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NewsFactor – Microsoft is getting into iPhone applications. The company just launched a Bing app, approved by Apple and ready for download for the iPhone and iPod touch on Apple’s App Store

PC World – Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have a reputation for being difficult, but his alter ego, Dan Lyons’ Fake Steve, may be even worse. On Monday, Fake Steve continued his attacks against AT&T’s reputation for poor service by encouraging readers to flood AT&T’s 3G network at noon this Friday in an attempt to cripple AT&T’s data network. Dubbed Operation Chokehold, Fake Steve calls on iPhone users across the country to run a data intensive iPhone application for one solid hour on AT&T’s 3G network

PC World – Those who want a little less Google on their iPhones will soon be able to put a lot more Bing on their handsets. Microsoft is prepping a Bing iPhone app for immediate release via Apple’s App Store to give iPhone users a Google alternative.

Reuters – Apple Inc on Monday said strong demand for its new iMac personal computer had it working hard to keep up, and the company apologized for any delays in deliveries to customers.

PC World – A report from the New York Times this weekend suggests that the perception that AT&T has an inferior wireless network may be more than greatly exaggerated–they might be flat wrong. Not only that, but it may be the Apple iPhone that is the root of the problems that are sullying AT&T’s reputation.

NewsFactor – Apple has redesigned the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch, bringing the online store in line with the rest of the iTunes shopping experience, emphasizing screenshots and logos and downplaying developer marketing copy.

Reuters – JP Morgan Securities raised its price target on Apple Inc by 4.5 percent, citing better-than-expected growth momentum for Mac, iPhone and iPod.

AP – Google Inc.’s employees are testing a new mobile device that runs on the company’s Android operating system, as the search giant continues its push into the wireless market and toward more direct competition with Apple Inc.’s iPhone.

AP – Apple Inc. is suing cell phone maker Nokia Corp