Yahoo Leadership Meeting Tomorrow; Premium Music Services to be “De-emphasized”  —  Our sources are telling us that tomorrow afternoon Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will be holding a confidential meeting for all Yahoo execs (vice presidents and above, called the “leadership team”) to map out his strategic plan for the company going forward.

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   […]

Steve Jobs Girds for the Long iPhone War  —  This afternoon, Apple did release the update.  And the gadget blogs confirm that it does indeed wreak havoc on modified iPhones.  Some phones have indeed been “bricked.”  In others, unofficial applications have been disabled.

Source:   Bits
Author:   Saul Hansell
Link:   http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/steve-jobs…

Bricking my iPhone  —  I guess Apple was telling the truth.  —  I decided to try the 1.1.1 iPhone update on my unlocked and hacked phone.  The process went along just fine until the iPhone restarted.  Then I got a message on the screen that I had an incorrect SIM.

Source:   iPhone Central
Author:   Jonathan […]

Apple update disables unlocked iPhones  —  Don’t say you weren’t warned.  After cautioning customers earlier this week that unlocked iPhones may be disabled when installing future Apple software updates, the company on Thursday made good on its warning.  —  Two iPhones in the Macworld offices …

Source:   Macworld
Author:   Jim Dalrymple
Link:   http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/27/iphoneunlock…

Google Buys Zingku, Mobile Social Network  —  Google’s plans to extend in the mobile space could include the launch of a mobile phone.  For now, Google bought another mobile social network: Zingku.  “We’ve entered into an agreement to have Google acquire our Zingku service,” informs us Zingku.com.

Source:   Google Operating System
Author:   Ionut Alex Chitu
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Microsoft Unveils Extenders for Windows Media Center and Internet TV Beta — Connected Entertainment Comes Home for the Holidays  —  New devices from Cisco’s Linksys division, D-Link, HP and Niveus Media deliver new video formats, form factors and HD TV over wireless home networks …

Source:   Microsoft
Link:   http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/sep07…

Apple releases iPhone update 1.1.1  —  Apple on Thursday released the much-anticipated software update for the iPhone.  In addition to the iTunes Wi-Fi Store, the update also adds several new features to the iPhone.  —  New for the iPhone with software update 1.1.1 is loud speaker and receiver volume …

Source:   Macworld
Author:   Jim Dalrymple
Link: […]

Apple releases iPhone firmware 1.1.1  —  Yes yes, friends.  The day has finally arrived.  Apple dropped a new iPhone firmware revision, bringing the official software notation up to version 1.1.1.  This new software brings a host of changes and upgrades.  Here’s a rundown of some of the more significant changes:

Source:   The Boy Genius Report
Author: […]

Brad Smith: As Prepared Oral Testimony, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights  —  As Prepared - Oral Testimony of Brad Smith  —  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Microsoft Corporation  —  Before the Subcommittee on Antitrust …

Source:   Microsoft
Link:   http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/exec/bradsmith/09…

Google/DoubleClick Deal in Trouble  —  Confirmed?  No. But sure feels that way.  —  As Google and Microsoft execs head to Washington to plead their respective cases, a Microsoft-funded 51-page “research paper” on the legal aspects of the fight is making the rounds.  (PaidContent has a brief summary).

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   Henry Blodget
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