TechLife Columbus moves to TechLifeOhio.com. [TechLife Columbus]

Cleveland Neighborhoods Testing Ultra High-Speed Broadband in University Study. [Government Technology]

Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference: Last Minute Rumors. Speculation and rumors are heating up over what Apple plans to say at its anticipated iPhone 4 press conference on Friday. [PC World]

Would You Pay $10 for Apple’s iTunes — Per Month? [msnbc.com]

From the Birthplace of Flight to the National Leader in Aviation. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

Ideal Environment for Business Startup Success. [Ohio Business Development Coalition Blog]

Online Photo Storage Competition Heats Up. The competition for free online photo storage got a little hotter this week. [NY Times Tech Blog]

New federal funding will improve Ohio broadband. TOT applauded the recent announcement of $795 million in federal grants and loans for increased broadband deployment, including a significant award in Ohio. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]

More broadband:
Ohio Middle Mile Consortium partner awarded $30 million for broadband stimulus grant. [Ohio Middle Mile Consortium]
Sen. Brown Announces $30 Million to Expand Broadband Infrastructure in Ohio. [Senator Sherrod Brown]
Firm to boost broadband access around Dayton. [Dayton Business Journal]

AT&T picks Akron for $120 million high-tech center. AT&T has chosen Akron to house its ninth mobility center in the country — an investment of $120 million in high-tech equipment. [Akron Beacon Journal]

Expanding the Role of IT: Compellent Technologies. [IT Martini]

Gaps Persist in Evaluation Systems for E-Government Initiatives. [Government Technology]

What’s Behind Twitter’s 800 Million Daily Searches? Twitter’s executives have been touting the number of searches done in their system — a whopping 800 million every day. But what does this figure actually mean? [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

Broadband use grows in Ohio. Connect Ohio said this week that the number of households in the state with computers rose 4 percent over last year and 9 percent compared to 2008. Broadband use grew even faster– up 6.5 percent over last year and 20 percent compared to 2008. [The Columbus Dispatch, ConnectOhio]

Indians use broadband to reach fans. The Cleveland Indians are using a new section of seats with Wi-Fi connections to reach out to fans who want to blog, Facebook and Tweet during games this season at Progressive Field. [(OH) Broadband in the News]

IT Martini Hour 11 Wrap-Up + PICS. [IT Martini]

Special Report: The end of Apple’s iPod era. After years of serving as Apple’s main source of revenue, the iPod’s influence on the company’s financial health has diminished to the point of being effectively irrelevant as a revenue driver, marking an end to the ‘iPod era.’ [AppleInsider]

Apple Speaks on the Matter of the ‘Death Grip’. [Gadgetwise (NY Times Blog)]

Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4. [Apple]

Facebook Changes App Permissions, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough. [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

CallCopy chief wins entrepreneur award. Raymond Bohac, the CEO of CallCopy, is among the winners of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for south central Ohio and Kentucky. [Business First of Columbus via TechLife Columbus]

Have a happy and fun Fourth of July!

Cleveland rocks IT Martini Hour 11. [@itmartini]

Follow TOT on Twitter! [@tech4ohio]

Busting the Cord-Cutting Myth: Video in the Interactive Age. [Nielsen Wire]

Apple Responds to iPhone 4 Antenna Problem. Steve Jobs says users’ reception gripes are a “non-issue.” [PC World/Yahoo!]

Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days. [Apple]

Worthington drivers face texting ban; cell phones might be next. The Worthington City Council voted 6-0 on Monday to implement the ban, which takes effect July14. [Dispatch Politics]

Electric-car maker Coda submits application for battery-plant loan. Coda Automotive has submitted its application for a federal loan that would enable the company to build a battery factory in Columbus. [The Columbus Dispatch]

Facebook Staffs Up On Public Policy. [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

2010 HiLo Bike Ride. June 19. More details here. [Meetup.com via TechLife Columbus]

Apple Presents iPhone 4. [Apple]

PC Mag: Apple iPhone 4 Razzles and Dazzles. [PC Magazine]

Summer of Cleveland Charities. IT’s two weeks until IT Martini hits Cleveland. Register for IT Martini 11 here. [IT Martini]

Does Google Have Bing Envy? Google tries a Bing-like image experiment. [NY Times Tech Blog]

Lawmakers pass the Ohio Telecom Modernization Act. Senate Bill 162 passed the Ohio House 98-0 and the Senate 31-1 on Thursday. Media coverage: Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Daily News. The bill awaits Gov. Ted Strickland’s signature.

Q&A: Byrd Polar Research Center’s Mosley-Thompson describes center’s role at 50. [hiVelocity via TechLife Columbus]

iPad Fans Face New Dilemma With Tough-to-Tote Gadget… [Wall Street Journal]

…Ways to Carry the iPad Redux. [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]

EDA Grant Boosts NorTech Advanced Energy Cluster Development in Northeast Ohio. NorTech has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Economic Development Administration. [NorTech]

IT Martini Hour 10 Wrap-Up + PICS. [IT Martini]

Zuckerberg on the Hot Seat. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is grilled about latest privacy flap. [NY Times Tech Blog]