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• Video stores getting crushed by Web — Movie Gallery/Hollywood Video wounded by Netflix, video on demand, files for bankruptcy protection.

• MySpace and Skype to Announce Partnership — Skype to be added to MySpace’s instant messenger.

• Acer completes Gateway acquisition — GTW delisted — And Gateway, in turn, is about to acquire Packard Bell.

• Google Docs Mobile Released

• The Future of Electronic Paper — Interview with the inventor, who came up with it more than 30 years ago.

• Apple Answers Leopard Questions — At Gizmodo.

• Jobs confirms iTunes Plus price drop across the board

• Journalist Accepts $1 Million Challenge: Do $7250 Cables Sound Better or Not?

• The RIAA Attacks Usenet — The music industry discovers that — gasp! — people share files via Usenet! OMG! Who knows, maybe there’s pr0n there, too!

• Four startups ready to change the face of email — Interesting, yes, but boy do they have stupid names.

• Yahoo: Bringing Geeky Back — Earnings come in better than expected.

• Facebook’s got Google running scared

• Does Your Building Need A Social Network? Why Not. — Will people in apartment buildings talk to each other online?

• Ubuntu Plans Eye Candy for Desktop Computers and Beyond — Ubuntu 7.1, Gutsy Gibbons, has a pretty face.

• Linux vs. Windows Power Usage — Ubuntu uses more power than Windows when idling.

• Free For All in the New York Times’ Op-Ed and Archives — Traffic’s way up with TimeSelect gone.