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10:15 PM ET, July 15, 2010

Top Items:

Apple Engineer Told Jobs IPhone Antenna Might Cut Calls — Apple Inc.'s senior antenna expert voiced concern to Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs in the early design phase of the iPhone 4 that the antenna could lead to dropped calls, a person familiar with the matter said.

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:

Apple Says Bloomberg iPhone 4 “Antennagate” Report Is “Simply Not True” — Apple says that Bloomberg's report from earlier — that Apple's senior antenna expert supposedly warned Steve Jobs that the new iPhone 4's antenna design may “hurt reception” and “lead to dropped calls” — is “simply not true,” the WSJ reports.

Discussion: 9 to 5 Mac, Faster Forward, Digital Trends and TUAW

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:

Apple Tried To Buy Palm Before HP Won The Bidding War — And RIM Completely Blew The Deal — The race to buy Palm earlier this year was fast and hot, with the company's bankers contacting 16 companies about the deal, including five serious potential suitors. — HP won the bake-off, acquiring Palm for $1.2 billion in late April.

Discussion: App Advice, CNET News, Macworld, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Erictric, PhoneDog.com, IntoMobile, Electronista, Edible Apple, MobileCrunch, Boy Genius Report, everythingiCafe, 9 to 5 Mac and Everything webOS

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:

The New York Times Algorithm & Why It Needs Government Regulation — The New York Times is the number one newspaper web site. Analysts reckon it ranks first in reach among US opinion leaders. When the New York Times editorial staff tweaks its supersecret algorithm behind what to cover …

Discussion: Technologizer and Technology Liberation Front

New York Times:
The Google Algorithm — Google handles nearly two-thirds …

Discussion: ZDNet, NBC Bay Area, Financial Times, Tech Trader Daily, The Precursor Blog, Relevant Results, GigaOM, The Next Web, TechCrunch, FM Blog and MediaPost, more at Mediagazer »

Adam Kovacevich / Google Public Policy Blog:
Our op-ed: Regulating what is “best” in search?

Discussion: TechCrunch, more at Mediagazer »

Nick Saint / Silicon Alley Insider: The New York Times Goes Nuts, Says The Government Should Regulate …

Google Investor Relations:

Google Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. — “Google had a strong second quarter,” said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. “Solid growth in our core business and very strong growth …

Sam Diaz / ZDNet:
Google earnings: A mixed bag but confidence about future

Discussion: AdAge and Tech Trader Daily

AppleInsider:

Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference on Friday — Apple this Friday will hold a press conference on its Cupertino-based campus to discuss the iPhone 4 and, presumably, the growing array of allegations from the media over the handset's reception woes. — No further details about the event …

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
iPhone 4: 50% chance of an in-store fix

Discussion: TheStreet.com, The Mac Observer, internetnews.com, AppleInsider, Webomatica, I4U News and ZDNet

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
How I Think The iPhone 4 Antenna Press Conference Is Going To Play Out

Boy Genius Report:

Exclusive: Apple's FaceTime coming to iPod touch, iPad, we detail how — One of our reliable Apple connections (not Jason Burford) just let us know some pretty fantastic news. It's been widely assumed that Apple will start to roll out their FaceTime real-time communication protocol …

Kelly Hodgkins / Boy Genius Report:

Reality Check: Modding the DROID X may not lead to a bricked phone — A post by p3Droid on the My Droid World forums claims to shed some light on the rumored locked bootloader of the DROID X. According to the posting, the Droid X ships with an e-fuse chip that locks the bootloader and will brick the phone if the bootloader is modified.

Discussion: Droid Life, Android Phone Fans, MobileCrunch, AndroidSPIN, TechSpot, IntoMobile, CrunchGear and Google Android News …

Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Motorola Droid X Review

Discussion: Boy Genius Report, GigaOM, The Next Web, Fortune, BetaNews, Silicon Alley Insider and DSLreports

Devin Coldewey / MobileCrunch:
Droid X actually self-destructs if you try to mod it

Discussion: PC World, Techdirt, Ars Technica, The Tech Report, VentureBeat, Android Phone Fans, PhoneDog.com, Download Squad and Gizmodo

Galen Gruman / InfoWorld:

Windows Phone 7: Don't bother with this disaster — Microsoft's demos of its great mobile hope shows Windows Phone 7 to be only a tepid knockoff of a 2007-era iPhone — There's no kind way to say it: Windows Phone 7 will be a failure. Announced to much bravado in February as the platform …

Discussion: Computerworld, PC World, WMExperts and Phone7

Taimur Asad / Redmond Pie:

Apple Releases iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G — Apple today has released iOS 4.0.1 in a bid to fix the reception issue which has been plaguing iPhone 4 users since its launch last month. This new update addresses the reception issue which is experienced when the phone is tightly griped in the left hand.

Discussion: MacRumors and Elliott C. Back, Thanks:taimurasad

Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
This Is How Much the New iPhone 4 Signal Bars Have Grown

Discussion: Engadget, Ars Technica, InformationWeek, BlogsDNA, Geek.com, NBC Bay Area, Black Web 2.0, Laughing Squid, Cult of Mac, Appletell, O'Grady's PowerPage, MacRumors and ZDNet

AppleInsider:

US Sen. Schumer writes letter to Apple CEO over iPhone 4 antenna — Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer on Thursday issued an open letter to Steve Jobs regarding the iPhone 4 antenna issues, calling Apple's current solutions “insufficient” and asking the company to provide a free fix for consumers.

Discussion: Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Silicon Alley Insider, MacStories, BusinessWeek, SlashGear, I4U News, everythingiCafe, PhoneNews.com, Erictric and TechSpot

DigiTimes:

Apple readies 11.6-inch MacBook Air and new iPod touch — Apple is ready to launch a new generation MacBook Air featuring an 11.6-inch display and Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor in the second half of 2010, as well as a new iPod touch in August or September.

Discussion: MacRumors, Computerworld, Digital Trends, Geek.com, Electricpig.co.uk, Softpedia News, TechSpot, Electronista, Fast Company, Techie Buzz, Macsimum News and AppleInsider

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:

iPhone 4: Consumer Reports Needs To Get It Together — Sometimes I want to buy something like a blender or a car or a washing machine. And sometimes my wonderful and loving mother (her birthday is coming up) finds out because I accidentally tell her, or my dad does, or she uses that mom ESP thing …

Discussion: Bits, Gearlog, Daring Fireball, Computerworld and Appolicious Advisor

John Cook / TechFlash:

Billionaire Paul Allen to give the majority of his money to charity — Billionaire Paul Allen said today that he plans to give away the majority of his money to charity, following in the footsteps of his Microsoft co-founder and celebrated philanthropist Bill Gates.

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:

Exclusive: HP's Android Tablet Tabled — Hewlett Packard is working on a variety of tablet PCs, running a variety of operating systems. Among them, an Android device that was supposed to arrive at market in the fourth quarter of 2010. But no longer. Sources in position to know tell …

Discussion: CrunchGear, Maximum PC, BetaNews, 901am, Erictric, PC World, Geek.com, IntoMobile, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, GMSV, GigaOM, AndroidSPIN, Electricpig.co.uk, Google Android News …, Gizmodo, Neowin.net, FierceWireless, ZDNet, GottaBeMobile, Gadgetell, Android Phone Fans and I4U News

Leena Rao / TechCrunch:

Twitter Continues To Help You Figure Out Who Exactly Is Following You — It looks like Twitter's notification emails that are sent when you have a new follower are getting a much-needed makeover. A search on Twitter has confirmed that the new emails are being rolled out to users.

Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider and Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim

Aaron Goldman / MediaPost:

Why Google Me — The world may not need another social network. But Google does. — Google needs a place where people can easily congregate and communicate. A place that's as easy to understand and use as Google.com. A place that people “like.” — Why? — 1. Stickier Audience = More Ad Dollars

Thanks:atul

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