Nerd Alert: Apple Looks To Make Another Billi With New iPod Lineup

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Steve Jobs and Co. crept under the radar with a secret press conference and announced the new wares it will be pushing this holiday season. In addition to an all-new, streaming-only Apple TV, Apple showed off its true moneymakers: an entirely revamped iPod line. The Shuffle got its buttons back, the Nano shrunk and received a touchscreen, and the Touch was updated with an extra camera, a faster chip, and Apple's newest mobile OS. If you listen closely, you can hear Jobs rapping to himself: "The winter's mine!". [Time]

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According to a new study, nearly 72 percent of adults use text messaging. [MSNBC]

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Amazon announced another service to compete with Apple. When are Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs gonna box it out on Pay-Per-View? [WSJ]

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Google's Chrome browser turns two today! Celebrate by downloading the newest version. [Mashable]

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