Roundup: Papermaster’s bio vanishes, Dell’s missing music player and more
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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.
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MG Siegler writes about technology trends and new media for VentureBeat, with a focus on mobile topics, social elements and key news stories. Before that, MG wrote about technology on his blog, ParisLemon. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan where he studied film. He's previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in San Diego where he did web development. He now lives in San Francisco.