Remember, if you ordered a Nook before November 20th, B&N promises it'll make it by Christmas—but if you waited until after the 20th, your only options are to wait until the backordered Nooks start shipping on January 11th, or fight your way through the likely crowds at the few high-traffic retail stores that'll have them on December 7th. We're also hearing about more general shifting of ship dates—anybody pre-order one and have their estimated time of arrival changed? [Barnes & Noble via Engadget]

I'll let Boeing tell you about the latest snafu, with snarky blogger filter uncharacteristically removed:

"In two areas on the fuselage, the structure doesn't have the long-term strength that we want," said Boeing spokeswoman Lori Gunter.

What that means is wrinkles. Microscopic wrinkles. Dangerous, drop-out-of-the-frickin'-sky wrinkles in the fuselage that negatively affect the plane in ways I don't want to think about given I'm already antsy about air travel. Boeing has therefore ordered Italian supplier Alenia Aeronautica to halt production of these faulty fuselage sections immediately so that carbon fiber patches can be applied to make things right.

Carbon fiber patches or not, customers were expecting the first Boeing 787 orders to be filled by first quarter 2010. That's not going to happen. As we've detailed here in the past, the phrase "perpetual delay" has become synonymous with the 787 project, which has cost Boeing billions of dollars. Seventy-two planes have been canceled thus far (although, to be fair, 800 orders are still on the books). [Silicon Valley via Slashdot]

Update: Oh and check out delays for airports around the country. As you can see from the image above, delays of 16 to 45 minutes are hitting flights EVERYWHERE.

Considering Sony Ericsson Blog are as reliable as a really reliable source, and that they have pointed us in the direction of an official webpage backing their claim, this looks to be solid. If true, the wow factor of the Xperia X1 just may fade a little; who knows what we may see by 2009? We'll bring you any updates as we receive them, but a delay would surely suck big time for those awaiting the Windows Mobile 6.1 running, dual touch and QWERTY sliding, sexy beast that is the Xperia X1. [Sony Ericsson via Sony Ericsson Blog]

When was Leopard supposed to be released? Right now, supposedly. The latest reports said that Leopard will be hitting the shelves in late March. That got pushed back until April and now we have the latest rumors, which can be read about below, which pushes the operating system even further back.

Digitimes, a site that is usually pretty spot-on about Apple rumors, says that Vista is to blame for the never-ending delays. Their inside sources claim that the programmers are having a bit of a time making Bootcamp Vista-compliant. Even more devastating is the fact that the delay may be pushed way back to October.

Arstechnica are telling a different story. They are basically saying that Leopard isn't ready, period. Their supersecret inside sources say that Leopard is "Barely beta, not final or Gold Master." They do note that the rumored April release won't be hit because of the method by which Apple produces operating systems and the time it takes to finish up an operating system.

Arstechnica are suggesting that this delay could be a result of some surprises that would shock the world in the final build of Leopard. When does Arstechnica think Leopard will hit? "June." At least that could match up with a little WWDC action.

Gizmodo, or I, rather, seems to think more toward the Arstechnica side of things. WWDC in June would be the perfect time for a Leopard release, but we all know that Apple won't force out an operating system, regardless of the perfect timing for a release. Regardless, I'm in no hurry for Leopard, I just bought my first Mac a couple months ago and don't feel like having to upgrade, already. –Travis Hudson

Apple reportedly to postpone Leopard to support Windows Vista [DigiTimes]
Leopard not ready for April [Arstechnica]

The appointment of Hirai could be the start of a shift from hardware to software. I cannot now imagine a PlayStation 4.

Of course, this is just an analyst's opinion, and the more outlandish a prediction they make, the more attention is given to them. Like we're doing now. Damn it.

Five years is a long ways away, and even if the PS4 won't be disc-less, there probably will be a lot of changes in terms of content delivery and hardware between now and then. – Jason Chen

Is the PS3 Sony's Last Console [Kotaku]

The increasingly confused Alzheimer's sufferer went on to mumble something about letting the rest of Asia have their PS3 fun a week after its pals in Japan, yet still on the same day US nerds get to stand in lines for hours. Shortly after, Ken Kutaragi was seeing looking for his reading glasses underneath the cat.
– Jonny Hiratsuka

Sony PlayStation 3 U-turn [Digital World Tokyo]

Is it back to start feeling sorry for Sony? – Travis Hudson

Sony Delays Sale of LocationFree TV Box [Via Zatz]

Sony admitted to having problems mass producing the blue laser diode's found in the Blu-ray disc drive.

Looks like Microsoft and Nintendo will be having a less stressful holiday season, at least as far as Europe is concerned. – Nicholas Deleon

PlayStation 3 Euro launch delayed [BBC News]

But we know Steve Jobs is a master of arm-twisting, and maybe he isn't putting a lot of pressure on those parts suppliers because of his imbroglio with the Hollywood studios. They're locking horns because he wants a consistent $9.99 price for each movie, while the studios want a tiered pricing scheme. This stalemate could go on for a while. So what's the rush? Releasing a widescreen video iPod without much video content? The player would be all dressed up with no place to go. – Charlie White

Analyst Predicts iPod Delays [personaltechpipeline]

Sony acknowledges the latest delay that we reported yesterday, where the Sony Style website showed October 25 as the new launch date of the BDP-S1 Blu-ray player. But that date may not be accurate, either. Sony says its online site required a specific date, and so it picked October 25, but says the actual date is not that specific, and would only say the player would be shipped in "late October." Why the delay? Sony cryptically cited a "product software issue." – Charlie White

The real scoop on Sony's Blu-ray launch plans [ars technica]

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Delayed Again Because of Blu-Ray [eHomeUpgrade]

Toshiba said in a statement it would not launch the products until the last details on copy protection management systems, called AACS, or advanced access content system, were finalized.

"I cannot say when the AACS issues will be resolved," the spokeswoman said. "But it's hard to think the launch in Japan will come after the U.S. launch."

Toshiba to delay HD DVD player launch [Reuters]