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5:05 AM ET, September 9, 2007

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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.
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 …
Dan Farber / Between the Lines:
Singularity Summit 2007: Designing rational self-improving AI  —  I interviewed Steve Omohundro prior to the Singularity Summit 2007 about his notions of developing artificial general intelligences (AGIs), but he went into far more detail about his views.  He applies what he called …
Discussion: Mike Linksvayer
Wagner James Au / GigaOM:
Weekend Feature: The How of Habbo Hotel  —  How did a small Finnish company create an online world which now boasts the largest current active user base in Europe and North America (about 6.5 million)*, far larger than World of Warcraft (around 4.5 million, not counting its Chinese audience)?
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Virtual Worlds Are The Future Of Global Commerce: ICANN CEO  —  In a wide ranging keynote address at the 2007 Influence Forum, ICANN CEO Paul Twomey told the audience that virtual worlds are the future of global commerce.  —  Twomey used The Sims Online as an example of the sort of interface …
Discussion: istartedsomething
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 …
Discussion: BloggingStocks
Canada NewsWire Group:
Toshiba Leads Industry in Bringing Discrete Track Recording Technology to Prototype of 120GB Hard Disk Drive  — New technology Boosts Recording Density on an 80GB 1.8 Inch Single Platter Drive by 50% —  Toshiba Corporation today announced a prototype hard disk drive (HDD) …
Discussion: Inquirer and Slashdot
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.
Discussion: Connected Internet and Shoemoney
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.
Discussion: Kotaku, Valleywag, Forever Geek and Digg
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 …
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.
Discussion: Digg
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.
 
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Ryan Block / Engadget:
iPhoneSIMfree shows us demo of iPhone unlock app, back end — now due Monday
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The Industry Standard is Coming Back, Maybe
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Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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