mocoNews Quick Hits 8.04.09

»  Some Wall Street analysts are speculating that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) may be planning to turn iTunes into a PayPal competitor, allowing users to buy products across third-party sites the same way they buy something from the App store. [The Business Insider]

»  Are sponsored Twitter messages going to devalue the effectiveness of a tweet? [Mashable]

»  Everyone is going after Apple these days … Palm (NSDQ: PALM) has gone to the U.S.B. Implementers Forum to claim Apple “is restraining trade” by blocking the Palm Pre’s connection to iTunes. [NY Times]

»  One assessment of why Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) decided to do its latest round of WiMAX launches would in smaller cities rather than bigger metro areas. [JK On The Run]

»  Will the API Apple has built into the iPhone OS 3.0 help Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) build an app for the phone? [The Business Insider]

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