We're all nervous around illness and mortality, but whatever pops into our heads should not necessarily plop out of our mouths.

WSJ: What to Say to a Friend Who's Ill

Customers waiting for Apple to plop out a new iPhone meant that Apple disappointed investors with lower than expected sales and earnings, with Apple selling 17 million iPhones, fewer than many investors had expected.

FORBES: Apple's Next Quarter Will Be Amazing, It Better Be

While other companies plop out new products with a press release or by sending out a corporate spear-carrier to brief the grimy denizens of the trade press, Apple lets Chief Executive SteveJobsSteve Jobs push everything from iPod socks to the latest iMac desktop computer.

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Yet another example of "Rumors We've Brought You That Didn't Turn Out to Be Complete Bull Plop:" The supposed HDR-HC3 high definition camcorder which we saw a purported user's guide for, and simple drawing of, has in fact been announced by Sony, lending credence to the specs as printed in the manual.

ENGADGET: Sony HDR-HC3 cam is real, promises to bring HD recording "mainstream"

Until now, the mobile hotspot market has given users essentially two basic payment plans, both of which are borrowed from the phone market: You can prepay for some fixed amount of data and re-up when you run out, or you can plop down a monthly fee for a capped per-month allocation of bits.

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