MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Amazon, Why Don’t You Come In Our Houses And Burn Our Books Too?  —  So plenty has already been said about this, but we’re going to weigh in too because it’s just so ridiculous.  Amazon began remotely deleting books from Kindles this morning.  Illegal books?  Nope.

Tim Mullaney / Bloomberg:
Juniper Backer NEA Makes 26-Fold Return on Data Domain After EMC Purchase  —  New Enterprise Associates, the venture capital firm that backed Juniper Networks Inc., made a 26-fold return on its stake in Data Domain Inc., the biggest payout for a venture firm this year, partner Scott Sandell said.

David Pogue / Pogue’s Posts:
Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others  —  This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers.  These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned.

Erica Ogg / CNET News:
Slowing down the Netbook train  —  Cheaper or faster?  —  That’s going to be the burning question for computer shoppers perusing the aisles of electronics retail stores this fall.  That’s when the new line of notebooks powered by consumer ultra-low voltage (CULV) chips will start appearing in force.

Michael Jones / TUAW:
App Store Lessons: No promo codes for apps rated 17+  —  Developers whose apps meet the criteria for a 17+ rating in the App Store are now running into yet another roadblock, but this time it’s not about getting their apps approved, it’s about distributing them.  Or, more specifically, distributing promo […]

Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
Verizon’s Handset Concessions Target AT&T, iPhone  —  Updated: Verizon said today it will offer smaller carriers access to any cell phone model it uses — even those exclusive to Verizon.  Carriers who have fewer than 500,000 subscribers will have access to phones after only six months …

Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon to Limit Exclusive Handset Deals  —  Verizon Wireless said it will allow small wireless carriers to use the popular cellphone models Verizon offers exclusively more quickly.  —  The wireless phone giant announced the change in a letter to key lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been pressuring … […]

Orlando Sentinel:
Your tweets could earn you money  —  An Orlando company’s plans could change the face of Twitter, the fast-growing microblogging service that millions of people rely on for unbiased tips about movies, restaurants, gadgets and services.  —  Later this month, a marketing firm called IZEA will launch …

Gregg Keizer / Computerworld:
Opera: Microsoft’s ‘minor tweak’ of Windows 7 not enough  —  Microsoft may have felt forced to leave parts of IE within Windows, since some of the OS’s functionality, particularly Windows Update, likely depends on those components.  —  A month ago, Microsoft acknowledged that its unilateral move might …

Sleonard / Windows Home Server Team Blog:
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA - Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers  —  We are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home Server experience with Windows 7 and Windows Media Center by providing the following new features […]