Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Apple runs short of entry-level iPhones — Update  —  If you move fast, you might be able to snatch one of the last remaining 8 GB iPhones in California.  It’s at the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara.  All the other Apple stores in the state — including the company’s […]

Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Apple runs short of entry-level iPhones  —  If you move fast, you might be able to snatch one of the last remaining 8 GB iPhones in California.  It’s at the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara.  All the other Apple stores in the state — including the company’s flagship outlets […]

Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Evidence points toward iPhone 3G home activation and model refresh  —  Multiple sources inside Apple Retail have reported evidence pointing toward a contract free, home activation option for future iPhone 3G sales, along with the possibility of a model refresh in pricing and capacity similar to last year’s.

New York Times:
As Text Messages Fly, Danger Lurks  —  LOS ANGELES — Senator Barack Obama used one to announce to the world his choice of a running mate.  Thousands of Americans have used them to vote for their favorite “American Idol” contestants.  Many teenagers prefer them to actually talking.

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Digging Deeper  —  The high concept of Apple’s long-running “Get a Mac” TV campaign is that the characters portrayed by John Hodgman and Justin Long are personified computers.  It’s right there in the opening lines of every ad in the series: “Hello, I’m a Mac.”  “And I’m a PC.”

Vishesh Kumar / Wall Street Journal:
Comcast Submits Plans to Manage Broadband  —  Comcast Corp., the country’s largest cable operator by subscribers, formally submitted plans to the Federal Communications Commission late Friday detailing how the company plans to manage its broadband network.  —  Rather than target specific types …

Dan Goodin / The Register:
FoxNews commentator Bill O’Reilly’s website hacked  —  200 loyal followers Wikileaked  —  Two days after someone broke into the email account of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, unknown intruders have hacked the website of conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly and posted personal details of more than 200 of its subscribers.

Zhou / Blue:
Windows 7 M3 Build 6780: Pictures and Videos(soon)  —  Yes, new post about latest Windows 7 M3 Build 6780.  Background: I’ve reported priori Windows 7 versions before.  —  Start Menu: the visual design of search box and shutdown/lock buttons are changed.  The right panel is simplified.

Wikileaks:
Bill O’Reilly hacked 2008  —  File  — bill-oreilly-hacked-2008.jpg (click to view full file) … The file provides proof that the Fox News demagogue, Bill O’Reilly, has been hacked.  —  Wikileaks has been informed the hack was a response to the pundit’s recent scurrilous attacks …

Charlie Sorrel / Gadget Lab:
App Store is a Goldmine: Indie Developer Makes $250,000 in Two Months  —  First, watch this:  —  The game is called Trism, and it’s an example of why - despite Apple throwing its toys out of the pram every time it sees an iPhone App it doesn’t like - developers […]