NASA destroys rocket after failed launch (AP)
AP - NASA says it destroyed an unmanned suborbital rocket shortly after a failed launch early this morning from an island off the Virginia coast. 213
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iTunes blocked in China; Tibet album suspected (AP)
AP - Customers in China of Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store were unable to download songs this week, and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed album.
NBC's likely hit its peak with Phelps leaving (AP)
AP - Can't Michael Phelps stay? Please? No amount of begging by NBC will make it happen. The Olympics swim meet ends soon after Phelps' bid for his eighth gold medal on NBC Saturday night, with another week of competition remaining.
Oracle's Ellison grabs top spot on best-paid list (AP)
AP - Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, a longtime fixture on the list of the world's richest people, is now ensconced atop The Associated Press' rankings of the top-paid chief executives in the United States.
Report: Google, Verizon near mobile-search pact (CNET)
CNET - Google is close to inking a deal with Verizon that would build its search interface into the mobile phone service provider's products, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.
MacJournal adds three-pane view (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Mariner Software on Thursday announced that it is shipping MacJournal 3.1, a new version of it journal and blogging software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, MacJournal costs $39.95.
AT&T offers in-home tech assistance (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - AT&T, taking aim at Best Buy's Geek Squad and other tech services, has launched a 50-state in-home support service for computers, TVs, broadband, wireless and more.
Intuit has loss in seasonally weak fourth quarter (Reuters)
Reuters - Intuit Inc , maker of TurboTax tax preparation software, reported on Thursday that it had a wider loss in its seasonally weak fourth quarter, which ended July 31.
Crush of users puts Photosynth offline (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Microsoft's new digital photo-sharing site spent most of its first day offline as its servers strained to handle a flood of traffic.
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes (AP)
AP - The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy — and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators.
Internet provider's usage cap raises questions (AP)
AP - Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month.
Summary box: Telecom rollouts spawn unloved boxes (AP)
AP - THE ISSUE: New utility boxes are popping up in neighborhoods as cable and phone companies race to offer advanced video, Internet and phone services. Often residents don't want the boxes, which can be nearly as large as refrigerators, on or near their front yards.
iPhone sales seen at 3.5 million in two years: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple expects to sell 3.5 million iPhones in Russia in the next two years, according to market sources familiar with new deals being struck by Russian carriers.
Clearwire holders to get shares in Sprint venture (Reuters)
Reuters - Clearwire Corp said on Friday that it would issue its shareholders about $1.62 billion worth of shares in its wireless joint venture with Sprint Nextel Corp in exchange for their existing Clearwire shares.
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