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4:10 AM ET, September 10, 2008

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Jim Goldman / Tech Check with Jim Goldman:
Steve Jobs Talks New iPods, Health: My One On One  —  Steve Jobs is healthy, was taken by surprise by all the speculation about his health swirling around him after his last public appearance in June, and says while he could “stand to gain 10 or 15 pounds,” he's doing just fine.
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Joshua Fruhlinger / Engadget:
Apple launches iTunes 8, NBC comes back, TV shows at $1.99, Genius in the house  —  Just in time for couch season, Apple has busted out iTunes 8 with a slew of new features, like the Genius sidebar.  Also, NBC is back on board with its lineup of TV shows.  According to Jobs …
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Did Apple advance music discovery?
Discussion: TUAW and Crave
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Apple yields to NBC Universal on price, packaging
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:   Apple Investors Sell On iPod News: Stock Down 4.5%
Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Live from Apple's 'Let's Rock' event in San Francisco
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
iPod Touch Second Generation Rocks Our Socks Off  —  The new iPod touch is out.  It has a new design: chrome rim, with a tapered back similar to the iPhone, but thinner.  It now includes external volume controls as well.  It also has Nike+ integrated with no transmitter needed …
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Jacqui Cheng / Infinite Loop:
“Funnest” iPod ever: photos of the new iPod touch  —  You've seen the nano pictures, so here are the new iPod touch photos.  The device is indeed more iPhone-like with a more curved back.  The volume controls are in the same place as the iPhone and work well, and the speakers sound …
Gizmodo:
Confirmed: Nike+ Only Works With 2nd Gen iPod Touch, Not iPhone or 1st Gen iTouch  —  Our interview with Apple confirmed something we suspected in our liveblog and our hands on with the device: that the Nike+ integration only works with this version.  Owners of the first-gen iPod touch …
Christine Monaghan / Apple:
Apple Introduces New iPod nano
Discussion: Podcasting News and GeekBrief.TV
Declan McCullagh / CNET News:
In D.C. antitrust circles, how Google became the hunted  —  Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Denver two weeks ago.  —  (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News)  —  About this time a decade ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was praying that the U.S. Justice Department …
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Microsoft:
Microsoft Unveils World's Most Advanced Tracking Technology  —  Microsoft's proprietary BlueTrack Technology sets new industry standard, surpasses optical and laser to track on virtually any surface.  —  REDMOND, Wash. Sept. 9, 2008 Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the world's …
Joe Keiser / Edge Online:
Censors Force Fallout 3 Changes  —  Speaking to Edge, Bethesda has explained what it calls a “misconception” regarding the classification of Fallout 3 in the Australian region.  Edge has also learned that due to concerns and issues raised in the process of international classification …
Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
EA Ignored The Warnings; Now Getting Slammed For Spore's DRM  —  Back in May, we wrote about an uproar in the gamer community over EA's decision to include some incredibly cumbersome DRM on some new games, including the highly anticipated Spore.  That story got a ton of comments and plenty …
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BBC:
Copyright row dogs Spore release
Discussion: PS3 Fanboy
Abbey Klaassen / AdAge:
New YouTube Tool Helps Increase Viewing of Videos  —  HotSpots Feature Tracks When Audience Watches  —  NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Every minute, 10 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.  While that figure is a source of pride for the Google-owned video-sharing site, for marketers …
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
TC50: Tag real-world objects with Sekai Camera's iPhone tool from the future  —  Tonchidot just revealed its Sekai Camera, a system for using online data to navigate the real-world, at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco.  I thought this was incredibly cool, and the audience agreed …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Peter Ha / CrunchGear:
T-Mobile officially announces the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 aka KickStart  —  It's been rumored for months and today RIM finally made the KickStart official, but now it's being called the Pearl 8220.  It does everything we've all grown to love from our candybar BlackBerries, but now it's a flip phone!
Nick Breckon / *Shacknews* Games:
Rumor: Halo Wars Dev Ensemble Shutting Down, Non-essential Employees Already Axed (Updated)  —  Update: Microsoft has confirmed its plans to close Ensemble.  —  Original Story: Shacknews has learned via multiple independent reports that developer Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires) …
Nokia:
Nokia brings Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync corporate mobile email solution to 80 million mobile devices  —  43 Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices - the largest range from any device manufacturer to enable Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync - now feature the latest version of Mail for Exchange with fast and easy email set-up
Discussion: CNET News, Nokia S60 and Engadget
Todd Bishop / Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog:
Q&A: Microsoft president defends Zune strategy  —  Apple CEO Steve Jobs touted the iPod's continued dominance today as he unveiled the latest refresh of the portable media players.  The news came a day after Microsoft showed its new Zune lineup — the third generation in the Redmond company's attempt to challenge Apple's position.
Discussion: Apple and paidContent.org
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Live: Twenty Questions For The Venture Capitalists At TechCrunch50  —  Erick Schonfeld and Mark Pincus just took the stage at TechCrunch50 to ask twenty (or so) questions to top venture capitalists, most of which were submitted by readers.  Sumant Mandal (Clearstone Venture Partners) …
Discussion: The Drama 2.0 Show
GamesIndustry.biz:
NCsoft to trim European office?  —  NCsoft is preparing to trim its European office in Brighton by around 50 people, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.  —  According to a number of sources close to the company the move is set to be made following the decision to stop work on the untitled MMO …
Discussion: Massively and Blue's News
 
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Demo Jam Live: SAP meets enterprise 2.0; The ROI of spell check
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The Sun:
Game Over — COMPUTER games are poised to overtake CDs as the …
Chris Morris / Forbes:
Will Google Play Games?
Discussion: Kotaku and *Shacknews* Games
Steven Musil / CNET News:
NYC's 911 system upgraded to accept photos, video
Discussion: Associated Press
Yahoo! News:
Cell phone firms queried on rising texting rates
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Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Like Clockwork: Question Raised About Techies Unionizing
Jeremy Pepper / POP! PR Jots:
Slave to Technology  —  If you read my blog, you notice a trend …
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Postbox brings more Webmail flavor to your software in-box
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 Earlier Items: 
Verne Kopytoff / The Technology Chronicles:
Handicapping best in show at TechCrunch50
Discussion: Webware.com and PC Magazine
Daniel Terdiman / CNET News:
iPhone apps a major trend at DemoFall
Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
MacBook Air owners find latest Apple fix producing mixed results
The Boy Genius / Boy Genius Report:
Verizon is paying Sprint and AT&T subscribers money to port over!
Discussion: Phone Arena and Gizmodo
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Fitness Gadget Aims to Help Users Lose Weight
Discussion: TechCrunch, Webware.com and Gearlog
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
Google's Marissa Mayer on Chrome, New Web Browser
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch50 Livestream: Day 2
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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