Cleve Nettles / 9 to 5 Mac:
FT: Apple planning to have a tablet out by Xmas, project “Cocktail”  —  Wow, the Financial Times (in an article from tomorrow) is saying that, contrary to AppleInsider’s claims, Apple will have a tablet out for Christmas.  They are anticipating a September launch (which would coincide with the […]

Elizabeth Jensen / New York Times:
NPR Moves to Rewire Its Approach to the Web  —  NPR, the public radio network, is introducing a revamped NPR.org this week, giving users what its executives say is an easier-to-navigate Web site that emphasizes written reporting over audio reports.  —  It is part of a digital expansion … […]

Financial Times:
Apple joins forces with record labels  —  By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, Kenneth Li in New York and Joseph Menn in San Francisco  —  Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes …

Sean Bonner / Los Angeles Metblogs:
Is AT&T Blocking 4chan in SoCal?  —  This is kind of a developing story, but according to a thread on Reddit, AT&T is currently blocking parts of 4chan.  As you should know 4chan has been described as the very best and the very worst of the internet all rolled […]

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
The Netflix Prize Comes To A Buzzer-Beater, Nailbiting Finish  —  Who knew statistical computing competitions could be so cut throat?  Since we reported on the contest last night, two teams in the Netflix Prize have spent the last few hours jumping back and forth on the Netflix leaderboard …

Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Android Donut Out: Full Multitouch, Universal Search, Automated Backups AND Better Performance  —  Google’s dropped new code for Android Donut and it sounds too good to be true.  People at XDA Developers are reporting it has system-wide multitouch, universal search, text-to-speech …

Netflix Prize:
Contest Closed  —  Thank you for your interest in the Netflix Prize.  — We are delighted to report that, after almost three years and more than 43,000 entries from over 5,100 teams in over 185 countries, the Netflix Prize Contest stopped accepting entries on 2009-07-26 18:42:37 UTC.

Dieter Bohn / PreCentral.net:
Best Buy Selling the Pre for $99 with 2 Year Contract Update: Oops, it was an Error, Price is $199  —  Best Buy is now selling the Palm Pre for $99 with a 2 year contract, $100 less than the previous price.  As usual, purchasing a phone at Best Buy also […]

Dieter Bohn / PreCentral.net:
Best Buy Selling the Pre for $99 with 2 Year Contract  —  Best Buy is now selling the Palm Pre for $99 with a 2 year contract, $100 less than the previous price.  As usual, purchasing a phone at Best Buy also means that you don’t need to futz around with […]