New iPhone is thinner, comes in red and black, supports video chat, and runs on the faster 3G network. But still no keyboard. I want an iPhone with a blackberry keyboard. But that will never happen because of Steve Jobs’ irrational fear of buttons . Update: Engadget says the photos are fake .

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1. More Pics and the TechCrunch Exclusive
2. FAKE! FAKE! FAKE! FAKE! says Engadget

TECH BUZZ: The next iPhone comes out in a week; here is what the current rumor landscape look like. It will be thinner (or thicker); it will support video (or have a 3 mega-pixel camera); it will have GPS (or Bluetooth stereo). Start measuring your own expectations now!

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1. Rumors Run Through the Fanboy Crap Filter
2. Two Ranges of iPhones, ala iPod?
3. Kevin Rose Has His Own Special Brand of IPhone Rumors
4. A Front-Facing Camera Seems Like a Possibility
5. Imbibe Rumors at Your Own Risk
6. “Leaked” “3G iPhone” “Photos”

CULTURE BUZZ: Their sketch show on the BBC, That Mitchell And Webb Look , have earned them hardcore fans on both sides of the pond. Monty Python has found a welcome replacement in the cleverly absurd blokes who, incidentally, also star in the UK version of the Mac-vs.-PC ads. Bloody brilliant! (Also be sure to check out Peep Show , another Mitchell and Webb show we highly recommend.)

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1. That Mitchell And Webb Site (Get it? Like “Web site?”)
2. “They’re Going Down in the Great Book of Comedy,” Says Alex Balk
3. You Don’t Have to Like British Funnies to Like Mitchell and Webb
4. Watch “Lager Beer”
5. Listen to an Interview With David Mitchell
6. Watch “Write This…or That…or Maybe…”
7. Watch “Doctor And Ice Cream Tester”
8. Somebody Thinks Mitchell and Webb Have the #2 Best Show On British Television!
9. The BBC Commissioned Mitchell and Webb for a Third Series! They’re Unstoppable!

MUSIC BUZZ: Rumors are flying that Apple is considering a subscription service that allows unlimited iTunes downloads in exchange for a higher initial price on future iPods and iPhones. What if your next gadget purchase also came with a veritable buffet of mp3s? You’ll never need to fire up SoulSeek again.

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1. Apple Mulls Unlimited Music Bundle
2. Actually, Nokia Is Going to Offer Something Similar
3. Would You Pay An Extra $100 For An All-You-Can-Listen-To iPod?
4. Only iPhones and iPods? How Would This Work?
5. Apple in Talks with Record Labels for Unlimited iTunes
6. Apple Adds Odd Twist to Typical Napster or Rhapsody Subscription Model

TECH BUZZ: Apple releases the smallest and prettiest laptop on the planet. Here’s everything you need to know.

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1. Lots of Pictures
2. For Reals: A Guided Tour
3. Inside the MacBook Air
4. MacBook Air Battery Replacement Only Takes a Minute, No Big Deal
5. The MacBook Air Commercial
6. Bad News: MacBook Air Has Non-replaceable Battery and Storage
7. Macbook Air is Real!
8. Video Demo: Multi-touch Gesture Pad
9. OMG! Pics of “There’s something in the air” Macworld banners
10. A Closer Look at Apples MacBook Air Laptop
11. MacBook Air: the Ars Review
12. MacBook Air Blowing Into Stores Tomorrow
13. If Steve is Peddling a New, Tiny Cute Thing, You’re Goddamnned Right I Want It.
14. The Thinnest Notebook Ever is REAL! See Photos
15. A Quite Critical (and Fair) Take On the Newly Announced MacBook Air
16. Immediate Backlash: Stylish MacBook Air is Pricey for What’s Missing
17. MacBook Air Vs. the Rest
18. Many Specs for New 2008 Apple MacBook: 0.8inch Thin, New Backlit Keyboard, ISight HD
19. A Roundup of All Our Previous Posts About the MacBook Air
20. A Whopping 270 Comments on MacRumors
21. MacBook Air Cases Are Already in Full Swing
22. Accessory for MacBook Air: USB Ethernet
23. Not Everyone’s A Fan
24. Macbook Air Parody Ad (Take One)
25. Download Yael Naim’s “New Soul” (Song Featured in MacBook Air Commercial)
26. MacBook Air: Not the Thinnest Notebook Ever
27. The Specs Google-Cached on Adium’s Usage Log
28. MacBook Air Design Considerations
29. What Could “Air” Possibly Mean?
30. Macworld forecast: Thin, light notebook is a ‘sure bet’
31. MacBook Air, A Notebook Sans Cables?