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We’ve chronicled how Pandora was nearly wiped out by the dickish National Association of Broadcasters, but actually, it’s been a decade-long struggle to survive. Did you know founder Tim Westergreen considered a blackjack tour in Vegas to raise money? [ NYT ]

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Pandora, the Survivor [Internet Radio]

Normally a phone like the Motorola Backflip wouldn’t get much fanfare when it appears on a retail web site, but this is AT&T’s first Android phone (of many), so let’s give it, say, 40 words or so, shall we? [ AT&T ]

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Android-Powered Motorola Backflip Now Available at AT&T [Motorola Backflip]

Will the next iPhone have video conferencing or won’t it? Does anyone really care? If you do, then feast on this, the latest rumor: European mobile provide O2 lists “video calls” as a “key feature” in the “iPhone 4G.” Why all the quotation marks? Because, to coin a UK term, it’s more than likely “bollocks.” Most likely

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Oh Hey Look, Another Unconfirmed iPhone Video Conferencing Rumor [IPhone]

All these wonderful things we’re learning today, from data! First, we find out that Android is a guy thing . Now, we discover that the iPod Touch shares more demographics with glittering vampires than smartphones. iPod Touch: Kid stuff. The age distribution makes a lot of sense, especially with the direct available comparison of the iPhone: the iPod Touch is a good gift, a plausible purchase, and a good investment for a young person right now.

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The iPod Touch Is This Generation’s Tamagotchi [Data]

There are over 130,000 apps in the App Store . About 100,000 of those expect you to pay cash money for a download. Sometimes it’s worth it! Often, it’s not. Prof.

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When It’s Okay to Pay For an App [Profdealzmodo]

Some people thought I was unfair to Flash , calling it an unnecessary piece of power-sucking crap that has no real use beyond online video and advertising. So here’s the question: Apart from video, what are exactly your top Flash sites? Flash is not going to be used in Windows Phone 7 , the iPod touch, the iPad, and many other mobile devices, but it is coming to Android and Pre

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Name Your Top Sites Using Flash [Qotd]

Apple’s making life simpler for developers with the iPhone 3.2 Beta 3 SDK which makes it easier to develop universal apps by allowing devs to easily update “existing iPhone projects to include the necessary files to support” iPads. [ Apple ] Updated. Update: Commenter apple1loop and others are reporting that Apple has pulled the SDK from their developer website. No word on why this happened just yet.

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iPhone 3.2 Beta 3 SDK Simplifies Developing Universal iPad/iPhone Apps [Apple]

The problem with elven cameras like Canon’s S90 is that they’re awkward to hold sometimes. Richard Franiec’s custom grip—CNC-machined from a block of aircraft-grade aluminum and black-anodized to match—adds just enough extra surface area to fix that. It stays just about as pocketable since the grip sits 1.5mm below the lens, and is attached to the camera with very high bond adhesive tape (meaning you can take it off without screwing up the camera’s finish). It’s 33 bucks, which isn’t a bad price to pay to make one of the best point-and-shoots on the planet even more usable.

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Custom Grip Makes Canon S90 More Grabby [Digital Cameras]

“It’s like, you know man, you know . People like us were meant for something important, something different than this whole fucked up society. Oh, that

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Rocket House, Or What We Get When We Privatize the Space Program [Space]

Since 1997, a man has been keeping detailed track of his instant noodle consumption. Such detailed track, in fact, that you can read reviews of the 4,308 types of noodles he’s eaten on his website. The website is in Japanese, so you may need to run it through a translation service. While you do that, I’ll be here and wondering what kind of health issues could come as a result of all the preservatives in a few thousand pre-packaged servings of instant noodles

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Man Eats and Reviews 4,308 Bowls of Ramen [Food]