We’d already heard whispers that Apple had to yank Facebook Connect integration from its new Ping music network because the connection was being denied by Facebook, and now Kara Swisher at All Things D is confirming it — and she’s saying Facebook shut down access on purpose after Apple used the find-your-friends API without permission. Juicy! Here’s the deal: Facebook’s friend-finding API is generally open access, but anyone that wants to hit it an extreme number of times has to sign a deal agreeing to protect Facebook user data and limit network impact. Given the sheer size of the iTunes customer base, it’s no surprise that Facebook wanted such a deal, but apparently negotiations broke down — possibly over what Steve Jobs referred to as “onerous terms” — and Apple decided to just go ahead and use the API anyway

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All Things D: Facebook blocked Apple’s Ping service for unauthorized use

Steve Jobs just dropped a few numbers on us. Firstly, that big one above, 120 million iOS devices — that’s iPhones, iPod touches and iPads, for the forgetful in the class — have been shipped since the original iPhone made its grand debut back in 2007 .

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Apple ships 120 million iOS devices since iPhone’s launch

We’re inside the event and getting ready to get underway — stay locked here for up the minute live coverage! Follow along after the break to see what’s what, and make sure you’re around at the times below for the start. 07:00AM - Hawaii 10:00AM - Pacific 11:00AM - Mountain 12:00PM - Central 01:00PM - Eastern 06:00PM - London 07:00PM - Paris 09:00PM - Moscow 02:00AM - Tokyo (September 2nd) Continue reading Live from Apple’s fall 2010 event Live from Apple’s fall 2010 event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:52:00 EDT.

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Despite what we’d heard before , Sony announced today at IFA that the firmware update bringing 3D Blu-ray playback to the PlayStation 3 will not arrive this month, instead pushed back to October which, we are told, is an entire 30 days away. until then we’ll have to live with the recent MotorStorm 3D game that recently popped up on PSN and a slightly-lower res version of Wipeout .

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Sony: PlayStation 3 Blu-ray 3D update due in October

So it’s just around the corner. What are we going to see?

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Apple’s fall event happens today at 10AM PT / 1PM ET, and we’ll be there live!

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Give It To Me Straight, How Many To Keep The Doctor Away?: Apple By The Numbers

Not sure how exactly this slipped our neural net, perhaps it was added in a later update, but yesterday’s Bloomberg revelation about a potential Apple TV show rental service now also includes the following tip: Steve Jobs et al plan on hosting an event in San Francisco on September 7.

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We specifically told you guys not to tell your friends at Sony about a certain “feature” of EA Sports whereby the player is charged $10 to unlock online content and multiplayer functionality . And what do we have here? It looks like someone spilled the beans, because GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment head Andrew House has been giving the matter some serious thought.

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Sony ponders charging for ‘online pass’ game functionality

You’re sitting alone, your house is quiet. You turn your phone off and reach for a novel — your favorite novel

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ViewSonic doing 3D like crazy at IFA, plans to debut 3D camera, camcorder, photo frame, and portable TV

Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO and regular tennis buddy of the disgraced (and now former ) chief of HP Mark Hurd, has decided to share his thoughts on the matter of Hurd’s departure in an impassioned email to the New York Times : “The H.P. board just made the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago.

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Ce-Oh no he didn’t!: Larry Ellison likens HP board to ‘idiots’ at Apple