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In an effort to better serve our readers, we’re migrating to a more powerful content management system.  And don’t worry, we’ve got someone better than Homer working on it!  We just wanted to give you the heads up, so if anything seems a little bizarre around here over the next few hours, you know why.

Rumormill: PSP2, Codename Cobalt, Pictures, Details Leaked [Gizmodo]
XM and Sirius Merger Thwarted [CrunchGear]
Hey Joost, Have Some Babelgum (With Screenshots) [NewTeeVee]
BlackBerry worldphone coming to Sprint [Engadget Mobile]
Windows Mobile Crossbow Leaked Gallery [Gizmodo]

Leopard iChat Answering Machine [MacRumors]
LG KE800 “Chocolate Platinum” Hands-On [TechEBlog]
Sprint’s EVDO Rev.A rollout widens [SlashPhone]
Apple’s iPhone to have a rumored release date of Jan 15th... [BloggingStocks]
Bill Gates On The Future Of DRM [TechCrunch]

We wanted to spare you plastering the homepage with Zune coverage.  Here are some links from around the web concerning the device.

Ballmer: Zune to add video sharing ability [Engadget]
Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes [Gizmodo]
Microsoft sees Zune as just opening act [News.com]
Microsoft CEO sees wireless Zune challenging iPod [Reuters]

New at McDonald’s: burgers with a side of Britney [ArsTechnica]
TMX Elmo Sex Tape Has Arrived [Gizmodo]
Sony-Ericsson Z558 Coming to America [CrunchGear]
Nokia plans WiMAX cell phones [ArsTechnica]
Ballmer claims Microsoft won’t lose money on Zune [AppleInsider]

Zune Mockup With Wifi Headphones [Gimzodo]
Vista to take hard stand against piracy [Yahoo News]
T-Mobile to Announce UMTS, Sources Say [eWeek]
NVIDIA shares riding high on fresh acquisition rumors [Engadget]
Searchmash - Secret Google Search Experiments [OhGizmo]
Napster serves up Japan’s first music subscription service [Gizmodo]

Amazon Kindle: meet Amazon’s e-book reader [Engadget]
UREN V1, the Mobile AutoPC, by PMPINSIDE [Akihabara]
Toshiba unveils new triple-layer DVD TWIN disc [HDBeat]
AOL to stream NBC shows ahead of broadcast premiere [Reuters]
Microsoft YouTube Clone Coming [TechCrunch]
Wikipedia shows some spine, refuses Chinese censorship [Dvorak]
REVIEW: O2 Xda cosmo Windows Mobile Smartphone [the::unwired]

PlayStation 3 Delayed Until March 2007 In Europe [CrunchGear]
RIM announces Blackberry Pearl [Engadget]
LG’s “Black Sapphire” MG810 Chocolate flip phone is real! [Engadget]
HTC Launches Four World-Changing PDAs That Aren’t The TyTN [Gizmodo]
TiVo To Offer Lifetime Subscription Transfer to Series 3? [TiVoBlog]

The Children’s Machine (CM1) from One Laptop per Child [OLPCNews]
Funny British Review Of Some MP4 Player [Gizmodo]
Gateway Heads Fiery Batteries Off At Pass [CrunchGear]
Sony claims battery recalls will cost them $200m [Engadget]
Sony in Deal to Acquire a Video Site [NYTimes]
AOL to Sell Downloads From 4 Studios [NYTimes]