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September 14, 2011: 3:30 AM ET

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* Microsoft (MSFT) did a big unveiling for Windows 8. The operating system update features a radically different, streamlined user interface heavily influenced by the company's tile-based Windows Phone 7 operating system and optimized performance. (CNNMoney)

* Facebook made its Friends Lists feature smarter with new features like Smart Lists, which automatically creates and updates lists based on common profile information. (Facebook)

* Why Facebook's music service, reportedly set to launch on September 22, will transform the social network from a communications platform to a content site. (The Telegraph)

* RBC Capital's Mike Abramsky raised his fourth quarter iPhone (and iPad) estimates based off the results of a survey showing "unprecedented" demand for the iPhone 5. (Fortune)

* Twitter revealed during TechCrunch Disrupt that the social network is driving 100 million clicks a day to web sites. Meanwhile, the embeddable Tweet button is being used by over 3 million web sites. (TechCrunch)

* Social music-sharing service Turntable.fm announced a $7 million round of funding led by Union Square Ventures as well as an iPhone app. (GigaOm)

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JP Mangalindan
JP Mangalindan
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With a background in consumer products and pop culture trends, JP Mangalindan has brought his ability to spot the next big things to his coverage of the tech industry for Fortune.com, writing on topics as diverse as the evolution of net neutrality and the influence of social media. A graduate of Fordham University, Mangalindan has written for GQ, Popular Science, Entertainment Weekly, and nymag.com. He lives in San Francisco.

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