Ars Technica:
Comcast loses P2P religion, goes agnostic on throttling  —  Comcast has finally provided the FCC with details of its new congestion management system, and there’s a lot to like.  Deep packet inspection it out.  P2P protocol targeting is out.  Management systems that affect entire regions are out.

rizzn’s personal blog:
gPhone Spotted in the Wild!  —  Yesterday, I teased some photos of the gPhone spotted out in the wild, and today I deliver.  The official release date of the Android-powered T-Mobile Dream is the 23 of this month (a day quickly approaching - http://mashable.com/…ember-23/ ).

J. Nicholas Hoover / InformationWeek:
Web 2.0: Google Chrome To Support Add-Ons  —  Google said it will work hard to make sure its add-on paradigm keeps Chrome stable, unlike add-ons for Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.  —  Google’s new Web browser eventually will support add-ons and user scripts à la Firefox Add-ons …

Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo’s New Board to Meet  —  Yahoo Inc.’s revamped board will meet for the first time next week, giving investor Carl Icahn his first chance to push his agenda for the Internet company from the inside.  —  The new board, which includes Mr. Icahn and two new directors Yahoo chose and Mr. […]

Apple:
Apple Announces Ultracompact USB Adapter Exchange Program  —  Apple® today announced that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of electric shock.

Danieleran / Roughly Drafted:
Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs  —  After dumping its $10 million contract with Jerry Seinfeld after just three ads (only two of which even aired) Microsoft has created new ad copy where regular people and a few celebrities say, “I’m a PC!”  One problem with the campaign’s credibility: […]

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Dan Lyons: I’m sorry I’m not as funny as Fake Steve Jobs  —  Dan Lyons the former Forbes editor whose brilliant Web parodies of Apple’s CEO entertained tech enthusiasts for two years, publicly apologized Friday to those who complain that he’s not funny since he stopped writing as his alter […]

Fred / A VC:
It’s Time To Open Up The Feeds To Marketers  —  I wrote a post a week or two ago where I talked about the increasing importance of feeds as an interface to social media and media and information in general.  I don’t really mean “rss feeds” when I say feeds, although […]

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Why the Yahoogle Deal Will Likely Launch-And Be Coming to an Internet Near You on October 9  —  Yesterday, BoomTown took a rather strong stand against Google and its recent aggressive efforts to defend its outsourcing deal to sell some of Yahoo’s search advertising.

Andrew Wallenstein / Hollywood Reporter:
NBC’s Web sites see surge in traffic  —  iTunes sells 1 mil since Sept. 9; news events draw visitors  —  The Peacock felt gale-force winds beneath its wings this week on the Internet.  —  A trio of unrelated events conspired to give NBC Universal record traffic at three Web locations: […]