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The comments were made during a town hall meeting. The person leading the town hall trashes a competitor who used to be a partner, and intemperate language may have been used. Another competitor who may yet end up as a partner is called lazy. A media primed to snap up conflict and sensationalism does so, splashing the headlines all over.

Jobs Mixes It Up With Adobe, Google

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Apple is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks. Several companies offering Voice over Internet Protocol -- or VoIP -- services said this week that Apple now allows their applications to work on the iPhone. VoIP calling has been available on the iPhone, but only over WiFi connections, which don't have the range of 3G cellular networks.

Apple Lets VoIP iPhone Apps Use 3G Connections

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Before Wednesday, if the rumors were to be believed, Apple was not only on the brink of jettisoning its exclusive U.S. arrangement with AT&T for the iPhone, but that it would also roll out its tablet device with support from multiple carriers. That, of course, didn't happen. AT&T is still the exclusive carrier for the iPhone, and no indication was given that the situation would change soon.

Can AT&T Bear the Burden of Another Apple Gadget