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3:05 PM ET, September 16, 2006

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Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Microsoft unveils its wireless answer to iPod: Zune  —  When it comes to discovering new music, a friend's recommendation typically beats what's on the Billboard charts.  —  Microsoft has baked that idea into building a new portable media player that represents its most ambitious effort …
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Gizmodo:
Zune vs. iPod: About the Same Size, Both Stuck in 4:3  —  Here's a couple of accurate comparisons that clear up any misconceptions you might have about the Zune compared to the iPod.  In that first picture on the left, you can see that the Zune's half-inch larger screen is in the same aspect ratio as the iPod's: old-style 4:3.
Laurie J. Flynn / New York Times:
Music Player From Microsoft Offers Wireless Song-Sharing
Discussion: Furdlog and TechEffect
John Biggs / CrunchGear:
Zune in Action
Discussion: Gizmodo and digg
Sharon Gaudin / InformationWeek:
Accused VoIP Fraudster Sought As Fugitive  —  The feds issued an arrest warrant for Edwin Pena for violating his bail conditions.  Investigators are searching for the man, who's been missing since last month.  —  Federal authorities say a Miami man facing computer and wire fraud charges …
Tom Bramwell / GamesIndustry.biz:
Wii is region-locked - Nintendo UK  —  Also rules out DVD playback module  —  Nintendo UK has admitted that the Wii console is region-locked after all, despite comments from Nintendo of America to the contrary.  —  Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz in London this afternoon, a spokesperson admitted …
Discussion: Engadget, I4U News, Kotaku and Joystiq
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Paul Miller / Engadget:
Wii to be region-locked after all?  —  After getting promised …
Discussion: Joystiq and Slashdot
Dan Tynan / PC World:
The 25 Worst Web Sites  —  From unforgettable flame-outs to some of the most popular destinations around, no one is safe from our look at the world's dumbest dot-coms and silliest sites.  —  People say hindsight is 20/20.  When it comes to the Web, hindsight is more like X-ray vision …
Discussion: Fine On Media, digg and Slashdot
Ryan Naraine / eWEEK.com:
Hacker Discovers Adobe PDF Back Doors  —  A British security researcher has figured out a way to manipulate legitimate features in Adobe PDF files to open back doors for computer attacks.  —  David Kierznowski, a penetration testing expert specializing in Web application testing …
Discussion: TechSpot and Slashdot
Ryan Block / Engadget:
ThinkPad explodes at LAX, ignites bomb scare  —  In a time when you're not even allowed to say the word "bomb" in an airport (hey, it's for good reason), it's got to be like, really freaking embarrassing to have to run up the jetway at full speed, shoving other passengers out of the way as your flaming laptop explodes on the ground.
Discussion: Gearlog
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
New York courts may keep lawyers from blogging  —  New ethics rules under consideration in New York would redefine the definition of advertisement so broadly that virtually all electronic communications—including e-mails and blogs—would have to carry the word "ADVERTISEMENT" in a large, impossible-to-ignore font.
Discussion: CL&P Blog
Alec / Alec Saunders .LOG:
For Dina Kaplan: Why I Don't Have a VLOG  —  Yesterday, Andy Abramson posted a video blog entry from VON, goaded on by Blip.tv's Dina Kaplan, who asked "Why not video?" at the bloggers panel.  Andy's piece is a roughly one minute segment in the same style that Andy and Ken Rutkowski use on Ken Radio …
Liz Gannes / GigaOM:
Yahoo Builds Brickhouse Around Talent  —  Yahoo is in the process of setting up an in-house incubator in an attempt to hold onto its expensive talent, sources say.  The project, called Brickhouse, will be led by Flickr founder Caterina Fake.  —  Big companies are no longer the safe havens they were during the tech bust.
Discussion: VentureBeat
Business Week:
Chicken Soup For The Aging Brain  —  The disputed idea that mental exercise can turn back time has launched an industry  —  The giant Nintendo store in Manhattan was swarming with silver-haired citizens and their grandchildren.  The elders, gathered on a recent Saturday, weren't there to spoil the kids, however.
Discussion: Techdirt and Slashdot
Sam Kennedy / 1up.com:
Seaman 2 Revealed for PS2  —  Sega reveals the PS2 sequel to one of the most bizarre games ever.  —  At a press event in Tokyo this afternoon, Sega revealed the sequel to Seaman, the bizarre Dreamcast game in which you looked after and communicated with a virtual half man, half fish pet.
JJ Hawkins / PVR Wire:
Are CableCards Doomed?  —  Alan Stafford has an informative article up on the PC World staff blog about the state of the CableCard.  —  To recap, "CableCard is the technology created by the United States cable television industry in response to government mandates by the FCC to separate …
Discussion: Netscape.com
Smaran / Torrentfreak:
How to run µTorrent in Mac OS X  —  As a x-Windows guy and an ardent BitTorrenter I can confidently say that µTorrent is one of the best BitTorrent clients available for Windows 95 through Vista.  It's lean, takes up very little memory and doesn't need to be installed, you can even run it off a USB pen drive.
Discussion: michael parekh on IT and digg
Ryan Stewart / The Universal Desktop:
The new link between designer and developer  —  I had a call today with Wayne Smith, the senior product manager for Microsoft's Expression Web.  It was a fun call because it is a product I don't normally cover and I had no preconceived notions going in.  In talking to Wayne …
Discussion: Slashdot
 
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Rustybrick / Search Engine Roundtable:
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Scott McNulty / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Microsoft officially launches the Zune
Discussion: Netscape.com and digg
Niniane's Blog:
a difficult morning  —  Yesterday Cisco held an all-company meeting …
Discussion: InsideGoogle
Rick Segal / The Post Money Value:
The Good of Web 2.0  —  Michael Arrington continues to maintain …
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Simon Burns / vnunet:
DVD chips 'to kill illegal copying'
Discussion: Techdirt and The Tech Report
Rafat / paidContent.org:
Mixi's IPO Doubles on Day One; $1.9 Billion Valuation
Discussion: ben barren
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
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Discussion: Somewhat Frank and Go2web2
Business Week:
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Discussion: ben barren, MacSlash, digg and Slashdot
Richard MacManus / Read/WriteWeb:
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