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Apple + AT&T = Evil Empire!

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Freeware Picks

• FireFox and Chrome
• Avast AntiVirus
• WinDirStat
• Pidgin (IM Client)
• Steam ;-)
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• C-Cleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/)
• SyncBack (http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html)
• iTunes
• WinAmp
• Hulu Desktop
• VLC
• Twitter Client
• Xmarks
• Picasa (Photos)
• PCMAG.com
• 7Zip

News

• Big news, MS+Yahoo and no one cares! Moving on.
• FCC puts the screws to Apple & AT&T re: Google Voice
• FCC Takes On Apple And AT&T Over Google Voice Rejection (Main TechCrunch Article)
• FCC Investigating Google Voice Rejection from Apple’s iTunes App Store, AT&T’s Involvement (iphone blog)
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/01/AR2009080101074.html?referrer=digg (via Danny)
• It's the Feds! FCC quizzes Apple, AT&T and Google about Google Voice apps (TUAW)
• Airington (and others) quit the iPhone
  • I Quit The iPhone (TechCrunch)
  • Molly Wood
  • AT&T Service issues all over the country
  • The iPhone Gets Easier to Dislike - washingtonpost.com
• David Pogue launches all-out war on canned voicemail messages
  • How to delete?
• iPhone SMS Vulnerability
  • iPhone/GSM phones vulnerable to SMS hacks, patch coming soon - Ars Technica
  • Wasn't this already patched on Friday or Saturday?
• Report: Netflix streaming video headed to iPhone, Wii
  • Netflix, Disney seal streaming deal
• Tablet prototype "seen first-hand;" Apple keyboard hack detailed
  • Apple keyboard gets hacked like a ripe papaya, perp caught on video
• Britain To Put CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes (SKIP)
• VoloMedia claims it holds patent on podcasting, drawing howls of protest
• Warhammer Online coming to the Mac (SKIP)
• Should Journalists Be On Twitter? Three Quarters Of NYTimes Readers Don’t Think So.
• Should _YOU_ be on Twitter:
  • Chicago Realty Group Sues Woman For $50,000 Over A Tweet
• RIAA says consumers shouldn't expect DRM servers to run forever (Do this please!!)
• Congressman calls for P2P ban after sensitive data leaks - Ars Technica
  • Setting the story straight: It's LimeWire style programs (directory shares) and only on govt and contractor networks.
• Crazy Rumor Tuesday: Apple to Turn iTunes Accounts into Paypal Competitor?! (?)
• Feds at DefCon Alarmed After RFIDs Scanned
  • http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/fed-rfid/
  • Reader can be built for $30-$50
  • Remember, the new passports include RFID chips that can be scanned (and then faked) just as easily. If you have one, be sure to buy a protective sleeve for it!

Picks

• Brian
  • Sharethis.com (Worth picking twice... ZOMG I love this)
  • Bookworm (and if Erik hasn't picked it before: TouchArcade)
• Erik
  • News RSS and RSS Readers
  • iPhone app non-picks
• Dan
  • Pick-less >: /