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Peter Bright is skeptical of Ed Bott’s report that Microsoft is in full control of Windows Phone 7 updates:As long as we’ll get our updates without carrier or OEM interference, even if only through USB, that’s still good enough;...

Thoughtful, detailed Windows Phone 7 review. ★ 

Dan Moren:As in other countries’ stores, rentals are valid for 30 days, though Japan also gets the longer 48-hour watching period that’s available in every store except the U.S., which remains limited to 24 hours.Why is the U.S., and only ...

Free Talk Live:The TSA chose Meg McLain for special screening. They wanted her to go through the new porno-scanners. When she opted out, TSA agents raised an enormous ruckus. When she asked some question about what they planned to do to her, they...

Not exactly a streamlined process, yet:If the “Build & Archive” menu item is dimmed out or disabled, you’ll need to download and install the Xcode 3.2.5 GM that is on the Mac Dev Center page, and not the one with the iOS SDK that’s on...

iPad developer gets phone call from Steve Jobs regarding his use of private API calls to work around a bug in iOS. ★ 

I get the feeling Google didn’t anticipate this, considering that finding and watching network TV shows is a big part of the Google TV pitch. ★ 

Harry McCracken on whether Windows Phone 7 is simply too late to the game:I’m not saying it’s a winning gameplan, or that Windows Phone 7 is the mobile OS that will finally win smartphone unbelievers over. But this much I’m confident of: A ...

Wong Joon Ian:Fusion Garage told us yesterday that its Joojoo tablet is at “its end of life” and that it is working on several new devices to be released next year.When, exactly, was it alive in the first place? ★ 

Remember, Ping was originally slated to ship with Facebook integration, but Apple didn’t like the “onerous terms”.(Interesting, perhaps, that Twitter doesn’t mention “Apple” at all; they describe Ping as “iT...

Alex Rodriguez needs to get his act together. ★ 

A data point regarding Apple’s official stance regarding its decision to no longer bundle Flash Player with Mac OS X. Here’s the statement I got from Apple last month:“We’re happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the b...