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Ryan Block / Engadget:
iTunes 7.4.1 ringtones re-rename workaround discovered — So last night iTunes 7.4.1 came out which, among other things, blocked off the custom ringtone renaming method, which allowed users to add their own ringtones to their iPhone without buying them on iTunes.
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Michael Rose / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
iTunes 7.4 obsolete after 48 hours; 7.4.1 breaks homebrew ringtones — There are apps that age gracefully, staying functional and relevant for months or years with no changes at all (I'm looking at you, TNEF's Enough — 2005 in the house!)... and then there's iTunes.
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Engadget, Paul Thurrott's Internet Nexus, TECH.BLORGE.com, MacUser, Macsimum News, iPhone Central and MacSlash
Electronista:
3G, 16GB iPhone for Europe in November? — Apple may launch its iPhone campaign in Europe with a 3G-capable iPhone with enhanced storage, according to what appears to be a leaked ad from T-Mobile Germany. The ad promises a version of the handset with support for 3G-level cellular Internet access using …
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ParisLemon, CrunchGear, IP Telephony, VoIP, Broadband, Gizmodo, TECH.BLORGE.com, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Digg
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Can Michael Dell Refocus His Namesake? — "Some of our competitors jumped over us in a Darwinian way," Michael S. Dell says. "Now it's our turn." He recently returned as C.E.O. — Round Rock, Tex. — ON a recent afternoon at his company's headquarters here, Michael S. Dell is seated …
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Kaz / Kaz 911 Rescue Service:
Gitex Pictures HTC Shift WM6 — Part 2 of my Gitex Pictures Review — Of course I went to HTC J too see the HTC Shift and get some more pictures for you guys - since you all really wanted more WM6 info. — Well still looks like a very limited version of WM6 - with only mail and calendar.
Conrad Quilty-Harper / Engadget:
iTunes Store slip-up reveals future rental movie options? — Movie rentals could be coming to the iTunes Store, if an apparent slip-up by Apple is any indication. Mac developer David Watanabe uploaded a screenshot depicting an iTunes problem reporting system which has options for requesting …
Ryan / WordPress › Blog Tool and Weblog Platform:
WordPress 2.2.3 — 2.2.3 is a security and bug-fix release for the 2.2 series. Since this is a security release, we suggest you upgrade immediately. Two of the fixes are high priority. — On our Trac you can see the bugs closed and the files changed for 2.2.3. — To get 2.2.3, please see our download page.
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Microsoft bringing Internet TV feature to Windows Media Center — During our chat with Microsoft today, we got wind of a brand new feature coming to Windows Media Center, and it's slated to hit just as D-Link and Linksys get official with their Media Center Extenders.
Tim Reid / Times of London:
China's cyber army is preparing to march on America, says Pentagon — Chinese military hackers have prepared a detailed plan to disable America's aircraft battle carrier fleet with a devastating cyber attack, according to a Pentagon report obtained by The Times.
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Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
IPhone: American Express Honoring Price Protection For iPhones — Like we mentioned in our posts yesterday, if you purchased an iPhone on a credit card with a price protection plan, you can call them up and see if they will honor their return policy protection with the iPhone price drop.
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
UPDATED: RIM's (RIMM) BlackBerry System Dies, Millions Without Email — Research In Motion's (RIMM) BlackBerry mobile email system is down nationwide, according to our Sprint rep and confirmed by Boy Genius Report, which says the outage started around 10 a.m. for some T-Mobile and AT&T subscribers.
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Marvin Posted / Guns Lot:
Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time — Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all time including a title that sold over 20 million copies.
BBC:
Mobile phone technology turns 20 — The technology behind the mobile phone is celebrating its 20th anniversary. — On 7 September 1987, 15 phone firms signed an agreement to build mobile networks based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications.
Elaine Warner / Compete Blog:
iPhone Interest Could More Than Double With New Price Cuts — By now you've probably heard about Apple's recent product announcements. And while the redesign of the iPod Nano may be getting a lot of hype, the iPhone's $200 price cut was the talk of the day here at Compete.
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google's Search Pages Could Include Richer Ads — When Google launched Universal Search, Marissa Mayer was asked if Google intends to include image or video ads. She didn't rule out this idea and said it's natural to see ads evolving in the same direction as the organic search results.
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Tameka Kee / MediaPost Publications:Google Considers Video for Search Listings
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Ben Long / iPhone Central:
iPhone Hacking Kit, the next generation — In mid-August, I posted a detailed guide to hacking your iPhone here at iPhone Central. In those free-wheeling bygone days of iPhone hacking you customized and manipulated your phone using a combination of a simple "jailbreak" application and a lot of command-line work in the Mac terminal.
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