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6:45 PM ET, July 3, 2009

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George Hotz / On the iPhone:
I make it ra1n  —  Yes, this is what you've all been waiting for.  A jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS.  And it's awesome.  To get started right now, go to purplera1n.com.  Download it.  Make sure you have windows(but not 7), the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with 3.0 firmware.
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Daniel Brusilovsky / TechCrunch:
First iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Hits The Web
Patrick Hoge / bizjournals:
Tech blog titan Michael Arrington's next big thing: Hardware  —  In four years, Michael Arrington has gone from knowing relatively little about the Internet or journalism to presiding over the hugely popular, influential and profitable Palo Alto-based TechCrunch network of blogs.
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Trooper P / Crunchpad Fans:
SF Business Times: CrunchPad Inc. Formed With 14 Employees In Singapore  —  The San Francisco Business Times has chronicled the rise of Michael Arrington from a corporate lawyer to an internet tycoon, and now a hardware entrepreneur.  In addition, a few more simple details have emerged.
Discussion: I4U News, Thanks:crunchpadfans
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch50: You Want Advertising?  We'll Give You Advertising  —  Despite our best intentions, it looks like the DEMO v. TechCrunch50 war will continue, even with DEMO under new management.  —  In 2007 we launched the first TechCrunch50 event - a place where companies can launch to rabid fans and tech press.
Discussion: CenterNetworks
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Matt Marshall / VentureBeat:
DEMO announces $1M media prize  —  Here's the latest reason why entrepreneurs should consider launching their products at the fall DEMO conference in San Diego:  —  Two winners, as selected by a panel of individual judges, will be awarded a significant amount of media publicity …
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John Cook / TechFlash:
Seattle data center fire knocks out Bing Travel, other Web sites  —  A fire last night at Seattle's Fisher Plaza data center has knocked out service to some top Web sites, including Bing Travel and Authorize.net.  —  We first got word of the fire early this morning from the online real estate service Redfin …
Anil Dash:
Free Criticism, Science After Data, and Airport Books  —  When I saw Malcolm Gladwell doggedly dissecting Chris Anderson's upcoming “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” (see Chris' response here) my first reaction was: Brilliant!  Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired …
Discussion: Andrew Lark
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Andres Sehr / Spotify:
Chris Anderson's Free, the first audiobook on Spotify
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Needs a Spam Filter?  No, We Need a Marketer Filter  —  Has Twitter spam gotten a little out of hand?  According to today's top story on Techmeme, it has.  Apparently, marketers are calling for Twitter to filter out spam and other adult content from the microblogging service.
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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
Marketers Call For Twitter To Filter Content For Pornography, Spam
Paul / GeekSmack:
CONFIRMED: Windows 7 RTM To Be Announced July 13th  —  Through our sources close to Microsoft, we can now confirm that the Windows 7 RTM build that will be chosen over the next few days will be officially announced on July 13th, 2009, the same day as the WPC09 (Worldwide Partner Conference) will take place in New Orleans.
Samsung mobile:
EXCLUSIVE!  SAMSUNG OMNIA 2 i8000 VIDEO REVIEW ITA/ENG by Hdblog.it!  —  Ci siamo!  Ve lo abbiamo promesso ed eccolo qua ... ha richiesto tempo e dedizione ed abbiamo cercato di condensare il tutto in 11 minuti... poche parole... ora solo immagini... A voi i giudizi!  —  VERSIONE ITALIANA:
ABCNEWS:
Gotta Go? iPhone App Tells Moviegoers When to Pee  —  RunPee Tells Moviegoers the Best Times to Duck Out to Go to the Bathroom  —  Soda.  Coffee.  Water.  Next time to you go to the movies, chug 'em all down.  —  As long as you have a new iPhone app by your side, you'll know when you can escape …
Andrew Thomas / TG Daily:
Firefox, IE.  Tech journalists are a disgrace  —  Opinion: Let's imagine for a moment that we're in a strange parallel universe.  Many things appear the same, but there are subtle differences.  Today, for example, Microsoft launched the new version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 8...
Andy Beal / Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:
Google Blog Search, Now With Added Mediocrity  —  Google has updated the homepage to Google Blog Search, but it seems more like a knee jerk reaction to other web sites, than true innovation.  —  Take for example the new “Hot queries” section.  It highlights the search terms currently most active on Google Blog Search.
Discussion: Gadgetell and Geekword
Owen Fletcher / PC World:
Apple May Be Exempt From China's Web Filter Mandate  —  Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.  —  Computers that do not meet the software's technical requirements are excluded from the mandate, according to one PC maker.
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Mike Kent / NEWSFACTOR:
China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter
Discussion: eWeek
Fuad Abazovic / Fudzilla:
Nvidia denies Apple dropping them  —  Jensen loves them too much  —  We spoke to industry sources close to Nvidia and got clear confirmation that the Nvidia-Apple relationship is doing just fine.  —  Apple is still buying Nvidia notebook chips and chipsets and nothing has changed in the last few weeks.
Patrick Smith / paidContent:
Interview: Pirate Bay Bidders Hope To Make $40 Million A Month From Ads  —  So how exactly does unlikely Pirate Bay bidder Global Gaming Factory X intend to profit from the scourge of the entertainment industry, and pay content owners?  CEO Hans Pandeya, who offered SEK 60 million …
Discussion: TorrentFreak
 
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Schneier on Security:
The Pros and Cons of Password Masking
Discussion: Security Watch
Will Richmond / VideoNuze.com:
Video Companies Raised $64M in Q2 '09, Notching Another Stellar Quarter
Nick Halstead / TweetMeme Blog:
More Buttons, More Retweet  —  We never rest on our laurels …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Christopher Mack / Inside Social Games:
The ISG Top 25 Facebook Games for July 2009
Paul Carr / Guardian:
Did Techcrunch really kill Blognation?  Time - and the courts - will tell
Discussion: The Blog Herald
 Earlier Items: 
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store.
Discussion: Electronista
Matthew Syed / Times of London:
Review: Borders eBook - finally a rival to the Sony Reader
Thanks:muradahmed
Wall Street Journal:
States Plot New Path to Tax E-Retailers
Discussion: VentureBeat
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Twitter Makes Hashtags More #Useful
Discussion: Geekword, Thanks:saishankarc
 

 
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
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