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Macworld.com - Apple is planning a special, invitation-only event for September 9, 2009, confirming rumors that have circulated on the Mac Web for the past couple of weeks.

PC World - Apple has emerged from winding negotiations with an iPhone deal in China, but the handset will still face government pitfalls and look-alike competitors in the country.

NewsFactor - The talk about Apple’s iPhones in France is currently revolving around two subjects — exploding devices and multiple carrier partners. Exploding devices are catching more headlines, and the company has told news media that there is no evidence that overheating batteries or other such defects are causing the reported bursting of screens during use.

PC World - Many iPhone customers have already decided to switch carriers, if AT&T wants to keep them the time to act is now. AT&T cannot wait until Verizon and others appear at its door.

Macworld.com - OSXpert has released FoneConnector for Daylite 1.0. It’s designed to work with Marketcircle’s Daylite for Mac OS X, and it provides a telephony system for Daylite users. It costs $79 ($49 as an introductory price).

Three Indian states, including Maharashtra, will hold assembly elections in October, electoral officials say.