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Crunchgear confirmed the September 23rd announcement, cemented the rumors that there will be 3 different colors (all signs point to black, white, and brown), and then mentioned one little special tid-bit: the release date (October 20th). (http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/16/htc-dreams-late-october-release-date-is 9/16)

Apple says it removed some submissions to the iPhone App Store because of its policy banning items seen as “duplicating the functionality” of other store products. But developers contend that Apple recently rejected two applications, NetShare and Podcaster, because of the competition they represented to iTunes and other Apple products. vnunet.com (9/16)

A group of venture capitalists led by Kleiner Perkins unveiled a new $100 million iFund to back new ideas for the iPhone platform. Almost a third of the money is already spent, according to fund manager Matt Murphy. Recipients include: Pelago, developers of a social discovery and location sharing app called Whrr; iControl, a home automation and monitoring solution slated for release during Q1; and ng:moco, a game company launching its first titles later this month. (Cynopsis 9/16)