• If BlackBerry maker Research In Motion can't reach a new settlement agreement with patent holder NTP Inc., we could all be facing a sudden reason to celebrate: no more instant email. [Reuters]

• Judith Miller is "deeply sorry that the [WMD] stories were wrong," but don't think that means she's apologizing. [BBC]

• While Fairchild's fashion trades must stick to Conde Nast's new rules regarding gifts from clients, consumer titles will keep their schwag free for fall. [Gawker]

• Cable companies are freaking out over the FCC's suggestion they offer consumers a la carte pricing models rather than package deals. You might not expect it, but we're actually big fans of the package deal — where else could we get a dozen and a half home shopping networks all at once? [AdAge]

• Now that Maureen Dowd is sitting comfortably as the New York Times most famous female, it's time to forget about that Judith Miller person. [Texas Monthly]

• The timing of Martha Stewart's Blueprint magazine comes suspiciously close to a similar project that was pitched at Time Inc. Unfortunately for our media obsession, it looks like there's no malintent here — just poor minds thinking alike. [WWD]

• Congrats to Lachlan Murdoch and his wife Sarah, who are expecting their second media mogul offspring. [News.com.au]