Several users have written in to draw our attention to the rumor over at the iMore blog that the new iPhone 5 should be released on September 21, after being introduced at a public event on September 12. "Unlike last year, when some 16 months separated the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4, a September 21 schedule would put the iPhone 5 launch at just over 11 months after the iPhone 4S," notes the blog. A new iPad mini and a new iPod Nano are also expected to be unveiled at the event. This release of the iPhone is notable for the fact the iPhone will finally support LTE networks, though it's currently unclear if the phone will be available on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

I've been primarily a Mac user for the past 8 years, but I'm not a Mac "fan boy." I don't defend every decision that the company makes; I'm not one of these people who thinks Verizon was somehow a lesser or even inferior cellular provider because they didn't carry the iPhone for the first three-and-a-half years of its existence.

I'm extremely bothered by the creeping in of Apple's sandboxing requirements, trying to force everyone to use iCloud, and just the looming theme of Apple knows best which seems more pronounced than before.

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• Amazon's Silk Browser To Be A Data Mining Jackpot [techdirt.com]
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• Verizon Expands Home-Monitoring Service Plans [lightreading.com]
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• UK ISPs to face tighter regulations on its advertised broadband speeds [thenextweb.com]
• With ‘frictionless sharing,’ Facebook and news orgs push boundaries of online privacy [poynter.org]
• Internet Observatory Brings Real-Time P2P Traffic Statistics [torrentfreak.com]
• Spotify adds 'temporary' private listening mode after Facebook backlash [theregister.co.uk]
• Smart-Phone Users Wrestle With Complex New Pricing Plans [kiplinger.com]
• Leaked Sprint Plans – LTE Rollout Expected during Q1 2012! [goinglte.com]
• China's online population, largest in the world, has topped half a billion [physorg.com]
• CableLabs Launches PeerConnect Registry For IP Communications; Service Lets Cable Ops, Partners Exchange Data to Establish Voice, Video Calls [multichannel.com]
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• 4G Networks conquer Rural Areas as Alternative to Satellite Internet [i4u.com]
• Affordability is next challenge for broadband says Point Topic [totaltele.com]
• LightSquared signs service deal with YourTel [kansascity.com]
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• Verizon's Next Generation Of Interactive FiOS TV Comes To Philadelphia, Delaware And New Jersey [thestreet.com]
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• Google to offer tracking opt-out to Wi-Fi owners [620ktar.com]
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Sprint employees are busily preparing for the launch of the iPhone this October, and are just as busy leaking details of that preparation to various news outlets. Previous reports claimed Sprint would likely offer unlimited data plans for the iPhone unlike AT&T and Verizon, though some other reports suggest Sprint won't be getting the newest iPhone 5 until sometime next year. T-Mobile is also rumored to be preparing to get their hands on the previously AT&T -- then AT&T and Verizon exclusive device. Technology blogger Robert Scoble is pushing some unsubstantiated, second hand rumors that T-Mobile could be the first to get the device September 25. Consensus among analyst firms is that demand for iPhone 5 is fairly massive, despite the fact updates to the device are expected to be relatively minor -- with no LTE support planned until next year.

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• UK regulator Ofcom asked to take away right of appeal from infringers [theregister.co.uk]
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• Netflix launches in Latin America [netflix.com]
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• Jaipur, India becomes first city in the world to get CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network [techwhack.com]
• FBI & IFPI teach how to bust private torrent sites [torrentfreak.com]
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• Provider strikes deal to stream live MLB broadcasts to airplanes [newsobserver.com]
• Fiber and caps are the future [gigaom.com]
• UK's largest ever spectrum auction delayed [guardian.co.uk]
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• The great telco transformation [technologyspectator.com.au]
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• Google Fiber world's fastest broadband service, 100 times faster than norm [cbsnews.com]
• Starz and Netflix: How industry jealousies strangle the Golden Goose [techdirt.com]
• Charter testing multi-screen video in the house [multichannel.com]
• Sprint faces challenges with or without AT&T's deal for T-Mobile [nytimes.com]
• Hulu bidding war heats up as DirecTV drops out [venturebeat.com]
• Kansas state regulators file objection to plan to expand rural broadband access, say it would add $10mil/year to Kansas phone bills [kansas.com]
• What is stopping Facetime over 3G? [fiercewireless.com]
• Dutch Certificate Authority banned from Chromeand Firefox for life [theregister.co.uk]
• The decline and fall of TiVo and Media Center [zdnet.com]
• DNS hack hits popular many websites [sophos.com]
• Admins to stop serving ads to Mobile Web, Google pushes devs to use Adsense [techcrunch.com]
• Toshiba's FlashAir: The first memory card with WiFi [t3.com]
• Smartphones to overtake traditional cell phones, become the new 'standard' [nj.com]

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• Apple investigators reportedly impersonate SF police, search mans house for lost iPhone5 [gizmodo.com]
• Dish said to be planning blockbuster rival to Netflix [bloomberg.com]
• Deutsche Telekinesis European investment plans will crumble if AT&T deal fails [fiercewireless.com]
• BT to offer free 100Mbps fiber broadband in Olympic Park [cable.co.uk]
• Broadband for America highlights broadband industry job creation [thestreet.com]
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• Rumor: averizon to launch 'Unleashed' $50 unlimited prepaid nationwide service [fiercewireless.com]
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• UK gives go-ahead for $45b smart metering wide-area network [fiercewireless.com]
• WiLan sues Apple, Dell, HP, HTC, others over wireless patents [yahoo.com]
• Apple continues to dominate mobile browsing [gigaom.com]
• Barnes & Noble reportedly to launch new Nook Color in September [digitimes.com]
• Google may now shun SSL certificates issued by DigiNotar [theregister.co.uk]

• Verizon union workers accuse company of delaying hurricane Irene repairs [fiercetelecom.com]
• Without AT&T, T-Mobile will die a slow death [fiercewireless.com]
• ST claims interactive broadband home entertainment platform will revolutionize connected homes [newelectronics.co.uk]
• Utility Cabinets are necessary evil for fostering broadband competition [fiercetelecom.com]
• Netflix 60% price hike goes into effect today [venturebeat.com]
• Brit regulator Ofcom pushes UK to be first in white-space radio [zdnet.co.uk]
• 4G business models are diverese and innovative [rcrwireless.com]
• Suspects in last years Gizmodo iPhone prototype case plead not guilty [cnet.com]
• When asked if they care about the customer, AT&T Rep allegedly tells them "f*** you" [consumerist.com]
• Charter wraps up deal for US Cable [bizjournals.com]
• Android powers 40% of smartphones [cnet.com]
• Blackberry Playbook gets $150 price cut [cnet.com]
• Verizon Wireless turning to video to tap that cap [zdnet.com]
• EFF to court: Don't let government hide illegal spying [eff.org]
• AT&T shuts down 'A-List' unlimited calling feature [slashgear.com]

• The fastest ISP's in the US 2011 [pcmag.com]
• Lawsuit claims that M$ is tracking its mobile users against their express wishes [thenextweb.com]
• Sprint doubles Early Termination Fee to $350, same as Verizon & AT&T, effective Sept. 9th [MSNBC.com]
• Amazon offers to build facilities in bid to end sales tax fight [latimes.com]
• Sweden: Two years jail time and a heavy fine for 60 year-old file sharer [falkvinge.net]
• MobileTV And Video Platform MobiTV Files For $75Million IPO [techcrunch.com]
• Hackers may have stolen over 200 SSL certificates [computerworld.com]
• BitTorrent grandma was wrongfully accused, lawyer admits [torrentfreak.com]
• Experts: Lawsuit may net AT&T concessions [bostonherald.com]
• Australia's dominate ISP Telstra moves closer to stealing NBN deal [reuters.com]
• Verizon resumes talks with unions over healthcare and other concessions[fiercetelecom.com]
• Cogent fighting battle with incumbent provider France Telecom for refusing to let them connect to FT's network[fiercetelecom.com]
• Carriers face Cloud resistance [lightreading.com]
• Facebook plans to launch a music platform in September [cnbc.com]
• Apple should kill off the iPod Touch [vintagezen.com]
• Sony's first Android tablets priced at $499 & $599 [neowin.net]
• Heat hacking: Criminals can steal your ATM PIN by the heat your fingers leave behind on keypad [popsci.com]
• Ford unveils Egos cloud connected concept car [reghardware.com]

• Media Institute: Google is monopoly the FTC should rein in [multichannel.com]
• Analyst: DoJ suit against AT&T/T-Mobil] meter bad for carriers [lightreading.com]
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• Deja vu - Apple scrambles to find iPhone protoype lost by employee in SF bar [networkworld.com]
• Bi-Partisan policy center calls for passage of Safety Net bill [multichannel.com]
• Operators bid for London underground WiFi [fiercewireless.com]
• The world is more complex than it used to be [Harvard Business Review]
• Wikileaked cable: AFACT was MPAA'a catspaw [theregister.co.uk]
• Mobile app inventory hungry enough to eat Internet display ad spend [flurry.com]
• Skype outs phone adapter, does VoIP for old fashioned phones [engadget.com]
• Netgear debuts WiFi adapter for TV [cable360.net]
• Apple and RIM targeted by Openwave lawsuit [cnet.com]
• Ohio couple can sue laptop tracking company for spying on their intimate chats [wired.com]
• Apple negotiates return of unique Airbook 3G prototype [pcadvisor.co.uk]
• Google to roll out offline Gmail, Docs, Calendar (for Chrome only...) [theregister.co.uk]

• AT&T vows to bring back 5000 jobs to US if merger approved [yahoo.com]
• Is next-gen broadband ready for business? [computerweekly.com]
• The leaky nature of online privacy [slate.com]
• Hotfile ordered to share user data with the MPAA [torrentfreak.com]
• Verizon bullish about cloud services opportunity with Terremark [fiercetelecom.com]
• Smartphone Net access rockets in the UK [reghardware.com]
• Free calls home from Gmail for all US service people [Gmail Blog]
• Technology 'failing to empower' older generation [telegraph.co.uk]
• Will criminals exploit G+'s ID service for spear phishing attacks? [computerworld.com]
• Samsung Galaxy S II officially revealed for US [neowin.net]
• Teen turned over to police by school headmaster for filesharing acquitted by court [techdirt.com]
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• WiFi breaks the sound barrier [gigaom.com]
• Despite Apple's denial, iTunes Match is streaming [macrumors.com]
• OnLive to power on-demand game sales at GameSpot [venturebeat.com]

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• Android and Apple own 70% of US smartphone market [techcrunch.com]
• LightSquared and Simplexity MVNO Services Sign Long-Term 4G-LTE Wholesale Agreement [techwhack.com]
• Worlds thinnest material could boost Internet speeds [computerworld.com]
• Low-Cost open source WiFi may cover new ground [zdnet.com]
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• Sprint to hold big press event Oct. 7th [neowin.net]
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• Groups ask FCC to rule against BART phone network shutdown [networkworld.com]
• Amazon may sell 5 million tablets this fall [MSNBC.com]
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• Frontier experiences yet more customer losses [seekingalpha.com]
• Facebook's games chief wants content to match consoles [mcvuk.com]
• RIM LTE phones expected early next year [lightreading.com]
• Huawei Launches the World's First LTE TDD Wireless Broadband Router [tmcnet.com]
• Videoconferencing poised to explode again? [lightreading.com]
• Bittorrent users 'don't act in concert', so judge slashes mass p2p case [arstechnica.com]