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And like that (pause), he's gone -- Apple has removed Mark Papermaster's biography from its website. The recent hire to replace the departing iPod chief Tony Fadell was ordered to stop working by a court after IBM claimed it's in his contract that he cannot work for a rival for a year after leaving. CNET has more.
Dude, you're getting an Apple (and maybe a Dell) -- Holiday shopping season is nearly upon us and a new report on consumer buying paints a bleak picture. Two bright spots: Apple laptops and Dell desktops. Apple 2.0 has more.
Dude, where's Dell's music player? -- But it's not all good news for Dell, The Wall Street Journal notes the computer maker is lacking in new products and has decided against launching a digital music player it had been planning. I'm going to go ahead and guess that they would have touted it as an "iPod killer."
Quercus Trust loves greentech investments -- The Southern California firm has 34 companies in its portfolio, more than anyone in greentech besides Khosla Ventureas. Greentech Media has more.
New hardware for Cisco -- Its next generation of hardware will hopefully help communications carriers who are overwhelmed by demand. The Wall Street Journal has more.
Flat-panel TVs sales flattening -- The devices have been hot for a while, but the financial crisis is hitting luxury spending -- and a 47-inch, 1080p HD, 4-inch thick LED set might be considered a luxury. Crave has more.
An iPhone for 99 euros? -- French mobile carrier Orange appears ready to cut the cost of the iPhone 3G from 149 euros to 99 euros in time for the holidays. That's just $126! AppleInsider has more.
Jawbone ordered up high-end office furniture for the employees it was laying off not to sit in -- The Sequoia-backed headset maker apparently spent $500,000 at the same time it was laying off employees. PEHub has more.
Agency.com and iCrossing in an Apple/IBM type scuffle -- Agency.com claims iCrossing poached some of its top executives -- and also its clients. The Wall Street Journal has more on the suit.
3i Group will close its Menlo Park, Calif. office -- This will happen at the end of the year, according to VentureWire.