer  —  MARTINSBURG - The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar's arrest after he stopped check his account on the victim's computer, but forgot to log out before leaving the home with two diamond rings.
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Closing In On Launch, Twitter Tweaks Its Retweet API And A Picture Of How It Will Look  —  In the Twitter API Announcement Google Group today, developer Marcel Molina posted a couple interesting updates about the upcoming Retweet API.  —  First, the launch of the new API is “close at hand.”
Discussion: The Next Web
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Whoops!  Students “Going Google” Get to Read Each Other's Emails  —  A recent bug in Google Apps allowed students at several colleges to read each other's email messages and some were even able to see another student's entire inbox.  The issue occurred at a small handful of colleges …
VentureBeat:
Facebook: Twitter is “in the rear-view mirror”  —  Twitter may still be the media darling of the day, getting all kinds of attention amid its huge user growth earlier this year.  But Facebook, once considered Twitter's most fierce competitor because it also wants to let users post bite-sized updates online …
Discussion: Shooting at Bubbles
Paul Boutin / VentureBeat:
TechCrunch50 conference founders reunite for 2010, blame it all on the puppets  —  The popular TechCrunch50 conference has gone from off to back on again for next year.  —  On Tuesday night, high-rolling Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis told several attendees, plus a reporter on Twitter …
Discussion: Gawker
Zacks Equity Research:
AT&T's Femtocell Coming Soon  —  AT&T (NYSE: T - News), the second largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscriber base, is set to unveil nation's first 3G femtocell product.  The device (called “3G Microcell) is expected to reach select U.S. markets including Atlanta, San Antonio, Seattle and North Carolina in the next week.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Bankruptcy  —  The request for bankruptcy has been filed because of an outstanding debt of 1.3 million Swedish kronor ($188,000) GGF owes to Advate Systems, a company owned by Sellstrom.  —  The debt should have been paid off in July but GGF failed to do so.
Discussion: Neowin.net, BBC and Pocket-lint.com
Dan Rayburn / The Business Of Online Video:
Hulu Already Working On The Technical Requirements For Subscription Service  —  On Tuesday, News Corps. chairman Rupert Murdoch and NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker, speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference, indicated that one day, Hulu may indeed have a subscription based service.
Dieter Bohn / PreCentral.net:
Palm Abandons Windows Mobile  —  Jon Rubinstein just made it official during their financial results conference call, folks: Palm is only going to develop webOS devices from now on.  Say goodbye to Palm-branded Windows Mobile Devices: … Does this mean the end of the Treo line?
Marisa Taylor / Digits:
Mashing-Up Google and Bing  —  In the great debate over whether Google or Bing produces better search results, a new site called Bingle lets Web users have it both ways. … Entering a query on Bingle generates side-by-side search results on both Bing and Google.
 
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Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
YouTube, Warner Music feud nearing an end
Alex Salkever / DailyFinance:
Will Facebook kill Google?
Mike Bracco / The Next Web:
Google ready to unleash spiders and expose your Google Docs
Discussion: WebWorkerDaily and The BFF
Slash Lane / AppleInsider:
Apple, other retailers target of patent infringement suit
Discussion: Electronista
Miguel Helft / Bits:
Yahoo Is Set to Unveil Big Marketing Push
Discussion: DailyFinance
Milo Yiannopoulos / TechCrunch Europe:
Daniel Ek: Spotify will kill file-sharing, be a European home-run
Discussion: Music Ally and Pocket-lint.com, Thanks:mrinaldesai
Peter Burrows / Business Week:
Apps Trump Tunes at Apple
Discussion: iLounge
 Earlier Items: 
Jodi Xu / Deal Journal:
Valuing Web Media: For the Rest of Us, It's Like Fantasy Football
Discussion: India
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Voodoo PC Brand Is Basically Dead
Discussion: Rahul Sood's Weblog and Engadget
Joanna Stern / Gizmodo:
Dell Latitude Z For Rich Execs Could Be First Laptop With Wireless Charging
Discussion: Engadget and Forbes
Dan Nystedt / Computerworld:
PC demand takes off ahead of Windows 7
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
I have 3,571 tweets that show that Twitter isn't for lunch anymore
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb, Extraface, Techgeist and VentureBeat, Thanks:atul
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Mint Is Yodlee's YouTube
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:
At Amazon, Designs of Its Own