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Sat, 31 Jul 10
FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_fbi_privacy


FILE - In this June 28, 2010, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington. Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. The administration's proposal to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 'raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns,' Leahy said Thursday, July 29, 2010, in a statement. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Microsoft takes aim at tablet market (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100730/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3299
Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100730/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3301
Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100731/tc_nm/us_researchinmotion_tablet
Reuters - Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc's iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company's plans.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100730/tc_pcworld/fccconcernedoverdefconmobilehackingtalk
PC World - Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal authorities allow it?

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Kindle's E-Reader Price War: Who'll Blink First? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100731/tc_pcworld/kindlesereaderpricewarwhollblinkfirst
PC World - When, oh when, will the price-cutting end? Now that Amazon has stunned the e-book world by dropping the price of its Kindle e-reader (well, the new Wi-Fi-only model) to $139, will competitors Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Sony do the same?

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Twitter offers help in finding accounts to follow (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100730/ts_alt_afp/usitcompanyinternettwitter


This picture taken in 2009, in Paris, shows the frontpage of Twitter. The micro-blogging service began rolling out a new feature Friday called AFP - Twitter wants to help you build your network.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
YouTube Videos Now Give Users 15 Minutes of Fame (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100730/bs_nf/74537
NewsFactor - In what appears to be a competitive move against emerging video sites, YouTube on Thursday announced an unexpected improvement to its video platform. The Google-owned company is increasing the upload limit from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
BlackBerry Tablet Coming this November? [REPORT] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100730/tc_mashable/blackberry_tablet_coming_this_november_report
Mashable - BlackBerry tablet rumors continue to gain momentum, with a new report indicating that the device, possibly to be called the BlackPad, is set to hit stores this November.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Meet the Makers: Q&A with Graham Carter of Toddler Teasers (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2460_meet_the_makers_q_a_with_graham_carter_of_toddler_teasers/37076783/SIG=1342uqmav/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2460-meet-the-makers
Appolicious - Location: Boise, ID

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100731/tc_afp/usitinternethackerpsychologycrimedefcon


Hackers at the infamous DefCon gathering held in Las Vegas are proving that old-fashioned telephone smooth talk is an effective rival to slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
CRM's Evolution to Be Showcased at NY Event (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100730/tc_pcworld/crmsevolutiontobeshowcasedatnyevent
PC World - CRM (customer relationship management) users, vendors, analysts and consultants are set to gather in New York next week for the CRM Evolution conference, which will feature discussions on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software segment.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Software released for attacking Android phones (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100730/wr_nm/us_hackers_android


A model demonstrates the Nexus One smartphone, the first mobile phone Google will sell directly to consumers based on its Android platform, after a news conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January 5, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
SAP Warms to Open Source (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100730/tc_pcworld/sapwarmstoopensource
PC World - Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open-source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open-source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into the community, company officials said in an interview.

Sat, 31 Jul 10
Google Cries Wolf as Outage Disrupts China Operations (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100730/tc_nf/74541
NewsFactor - After assuming the worst with its China operations, Google on Thursday evening backed off accusations of censorship in the communist nation. Google said earlier Thursday that the Chinese government was blocking its search engine, Google Mobile, and Google Ad products. Google also said its news and image services were being "partially blocked."

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hacking_conference_online_security


A man passes a logo of the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
False alarm: Google search still working in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china


The Google logo is reflected in the windows of the firm's China offices in Beijing. Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.(AFP/File/Li Xin)AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Australia govt expands proposed broadband network (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_internet_politics
AP - Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of winning votes in next month's federal election.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
What’s private on Facebook anyway? (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100729/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3286
Christopher Null - Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the site’s users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
RIM snaps up 'BlackPad.com,' sparks more tablet chatter (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100729/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3285
Ben Patterson - Looks like Apple may have started a trend with this whole iPad thing, both in terms of the tablet and — unfortunately for those who squirm at the word "pad" — the name itself.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Fluid FX app for iPad, iPhone will warp your reality (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2441_fluid_fx_app_for_ipad_iphone_will_warp_your_reality/37045554/SIG=12una4rm2/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2441-fluid-fx-app-for-ipad
Appolicious - Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso would have loved Autodesk’s universal Fluid FX ($1.99) app, because it allows you to create bizarre images using photos in your device’s library. After playing around with this app on both the iPad and iPhone 4, I found that swirling images of myself, friends and co-workers around the screen is more immersive on the larger device.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
US suing Oracle alleging software contracts fraud (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_oracle_justice_department
AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100730/tc_afp/technologyustelecomcompanyappleiphone


Apple has sold more than three million of the advanced smartphones, iPhone 4, since it was launched a month ago in the United States and other top markets -- but it has also been besieged by complaints over poor reception.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
More Japan workers lose jobs, factory output falls (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_economy
AP - Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened, and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Security pro harvests info on 100 million Facebook users (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100729/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3280
Christopher Null - How easy would it be to compile a list of, say, 20 percent of Facebook's user base, including their full name, unique user ID and URL of their Facebook page? Awfully easy, it turns out.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Samsung Sneaks Out Wi-Fi Camera, Swivel-Lens Pocket Camcorder (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100729/tc_pcworld/samsungsneaksoutwificameraswivellenspocketcamcorder
PC World - It's been a grand total of seven days since Samsung announced new additions to its point-and-shoot camera lineup, but the company has finally broken its excruciating week-long silence.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Spotify in the U.S. Faces More Delays [REPORT] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100729/tc_mashable/spotify_in_the_us_faces_more_delays_report
Mashable - We've been reading reports tonight that the popular European music service Spotify has hit yet another delay in making an entry in the U.S. market.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Google Maps adds "Places" and other top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2445_google_maps_adds_places_and_other_top_android_apps_of_the_week/37057029/SIG=139n1brsr/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2445-google-map
Appolicious - It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated “Places” icon.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Epicor 2Q loss narrows (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_epicor
AP - Business software maker Epicor Software Corp. said Thursday that its second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue climbed.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
IBM Survey: Wall Street Beefs Up IT (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100729/bs_ibd_ibd/542090
Investor's Business Daily - Businesses tend to resist government regulations, but new rules bring new opportunities. Such is the case with the recently passed financial reform bill.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
McAfee 2Q profit rises (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_mcafee
AP - Computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 38 percent, helped by growth in its corporate and consumer businesses.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
On the Strengths of Linux, Android Will Win the Mobile Contest (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100729/tc_pcworld/onthestrengthsoflinuxandroidwillwinthemobilecontest
PC World - Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That's a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena--and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up.

Fri, 30 Jul 10
Australia pledges expansion of fibre broadband network (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100730/tc_afp/australiavoteinternet


Customers are seen surfing Internet in Sydney. The government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - The Australian government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_earns_sony


U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, right, and Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer pose during the Japan premiere of her spy action-thriller film 'Salt' in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Bunker-busting ATM attacks show security holes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hacker_conference_hacking_atms


Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_new_kindle


This product image provided by amazon.com Inc., shows the new Kindle 3 reader. (AP Photo/amazon.com Inc.) NO SALESAP - Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book club and perhaps even Grandpa.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
New Kindle models arrive tonight (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100728/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3272
Christopher Null - Now we know why the current Kindle suddenly became unavailable earlier this week, with no date listed for stock to be replenished: It’s because Amazon is launching a new-model Kindle, one that’s smaller, lighter, faster, and easier to read.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Libraries top Netflix, Redbox when it comes to loaning DVDs (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100728/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3273
Ben Patterson - Sure, Netflix and Redbox may rule the U.S. DVD rental market, but it turns out that the nation’s public libraries are loaning more DVDs each day than Netflix rents to its by-mail subscribers.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100729/tc_afp/japanusitcompanyappleipod


Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Review: Hulu Plus takes television to your pocket (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_hulu_plus


FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file screen grab, the home page of Hulu.com, is shown. (AP Photo/Hulu)**NO SALES**AP - Hulu, the popular website with TV shows, now comes as a subscription-based application for iPhones and iPads. Although it isn't perfect, it works well enough that it may make you wonder if the TV's reign as the center of family life is coming to an end.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
India raises security concerns over BlackBerry services (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/wr_nm/us_india_rim_security
Reuters - India has raised security concerns with Research In Motion over the Canadian company's popular BlackBerry services, but is not planning a ban in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Summary Box: Amazon hopes new Kindles stoke sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_amazon_new_kindle_summary_box
AP - KINDLE GETS UPDATED: Amazon will start selling a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle electronic reader that can download books wirelessly over 3G cellular networks and over Wi-Fi for $189. A Wi-Fi-only version will cost $139.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Researchers use Twitter tweets to measure moods (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/lf_nm_life/us_twitter_mood
Reuters - Twitter is for more than just tweeting.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
NASCAR, DirecTV sign up for "Undercover Boss" TV show (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100728/en_nm/us_undercoverboss
Reuters - Top executives from NASCAR, DirecTV, Chiquita Brands International and waterparks company Great Wolf Resorts will take part in the second season of reality TV hit "Undercover Boss", CBS said on Wednesday.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Microsoft Has a New Take on Street-Level Maps [VIDEO] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100728/tc_mashable/microsoft_has_a_new_take_on_streetlevel_maps_video
Mashable - Microsoft is working on a new technology, dubbed Street Slide, aimed at reshaping the street-level mapping space currently dominated by Google Street View and Microsoft's Bing Streetside.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Operating a jailbroken iPhone has drawbacks (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2440_operating_a_jailbroken_iphone_has_drawbacks/37045149/SIG=12mq79rp0/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2440-operating-a-jailbroken-iphone
Appolicious - Be prepared for a few challenges if you want to run a jailbroken iPhone. Also, in today's App Industry Roundup, expect a new Kindle soon.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Symantec fiscal 2Q outlook misses expectations (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_bi_ge/us_symantec_outlook
AP - Security software maker Symantec Corp. on Wednesday issued fiscal second-quarter guidance below Wall Street estimates.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
'Jersey Shore' cast looks to bask in Miami sun (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100728/wr_nm/us_jerseyshore
Reuters - With fist pumps and perfect tans, "Jersey Shore" returns to TV on Thursday for a new season of shows that has audiences wondering if the cast that put some reality back into reality TV is still really real after its brush with Hollywood stardom.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100729/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecrimeicannblackhat


The Internet has undergone a AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.

Thu, 29 Jul 10
Actual broadband speeds rarely as fast as advertised (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100728/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3267
Christopher Null - How do you know how fast your Internet connection is? You probably just trust that your ISP is giving you the bandwidth you’re paying for and go on your merry way.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Panasonic introduces 3-D camcorder for consumers (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan3d_camcorder
AP - The problem of what to watch on a 3-D TV will be yours to solve with Panasonic's camcorder for families to film birthdays, baby's first walk and weddings, all in 3-D.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Disney to buy social-gaming site Playdom (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_disney_playdom
AP - The Walt Disney Co. is buying online social-gaming company Playdom for $563.2 million, the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video-game industry.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Yahoo Japan to use Google search tech, not Yahoo's (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_yahoo_google
AP - Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
7-inch, $150 Android tablet set to go on sale (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100727/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3258
Ben Patterson - Rather not spend $500 on an iPad or $550 on Dell’s 5-inch Android tablet? Is Archos’s $200 Android slate still a tad too rich for your blood? Then try this on for size: a 7-inch, $150 Android tablet, coming soon to a K-Mart near you.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100727/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3236


A customer displays an iPhone 4 purchased at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York June 24, 2010. REUTERS/Eric ThayerChristopher Null - This weekend has seen a flurry of activity about digital rights, but the biggest news dropped Monday morning, when the Library of Congress announced that it had made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Rivals benefit as iPhone 4 delayed in S.Korea (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100728/tc_afp/skoreausittelecomappleiphone


A South Korean dealer holds up an iPhone at a mobile phone shop in Seoul. The latest generation of Apple's best-selling smartphone will make its debut in Asia at the end of July, but the release of the iPhone 4 in South Korea was being delayed, leaving many customers to defect to other rival smartphones, including Samsung's Galaxy S.(AFP/File/Park Ji-Hwan)AFP - With Apple's new iPhone beset by complaints about dodgy reception, the South Korean distributor is struggling to stop customers defecting to rival smartphones after a delay in its local release.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
AT&T: We Don't Intend to Stop Black Hat Demo (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100728/tc_pcworld/atamptwedontintendtostopblackhatdemo
PC World - AT&T says it won't interfere with a highly anticipated talk on intercepting cell phone calls at the Black Hat conference this week, even though rumors are circulating that it will do just that.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
LG Electronics' 2Q net profit falls 33 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_earns_lg_electronics
AP - LG Electronics, a top global manufacturer of flat screen televisions and mobile handsets, said second-quarter net profit fell by a third amid a decline in sales and weaker profitability for phones.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Google in talks to build Facebook competitor: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100728/wr_nm/us_google_games
Reuters - Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Panasonic unveils 3D consumer camcorder (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100728/bs_afp/japanelectronicstechnologycompanypanasonic3d


A model from Panasonic unveils the world's largest 3D camcorder, consisting of a digital high-definition camcorder and 3D conversion lens, in Tokyo on July 28, 2010. The new camcorder has 3 CMOS image sensors and built-in 96GB flash memory that can shoot 3D movies for high-definition 3D home televisions.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday unveiled what it says is the world's first consumer camcorder to allow anyone to record in three dimensions using a special lens.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
LinkedIn: Now Worth More Than $2 Billion (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100727/tc_mashable/linkedin_now_worth_more_than_2_billion
Mashable - A new report suggests that LinkedIn's value has surpassed the $2 billion mark, based on recent investments from outside investors.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
American Airlines app boards the iPhone (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2436_american_airlines_app_boards_the_iphone/37034795/SIG=12ipsmpth/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2436-american-airlines-app-boards-the-
Appolicious - With its new and official iPhone app, American Airlines joins Southwest as the second major U.S.-based airline to land on a smartphone near you. Also in today’s App Industry Roundup, 37signals acquires Ember and is now offering a free version of Campfire for the iPhone.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Websense 2Q net income slips 6 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_websense
AP - Websense Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter net income dipped 6 percent and the Internet filtering and security software maker issued revenue guidance lower than Wall Street was expecting, citing concerns about foreign exchange rates and the overall economy.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Apple releases OS X updates for new iMacs, Magic Trackpad (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100727/tc_macworld/applereleasesosxupdatesfornewimacsmagictrackpad
Macworld.com - If you already rushed out to purchase a Magic Trackpad or one of the brand new iMacs Apple announced on Tuesday morning, then it’s time to do the Software Update dance. The company has rolled out a pair of updates for Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.4 Server installations running on the new desktop models, as well as software updates for those who want to use the Magic Trackpad with their existing Mac.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
APNewsBreak: FBI says mastermind of botnet nabbed (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100728/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_cyber_bust
AP - International authorities have arrested a computer hacker believed responsible for creating the malicious computer code that infected as many as 12 million computers, invading major banks and corporations around the world, FBI officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Is Linux Just Another Unix Flavor? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100727/tc_pcworld/islinuxjustanotherunixflavor
PC World - What defines an operating system isn't a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure group of malcontented purveyors of "standards."

Wed, 28 Jul 10
Can Ask.com's New Search Strategy Work? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100727/tc_pcworld/canaskcomsnewsearchstrategywork
PC World - Ask.com hopes it's found the answer to increasing its market share -- and no, the plan doesn't involve a butler named Jeeves.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
New gov't rules allow unapproved iPhone apps (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_copyright


Apple chief executive Steve Jobs holds the iPhone 4 during the keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in June, 2010. Apple said its latest generation iPhone will become available starting Friday in more than a dozen additional countries.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AP - Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally unlock their devices so they can run software applications that haven't been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_bloodstained_electronics


FILE - In this file photo made Sept. 26, 2005, an unidentified miner sifts through sand and smashed rocks looking for gold at the town of Mongbwalu, Congo. A new U.S. law requires companies to certify whether their products contain minerals from rebel-controlled mines in Congo and surrounding countries. (AP Photo/Anjan Sundaram,File)AP - Does that smart phone in your pocket contribute to rape and murder in the depths of Africa? Soon, you'll know: A new U.S. law requires companies to certify whether their products contain minerals from rebel-controlled mines in Congo and surrounding countries.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Google eyes more government deals for online apps (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_government_apps
AP - Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
iPhone jailbreaking (and all cell phone unlocking) made legal (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100726/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3236


A customer displays an iPhone 4 purchased at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York June 24, 2010. REUTERS/Eric ThayerChristopher Null - This weekend has seen a flurry of activity about digital rights, but the biggest news dropped Monday morning, when the FCC announced that it had made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone — or any other cell phone — legal.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Facebook confirms test of easier-to-find 'delete account' option (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100726/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3239
Ben Patterson - Deleting your Facebook account is a lot harder than it sounds, requiring users to navigate a thicket of menus to submit a request to zap their profiles. Now comes word that Facebook is testing a "delete account" link that would be far easier to find, if not easier to execute.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Cat Physics, Ol’ Man Yellor among this week’s free iPhone apps (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2428_cat_physics_ol_man_yellor_among_this_weeks_free_iphone_apps/37027113/SIG=136ibqj4d/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2428-cat-physics-o
Appolicious - I’m not trying to get all Shakespearean on you, but what’s in a name? It’s not immediately evident what to make of Cat Physics, Ol’ Man Yellor or OtoBlock from their titles, but that’s what I’m here for.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
EU starts IBM antitrust probes (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eu_ibm_antitrust
AP - The European Union opened two antitrust investigations against IBM Corp. Monday, accusing the American technology giant of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Remains of the Day: The lab behind the curtain (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100726/tc_macworld/remainsofthedaythelabbehindthecurtain
Macworld.com - Take a peek behind Apple’s curtain for a glimpse at the secret labs of Cupertino where they tested the iPhone 4—now on video! Then see Apple hand it to the Droid X, death grip style, and bring it all home with yet another patent infringement lawsuit. You’ve just been served—a hearty meal of Monday, July 26’s remainders.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Earnings Preview: Sprint to report 2Q results,0351 (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_bi_ge/us_sprint_earnings_preview
AP - Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Wednesday.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Fewer U.S. parents to cut back-to-school budget-poll (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100727/us_nm/us_usa_retail_backtoschool
Reuters - Fewer U.S. parents plan to cut their back-to-school budgets, but they will count on smartphones and social networking to find the best bargains during the second biggest shopping season of the year, according to a Deloitte survey released on Tuesday.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Slangy Italian teenagers become YouTube hit (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100727/wr_nm/us_italy_teenagers
Reuters - Two teenagers from the suburbs of Rome have become Italy's newest media heroines after their slang-filled account of a day at the beach shot from a minor item on the local news to become a YouTube sensation.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Computer Faceoff: Mac vs. PC (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100726/tc_mashable/computer_faceoff_mac_vs_pc
Mashable - We've pitted countless web and tech-related items against each other in our weekly Web Faceoff series.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
ABC News, Pocket Informant and other iPad Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2427_abc_news_pocket_informant_and_other_ipad_apps_of_the_week/37024654/SIG=13470b18e/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2427-abc-news-pocket
Appolicious - The iPad app hits just keep on coming! New iPad app developments this week include an interesting alternative to fill the official Facebook app void, yet another great organization app, and, of course, another addictive game.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Google in bid for government software business (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100727/bs_afp/usitcompanygovernmentinternetgoogle


The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Google made a pitch for more government software business, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Google made a pitch for more government software business, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
EU opens anti-trust probe of IBM mainframe business (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100727/bs_nm/us_eu_ibm
Reuters - European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations against International Business Machines Corp, suspecting it of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
UK Launches Computer Security Training Exercises (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100726/tc_pcworld/uklaunchescomputersecuritytrainingexercises
PC World - The U.K.'s Cyber Security Challenge began accepting registrations Monday for a series of computer security exercises designed to spur interest in the field.

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Why Ubuntu Linux Is a Good Business Choice (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100726/tc_pcworld/whyubuntulinuxisagoodbusinesschoice
PC World - Chances are good that if someone walked into your office right now and peeked over your shoulder, they would see a Windows operating system on your computer. But, did you know that you have a choice of something other than Windows for that computer on your desk, and that you have the same choice for the servers in your data center?

Tue, 27 Jul 10
Yahoo Japan says to adopt Google's search engine (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100727/wr_nm/us_yahoo_japan_google
Reuters - Yahoo Japan, Japan's biggest Internet portal operator, said on Tuesday it will adopt U.S. rival Google Inc's search engine and advertisement delivery system and provide Google with its data.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_public_safety_broadband
AP - Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers, delaying the construction of what everyone agrees is an urgently needed system.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
Practice ceramics on your iPad with Let’s create! Pottery HD (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2407_practice_ceramics_on_your_ipad_with_lets_create_pottery_hd/36995147/SIG=135ukn6f1/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2407-practice-ceram
Appolicious - There’s something about working with raw clay and water in a ceramics setting that best represents the act of artistic creation. The Let’s create! Pottery HD ($4.99), developed by Infinite Dreams for the iPad, offers a digital replica of the pottery experience, succeeding in being both therapeutic and entertaining.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
Add vintage effects to your movies with CinemaFX For Video (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2414_add_vintage_effects_to_your_movies_with_cinemafx_for_video/37012876/SIG=13556pufa/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2414-add-vintage-ef
Appolicious - Making new technology produce old-looking media seems to be all the rage right now (see Hipstamatic), so it’s only natural that the developers of ReelDirector have brought forth an app to turn your video clips vintage. CinemaFX For Video only works on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, and it’s more than worth its $1.99 download price.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
Summary Box: FCC, public safety spar over spectrum (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_public_safety_broadband_summary_box
AP - THE FCC PLAN: The Federal Communications Commission wants to auction off a prime piece of wireless spectrum called the D Block to the wireless industry.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
10 Cool Crowdsourced Music Video Projects (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100725/tc_mashable/10_cool_crowdsourced_music_video_projects
Mashable - What better way for an artist to engage with his or her fans than by collaborating with them? Although just 10 years ago this would have been an arduous undertaking, collaborative music video projects are now possible thanks to social media and the wonders of the web.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
U.S. Enacts Law to Quell Sale of "Conflict Minerals" to Electronics Companies (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100725/tc_mashable/us_enacts_law_to_quell_sale_of_conflict_minerals_to_electronics_companies
Mashable - Back in June, Steve Jobs asserted in an e-mail statement that Apple requires its suppliers to certify in writing that they use conflict mineral-free materials. Now, the U.S. government has gotten into the game full-tilt, enacting a new law that requires companies to state whether or not their goods contain minerals from the mines of the war-torn Congo and surrounding areas.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
Amiga: 25 Years Later (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100725/tc_pcworld/amiga25yearslater
PC World - Twenty-five years ago on July 23, a new personal computer was unveiled at a black-tie, celebrity-studded gala at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York's Lincoln Center. It debuted to rave reviews and great expectations -- heck, InfoWorld said it might be the "third milestone" in personal computing after the Apple II and the IBM PC.

Mon, 26 Jul 10
Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100726/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_afghanistan_wikileaks


A US Army soldier from 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, cleans bullets at COP Nolen, in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
British royals expand online presence with Flickr (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_hi_te/eu_britain_royals_flickr


Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with Captain Michael Hepburn, after boarding the yacht 'Hebridean Princess' in Stornoway, Scotland, Friday July 23, 2010, with other members of the Royal family, at the start of a holiday sailing around the Western Isles of Scotland.(AP Photo/Andrew Milligan-pa) **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - These aren't your average family snapshots.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Mozilla goes mobile with Firefox Home iPhone app (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2389_mozilla_goes_mobile_with_firefox_home_iphone_app/36969847/SIG=12r4fhib2/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2389-mozilla-goes-mobile-with
Appolicious - I’m a devoted Firefox user on my MacBook Pro, and like many others, I’ve been long awaiting the release of a Firefox app for iPhone and iPod Touch. While the recently released Firefox Home app is far from perfect, if my choice is Firefox Home or nothing, I’ll take this free app. In fact, for my needs, Firefox Home has the potential to replace Safari—a big statement in favor of an app that’s not even a full browser.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_bloodstained_electronics


FILE - In this file photo made Sept. 26, 2005, an unidentified miner sifts through sand and smashed rocks looking for gold at the town of Mongbwalu, Congo. A new U.S. law requires companies to certify whether their products contain minerals from rebel-controlled mines in Congo and surrounding countries. (AP Photo/Anjan Sundaram,File)AP - Does that smart phone in your pocket contribute to rape and murder in the depths of Africa? Soon, you'll know: A new U.S. law requires companies to certify whether their products contain minerals from rebel-controlled mines in Congo and surrounding countries.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Pandora tops 60 million users, mobile growth strong (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100724/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecommusicinternetpandora


Internet radio star Pandora has topped 60 million users and most new members are joining the service using mobile devices, its founder said Saturday.(Pandora)AFP - Internet radio star Pandora has topped 60 million users and most new members are joining the service using mobile devices, its founder said Saturday.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
18 killed in mass panic at German music festival (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100725/ap_on_en_mu/eu_germany_love_parade_deaths


** CORRECTION TO REMOVE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED ** People celebrate this year's techno-music festival 'Loveparade 2010' in Duisburg, Germany, on Saturday, July 24, 2010. More than a dozen people were killed and others injured when mass panic broke out in a tunnel at the Love Parade. (AP Photo/dapd/Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)AP - Crowds of people streaming into a techno music festival surged through an already jammed entry tunnel, setting off a panic that killed 18 people and injured 80 at an event meant to celebrate love and peace.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Yolink Helps Web Researchers Search Behind Links (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100724/tc_mashable/yolink_helps_web_researchers_search_behind_links
Mashable - This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Opera Mini, LauncherPro and other top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2400_opera_mini_launcherpro_and_other_top_android_apps_of_the_week/36984752/SIG=138riktl2/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2400-opera-mini-
Appolicious - As we near football season, Yahoo! looks to increase its Android presence with an upcoming Fantasy Football app. Just weeks after releasing Android apps for Mail and Messenger, Yahoo’s finally bulking up its Android offerings.

Sun, 25 Jul 10
Britain's royals post family pictures online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100724/tc_afp/britainroyalstechnologyinternet


Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she tours UN Headquarters on July 6 in New York City. The British royal family has opened an account on photo-sharing website Flickr, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday, in their latest attempt to move with the times.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Jackson)AFP - The British royal family has opened an account on photo-sharing website Flickr, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday, in their latest attempt to move with the times.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Manka Bros take media by storm, online that is (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/us_fake_media_giant


In this July 9, 2010 photo, John Perry poses at Warner Studios, in Burbank, Calif. The make-believe media baron and son of Bulgarian immigrants is the creation of John Perry, a real business development executive at Warner Bros. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - While Disney CEO Bob Iger was chatting with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg at a major media summit in Idaho this month, Khan Manka Jr. was squiring around the lodge bar looking for a drink.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/as_india_supercheap_computer


In this Thursday, July 22, 2010 photo, India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal displays a low-cost tablet at its launch in New Delhi, India. The device looks like an iPad and is 1/14th the cost. India has unveiled the prototype of a US$35 basic touch screen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011. (AP Photo)AP - It looks like an iPad, only it's 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Verizon posts 2Q loss on costs of employee buyout (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_verizon


In this July 21, 2010 photo, a Best Buy customer looks at a Motorola Droid phone by Verizon in Mountain View, Calif. Verizon posts a loss for the second quarter Friday, July 23, 2010, due to a buyout for 11,000 workers, and its revenue comes in below Wall Street expectations.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday said it lost $198 million in the second quarter due to a buyout for 11,000 workers.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
iPhone dictation app now lets you speak and tweet (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100723/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3227
Ben Patterson - Can’t be bothered to tap out your text messages, tweets or Facebook updates? An updated dictation app for the iPhone lets you speak your mind, then post your musing directly to Twitter or Facebook.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Apple takes top spot in software insecurity report (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100723/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3221
Christopher Null - Is Apple the most insecure software company in the world?

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Tablets may allow 're-set' for media: News Corp. (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100724/bs_afp/usbritainitcompanymediaindustrynewspapersnewscorp


Customers try out Apple's new iPad in a shop in Barcelona on May 28, 2010. Tablet computers such as Apple's iPad may allow the news industry a AFP - Tablet computers such as Apple's iPad may allow the news industry a "re-set" and to start charging for content after years of giving it away for free, a senior News Corp. executive said Friday.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Phone group sues San Francisco over radiation law (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_cell_phone_radiation
AP - The wireless industry sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to stop a law that requires cell phone stores to post how much radio energy each model emits.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Telecom group sues San Francisco over mobile phone law (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100723/tc_afp/usitinternettelecomlawhealthoffbeat


A man uses a cell phone in New York. A major US telecommunications industry group on Friday asked a federal court to block a law requiring mobile phone makers to warn customers that the gadgets are bathing them in radiation.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - A major US telecommunications industry group on Friday asked a federal court to block a law requiring mobile phone makers to warn customers that the gadgets are bathing them in radiation.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
CTIA Files Suit to Block Cell Phone Radiation Law (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100723/tc_pcworld/ctiafilessuittoblockcellphoneradiationlaw
PC World - The CTIA, a group representing mobile operators, is trying to block a San Francisco ordinance that would require stores to disclose radiation levels for the phones they sell.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Woman, 23, charged in Facebook-feud fatal crash (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100724/ap_on_re_us/us_facebook_feud_crash


Tracy Emery, talks to members of the media outside the courthouse after her daughter, 23-year-old Torrie Emery's arraignment in Pontiac, Mich. on Friday July 23, 2010. Torrie Emery was charged with second-degree murder, assault and child abuse in a fatal car crash stemming from a dispute on the social networking site Facebook. Police say the woman had her 3-year-old daughter in the car Wednesday afternoon when she rammed a car being driven by Alesha Abernathy of Pontiac. Police said Abernathy's car hit a dump truck while being chased. (AP Photo/The Oakland Press, Vaughn Gurganian) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A Facebook feud between two women who claimed to love the same prison inmate led to a high-speed chase and a crash that critically injured one of the rivals, killed her friend and left the second rival facing murder charges.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Live Concerts Come to YouTube and Vevo This Summer (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100723/tc_mashable/live_concerts_come_to_youtube_and_vevo_this_summer
Mashable - VEVO and YouTube have taken another step to establish themselves in the online music space by announcing a partnership with American Express to launch a series of live-streamed concerts, “Unstaged: An Original Series from American Express."

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Mashable Readers Choose Real Books Over E-books (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100724/tc_mashable/mashable_readers_choose_real_books_over_ebooks
Mashable - With the rise of e-book technologies such as the Amazon Kindle and Apple's iBooks, are we finally witnessing the end of the printed word?

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Apple launches free bumper program (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2405_apple_launches_free_bumper_program/36994308/SIG=12d0kua72/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2405-apple-launches-free-bumper-program
Appolicious - Apple (AAPL) released instructions on how iPhone 4 owners can claim a free bumper. And that nifty Flipboard app? It may not last too long. All this and more in today's App Industry Roundup.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
This Week in GeekTech: Lego Geekery, Old Apple Software, and Fun With Android (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100723/tc_pcworld/thisweekingeektechlegogeekeryoldapplesoftwareandfunwithandroid
PC World - After last week's iPhone brouhaha and controversy, it's nice to be able to take a step back and explore some of the more nerdy stories making news. Here are some of our favorites from this past week. Enjoy.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100723/tc_pcworld/tenreasonstodumpwindowsanduselinux
PC World - Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Iran Was Prime Target of SCADA Worm (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100724/tc_pcworld/iranwasprimetargetofscadaworm
PC World - Computers in Iran have been hardest hit by a dangerous computer worm that tries to steal information from industrial control systems.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Tab Candy: Firefox Invents a Better Way to Manage Tabs [VIDEO] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100723/tc_mashable/tab_candy_firefox_invents_a_better_way_to_manage_tabs_video
Mashable - Mozilla Creative Lead Aza Raskin has released Tab Candy, an experimental feature for Firefox that reimagines tabbed browsing through tab groups and reorganization.

Sat, 24 Jul 10
Ousted ag official unsure about returning to work (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_usda_racism_resignation


Shirley Sherrod answers questions during an interview at her home on Friday, July 23, 2010 in Albany, Ga. Sherrod was fired from her job at the Agriculture Department amid accusations of racism. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)AP - Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign after a blogger posted comments she made to an NAACP audience about race, is unsure about returning to a government job, she said Friday.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Dell Inc. paying $100 million in SEC deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/us_sec_dell_settlement
AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. is paying $100 million to settle civil charges that it fraudulently used payments from Intel to pump up its profits to meet Wall Street targets over five years, the government announced Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Some Internet porn sites in China now accessible (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet_porn


FILE - In this Jan 23, 2008 file photo, a computer user is silhouetted with a row of computer monitors at an Internet cafe in Shenyang, in northern China's Liaoning province. Word leaked out slowly, spread by tech-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn is now openly available in China. Is the new access to online pornography a policy change or a trap? It throws into sharp relief what many see as the main mission of China's aggressive Internet censorship: blocking content that might challenge the political authority of the communist government. (AP Photo/File) **CHINA OUT **AP - Word leaked out slowly, spread by Web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
AT&T 2Q earnings up 26 percent, raises forecast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100722/ap_on_bi_ge/us_earns_at_t


A woman enters a AT&T store in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, July 21, 2010. AT&T said Thursday, July 22, 2010, its earnings rose 26 percent in the second quarter, helped by strong results in its wireless business and an one-time gain on a stock sale. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - AT&T Inc. said Thursday that its earnings rose 26 percent in the latest quarter and raised its forecast for the year, helped by its iPhone-fueled wireless arm and cost-cutting.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Netflix calls Hulu Plus a 'small' but 'direct competitor' (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100722/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3214
Ben Patterson - Hulu and Netflix used to complement each other nicely when it came to streaming network TV shows: Hulu had recent episodes but few from past seasons, while Netflix had more of the older episodes but little in the way of newer ones.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Hollywood's calculation: Internet + TV = anarchy (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100722/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3212
Christopher Null - One way or another, standards are making their way to the world of online video. For example, the just-announced UltraViolet video format, proposed by the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, could bring some much-needed consistency to the way that video downloads are formatted, delivered and played back on everything from PCs to TVs. (If only Apple would get on board, that is … )

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Apple begins refunding iPhone 4 Bumpers (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100723/tc_macworld/applebeginsrefundingiphone4bumpers
Macworld.com - Customers who had already bought iPhone Bumpers before Apple offered free cases to all iPhone 4 users have started to receive refunds from the company.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Windows 7 sales boost Microsoft 4Q net income (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100722/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_microsoft


FILE - This file photo made March 10, 2010, show Microsoft Window7 products for sale in Mountain View, Calif. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday, July 22, 2010, that its net income surged 48 percent in the most recent quarter, the latest sign that businesses are again spending money on technology. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that its net income surged in the most recent quarter, the latest sign that businesses are again spending on technology.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
India develops world's cheapest "laptop" at $35 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100723/tc_nm/us_india_laptop
Reuters - India has come up with the world's cheapest "laptop," a touch-screen computing device that costs $35.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
AT&T Wi-Fi Use Soared 30 Percent in Q2 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100722/tc_pcworld/atamptwifiusesoared30percentinq2
PC World - Users are piling on to AT&T's public Wi-Fi hotspots, racking up more than 68 million connections in the second quarter, AT&T said Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Brazil Green Party candidate banks on social media (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100723/wr_nm/us_brazil_election_silva
Reuters - Brazil's Green Party presidential candidate is hoping her use of social media will help boost her low poll numbers before October's election as she seeks to close the gap with the two front-runners.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
PS3 Netflix Disc-Free Streaming Coming by October (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100722/tc_pcworld/ps3netflixdiscfreestreamingcomingbyoctober
PC World - Tired of feeding your PS3 discs to access Netflix's streaming video service? Of playing second fiddle to Microsoft's Xbox 360, which offers the service fully integrated with Xbox LIVE, disc-free?

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Train Smarter with Runner's World iPhone App (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100722/tc_mashable/train_smarter_with_runners_world_iphone_app
Mashable - Runner's World magazine today announced the release of its SmartCoach iPhone app, which creates customized training guides for race distances between a 5-K and a marathon.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
PhoneTell and other call managers for Android (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2401_phonetell_and_other_call_managers_for_android/36985519/SIG=12osgs5bp/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2401-phonetell-and-other-call-ma
Appolicious - If you’re a smartphone user, you’re quickly becoming aware of all the ways your phone can help you manage your life. Calls are a big part of that life -- at least the part you share with your phone.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Wipro profit up 31 pct to $284M on strong demand (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100723/ap_on_bi_ge/as_india_earns_wipro
AP - Indian software services firm Wipro Ltd. said quarterly profit jumped 31 percent to 13.19 billion rupees ($284 million), beating expectations, as India's No. 3 outsourcer ramped up staffing to meet strong global demand.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
HP, Microsoft announces new tablet computer (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100723/bs_afp/usitcompanycomputerinternetmicrosofthppalm


Hewlett-Packard will team up with Microsoft to come out with a tablet computer for the enterprise business market this year, a senior HP executive has said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Hewlett-Packard will team up with Microsoft to come out with a tablet computer for the enterprise business market this year, a senior HP executive has said.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Virus Writers Are Picking up New Microsoft Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100723/tc_pcworld/viruswritersarepickingupnewmicrosoftattack
PC World - The Windows attack used by a recently discovered worm is being picked up by other virus writers and will soon become much more widespread, according to security vendor Eset.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100722/tc_pcworld/googleexecutivefrustratedbyjavaccomplexity
PC World - Today's commercial-grade programming languages -- C++ and Java, in particular -- are way too complex and not adequately suited for today's computing environments, Google distinguished engineer Rob Pike argued in a talk Thursday at the O'Reilly Open Source Conference.

Fri, 23 Jul 10
Baidu hacker lawsuit can proceed in US court (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100723/tc_afp/uschinaitinternettrialcompanybaiduregister


A picture shows the logo of Baidu on its headquarters in Beijing. A US judge ruled Thursday that Baidu has a AFP - A US judge ruled that Baidu has a "plausible" legal case against a domain registry firm that let hackers commandeer the Chinese Internet search giant's website.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
EBay 2Q profit rises 26 pct on PayPal, marketplace (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ebay
AP - EBay Inc. reported healthy second-quarter earnings Wednesday as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
New iPad app mines Web links for 'social magazine' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_en_ot/us_tec_techbit_social_magazine
AP - Apple Inc.'s iPad has hatched a new breed of magazines, one filled with a constantly changing mix of articles, photos and videos picked out by your friends, family and other people within your online social circle.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Qualcomm 3Q profit rises 4 percent, revenue down (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_qualcomm
AP - Qualcomm Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 4 percent and revenues fell less than analysts expected, allaying concerns among investors that the developer of wireless chips and technologies was failing to capitalize on consumers' appetites for smart phones.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
T-Mobile’s speedy HSPA+ network expands to new markets (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100721/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3200
Ben Patterson - I’m already a fan of T-Mobile’s burgeoning new HSPA+ data network, which promises speeds that rival 4G networks at a relatively reasonable price. Now comes word that the carrier has turned on HSPA+ service in two dozen new markets, while a smartphone that’ll support the speedy network is set for later this summer.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
The Topic: The future of books (The Newsroom)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100721/tc_ynews/ynews_tc3199
The Newsroom - Amazon just reported that over past three months, Amazon Kindle e-book sales have surpassed its hardcover book sales by nearly 50 percent — and last month by nearly double.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100722/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ebay_on_the_call
AP - EBay Inc. has been concentrating on building its mobile offerings, including applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and cell phones that run Google Inc.'s Android operating software, so consumers can use their phones to shop on its main eBay.com site or transfer money through its PayPal online payment service.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
FTC extends antitrust settlement talks with Intel (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ftc_intel_talks
AP - Federal regulators will take at least two more weeks to work out details of a proposed agreement with Intel Corp. to settle charges that the giant chipmaker violated antitrust laws.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
China's Huawei denies stealing Motorola technology (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100722/tc_afp/chinaustelecomlawcourtcompanymotorolahuawei


A Huawei Technologies booth is seen at a technology show in Singapore in June 2010. Chinese telecoms maker Huawei Technologies on Thursday rejected allegations by Motorola that it had stolen technology secrets from the US mobile phone giant over the past decade.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Chinese telecoms maker Huawei Technologies on Thursday rejected allegations by Motorola that it had stolen technology secrets from the US mobile phone giant over the past decade.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Motorola sues Huawei for trade secret theft (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100722/bs_nm/us_motorola_huawei
Reuters - U.S. mobile phone maker Motorola Inc has sued China's Huawei Technologies Co for alleged theft of trade secrets, highlighting the fast-growing Chinese firm's difficulty in shaking the nation's reputation for piracy.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
'Hot' Russian spy leaves enigmatic Facebook trail (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100722/ts_alt_afp/russiausspymediainternet


A New York newspaper features a photo of Russian spy Anna Chapman at a news stand, June 30, 2010. Two weeks after 10 Russian spies flew back from the United States to Moscow, the buzz of interest around the ring's most photogenic member, the feisty redhead Anna Chapman, shows no signs of receding.(AFP/file/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Two weeks after 10 Russian spies flew back from the United States to Moscow, the buzz of interest around the ring's most photogenic member, the feisty redhead Anna Chapman, shows no signs of receding.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Panasonic to Unveil Consumer 3D Camcorder Next Week (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100721/tc_pcworld/panasonictounveilconsumer3dcamcordernextweek
PC World - Panasonic will next week unveil a camcorder for consumers that is capable of recording images in 3D.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Bearhug Brings a Social Approach to Customer Service Management (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100722/tc_mashable/bearhug_brings_a_social_approach_to_customer_service_management
Mashable - This post is part of Mashable's Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Flipboard iPad app could turn page on magazine industry (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2394_flipboard_ipad_app_could_turn_page_on_magazine_industry/36973999/SIG=1326v8c4c/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2394-flipboard-ipad-ap
Appolicious - While Wired, Time and Sports Illustrated are among the iconic magazine titles beautifully displayed on the iPad, the new Flipboard app is a more natural fit for tablet computing.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
New 'Kraken' GSM-cracking Software Is Released (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100722/tc_pcworld/newkrakengsmcrackingsoftwareisreleased
PC World - The (Global System for Mobile Communications) technology used by the majority of the world's mobile phones will get some scrutiny at next week's Black Hat security conference, and what the security researchers there have to say isn't pretty.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
IBM launches faster and more cost-efficient mainframe (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100722/tc_nm/us_ibm
Reuters - IBM on Thursday unveiled a new mainframe computer called "zEnterprise," which it said was the most powerful mainframe ever and is more cost-efficient than previous-generation products.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Dell Warns of Malware on Server Motherboards (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100721/tc_pcworld/dellwarnsofmalwareonservermotherboards
PC World - Dell is apparently warning customers that "a small number" of its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards may contain malicious software.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
OSCON: Open Source Lazy About Social Web Services (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100721/tc_pcworld/osconopensourcelazyaboutsocialwebservices
PC World - While open-source coders have done a remarkable job of providing a complete open-source software stack, they haven't kept up with the emergence of Web services, charges an executive from a prominent open-source foundation.

Thu, 22 Jul 10
Baidu gains on strong Q3 revenue targets (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100722/wr_nm/us_baidu
Reuters - China's top search engine operator Baidu Inc, helped by a surge in new advertisers and lower traffic acquisition costs, is poised to deliver strong results in the coming months following a forecast-beating quarterly performance.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Apple fiscal 3Q net income jumps 78 percent (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_apple


An Apple Inc. employee demonstrates FaceTime, a video chat application on the new iPhone 4 in San Francisco on June 7, 2010. The latest version of the smartphone went on sale in five countries on June 24 and Apple has been dogged by complaints about reception problems due to its unusual antenna design.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AP - Apple Inc. blew past expectations with its latest quarterly report on Tuesday, selling almost as many of its new iPad tablets as it sold Mac computers.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Wireless broadband network set to launch next year (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_wireless_broadband
AP - U.S. consumers and businesses may get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that aims to provide competition to the incumbent phone companies.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
NY man's Facebook ownership claim lands in court (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_facebook_lawsuit


Facebook named its management team for India which will be responsible for driving the expansion of the company as it looks to become the biggest social networker in the country.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AP - Facebook will try to get a New York man's claim for majority ownership of the website thrown out of court, attorneys for the social networking site said Tuesday.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Amazon: E-books now outselling hardcovers (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100720/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3177
Christopher Null - The press release is fascinating yet almost impossible to believe: According to Amazon.com, e-books have become so popular that they are now outselling hardcover books, with 180 e-books sold for every 100 hardcovers that go out the door, at least over the last month. (Free books are excluded from that figure.)

Wed, 21 Jul 10
HP looking to secure 'PalmPad' trademark (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100720/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3182
Ben Patterson - We already know that HP, the new owner of Palm, is intent on cranking out a tablet based on WebOS, the innovative mobile platform that the touchscreen Palm Pre is based on. Now comes word that HP is seeking a trademark for the word "PalmPad," along with chatter that the new slate device might even accept input from a digital pen.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
ISuppli Raises IPad Sales Forecast After Apple's Strong Q3 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100721/tc_pcworld/isuppliraisesipadsalesforecastafterapplesstrongq3
PC World - Market researcher iSuppli sharply increased its forecast for sales of Apple's popular iPad to 12.9 million by the end of this year, from an earlier target of 7.1 million.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Apple posts big quarter on iPad, iPhone, Mac sales (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100721/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecomearningsinternetapple


The Apple logo on the facade of the new Apple store in Paris. Strong debuts for the iPad tablet computer and the new iPhone powered gadget maker Apple to a record quarter which blew past the expectations of Wall Street analysts.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Strong debuts for the iPad tablet computer and the new iPhone powered gadget maker Apple to a record quarter which blew past the expectations of Wall Street analysts.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Nokia Siemens wins $7 billion U.S. deal (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100720/tc_nm/us_nokiasiemens_harbinger


An employee of Nokia Siemens Networks enters the office in Dubai June 6, 2007. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has won an eight-year contract worth more than $7 billion with an upstart U.S. operator looking to build a high-speed wireless network to offer wholesale services in the fiercely competitive market.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Flipboard Launches as the iPad's Social Media Magazine (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100721/tc_mashable/flipboard_launches_as_the_ipads_social_media_magazine
Mashable - With backing from several heavy hitters and an acquisition, Flipboard has kicked off its quest to become the new and vibrant way your browse your social media streams.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Samsung Introduces New 1TB Drive for Notebooks, Other Gadgetry (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100720/tc_pcworld/samsungintroducesnew1tbdrivefornotebooksothergadgetry
PC World - Samsung Tuesday announced its new 1TB Spinpoint MT2 2.5-inch internal hard drive. The new drive is suitable for portable storage like portable external hard drives, or could also be used for anything from future HDTVs, home theater systems, set-top boxes, and some laptops.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Has the HP Slate Come Back from the Dead? We Doubt It (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100720/tc_mashable/has_the_hp_slate_come_back_from_the_dead_we_doubt_it
Mashable - A recently discovered listing on the HP website has restarted the rumor mill for the HP Slate, the PC maker's supposed Windows 7 tablet.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Keep an eye on promising Diacarta iPhone app (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2373_keep_an_eye_on_promising_diacarta_iphone_app/36947141/SIG=12n3jibfp/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2373-keep-an-eye-on-promising-dia
Appolicious - Even though it hasn’t been updated for iOS 4.0 and doesn’t have Retina support, visual thinkers should be enamored with the design of new calendar app Diacarta ($1.99). Unfortunately, design trumped functionality during the development of this iPhone app, so a few additions are needed before you make the $2 investment.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Rumors Have Verizon Adding More Droid Phones (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100720/tc_nf/74405
NewsFactor - With three Droid smartphones on the shelves (and, in some cases, in short supply), Verizon Wireless may be ready to add two more to take advantage of the popularity of the Android operating system.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Stocks are higher as investors digest earnings (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street


In this photograph taken July 16, 2010, Todd Ingrilli works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are set to pull back Tuesday, July 20, as growing corporate profits don't seem to be enough to satisfy investors.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - Stocks rose Tuesday as investors sorted through a mix of earnings numbers and awaited reports from Yahoo Inc. and Apple Inc. after the close.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
US, Britain work to resolve hacker extradition (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_britain_hacker
AP - U.S. and British authorities are working to resolve the long-delayed extradition of a London hacker who allegedly infiltrated American military computers.

Wed, 21 Jul 10
Uproar after Philippine teen singer has botox (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100721/en_afp/entertainmentphilippinesuschariceinternettelevision


Filipina singer Charice Pempengco performs during the launch of her first album in Manila. The 18-year-old singing sensation has caused an Internet uproar after having cosmetic surgery to improve her looks ahead of her debut on top US television show AFP - Teenage Philippine singing sensation Charice Pempengco has caused an Internet uproar after having cosmetic surgery to improve her looks ahead of her debut on top US television show "Glee".

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Digital movie locker `UltraViolet' nears launch (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_ultraviolet_movies
AP - A group of media and electronics companies will soon start testing a system that will let you watch the movies you buy wherever you are, regardless of formats and other technical hurdles. Like ATMs, your account would follow you, no matter what brand of machine you use.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Market changes, investors drive Motorola's breakup (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_motorola_future


FILE - In this file photograph taken Nov. 3, 2009, the new Motorola Droid smart phone is shown in San Francisco. For decades, Motorola's products told the story of the march of electronics into the hands of consumers: car radios in the 1930s, TVs in the 1940s and cell phones in the 1980s. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels, file)AP - For decades, Motorola Inc.'s products told the story of the march of electronics into the hands of consumers: car radios in the 1930s, TVs in the 1940s and cell phones starting the 1980s.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
IBM lifts 2010 forecast but economic worries loom (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_ibm


FILE - In this file photo made Jan. 11, 2010, a sign for IBM is shown in New York. International Business Machines Corp. is expected to release second-quarter financial results Monday, July 19, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Uncertainty about the stability of world markets is clouding encouraging signs about the health of the technology sector.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Windows Phone 7 takes clean approach to touch UI (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100719/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3166
Ben Patterson - With its upcoming reboot of the old Windows Mobile OS, Microsoft has wisely swept up the thicket of menus, checkboxes and other teeny, tiny interface elements that cluttered its outdated mobile platform and chucked them into the trash bin.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Blogger who told of 'lost' iPhone gets his stuff back (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100719/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3165
Christopher Null - Remember the iPhone 4 scandal? No, not the one about how it loses reception when hold it a certain way. The scandal before that one. The one about the prototype iPhone “lost” in a Silicon Valley bar, sold to gadget blog Gizmodo, and revealed online months before its official release.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Apple rivals hit back at Jobs' antenna claims (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100720/bs_afp/usittelecominternetappleiphonesamsunghtcblackberry


A shopper looks at a smart phone in Taipei on July 19, 2010. South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.(AFP/Patrick Lin)AFP - Smartphone makers Blackberry, Samsung and HTC on Tuesday rejected claims by Apple chief Steve Jobs that other smartphones have antenna problems similar to those reported with the latest iPhone model.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
TI 2Q revenue rises 42 pct as demand roars back (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100719/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_texas_instruments


FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, a company logo is displayed outside Texas Instruments' offices in Sunnyvale, Calif. Texas Instruments Inc., reports quarterly earnings Monday, July 19, 2010, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Texas Instruments Inc.'s second-quarter income and revenue jumped as demand continued to recover after the recession, yet investors had wanted even better results after seeing strong reports recently from other technology companies.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Samsung dismisses Apple's claims on smartphones (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100720/tc_afp/skoreausittelecomiphoneapplesamsung


A shopper looks at a smart phone in Taipei on July 19, 2010. South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.(AFP/Patrick Lin)AFP - South Korean cellphone manufacturer Samsung Electronics Tuesday dismissed claims by iPhone maker Apple that all smartphones suffer dropped signals when held in a certain way.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Motorola Deal May End Mobile-gear Consolidation (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100720/tc_pcworld/motoroladealmayendmobilegearconsolidation
PC World - Nokia Siemens Networks' acquisition of most of Motorola's cellular networks business may be the last move in a long game of consolidation in the industry, which has been hammered by price pressures.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
How Mark Zuckerberg Intends to Repair Facebook's Battered Image (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100720/tc_mashable/how_mark_zuckerberg_intends_to_repair_facebooks_battered_image
Mashable - On Wednesday, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will sit across from ABC News' Diane Sawyer in his most high-profile interview since 2008, when Sawyer interviewed him on 60 Minutes.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
FX's "Damages" moving to DirecTV (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100720/media_nm/us_damages
Reuters - The ratings-challenged FX drama "Damages" has been rescued by DirecTV.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Facebook-Like Site Brings Safe Social Networking to Young Kids (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100719/tc_mashable/facebooklike_site_brings_safe_social_networking_to_young_kids
Mashable - Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Yelp for Android, and other location-based newcomers (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2378_yelp_for_android_and_other_location_based_newcomers/36948680/SIG=12u609hkg/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2378-yelp-for-android-and-
Appolicious - Yelp’s local search and reviews service has finally landed in the Android Market, with a few cool features rarely seen in first-release apps.  With location-based tools becoming more practical and popular on smartphones, here are a few other apps that will help you get familiar with your surroundings.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Dell to Acquire Storage Vendor Ocarina Networks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100720/tc_pcworld/delltoacquirestoragevendorocarinanetworks
PC World - Dell announced Monday that it plans to acquire Ocarina Networks, a maker of hardware and software designed to reduce the amount of storage capacity enterprises need, for an undisclosed sum.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
On the Call: IBM's finance chief Mark Loughridge (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_on_hi_te/us_on_the_call_ibm
AP - Analysts were concerned with one aspect of IBM Corp.'s second-quarter financial report: The value of services contracts signed fell 12 percent to $12.3 billion.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
Virus targets Siemens industrial control systems (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100719/tc_nm/us_siemens_microsoft_virus
Reuters - Hackers have built a computer virus that attacks Siemens AG's widely used industrial control systems, creating malicious software that analysts said can be used for espionage and sabotage.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
RackSpace's OpenStack Targets Cloud Lock-in (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100719/tc_pcworld/rackspacesopenstacktargetscloudlockin
PC World - Rackspace's contribution of code to a new open-source project called OpenStack could help establish a counterweight to larger and proprietary players like Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), according to some observers.

Tue, 20 Jul 10
China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100720/tc_nm/us_china_google
Reuters - China is satisfied that U.S. Internet giant Google Inc is complying with Chinese laws after it tweaked the way it directs users to an unfiltered search page, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Telefonica deal to buy Brazil's Vivo falls apart (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_telefonica_vivo
AP - Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica on Saturday pulled out of negotiations to acquire a euro7.15 billion ($9.3 billion) stake in Brazil's leading cell phone company Vivo.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Apple goes low-tech to solve iPhone woes (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100718/tc_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetappleiphone


Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer Inc., speaks during a press conference regarding the Apple iPhone 4 reception problems at the Apple headquarters July 16, in Cupertino, California. Seeking to quell the fuss over reception on the new iPhone, Apple is applying a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)AFP - Seeking to quell the fuss over reception on the new iPhone, Apple is applying a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
LG aims to up 3D notebook shipments by 30 percent (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100719/tc_nm/us_lg3dcomputer


A show attendee passes by the LG Electronics booth during the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 9, 2009. REUTERS/Steve MarcusReuters - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it aimed to raise shipments of 3D notebook computers by 30 percent in 2011, as it makes a huge bet on booming sales of 3D products led by televisions.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Motorola nears unit sale to Nokia Siemens: source (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100718/tc_nm/us_motorola_nokiasiemens


Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building in Tempe, Arizona October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Motorola Inc is close to selling most of its wireless-network equipment business to Nokia Siemens Networks for $1.2 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Top 10 Funniest Old Spice Guy Responses [VIDEOS] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100718/tc_mashable/top_10_funniest_old_spice_guy_responses_videos
Mashable - We've collected 10 hilarious Old Spice Guy video responses right here to celebrate one of the most popular social media campaigns of all time.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Google Discontinues the Nexus One Android Phone (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100718/tc_mashable/google_discontinues_the_nexus_one_android_phone
Mashable - Google has pulled the plug on the Nexus One, its once highly anticipated smartphone. The last shipment has arrived at Google HQ, and once those are gone there will be no more Nexus Ones for U.S. consumers.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Scientists to make detailed map of Calif. coast (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100718/ap_on_hi_te/us_california_coastline_map
AP - Scientists will be using laser beams, computer software and airplanes to piece together what they say will be the most detailed map ever assembled of the California coastline.

Mon, 19 Jul 10
Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don't Want You to Know (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100719/tc_pcworld/securitysecretsthebadguysdontwantyoutoknow
PC World - You already know the basics of internet security, right?

Mon, 19 Jul 10
E! co-founder launches celebrity website (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100719/tc_nm/us_media_thelook
Reuters - The co-founder of E! is launching a celebrity-focused online network complete with several programs in the hope of establishing a new brand in the entertainment programing space.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
HOW TO: Give Your Photos a Vintage Look (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100717/tc_mashable/how_to_give_your_photos_a_vintage_look
Mashable - Your profile photo is an important part of your online personality, offering a glimpse of you to the wider world. We've previously brought you tips for creating the perfect profile pic, and in this post we'll be looking at some great online services that can help you create a variety of fun, vintage-looking pics for your profile.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
HTC, RIM and Nokia Challenge Apple's Antenna Claims (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100717/tc_mashable/htc_rim_and_nokia_challenge_apples_antenna_claims
Mashable - Apple claimed at its press conference Friday that virtually every competing smartphone faces the same antenna challenges as the iPhone 4, but three of its competitors — HTC, RIM and Nokia — have since stood up and challenged that claim.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
New Virus Targets Industrial Secrets (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100717/tc_pcworld/newvirustargetsindustrialsecrets
PC World - Siemens is warning customers of a new and highly sophisticated virus that targets the computers used to manage large-scale industrial control systems used by manufacturing and utility companies.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
Could the Droid X Replace Your Laptop? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100717/tc_pcworld/couldthedroidxreplaceyourlaptop
PC World - The Droid X appears to be an opening day hit. Motorola's new smartphone--Verizon Wireless' answer to the Apple iPhone 4 via AT&T and HTC EVO 4G via Sprint--has already sold out online and at various retail shops across the nation. The ongoing iPhone 4 antenna soap opera has no doubt helped spur interest in the Droid X, as have positive reviews and Verizon's aggressive and snarky ad campaign.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
For Women, Social Media is More Than "Girl Talk" (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100717/tc_mashable/for_women_social_media_is_more_than_girl_talk
Mashable - Jessica Faye Carter is an award-winning author and columnist. Her company, Nette Media develops social media technologies for women and multicultural communities, and she blogs at Technicultr.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
10 Vintage Apple Ads That Time Forgot [VIDEOS] (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100717/tc_mashable/10_vintage_apple_ads_that_time_forgot_videos
Mashable - As Apple's latest TV commercials for the iPhone 4's "FaceTime" functionality dazzle us with blandness, it got us thinking about the company's ad campaigns of years gone by.

Sun, 18 Jul 10
Defiant Jobs stands by iPhone 4 (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100718/bs_nm/us_apple_iphone


Visit ZAGG.com/iPhone4 for a video demonstration of how the invisibleSHIELD saves the signal. (Photo: Business Wire)Reuters - A defiant Steve Jobs on Friday rejected any suggestion the iPhone 4's design was flawed, but offered consumers free phone cases to address reception complaints that have hurt Apple Inc's image and shares.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Apple CEO on antenna problem: 'We aren't perfect' (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100717/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iphone


Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the Apple iPhone 4 at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - A perfect iPhone? There's no app for that. Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to prevent reception problems that occur when people cover a certain spot on the phone with a bare hand.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Apple: iPhone 4 drops more calls than iPhone 3GS (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_dropped_calls
AP - Gripes from some people about the iPhone 4's antenna design have overshadowed many buyers' comments that the newest smart phone from Apple Inc. gets far better reception than previous models.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Google expansion helps economy, hurts stock price (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/apfn_us_earns_google


In this photo made July 13, 2010, a Google worker rides a bike at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google Inc. reports its second-quarter earnings, Thursday, July 15, after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Google Inc. is doing its part to stimulate the economy and hurting its stock in the process.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Did Apple, Jobs turn the page on 'Antennagate'? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100716/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3149


Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears on stage during a news conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, July 16, 2010. Apple Inc will give iPhone 4 users a free phone case to address a slew of complaints about reception problems that have hurt the company's image and shares. REUTERS/Kimberly White (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS)Ben Patterson - Somehow, I had a feeling that Steve Jobs would come out swinging during Friday's iPhone press briefing, and swing he did — at the media, which he accused of blowing the iPhone 4's "death grip" problem (or "Antennagate," as he called it) all "out of proportion." For customers, though, Jobs said he was "deeply sorry" for any trouble, emphasized that "we love our users," and conceded that phones — including the iPhone — "aren't perfect."

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Report: Apple, Google, and RIM all considered buying Palm (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100716/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3145
Christopher Null - Now that Palm has become snugly ensconced in the bosom of Hewlett-Packard, HP is well on its way to using Palm’s new WebOS to create phones, PDAs, tablets, and more — in fact, it’s canceled or postponed plans to use both Android and Windows in various mobile products. It’s betting that heavily on WebOS.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Jobs says iPhone issues overblown, offers free cases (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100717/bs_afp/usitcompanytelecomappleiphone


Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer Inc., speaks during a press conference regarding the Apple iPhone 4 reception problems at the Apple headquarters, on July 16, in Cupertino, California. Jobs announced that Apple will provide customers with cases at no additional cost to help solve the reception problems and refund customers who have already bought the apple bumpers.(AFP/Getty Images/David Paul Morris)AFP - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs said that reception problems with the new iPhone 4 had been overblown but apologized to buyers who experienced issues and offered free cases as a fix.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Dell: SEC staff to recommend accounting settlement (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/us_dell_settlement
AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it's getting closer to settling investigations by regulators into its accounting and the actions of CEO Michael Dell.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Smartphone Smackdown Redux on PCWorld Podcast #85 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100717/tc_pcworld/smartphonesmackdownreduxonpcworldpodcast85
PC World - Welcome back to another week of smartphone news as we stay late to discuss the Apple iPhone 4 press conference, the Droid X launch and fresh competitors like the Samsung Vibrant. Also, robots!

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Inside Apple's once-secret wireless lab (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100717/tc_macworld/insideapplesoncesecretwirelesslab
Macworld.com - After Friday morning’s Apple press conference about the iPhone 4 and its antenna issues, Apple executives took a small group of journalists (11 all told, including myself) on a tour of the company’s wireless-testing facilities. We were, the executives said, the first outsiders allowed into the area, a spot off-limits to most Apple employees. Even our escorts from Apple’s PR department said they hadn’t been in there before.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Facebook, Google to Battle Over Smarter Web? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100717/tc_pcworld/facebookgoogletobattleoversmarterweb
PC World - Google takes a step today toward locking horns with Facebook over creating a smarter Web. The Sultan of Search announced it has acquired Metaweb, a fledgling outfit that's been working on packaging information on the Internet so it can be searched and connected in more meaningful ways than nests of links.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Justin Bieber claims Lady Gaga's YouTube throne (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/en_nm/us_bieber_youtube
Reuters - Teen sensation Justin Bieber has knocked Lady Gaga off her reign as holder of the most-viewed video on YouTube.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Facebook's Founders Talk About the "Facebook Movie" (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100717/tc_mashable/facebooks_founders_talk_about_the_facebook_movie
Mashable - Facebook's co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moscovitz have both expressed some measure of disapproval where the highly anticipated film The Social Network is concerned.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Apple’s Bumper band-aid won’t heal everything (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2366_apples_bumper_band_aid_wont_heal_everything/36925458/SIG=12mmk517h/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2366-apples-bumper-band-aid-wont-h
Appolicious - Apple’s (AAPL) offer to give ticked-off iPhone 4 owners a case sounds about as satisfying as if Ford (F) in the 1970s sent exploding Pinto owners a fire extinguisher.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Summary Box: Tech IPOs revive hope in market (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ipo_wrap_summary_box
AP - BIG GAINS: Both software company Qlik Technologies Inc. and 3-D movie technology provider RealD Inc. soared more than 20 percent on their first day of trading.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Weak euro to hit IBM sales, profit seen solid (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/bs_nm/us_ibm
Reuters - IBM is in danger of missing average Wall Street estimates for its second-quarter revenue as the weaker euro dents sales in Europe, which counts for about 30 percent of its revenue.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Half of social networkers worried about privacy: poll (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/wr_nm/us_internet_security
Reuters - Half of Americans who have a profile on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are worried about their privacy, according to a new poll.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Mozilla Increases Bounty for Security Bug Info to $3,000 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100716/tc_pcworld/mozillaincreasesbountyforsecuritybuginfoto3000
PC World - Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox Web browser, has upped the amount it will pay security researchers for information on security bugs in its products from US$500 to $3,000.

Sat, 17 Jul 10
Google Now Selling its Last Shipment of Nexus Ones (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100716/tc_pcworld/googlenowsellingitslastshipmentofnexusones
PC World - Google, which broke mobile industry practice last year by offering the Nexus One smartphone for sale exclusively on its website, has received its last shipment of the device for online sale.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Google expansion helps economy, hurts stock price (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_google


In this photo made July 13, 2010, a Google worker rides a bike at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google Inc. reports its second-quarter earnings, Thursday, July 15, after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Google Inc. is doing its part to stimulate the economy and hurting its stock in the process.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Apple to speak on iPhone 4 amid antenna troubles (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100715/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iphone


Apple fans display the iPhone 4 in June, 2010 in New York. Apple has called a press conference for Friday to discuss its latest iPhone, which has been dogged by reports of reception problems.(AFP/File/Theo Zierock)AP - Apple Inc. will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the latest iPhone model amid complaints about its antenna and Consumer Reports magazine's refusal to endorse it until the problems get fixed.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
AMD whittles 2Q loss as chip sales rebound (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100715/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_amd


This photo made July 13, 2010, shows an entrance to the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. AMD, the world's No. 2 marker of the computer microprocessors, reports its second-quarter results Thursday, July 15 after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shrank its second-quarter loss on reviving sales of computers that use its chips and a wrenching effort to shed costs that's lasted years.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Motorola Droid X, Samsung Vibrant hit the streets (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100715/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3134
Ben Patterson - Ready to hear about another smartphone besides ... you know, the one with all the antenna problems? Well, we've got not one, but two hot Android superphones arriving in stores Thursday: the massive Motorola Droid X for Verizon, and the eye-catching Samsung Vibrant. Word is you can hold them any way you want.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Microsoft kills 1 Vs. 100 Xbox game show (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100715/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3133
Christopher Null - It was unprecedented (as far as I can recall) in the world of video games: an online, real-time game show, where players competed against each other for real prizes — just like on TV!

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Europe woes and iPhone surge to hit handset vendors (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/tc_nm/us_cellphones
Reuters - Top global cellphone makers are set to report a disappointing quarter, hit by euro zone debt problems and the roaring success of smartphone heavyweight Apple, and new launches may determine how they fare in the year's second half.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Venture-cap investments climb 53 pct in 2Q (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_venture_investments
AP - Venture capitalists funneled more money into U.S. startups in the second quarter, indicating continuing confidence that the economy is on the mend.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Apple's iPhone 4 press conference: We've got questions (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100716/tc_macworld/applesiphone4pressconferencewevegotquestions
Macworld.com - The iPhone 4’s reception problems are either no big deal or a major sticking point depending on your perspective. But one thing is indisputable—the furor over the newly released phone’s antenna has become so pervasive that Apple plans to hold a rare press conference on Friday to tackle the issue head on.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Apple iPad OS Update Fixes Wi-Fi, Adds Bing (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100715/tc_pcworld/appleipadosupdatefixeswifiaddsbing
PC World - As operating system upgrades go, Apple's iOS 3.2.1 patch for the iPad may not break new ground, but it does fix a few nagging problems, most notably a Wi-Fi connectivity issue reported by many iPad users.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Patrón Tequila Launches Cocktail Lab for Facebook (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100715/tc_mashable/patrn_tequila_launches_cocktail_lab_for_facebook
Mashable - Patrón Tequila has released a Facebook application that lets fans attempt to perfect their own cocktail recipe.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Better Living Through Implants (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100716/tc_pcworld/betterlivingthroughimplants
PC World - Imagine if you could learn to fly a helicopter by downloading software directly to your brain. Imagine if your eyes could see an object, overlaid with data, miles away in the dark. These science-fiction scenes from The Matrix and Terminator movies may be less fictional in the future, thanks to the fascinating science behind medical implants.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Apple to hold press conference on iPhone 4 (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100715/bs_afp/usitcompanytelecominternetappleiphone


Apple fans display the iPhone 4 in June, 2010 in New York. Apple has called a press conference for Friday to discuss its latest iPhone, which has been dogged by reports of reception problems.(AFP/File/Theo Zierock)AFP - Apple has called a press conference for Friday to discuss its latest iPhone, which has been dogged by reports of reception problems.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Moodagent and other top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2354_moodagent_and_other_top_android_apps_of_the_week/36916673/SIG=12rpa3q66/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2354-moodagent-and-other-top-
Appolicious - The summer heat is no competition for the red-hot Android Market, with Google announcing its App Inventor DIY kit, enabling anyone to easily make a mobile app.  Moodagent also made its Android debut, while eBay expanded its mobile app reach to the UK, Australia and Canada.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
June video game sales decline again, NPD says (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_hi_te/us_video_games_sales
AP - Summer doldrums weighed on the video game industry in June, with U.S. retail sales of hardware, software and accessories down 6 percent from a year earlier, to $1.1 billion.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
IBM Invests in Medical Technology (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100715/tc_pcworld/ibminvestsinmedicaltechnology
PC World - IBM sees a profitable future in IT-driven health care.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Half of social networkers worried about privacy: poll (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100715/wr_nm/us_internet_security
Reuters - Half of Americans who have a profile on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are worried about their privacy, according to a new poll.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Firefox Home Is Now in the App Store (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100715/tc_mashable/firefox_home_is_now_in_the_app_store
Mashable - We've just learned that Firefox Home [iTunes link] has been accepted to Apple's App Store. This is Mozilla's first submission to the App Store; the app was submitted 15 days ago.

Fri, 16 Jul 10
Mel Gibson custody battle back in LA court (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/en_nm/us_gibson
Reuters - Lawyers for Mel Gibson and his estranged girlfriend squared off in court on Thursday in a bitter custody dispute over their baby daughter after a week of damaging, ranting phone calls leaked to an online web site.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Global PC shipments up 22 pct as businesses spend (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_pc_shipments
AP - Market research group IDC said Wednesday that worldwide shipments of personal computers climbed 22.4 percent in the second quarter as businesses replaced aging computers and consumers continued to show interest in inexpensive laptops.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Google finances projects to test digital library (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_google_grants
AP - Google Inc. is giving researchers nearly a half-million dollars to test the academic value of its rapidly growing online library.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Government working on wireless spectrum inventory (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_fcc_spectrum_inventory
AP - Federal officials are beginning work on a comprehensive inventory of the nation's radio spectrum in hopes of finding more capacity for wireless high-speed Internet connections.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Is a 'slim' Xbox 360 Arcade with 4GB of storage on tap? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100714/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3121
Ben Patterson - I just got my own, slimmed-down Xbox 360 console from the UPS guy the other day, and I must say, I couldn't be happier. It's slim, trim, glossy as can be, and oh so quiet. If you'd rather not spend $300 on a new Xbox, though, a cheaper Arcade version — probably without a hard drive, like the original Arcade — is on course for the fall.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Microsoft Office 2010 sales on the slow side (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100714/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3119
Christopher Null - Did you even know? The Windows version of Microsoft Office 2010 has been out for a few weeks now. Perhaps this never registered with you since you’re happy with whatever version of Office you already have on your computer. Or maybe you don’t use Office at all anymore, preferring to write documents and edit spreadsheets online.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Apple to address iPhone 4 issues on Friday (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2339_apple_to_address_iphone_4_issues_on_friday/36903527/SIG=12lq0f79v/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2339-apple-to-address-iphone-4-issu
Appolicious - Apple (AAPL) called a press conference for 10 a.m. PT on Friday to address the fallout stemming from the iPhone 4 and its antenna reception problems.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Apple to hold iPhone press conference Friday (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100715/wr_nm/us_consumerreports_iphone
Reuters - Apple Inc has called a surprise press conference for Friday to talk about the iPhone 4, as the company continues to deal with fallout from reported reception problems on its popular smartphone.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Remains of the Day: Microsoft swings and misses (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100714/tc_macworld/remainsofthedaymicrosoftswingsandmisses
Macworld.com - Eventually, something will sweep away all this news of the iPhone 4 antenna problems and we’ll look back on these days and laugh heartily—probably around the time people discover that the next Windows Mobile phone actually deletes your entire identity. Everywhere.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Surveys: Social-networking Users Worry About Privacy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100714/tc_pcworld/surveyssocialnetworkingusersworryaboutprivacy
PC World - Privacy remains a concern for a significant portion of people who use social-networking sites, if the findings from two recent surveys are any indication.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Survey: Cloud-based iTunes streaming could be a hit (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100714/tc_macworld/surveycloudbaseditunesstreamingcouldbeahit
Macworld.com - There’s been a lot of talk lately about the future of iTunes and the possibility of a subscription model coming to the iTunes Store. While we can’t say for sure what the future will bring, Market research company NPD Group has done the next best thing—asking users what they want.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Apple Calls iPhone 4 Press Conference for This Friday (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100715/tc_pcworld/applecallsiphone4pressconferenceforthisfriday
PC World - It looks like the iPhone 4 "death grip" drama is coming to a head: News broke this afternoon that Apple will be holding a press conference this Friday to discuss the iPhone 4.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
An iPhone 4 recall less costly than Apple's share drop (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2336_an_iphone_4_recall_less_costly_than_apple_s_share_drop/36896652/SIG=131qt0ffi/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2336-an-iphone-4-recall
Appolicious - A recall of the iPhone 4 would cost $1.5 billion, one analyst estimates, which is less than Apple's (AAPL) $5 billion market share loss on Tuesday. Also in today's App Industry Roundup, Consumer Reports says Apple should fix its antenna problem for free.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Finjan Sues McAfee, Symantec Over Patent Claims (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100715/tc_pcworld/finjansuesmcafeesymantecoverpatentclaims
PC World - Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Oracle Data Grid Scales .NET to New Heights (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100714/tc_pcworld/oracledatagridscalesnettonewheights
PC World - A new version of Oracle's data grid software will allow Microsoft .NET applications to scale to the same large multi-server environments long enjoyed by Java enterprise applications, according to Oracle.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
Study: Most MySQL Users Not Too Worried About Oracle (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100714/tc_pcworld/studymostmysqlusersnottooworriedaboutoracle
PC World - The MySQL community is mostly neutral or positive about the open-source database's prospects under Oracle's stewardship, according to a newly released study.

Thu, 15 Jul 10
BofA to roll out online account with fee (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100715/wr_nm/us_bankofamerica_fees


A customer waits to use a Bank of America ATM in Charlotte, North Carolina April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Chris KeaneReuters - Bank of America Corp plans to offer an online bank account that charges an $8.95 monthly fee for paper statements and using tellers, as it looks for ways to make up for income lost because of new regulations.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Freer budgets help Intel's best-in-a-decade profit (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_intel


In this photo taken July 12, 2010, the exterior of Intel Corp. headquarters is shown, in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel Corp. reports quarterly earnings Tuesday, July 13, after the market close. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The last time Intel Corp. pulled in profit this big, dot-com delirium was in full swing and Internet fever fueled spectacular computer sales.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
China seeks to reduce Internet users' anonymity (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_internet
AP - A leading Chinese Internet regulator has vowed to reduce anonymity in China's portion of cyberspace, calling for requirements that people use their real names when buying a mobile phone or going online, according to a human rights group.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Apple silent after Consumer Reports critique (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_iphone_consumer_reports


FILE - In this file photo taken June 29, 2010, the Apple iPhone 4 is shown at the Apple Store, in New York. A decision by Consumer Reports not to recommend the iPhone 4 because of reception issues could tarnish Apple Inc.'s reputation, but the snub isn't likely to dissuade fans who have braved poor reception for years.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file)AP - A decision by Consumer Reports against endorsing the latest iPhone because of reception problems threatens to tarnish Apple Inc.'s reputation, yet fans who have braved poor reception for years are likely to keep buying the product.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
'Blood gadgets' raise consumer awareness, ire (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100713/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3109
Christopher Null - There seems to be nothing in our world that is genuinely harmless. Why, a simple bottle of water seemingly drains lakes, gives us liver disease, and ends up putting plastic in the bellies of the oceans’ fish.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Windows XP downgrade rights extended to 2020 (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100713/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3106
Christopher Null - Think Windows XP is going away? Think again. Microsoft has announced that it will be extending the life of Windows XP yet again, offering “downgrade rights” to companies who buy copies of Windows 7 for another 10 years.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Canon launches the Vixia HF M32 (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100714/tc_macworld/canonlaunchesthevixiahfm32
Macworld.com - Canon has introduced the Vixia HF M32 Dual Flash Memory camcorder. Housed in a compact, lightweight body, this camcorder is designed as an easy-to-use movie-making tool for consumers.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Ambitious timetable for electronic medical records (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_he_me/us_computerized_health_records
AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records, promising greater safety for patients and lower costs.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
S.Korean mobile carrier to allow Internet calls (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/tc_afp/skoreatelecominternetcompanysk


South Korean women walk past the logo of SK Telecom in Seoul. South Korea's top mobile phone carrier said Wednesday it would allow subscribers to make Internet calls over its cellular network.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea's top mobile phone carrier SK Telecom said Wednesday it would allow subscribers to make Internet calls over its cellular network.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Mobile Facebook Users Hit 150 Million (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100714/tc_pcworld/mobilefacebookusershit150million
PC World - Facebook has about 150 million mobile users, up from just 100 million in April, and is counting on cell phones as the key platform for the future, according to the social-networking giant's head of mobile products, Eric Tseng.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Clampdown rumoured as China "twitter" sites down (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100714/wr_nm/us_china_twitter
Reuters - Chinese social networking websites that provide Twitter-like services have suddenly reverted to testing mode and access has been spotty amid reports of a government clampdown.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Singapore forces removal of dissident YouTube video (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/ennew_afp/singaporepoliticsmediainternet


Singaporean filmmaker Martyn See has complied with a government order to remove a political film from YouTube but said others were defiantly spreading it on the web. See said he was ordered by the information ministry to to take down all digital copies of the film from YouTube and his blogsite or face up to two years in jail and a fine of 10,000 Singapore dollars (7,100 US dollars).(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - A Singaporean filmmaker on Wednesday complied with a government order to remove a political film from video sharing site YouTube but said others were defiantly spreading it on the web.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Bing Client for Android Due Within Weeks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100714/tc_pcworld/bingclientforandroidduewithinweeks
PC World - Microsoft will release its first full-featured Bing search client for Android in the next six weeks, matching the search capabilities that Microsoft offers for the iPhone, company executives said Tuesday.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Android apps worth paying for (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2333_android_apps_worth_paying_for/36891003/SIG=128do341v/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2333-android-apps-worth-paying-for
Appolicious - More than 50 percent of apps in the Android Market are free; a number considerably higher than Apple’s iTunes App Store. With all those free apps, you can get lost in a sea of junk. Sometimes, there’s nothing better than squandering some cash on a really great app.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
China web filter developer's finance woes: report (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/tc_afp/chinaitcomputerinternetcensor


A security guard passes in front of computer advertising hoardings in Beijing. The developer of a controversial Internet filter software in China has denied it has closed due to a lack of funding, but it admits to having financial difficulties, state media has said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The developer of a controversial Internet filter software in China has denied it has closed due to a lack of funding, but it admits to having financial difficulties, state media said Wednesday.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Intel sets bright tone for earnings (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100714/bs_nm/us_intel


A shadow is cast on an Intel advertisement at the Computex 2010 computer fair in Taipei June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Pichi ChuangReuters - Resilient demand for PCs and servers helped Intel Corp's margin and revenue forecasts blast past Wall Street expectations, allaying fears of a technology spending slowdown and sending its shares up nearly 8 percent.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Analyst cuts McAfee, sees weak consumer sales (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mcafee_analyst_note
AP - A Pacific Crest analyst downgraded McAfee Inc. on Tuesday, saying the computer-security software maker is seeing weakness in its low-end and consumer product segments that could weigh on its second-quarter results and its outlook.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
5 Ways Social Media Helps Promote Good Health (Mashable)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mashable/20100713/tc_mashable/5_ways_social_media_helps_promote_good_health
Mashable - Alexander B. Howard (@digiphile) is the Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent for O’Reilly Media, where he reports on technology, open government and online civics. He will share open source technology news at the OSCON convention in Portland, Oregon, on July 19-23.

Wed, 14 Jul 10
Mel Gibson takes aim at Hispanics in fresh rant (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100714/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmgibsonpolice


US actor Mel Gibson is seen during the filming of a TV show in Paris. Gibson's terrible week just got worse as in a fresh recording posted online, the Oscar-winning AFP - Mel Gibson's terrible week just got worse as in a fresh recording posted online, the Oscar-winning "Braveheart" director allegedly uses racial language to disparage a Hispanic cleaning lady.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Reports: iOS 4 upgrade kills old iPhones’ Wi-Fi (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100712/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3098
Christopher Null - Got an iPhone 3G or 3GS? You might think twice about upgrading to the new iOS 4 operating system, as many users are reporting that the operating-system upgrade causes Wi-Fi to stop working on the handset.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Consumer Reports 'can't recommend' new iPhone (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100712/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3094


A customer looks at an iPhone 4 at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York, in this June 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/FilesBen Patterson - The iPhone 4's widely reported "death grip" problems are real, Consumer Reports claims — so real, in fact, that the nonprofit group has decided not to recommend the latest iPhone. For those who've already snapped up an iPhone 4, Consumer Reports has a somewhat unorthodox suggestion: duct tape.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Why Twitter waited to take ownership of its iPhone and Android apps (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2321_why_twitter_waited_to_take_ownership_of_its_iphone_and_android_apps/36879060/SIG=13evp361k/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2321-why-t
Appolicious - Twitter was perfectly comfortable partnering with independent mobile developers before unveiling owned-and-operated apps for the iPhone, Android and other mobile platforms last spring, explained Kevin Thau, director of mobile for the social media behemoth.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Conde Nast's Reddit asks readers for help (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100712/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbit_reddit_donations
AP - Though it's owned by a large media company, Reddit needs money, and it's turning to its loyal audience for help.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Light a bright idea for your iPhone 4 (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2320_light_a_bright_idea_for_your_iphone_4/36878636/SIG=12ggbf2d9/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2320-light-a-bright-idea-for-your-iphone
Appolicious - LED Light for iPhone 4 Free is a useful, must-have utility that turns your iPhone 4 into a working flashlight; it has become a bit of a cash cow for its creator as well. Developer Jason Ting revealed that his 9,000-download launch day made him almost $1,400 in ad revenue through Apple’s sanctioned iAds program. It’s unlikely that Ting will sustain these returns as downloads slow and initial use tapers, however his experience does bode well for other developers considering iAds.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Open Mobile Still on the Way, AT&T's Donovan Said (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100712/tc_pcworld/openmobilestillonthewayatamptsdonovansaid
PC World - The ideal mobile ecosystem is still one that's partly closed, such as the iPhone App Store, but the trend is toward greater openness, AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan said Monday.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Facebook dismisses ownership suit as 'frivolous' (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100713/ts_alt_afp/usitcompanyjusticeinternetfacebook


A woman prepares to log on to the Facebook website. Facebook rejected as AFP - Facebook rejected as "frivolous" a lawsuit filed by a New York man who claims he owns an 84 percent stake in the social network.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Remains of the Day: It's all about relationships (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100712/tc_macworld/remainsofthedayitsallaboutrelationships
Macworld.com - After a long relaxing week of vacation, your remainders host has returned, refreshed and renewed! Just in time to hear all about how a certain mayor loves his iPad, a certain tech executive doesn’t love Steve Jobs, and a certain search giant wants to do some farming...for gold. It’s all that and more in this Monday, July 12 edition of remainders.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Why AT&T’s world revolves around integrated devices (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2317_why_at_ts_world_revolves_around_integrated_devices/36875073/SIG=12t5ru6e2/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2317-why-at-ts-world-revolv
Appolicious - While the Mayan calendar anticipates that the end of the world as we know it will occur in 2012, AT&T is planning for a human reality that revolves around mobile integration.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
BlackBerry OS6 and Protect Are on the Horizon (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100712/tc_pcworld/blackberryos6andprotectareonthehorizon
PC World - Research in Motion plans to release two new programs later this summer. The release dates are unknown for the BlackBerry 6 operating system and BlackBerry Protect, a free data backup and protection utility, as are some key details about how the products will work.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Fujitsu, Microsoft in cloud computing tie up (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100713/bs_afp/japanusinternettechnologycompanyfujitsumicrosoft


Fujitsu manufactured chips are seen in Tokyo. Microsoft and Japan's Fujitsu have agreed on a partnership in global cloud computing, where data and programmes are stored on servers that are accessed online rather than on users' computers.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Microsoft and Japan's Fujitsu have agreed on a partnership in global cloud computing, where data and programmes are stored on servers that are accessed online rather than on users' computers.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Malware Support Even Better than Security Vendors (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100712/tc_zd/252685
PC Magazine - Is your rogue antimalware product not meeting your expectations? Perhaps you should contact support.

Tue, 13 Jul 10
Chinese speakers get easier access to Internet (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100713/tc_afp/asiaitinterneticannlanguage


The web will soon be a lot more accessible for more than a billion people after the body that runs the Internet's naming system gave the green light for the use of Chinese script. Registries in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong will soon officially start issuing domain names in Chinese characters following the announcement by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The web will soon be a lot more accessible for more than a billion people after the body that runs the Internet's naming system gave the green light for the use of Chinese script.

Mon, 12 Jul 10
Judge OKs iPhone class action against Apple, AT&T (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100711/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iphone_lawsuit
AP - A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc.'s mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action.

Mon, 12 Jul 10
Genius Scan iPhone app a smart buy for those on the fly (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2294_genius_scan_iphone_app_a_smart_buy_for_those_on_the_fly/36831348/SIG=1328v0t1e/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2294-genius-scan-iphon
Appolicious - Need to scan an important document but aren’t near a business center? The free Genius Scan iPhone app is perfect for the business traveler who needs to scan on the fly.

Mon, 12 Jul 10
Lawsuit against Apple, AT&T can remain as class action: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100712/tc_nm/us_apple


A customer looks at an iPhone 4 at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York, in this June 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/FilesReuters - A monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple Inc and AT&T Inc's mobile-phone unit can continue as a class action against the two companies, the Associated Press reported, citing a federal judge.

Mon, 12 Jul 10
Wikihood, Osmos and other great iPad Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2311_wikihood_osmos_and_other_great_ipad_apps_of_the_week/36865651/SIG=12vlftuaa/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2311-wikihood-osmos-and-o
Appolicious - Plenty of great apps for the iPad were released this past week, including a couple iPhone favorites reworked for the iPad. Here are five of our favorite new releases for the iPad.

Mon, 12 Jul 10
China confirms it renewed Google operating license (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100712/ap_on_hi_te/as_google_china


FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2010 file photo, a Chinese flag flutters outside Google's China headquarters in Beijing. Google on Friday, July 9, 2010 said Beijing has renewed the license it needs to continue operating a website in China, securing the search giant's foothold in the world's biggest Internet market despite tensions over censorship. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - China has confirmed that it renewed Google's license to operate after a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship, saying the company has pledged not to provide "lawbreaking content."

Sun, 11 Jul 10
Mergers key to survival in India's crowded mobile market (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100711/bs_afp/indiacompanytelecommobile


In the past year alone, the number of mobile customers soared 49 percent to 617.5 million, meaning that 55 out of every 100 Indians now has a mobile -- compared with just three out of 100 in 2000.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)AFP - Mergers are the only way forward in India's crowded mobile phone market, where 14 operators are slugging it out for subscribers by offering the cheapest rates in the world, analysts say.

Sun, 11 Jul 10
Technologist: Full Emersion in the Cyberworld Is Coming (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100710/tc_pcworld/technologistfullemersioninthecyberworldiscoming
PC World - Although many people already are engrossed in cyberspace, judging by the amount of communicating, socializing and commerce conducted online, we're at the advent of what will be a near total emersion in technology and the Internet, according to a technologist who spoke Saturday at the World Future Society conference in Boston.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Google wins permission to keep website in China (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/as_google_china


FILE - In this April 12, 2006 file photo, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, second left, Kaifu Lee, then Vice President of Google China, left, and Johnny Chou, then President of Google China, right, unveil the Chinese-language Google brand name at a press conference in Beijing. Google said Friday, July 9, 2010 that Beijing has renewed the license it needs to continue operating a website in China. The renewal has been in doubt due to the tense relations between Google and Chinese authorities over censorship of Google search results. (AP Photo/EyePress, File) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Google won permission Friday to maintain its website in China and keep its toehold in the world's most populous nation after bowing to pressure to eliminate a virtual detour around the country's online censorship requirements.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Patent holder sues smart phone makers over patents (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/us_smart_phone_lawsuits
AP - The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said Friday it has sued six other companies in the smart phone industry.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Blizzard nixes real-name requirement in forums (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_blizzard_real_name
AP - Blizzard Entertainment is backtracking on plans to require players to use their real names when posting on its online forums.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Want some 3G to go along with that DS or PSP? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100709/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3085


Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo Co., Ltd., poses with the new Nintendo 3DS during an interview after Nintendo's E3 presentation at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles June 15, 2010. Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday took the wraps off a new version of its DS handheld device that can play games and show movies in 3D without glasses, in an effort to revitalize demand. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH BUSINESS)Ben Patterson - Popular gaming handhelds like Nintendo's DS and the Sony PlayStation Portable already boast Wi-Fi antennas for online shopping, Web browsing and multiplayer matches, but now a Japanese wireless giant is floating the idea of a handheld console with 3G support when Wi-Fi isn't an option.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
New Apple TV to offer 99-cent streaming TV-show rentals? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100709/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3082
Ben Patterson - Just a few months ago, word had it that Apple was trying to lure the big TV networks — with little success, apparently — to lower the prices of their shows on iTunes from $1.99 an episode to 99 cents each. Now the rumor is that Apple's at it with 99-cent shows, except this time they'd be streaming rentals rather than downloads for sale.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Next iPod Touch: 7 Must-Haves (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100710/tc_pcworld/nextipodtouch7musthaves
PC World - If the latest Apple rumor is true, a new iPod Touch should arrive in September. U.K. retailer John Henry says we can expect an iPhone 4-inspired device with a front-facing camera, video chat, and a gyroscope.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Facebook in deal to sell site credits in Asia (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_bi_ge/as_asia_facebook_credits


FILE -- In this August 27, 2009 file photo, the social networking site Facebook login webpage is seen on a computer screen in Ottawa, Can. A German data protection official said Wednesday, July 7, 2010, he launched legal proceedings against Facebook, which he accused of illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don't use the social networking site. (AP Photo.The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld, file)AP - Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time, aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Galaxy Beam Projector Phone Looks Worth the Wait (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100709/tc_pcworld/galaxybeamprojectorphonelooksworththewait
PC World - Smartphones are getting smarter every day, but a built-in Pico projector is the smartest addition to a cell phone so far, especially for any company that provides instructor-led training, product demos, or sales presentations. Imagine showing up at a conference with your company's sales demo, armed with a pocket-sized device that projects a 50-inch presentation onto the wall. That's cool and efficient.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Estimate: Global cell subscriptions pass 5 billion (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_global_phone_use
AP - The number of wireless service subscriptions worldwide passed 5 billion this week, according to an estimate by LM Ericsson AB, the Swedish maker of wireless equipment.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Facebook Will Shift Its Online Sales To Third Parties (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100709/tc_nf/74256
NewsFactor - Facebook said Thursday it will close its online gift shop, where subscribers could purchase virtual cards and other gifts to send to other Facebook members. Though Facebook will close its operation on Aug. 1, the social-networking site said it will continue offering items for sale to subscribers through third-party providers.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100710/ap_on_hi_te/us_music_downloading
AP - A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is "unconstitutionally excessive."

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Even absent, Apple's Jobs a big player at Sun Valley (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100709/tc_nm/us_media_sunvalley_apple
Reuters - Apple Inc boss Steve Jobs was a no-show at an annual pow-wow of media and technology moguls in Sun Valley. But he was far from forgotten.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
The iPhone 4 catches fire, and we're not talking about sales (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2306_the_iphone_4_catches_fire_and_we_re_not_talking_about_sales/36845425/SIG=136unqc8k/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2306-the-iphone-4-
Appolicious - An iPhone 4 caught fire while attached to a computer, the lead item in today's App Industry Roundup. Also, is iAd math different?

Sat, 10 Jul 10
3D Coming to Adobe's Flash (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100709/tc_pcworld/3dcomingtoadobesflash
PC World - Adobe Systems has started work to bring 3D to its Flash platform, and will preview the technology at the company's upcoming developer conference in October.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Virtual Servers, Real Growth (Investor's Business Daily)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20100709/bs_ibd_ibd/539886
Investor's Business Daily - If you follow tech industry trends, you've probably heard of cloud computing, an increasingly popular approach of delivering technology resources over the Internet rather than from on-site computer systems.

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Twitter Catches Cybercriminals and Google Foots The Bill (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100709/tc_pcworld/twittercatchescybercriminalsandgooglefootsthebill
PC World - Google is paying for research to shut down spammers on . . . Twitter and Facebook?

Sat, 10 Jul 10
Restored Google China Search Site Very Limited in Features (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100710/tc_pcworld/restoredgooglechinasearchsiteverylimitedinfeatures
PC World - Google's recent restoration of Google.cn may have helped the company secure a renewal of its Internet Content Provider (ICP) license in China, but the search site provides precious few search services to users.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Get out your decoder ring; but don't get excited (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cyber_command_secret_code


This image released by the Department of Defense shows the Pentagon's new U.S. Cyber Command logo. The logo contains an embedded a 32-character string of secret code in its logo, causing a stir among bloggers and curious techies eager to decipher the veiled message. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)AP - Is it cool, or is it nerdy? You decide.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Google expects regulatory OK in China, for now (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_china


Google CEO Eric Schmidt, right, speaks at a news conference at the annual Allen & Co. Media summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 8, 2010, with Google co-founders Larry Page, center, and Sergei Brin, left. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday he expects Beijing to renew the license the company needs to continue operating a website in China.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Yahoo farms out for-sale home listings to Zillow (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_yahoo_zillow
AP - Yahoo Inc. is turning over its listings of homes for sale and other local real estate advertising to an online specialist in the field, Zillow.com.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
First projector-equipped Android smartphone to ship (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100708/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3074
Ben Patterson - Video chat is all the rage when it comes to new superphones like the HTC Evo 4G and the iPhone 4, but Samsung's latest Android smartphone comes to the fore with a different would-be killer feature: a tiny "pico" projector, good for throwing an image up to 50 inches across on a nearby wall. Cool.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
New charging tech could refuel electric cars in minutes (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100708/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3071
Christopher Null - One of the most common complaints about the possibility of (nonhybrid) electric vehicles is how you'd charge them when you weren't in the comfort of your garage. Road trips just wouldn’t be the same if you had to park for a couple of hours and find a place to plug in just to get another hundred miles out of your vehicle.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Will next iPod Touch get camera, HD video, FaceTime? (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100708/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3072
Ben Patterson - We're just two months away from Apple's expected rollout of its revamped iPod line (you do remember the iPod, right?), and the latest rumor has it that the iPod Touch may at last get a camera of its own — maybe even two.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Australian ISPs agree to block child pornography (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100709/ap_on_hi_te/as_australia_internet_filter
AP - Three of Australia's biggest Internet service providers agreed Friday to voluntarily block child pornography online before the government introduces its mandatory filter, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
OLPC to Add Multitouch Screen to Future XO-1.75 Laptop (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100708/tc_pcworld/olpctoaddmultitouchscreentofuturexo175laptop
PC World - Nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child on Thursday said it is adding a multitouch screen to the upcoming XO-1.75 laptop and is modifying software to take advantage of the new hardware.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Shenandoah to sell Sprint Nextel prepaid phones (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/ap_on_bi_ge/us_shenandoah_telecom_sprint_contract
AP - Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. said Thursday its subsidiary signed an amendment to its current contract with Sprint Nextel Corp. that will let it sell Virgin Mobile and Boost prepaid cell phones.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Thousands flock to French Polynesia for solar eclipse (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100709/lf_afp/scienceeclipsepolynesiatahiti


File photo shows the various stages of a total solar eclipse. Avatar director James Cameron will be among thousands of visitors turning their eyes skywards in French Polynesia on Sunday for the islands' first solar eclipse in 350 years.(AFP/File/Biju Boro)AFP - Avatar director James Cameron will be among thousands of visitors turning their eyes skywards in French Polynesia on Sunday for the islands' first solar eclipse in 350 years.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
YouTube Mobile Rocks: And 6 More Great Mobile Web Apps (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100708/tc_pcworld/youtubemobilerocksand6moregreatmobilewebapps
PC World - Whenever a great Web app comes along, like YouTube's revamped mobile site, it's amusing to glance in Cupertino's direction and wonder if Apple's worried. After all, the company's got a good thing going with the App Store, and any polished Web app that lives outside the walled garden could be considered a threat.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
New Elmedia Player supports Silverlight, downloads online videos (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100708/tc_macworld/newelmediaplayersupportssilverlightdownloadsonlinevideos
Macworld.com - The crowded field of Mac OS X media players has another entrant: Eltima Software's Elmedia Player. The free media player supports most popular Flash and video formats, including Microsoft Silverlight's XAP format. The paid, pro version of Elmedia Player can also download online videos and their external resources directly to your hard drive.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Borders on Android and other top Android Apps of the Week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2303_borders_on_android_and_other_top_android_apps_of_the_week/36840367/SIG=134bgvjcl/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2303-borders-on-andr
Appolicious - Things are really heating up with ebook readers for Android; a release from Borders makes this the third week in a row we’ve seen a major ebook reader launch a product in the Android Market.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Fujitsu: acquisition targets include software firms (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100709/tc_nm/us_fujitsu_ma
Reuters - Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest IT services provider, said on Friday it would seek more alliances and acquisitions to beef up its cloud-computing business, and that its main targets would include software firms.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Global Crossing in deal with MLB (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/ap_on_bi_ge/us_global_crossing_mlb
AP - Bermuda-based telecommunications company Global Crossing Ltd. said Thursday that it will provide high-speed online connections at all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums and the MLB.com servers in New York City.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
U.S. eavesdropping agency says Private Citizen is purely R&D (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100709/tc_nm/us_cyber_usa
Reuters - A contract has been awarded for research to help counter computer-based threats to national-security networks, the chief U.S. code-cracking and eavesdropping agency said, amid mounting concern over cyber vulnerabilities.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
SCO Appeals Ruling in Novell Case (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100708/tc_pcworld/scoappealsrulinginnovellcase
PC World - Following a final ruling from a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah in June, SCO Group on Wednesday filed an appeal in its long-running legal battle with Novell.

Fri, 9 Jul 10
Australia halts web filter plan ahead of polls (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100709/tc_afp/australiainternettechnologycensorship


Customers are seen at an internet cafe in Sydney. Australia put its disputed Internet filter plan on hold for up to a year Friday to allow for an independent review of what content would be banned, in a move to mute controversy ahead of elections.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia put its disputed Internet filter plan on hold for up to a year Friday to allow for an independent review of what content would be banned, in a move to mute controversy ahead of elections.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
AT&T network glitch limits iPhone 4 upload speeds (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_at_t_iphone


FILE - In this file photo taken April 21, 2010, an AT&T logo and sign are seen on a window at a company store in Brunswick, Maine. AT&T said Wednesday, July 7, 2010, that a software glitch in network equipment made by Alcatel-Lucent is to blame for limiting the upload speeds of the iPhone 4. AT&T says a fix is in the works.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)AP - In the latest snag for the iPhone 4, AT&T Inc. said Wednesday that a software defect in its network is limiting data uploads from the phone in some areas.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Repeat of SKorea, US cyberattacks does no damage (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/ap_on_hi_te/as_skorea_cyberattacks


People attend a conference on cyber security. The United States is launching a program to detect cyberattacks on private US companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear power plants, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AP - Hundreds of computers that caused a wave of outages on U.S. and South Korean government websites last July launched new attacks on the same sites, but no major damage was reported, police said Thursday.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Bye-bye trolls? Blizzard forums to use real names (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_blizzard_real_name
AP - Activision Blizzard Inc.'s move to require people to use their real names if they want to post messages in online forums for games is the latest sign that online anonymity is falling out of favor with many companies.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
No quick fixes likely for iPhone 'death grip' (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100707/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3063
Ben Patterson - If you were hoping that the software update promised by Apple last Friday would include some special secret sauce that would prevent the new iPhone's reception from dipping when it's held the wrong way, prepare for disappointment.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Lawsuits reportedly not deterring 'Hurt Locker' downloads (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100707/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3060
Christopher Null - It certainly made a bold statement: Sue, en masse, thousands upon thousands of alleged illegal downloaders of your motion picture in an attempt to stem piracy.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Could dirty hands explain iPhone antenna problems? (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100707/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3056
Christopher Null - Theories abound about why the iPhone 4 can’t handle calls properly when you hold it a certain way — with Apple infamously saying it’s all in your head. A scientist has offered Wired UK a new theory: dirty hands.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
2nd judge rescinds newspaper story purge orders (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/us_newspapers_expunging_stories
AP - A second central Pennsylvania judge has rescinded court orders directing two newspapers to delete archived stories and other information about defendants, instances that raised concern over the potential for media censorship.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Motorola Charm has BlackBerry look, Android feel (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100707/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3062
Ben Patterson - It may not boast the hottest features of the latest Android superphones — no 8-megapixel cameras, HD recording or video chat, for example — but with its new, BlackBerry-style QWERTY keypad, the Motorola Charm still represents something of a first.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Synchronoss' FusionOne Buy Puts Spotlight on Mobile Sync (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100707/tc_pcworld/synchronossfusiononebuyputsspotlightonmobilesync
PC World - Synchronoss plans to buy FusionOne in a deal that could allow phone users to sign up for a new phone and transfer data from their old phones at the same time.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
MySpace sale reports are "fabrications": News Corp exec (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100708/wr_nm/us_media_sunvalley_myspace
Reuters - SUN VALLEY (Reuters) News Corp digital chief Jonathan Miller said on Wednesday his company is not in talks to sell its once popular social networking site MySpace and described reports of any discussions as "fabrications."

Thu, 8 Jul 10
YouTube wants viewers to 'leanback,' stay longer (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_youtube_leanback
AP - YouTube is trying to become as brainless and painless to watch as the boob tube. In the process, the Web's leading video site hopes to learn enough about its viewers to replace their remote control.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Homemade iPad stand combines pencils and rubberbands (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100707/tc_macworld/homemadeipadstandcombinespencilsandrubberbands
Macworld.com - If you’ve spent all your disposable income on an iPad and have found yourself without the funds to purchase a stand, there’s no need to fret—with a little DIY magic, you can make your own functional, cool, and inexpensive iPad stand with just a handful of pencils and rubber bands.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Universal DC Comics app gives superhero fans a digital option (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2289_universal_dc_comics_app_gives_superhero_fans_a_digital_option/36823199/SIG=138ttt4l1/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2289-universal-d
Appolicious - The free DC Comics app is powered by Comics by comiXology, which shares an identical interface with the Marvel Comics app, provides readers with a solid option for reading comics from the popular publisher on a mobile device.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
The Best Windows 7 Downloads (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100708/tc_pcworld/thebestwindows7downloads
PC World - Not quite happy with the way Windows 7 works, or looking to get more out of the operating system?

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Solar-powered Swiss plane gets its day in the sun (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/eu_switzerland_solar_adventure


Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg takes off in the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype airplane for its first night flight attempt at Payerne airport Wednesday, July 7, 2010. A Swiss team planning to eventually circle the globe in a solar-powered plane has started a 24-hour test flight that aims to keep the aircraft operating through the night on stored energy collected from the sun.(AP Photo/Keystone/Denis Balibouse/Pool)AP - An experimental solar-powered plane whose Swiss makers hope someday to fly around the globe soared into uncharted territory Wednesday — the cold, dark night.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
Mozilla Releases First of Firefox 4 Betas for Testing (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100707/bs_nf/74210
NewsFactor - Mozilla has launched an early beta of the Firefox 4 browser and plans to release further betas for testing every two to three weeks. The goal, Mozilla said, is to improve the development process by receiving feedback from developers quickly and getting fixes and changes tested earlier than in previous Firefox development cycles.

Thu, 8 Jul 10
U.S. aims to detect cyber infrastructure attacks: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100707/wr_nm/us_cyber_us
Reuters - The government is launching a program nicknamed "Perfect Citizen" to detect cyber assaults on private U.S. companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear power plants, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition, citing people familiar with the program.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Netflix adds to online movies with Relativity deal (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_netflix_streaming


Netflix CEO Reed Hastings speaks during a conference in San Francisco, California in this June 7, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithAP - Netflix Inc. is snatching away several movies a year that would have gone to pay TV outlets such as HBO or Showtime, under a deal with film financier Relativity Media LLC announced Tuesday.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Judges order 2 Pa. newspapers to delete stories (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_re_us/us_newspapers_expunging_stories
AP - Two newspapers want a state judge to overturn an order requiring them to delete archived stories and other information about two defendants, cases that touch on the potential for media censorship.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Launch delayed for satellite to watch space debris (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_hi_te/us_space_traffic_cam_delay
AP - The launch of a new U.S. Air Force space surveillance satellite has been delayed due to a software problem in a rocket similar to the one that will lift the satellite into orbit.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Ethernet to replace HDMI as standard TV cable? (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100706/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3048
Christopher Null - If you’re like me, your office closet is packed to the gills with cables — ones you bought but no longer use, and ones that come free with computer and home-theater equipment.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Apple iTunes reportedly hacked by malicious app developers (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100706/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3046
Christopher Null - How do you get your application to the top of the iTunes App Store sales chart?

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Remains of the Day: The Internet ran out of cat pictures (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100707/tc_macworld/remainsofthedaytheinternetranoutofcatpictures
Macworld.com - The U.S. is recovering from a long Fourth of July holiday weekend, which means it’s the perfect time to declare the death of the Internet, wirelessly track down your car keys, and dabble with yet another “Beatles and iTunes” rumor. These are the remainders for July 6, 2010.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Apple says developer booted from app store (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/us_apple_banned_developer
AP - Apple Inc. has booted a developer and his apps from its applications store after hundreds of hijacked user accounts were used to push his titles to best sellers over the weekend.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Cathay Pacific Plans In-flight Broadband, Live TV From 2012 (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100707/tc_pcworld/cathaypacificplansinflightbroadbandlivetvfrom2012
PC World - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways plans to offer in-flight broadband, cell-phone service and live television on its aircraft from early 2012, it said Wednesday.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Federal Agencies Offer Apps for Mobile Devices (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100706/bs_nf/74185
NewsFactor - If your cell phone ever gets recalled, you could get the news from the federal government -- on your cell phone. Yes, there's an app for that.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
'King' James joins Twitter (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/ts_alt_afp/basketnbacavaliersjamesinternettwitter


NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, seen here in May 2010 and whose possible move from the Cavaliers as a free agent has sparked a frenzy of interest, joined Twitter on Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Elsa)AFP - NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James, whose free agent fate has fans atwitter, can now be found on Twitter.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
YouTube to gather videos for 'Life in a Day' movie (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_en_mo/us_youtube_film


FILE - In this undated file image originally released by Universal Pictures, Director Kevin MacDonald is shown on the set of a blistering political thriller 'State of Play'. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Glen Wilson) ** NO SALES **AP - With the help of director Kevin Macdonald, producer Ridley Scott and a few hundred other filmmakers, YouTube is making a movie.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
PDFPen can now save your PDFs to Evernote (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100706/tc_macworld/pdfpencannowsaveyourpdfstoevernote
Macworld.com - PDFPen, SmileOnMyMac’s PDF editing software, should be a familiar name to productivity-minded Mac users, as should the Evernote file-management and syncing service. On Tuesday, those two offerings hooked up, when SmileOnMyMac released an update to PDFPen that adds Evernote integration.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
The sky is not the limit: iPad, Hulu and in-flight wi-fi forever change flying experience (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2276_the_sky_is_not_the_limit_ipad_hulu_and_in_flight_wi_fi_forever_change_flying_experience/36808904/SIG=142mfhhlq/*http://www.appolicious.com
Appolicious - A bunch of triangulating developments including the iPad boom, brand new services like Hulu Plus, and a surge in wireless Internet access on airlines are about to profoundly change the flying experience.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Microsoft plans small job cuts: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100707/bs_nm/us_microsoft


Passersby walk past a full-scale balloon replica of the Statue of Liberty head shortly after its inflation in Seattle's Gas Works Park Friday, July 2, 2010. The 30-foot replica will remain atop the hill at the park through the annual Independence Day celebrations, which include a fireworks display on July 4. The city's only public firework show was almost cancelled after a corporate sponsor could not be found. After dozens of local businesses and citizens rallied and donated money, Starbucks and Microsoft stepped up and donated the remainder, allowing the annual tradition to continue. The show is being billed as a show 'for the People, by the people.' The previous sponsor was the now bankrupt Washington Mutual bank. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Reuters - U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Ex-IBM exec in Galleon case repentant: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/bs_nm/us_galleon_moffat
Reuters - Former IBM Corp executive Robert Moffat, who admitted to charges of insider trading in the Galleon hedge fund probe, told Fortune magazine that his affair with co-defendant Danielle Chiesi was more about business than sex.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Atlanta Has Dubious Honor of Highest Malware Infection Rate (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100706/tc_pcworld/atlantahasdubioushonorofhighestmalwareinfectionrate
PC World - New York and Los Angeles are major metropolitan areas with exponentially larger populations than most other US cities, so they lead the way for total volume of malware infections. If you break the infection rate down per capita based on population, though, Atlanta comes out on top (or is it on the bottom?) of the heap with the highest malware infection rate.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Mozilla Launches Firefox 4 Beta (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100707/tc_pcworld/mozillalaunchesfirefox4beta
PC World - Don't look now, but here comes the newest version of Firefox. Today, Mozilla launched Firefox 4 Beta, which introduces a new look and a sizable pile of new features.

Wed, 7 Jul 10
Google: still waiting for China licence decision (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100707/tc_afp/chinausitinternetgoogle


A woman is seen working at an office in Beijing. Web giant Google's application for a renewal of its licence to operate in China, the world's largest Internet market, is still under review, a company spokeswoman and a government official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Google's application for renewal of its licence to operate in China, the world's largest Internet market, is still under review, a company spokeswoman and a government official said Wednesday.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Tech customers question industry's takeover spree (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_technology_consolidation
AP - The world's largest technology companies have been on a buying spree, spending billions to snap up smaller companies. And often the buyers say they're doing it for their customers — businesses, hospitals, schools and government agencies.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_bi_ge/us_texting_while_walking


In this photo taken Wednesday, June, 29, 2010, a woman text messages while walking across the street in San Francisco. While using a cell phone while driving has triggered the most alarm bells and prompted laws in several states, experts say pedestrians are also suffering the consequences of mobile distraction tripping on curbs, walking into traffic, even stepping into manholes as they chat or type while walking. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Todd Atwood says he doesn't worry too much about accidents when walking down the street using his iPhone to make calls, send text messages or check his e-mail.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Amazon Kindle for Android and other ebook readers (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2268_amazon_kindle_for_android_and_other_ebook_readers/36800740/SIG=12s8eble1/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2268-amazon-kindle-for-andro
Appolicious - The Kindle book reader has finally made its way to the Android Market, giving Amazon a nice bundle of mobile apps.  While iPhone users have had a number of high quality readers for their phones, Android users have been left with fewer selections.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
France Telecom seeks to conquer emerging markets (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100705/bs_afp/francetelecomcompanyorangeemerge


A woman talks on the phone at a new store owned by French mobile network operator Orange in Tunis in May. France Telecom, the owner of mobile network operator Orange, launched a strategy to AFP - France Telecom, the owner of mobile network operator Orange, launched a strategy to "conquer" the Middle East and Africa on Monday, aiming to double sales in emerging markets.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
News Corp in talks to sell ads on MySpace: report (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/wr_nm/us_newscorp_myspace
Reuters - News Corp is in talks with Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc about advertising on MySpace, as an existing contract with Google ends, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Google, Bing search engines turn to music (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/en_nm/us_internet
Reuters - Internet search engines pride themselves as being neutral providers of information.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Predators, Star Wars top this week’s best iPad apps (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2270_predators_star_wars_top_this_weeks_best_ipad_apps/36800739/SIG=12s68gsnm/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2270-predators-star-wars-top
Appolicious - Lots of good stuff hit the iTunes App Store this past week, including an old favorite finally making its iPad debut, and a game that brings out my bloodlust.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Fujitsu to let developers test software for free (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/tc_nm/us_fujitsu
Reuters - Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest IT services firm, said on Tuesday that it would allow software developers to run their programs on its hardware free of charge so that they can examine performance.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Media moguls gearing up for Sun Valley confab (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100706/bs_nm/us_sunvalley
Reuters - Industry power players are getting ready for the annual post-July 4 tradition known as summer camp for moguls.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Natural Disasters and Global Warming Fuel the Malware Flames (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100705/tc_pcworld/naturaldisastersandglobalwarmingfuelthemalwareflames
PC World - Malware and spam developers understand that the easiest way to lure a user into clicking on a link, opening a file attachment, or reading a message is to target hot topics that those users are already interested in and discussing around the proverbial water cooler.

Tue, 6 Jul 10
Web blocks remain one year on for China's Uighurs (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100706/tc_afp/chinaunrestxinjianginternet


Chinese paramilitary police stand guard in July 2009 outside the Grand Bazaar in the Uighur area of Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang region. Chinese authorities cut off the web in the remote western province following deadly ethnic clashes between mainly indigenous Uighurs and Han Chinese migrants that erupted a year ago leaving nearly 200 people dead.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - For Ruzmammat, the Internet is a crucial way of keeping in touch with his Uighur friends in China's Xinjiang region -- a lifeline that was denied to him for 10 months following deadly ethnic riots.

Mon, 5 Jul 10
Fireworks follow sun-scorched July 4 festivals (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100705/ap_on_bi_ge/us_july_fourth


** CORRECTS SPELLING OF HUDSON ** The Empire State Building, illuminated with red, white and blue lights, is seen from across the East River in the Queens borough of New York, and is backlit by shells exploding over the Hudson River during the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show Sunday, July 4, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - The nation's largest fireworks show lit up the skies in a burst of red, white and blue over the Hudson River straddling New York and New Jersey on Sunday, a scene that repeated in hundreds of communities in a sizzling end to a scorching day for much of the U.S.

Mon, 5 Jul 10
Who Really Runs Facebook? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100705/tc_pcworld/whoreallyrunsfacebook
PC World - Quick: Who's the CEO of Facebook?

Mon, 5 Jul 10
Google Acknowledges YouTube Hack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100704/tc_pcworld/googleacknowledgesyoutubehack
PC World - Malicious hackers attacked Google's YouTube on Sunday, exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the ultra-popular video sharing site, hitting primarily sections where users post comments.

Mon, 5 Jul 10
US to take more control of spill response website (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100704/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_website


Oil cleanup workers hired by BP pick up oil on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., Friday, July 2, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident is expected to come ashore over the July 4th weekend. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - The US government is expected to take over control of the central information website on the Gulf oil spill response that has been run jointly by various agencies and BP for the 2 1/2 months since the rig explosion.

Sun, 4 Jul 10
US largely ruling out NKorea in 2009 cyberattacks (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100703/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cyberattack_whodunit


Don Jackson, director of intelligence at SecureWorks which manages security information systems for corporations world wide, is pictured in his office Friday July 2, 2010, in Atlanta. Analysts at the company worked on the investigation into last year's cyber attack that took down websites in the U.S. and South Korea. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - U.S. officials have largely ruled out North Korea as the origin of a computer attack last July that took down U.S. and South Korean government websites, according to cybersecurity experts.

Sun, 4 Jul 10
Chase iPhone app launches support for mobile deposits (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2259_chase_iphone_app_launches_support_for_mobile_deposits/36786599/SIG=1304ercrj/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2259-chase-iphone-app-la
Appolicious - A few months ago, a bank teller at my local Chase (JPM) branch was chastising me for not having the Chase Mobile app on my iPhone. He told me that I’d better download it because an update was in the works to let customers deposit checks into their Chase accounts via a photo. The teller wasn’t pulling my leg; the financial giant just released an update for iPhone that includes mobile deposits.

Sun, 4 Jul 10
Is Apple in Antenna Denial? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100704/tc_pcworld/isappleinantennadenial
PC World - On Friday Apple released a letter admitting the iPhone 4 has problems, but insisted they are due to a signal-strength formula that is "totally wrong" and not caused by the antenna design. Since then the news has saturated tech blogs, Apple support sites and message boards -- and it seems like most people aren't buying Apple's explanation.

Sun, 4 Jul 10
The Macalope Weekly: Au revoir! (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100703/tc_macworld/themacalopeweeklyaurevoir
Macworld.com - It’s goodbye Kin, goodbye porn via Flash, goodbye 3G reception bars, and goodbye Macalope as he heads off for some well-earned vacation!

Sun, 4 Jul 10
What Does Kin's Fate Say for Windows Phone 7? (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100703/tc_pcworld/whatdoeskinsfatesayforwindowsphone7
PC World - Microsoft dropped a stunner on the tech world this week by terminating Kin, its social media-centered phone for teenagers.

Sun, 4 Jul 10
Meet the Makers: Q&A with Keith Ahern, CEO of Mogeneration (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2258_meet_the_makers_q_a_with_keith_ahern_ceo_of_mogeneration/36772354/SIG=1337r89rn/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2258-meet-the-makers-
Appolicious - Location: Sydney and Brisbane, Australia

Sun, 4 Jul 10
Hillary Clinton helps with Chelsea's wedding plans online (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100703/pl_afp/uspoliticsmarriagepeopleclinton


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference in Krakow. With her busy schedule, Clinton admitted Saturday she uses the Internet to juggle her career and help with wedding plans for her only child, Chelsea.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - With her busy schedule as US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton admitted Saturday she uses the Internet to juggle her career and help with wedding plans for her only child, Chelsea.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Apple `stunned' to find iPhones show too many bars (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iphone_complaints


In this June 7, 2010 photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the composition and metal antennae band that surrounds the new Apple iPhone4 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, in San Francisco. Apple Inc. said Friday that it was 'stunned' to find that its iPhones have for years been using a 'totally wrong' formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple Inc. said Friday that it was "stunned" to find that its iPhones have for years been using a "totally wrong" formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
FBI: Russia spy suspects used ordinary gadgets (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_russia_spy_arrests_tech


This undated image taken from the Russian social networking website 'Odnoklassniki', or Classmates, shows a woman journalists have identified as Anna Chapman, who appeared at a hearing Monday, June 28, 2010 in New York federal court. Chapman, along with 10 others, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. attorney general. (AP Photo)AP - Before James Bond heads out on a mission, he has to stop in Q's laboratory for custom-made gadgets such as an exploding watch. Life wasn't so dashing for the suspected Russian spies arrested this week: They allegedly relied heavily on off-the-shelf consumer electronics.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Farmers defend way of life with Facebook, Twitter (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_hi_te/us_food_and_farm_blogging_farmers


In this photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010, dairyman Ray Prock tweets with his cell phone phone at Ray-Lin Dairy in Denair, Calif. To increase farmers' presence online, Prock helped kick off a grassroots movement to encourage direct communication with consumers over the Internet. Prock and a handful of other farmers have started AgChat Foundation, an organization aimed at encouraging farmers to get on YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and other sites to explain what they do on the farm and answer questions from the public. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)AP - When a video of dairy cows being punched and prodded with pitchforks was recently released by an animal rights group, it made the rounds on YouTube and generated the expected angry responses.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Hands-on review: OnLive's 'in the cloud' gaming service (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100702/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3028
Ben Patterson - High-end gaming on just about any PC or Mac, all streamed to your system through a tiny desktop client? That's the promise of OnLive, a remarkable but controversial new "in the cloud" gaming service that launched this month. I've been playing big-name titles like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Unreal Tournament III and Red Faction: Guerrilla on my middle-of-the road MacBook Pro for almost a week now and have some hands-on impressions.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
T-Mobile's Sidekick to ride off into the sunset (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100702/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3023
Ben Patterson - Once the darling of the youth set and a regular on the red carpet (Paris Hilton, anyone?), the Sidekick has gradually fallen behind the times, and T-Mobile has just announced that it'll stop selling the handset as of Friday. But while the carrier is holding out hope for the "next chapter" of the brand, maybe it's time to simply give the Sidekick the 21-gun salute it deserves.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Antenna Expert: Apple is Right, iPhone 4 Signal Woes Overblown (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100703/tc_pcworld/antennaexpertappleisrightiphone4signalwoesoverblown
PC World - Apple on Friday issued a carefully worded statement admitting that, yes, there's something wrong with the iPhone 4; but, no, it's not the alleged problem you've heard about.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Worker in trouble for snarky iPhone-Evo video (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_iphone_online_videos
AP - When Brian Maupin made two snarky online videos poking fun at zealots of the iPhone and the Evo phone, he thought it was just a good way to vent some of the frustrations inherent in selling smart phones.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Voices For Mac puts more people in your head (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100702/tc_macworld/voicesformacputsmorepeopleinyourhead
Macworld.com - Getting tired of Alex? Has your relationship with Victoria waned over the years? Voices for Mac can spruce up your aural interactions with Mac OS X’s text-to-speech feature, with the addition of new voices for your listening pleasure.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Goodbye Kin, Sidekick and 'Social Phones' (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100702/tc_pcworld/goodbyekinsidekickandsocialphones
PC World - If there's any correlation between the recently killed Kin and discontinued T-Mobile Sidekick -- aside from Microsoft having a hand in both discontinued phones -- it's that they tried to distinguish themselves from both high-powered smartphones and simpler feature phones.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Lady Gaga heads for 10 million Facebook fan record (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100702/wr_nm/us_ladygaga
Reuters - Glam pop singer Lady Gaga is on the brink of becoming the first living person to have 10 million fans on a single social networking site, having already overtaken U.S. President Barack Obama on Facebook, a British group that measures online popularity said on Friday.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Metal band Black Veil Brides crafts elaborate image (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100703/music_nm/us_brides
Reuters - Black Veil Brides' first album, "We Stitch These Wounds," doesn't arrive until July 20. But long before the debut of the metalcore/glam/goth outfit's record, the act has racked up millions of YouTube views, moved plenty of merchandise and scored sponsorships with such companies as Mehron Makeup.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
iPhone 4 "Reception Problems" Due to Bad Math (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100702/tc_pcworld/iphone4receptionproblemsduetobadmath
PC World - Whoops! So it turns out the big iPhone 4 "death grip" hooplah was just an arithmetic error.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
No antenna issues with rumored reboot of Apple TV (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2256_no_antenna_issues_with_rumored_reboot_of_apple_tv/36771334/SIG=12s6tia29/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2256-no-antenna-issues-with-
Appolicious - While Apple is acknowledging the bar games it likes to play when displaying signal strength on the iPhone 4, the company’s reported efforts to reboot Apple TV will have longer-term consequences to consumers.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Apple says iPhones overstate signal strength (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100702/bs_nm/us_apple


An iPhone 4 is displayed at the Apple Store 5th Avenue in New York June 24, 2010. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - Apple Inc came clean on Friday about an embarrassing software glitch that overstates network signal strength in its hot-selling iPhone, as complaints mounted about the phone's wraparound antenna.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
SkySQL Joins Ranks of MySQL Support Providers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100702/tc_pcworld/skysqljoinsranksofmysqlsupportproviders
PC World - MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Unix Active Directory Software Faster (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100702/tc_pcworld/unixactivedirectorysoftwarefaster
PC World - Likewise Software has released a new version of its open-source authentication software for allowing Linux, Apple Macintosh and commercial Unix-based computers to hook into Microsoft Active Directory controlled servers and networks.

Sat, 3 Jul 10
Dell Says Supplier Provided Faulty OptiPlex Components (NewsFactor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100702/tc_nf/74155
NewsFactor - Newly released court documents have alleged that Dell knew about and covered up problems with millions of computers in 2003 and 2004. On Thursday, Dell responded on its company blog that the problems were related to faulty capacitors provided by its supplier, adding that it "did not knowingly ship faulty motherboards." The problematic products are the subject of a three-year-old civil lawsuit against the computer maker.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Google books $700M buyout of travel software maker (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_ita_software


In this photo taken April 9, 2010, Google sign at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google Inc. plans to buy travel technology company ITA Software Inc. in a $700 million deal that would enable the Internet search leader to steer more of the airline reservations booked on the Web. The all-cash deal announced Thursday July 1, 2010, signals Google's intention to challenge flight-comparison services that are ITA customers, including Kayak, FareCompare, Hotwire and Microsoft Corp.'s Bing Travel. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Google Inc. plans to buy travel technology company ITA Software Inc. in a $700 million deal that would enable the Internet search leader to steer more of the airline reservations booked on the Web.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
New rules bring online piracy fight to US campuses (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_en_mu/us_digital_piracy_colleges
AP - Starting this month, colleges and universities that don't do enough to combat the illegal swapping of "Avatar" or Lady Gaga over their computer networks put themselves at risk of losing federal funding.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
E-book reader price war underway as Kindle gets upgrade (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100701/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3002
Christopher Null - Now that e-book readers have become mainstream — and now that they have the Apple iPad to contend with — the inevitable has happened. A full-on price war is underway, primarily with Amazon and Barnes & Noble duking it out to see who’ll face off with Apple in the main event.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
HP finalizes Palm deal, teases 'future' WebOS phones and tablets (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100701/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc3009
Ben Patterson - Palm's innovative WebOS mobile platform is poised to make a comeback — complete with "robust" new smartphones, netbooks and even a tablet — according to HP's announcement Thursday that it has completed its approximately $1.2 billion acquisition of the pioneering smartphone maker.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Disney acquires iPhone game maker Tapulous (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_disney_tapulous


FILE - This undated screen shot released by Tapulous shows a new finger-tapping music application for the iPhone called 'Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica.' The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday July 1, 2010 it acquired Tapulous, to bolster its ability to create mobile games and gain another toehold in Silicon Valley.(AP Photo/Tapulous, File) ** NO SALES **AP - The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it acquired Tapulous, the maker of the popular iPhone play-along music game Tap Tap Revenge, to bolster its ability to create mobile games and gain another toehold in Silicon Valley.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
T-Mobile to Stop Selling Current Sidekicks (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100702/tc_pcworld/tmobiletostopsellingcurrentsidekicks
PC World - T-Mobile USA will stop selling its current Sidekick mobile phones effective Friday, though it will keep the Sidekick brand alive.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Disney buys iPhone game maker Tapulous (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_disney_tapulous
Reuters - Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it has acquired startup iPhone app developer Tapulous, as the company continues its push into mobile games.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Google Buys Travel Software Firm ITA (PC Magazine)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20100701/tc_zd/252434
PC Magazine - Forget social networking. Is Google Air the search engine giant's next big thing? Not quite, but Google has shelled out $700 million to acquire ITA, a Boston-based software company that specializes in organizing airline data like flight times, availability, and prices.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
DirecTV, Panasonic Partner On Dedicated All-3D Channels (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100701/tc_pcworld/directvpanasonicpartnerondedicatedall3dchannels
PC World - NEW YORK - So what will your new 3D-capable TV be good for once the World Cup is over? Panasonic and DirecTV provided at least part of the answer Thursday with the launch of three new all-3D DirecTV channels.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Remains of the Day: Up, up, and away! (Macworld.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20100701/tc_macworld/remainsofthedayupupandaway
Macworld.com - Despite its reception issues, the iPhone 4 is still flying high—in some cases, literally. Also, Steve Jobs is never too busy to e-mail a concerned user, and it looks like he’d rather be doing that than rubbing elbows with media moguls. Read on for the remainders for July 1, 2010.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Yahoo! Mail and top Android apps of the week (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2251_yahoo_mail_and_top_android_apps_of_the_week/36765595/SIG=12md4j2f3/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2251-yahoo-mail-and-top-android-ap
Appolicious - Several big names launched Android apps this week, showing a strong end to June and a big start for July. Amazon released Kindle with Whispersync for Android, while Yahoo! finally got around to making a few apps for the Android Market.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Google plans to buy travel software co ITA for $700 million (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100702/wr_nm/us_google
Reuters - Google Inc plans to buy one of the Web's key providers of airline travel software for $700 million, potentially raising new antitrust concerns for the world's largest Internet search engine.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
Dell Gains Virtualization Muscle With Scalent Buy (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100701/tc_pcworld/dellgainsvirtualizationmusclewithscalentbuy
PC World - Dell is purchasing Scalent, a provider of server-virtualization management software, Dell announced on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
IBM endorses Firefox as in-house Web browser (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100701/tc_afp/usitinternetsoftwarecompanymozillafirefox


A screen displays the logo of the web browser Firefox. Technology giant IBM wants its workers around the world to use free, open-source Mozilla Firefox as their window into the Internet.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Technology giant IBM wants its workers around the world to use free, open-source Mozilla Firefox as their window into the Internet.

Fri, 2 Jul 10
S.Korean jailed for killing mother over gaming addiction (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100702/tc_afp/skoreainternetaddictionjustice


People are seen surfing Internet at a digital game room in Seoul. Official data estimates the highly-wired nation has two million web addicts, or almost one in 10 online users.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced an Internet addict to 20 years in prison for killing his mother after she criticised his online gaming habit.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Google says China partially blocks search service (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100701/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_google


FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, a surveillance camera is seen in front of the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China. Google Inc. said one of its Web search features was blocked in China on Thursday, July 1, 2010 as the company awaited Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license in their latest skirmish over censorship. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday, the company said as it awaited Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Facebook launches `permissions' for apps, websites (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_facebook_privacy


This picture shows the home page of the Vietnam's pilot social networking site go.vn, which was launched in May by the Vietnamese government following allegations that it restricted Facebook and hacked numerous websites with political content.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AP - Facebook is rolling out a new feature that requires outside applications and websites to tell users exactly what parts of their profiles have to be shared for the apps to work.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Google adds a personal touch to its news section (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_techbits_google_news
AP - Google Inc. is giving its users the chance to tailor the news to fit their interests.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Microsoft to kill off Kin messaging phones (Ben Patterson)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_gadg/20100630/tc_ytech_gadg/ytech_gadg_tc2982
Ben Patterson - In a stunningly swift about-face, Microsoft has reportedly decided to stick a fork in its youth-oriented Kin messaging phones, not even two months after the handsets went on sale and just two days after Verizon slashed prices on the devices.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
PSA: Don’t believe everything you read on the Web (Christopher Null)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/20100630/tc_ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc2975
Christopher Null - Did you know that the founder of Orange Julius once invented a shower stall for pigeons?

Thu, 1 Jul 10
We were family: Microsoft halts Kin phone rollout (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_microsoft_goodbye_kin_phone
AP - For Microsoft, there will be no next of Kin.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Toshiba to Offer Classmate-based Laptop in Japan (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100701/tc_pcworld/toshibatoofferclassmatebasedlaptopinjapan
PC World - Toshiba will sell a modified version of Intel's Classmate convertible laptop in Japan, the company said Thursday.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
India further delays mobile number portability (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_india_telecoms_portability
Reuters - India has further delayed the introduction of mobile number portability by four months to end-October, the government said on Wednesday.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Facebook makes outside applications ask for user data (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100630/tc_afp/usitcompanysoftwareinternetfacebook


Facebook on Wednesday began making outside applications or websites detail what private information they want from people's online profiles.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Facebook on Wednesday began making outside applications or websites detail what private information they want from people's online profiles.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Feds disable movie piracy websites in raids (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100630/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fighting_movie_piracy


John Morton, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speaks at a news conference to announce a new initiative to fight Internet piracy, including illegal movie downloads, on a sound stage at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., Wednesday, June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - U.S. officials on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on movie piracy that involved disabling nine websites that were offering downloads of pirated movies in some cases hours after they appeared in theaters.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Amazon launches cheaper Kindle (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_amazon
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is launching an improved Kindle electronic reader and cutting the price, in a move to address the threat from Apple Inc's iPad tablet computer.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
GetGlue iPhone app is the perfect escape when things feel sticky (Appolicious)
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/appolicious_rss/rss_appolicious_tc/http___www_appolicious_com_articles2244_getglue_iphone_app_is_the_perfect_escape_when_things_feel_sticky/36752491/SIG=13bqqg46v/*http://www.appolicious.com/articles/2244-getglue-
Appolicious - While the free GetGlue iPhone app would have been my very favorite discovery as a 17-year-old, I like it now as well. The first thing you do here is check in; which, in Facebook parlance, means announce what you’re currently doing.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Microsoft: 10,000 PCs Hit With New XP 0day Attack (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100630/tc_pcworld/microsoft10000pcshitwithnewxp0dayattack
PC World - Nearly a month after a Google engineer released details of a new Windows XP flaw, criminals have dramatically ramped up online attacks that leverage the bug.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
IBM buys stake in China's Bright Oceans (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100701/tc_nm/us_ibm_brightoceans
Reuters - IBM's China unit has bought a 1 percent strategic stake in Bright Oceans Inter-Telecom Corp, the Chinese maker of computer parts and components said on Thursday.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
Early Version of MeeGo for Phones Released to Developers (PC World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100630/tc_pcworld/earlyversionofmeegoforphonesreleasedtodevelopers
PC World - MeeGo, a Linux project combining Intel and Nokia software, released an early version of the mobile phone OS to developers on Wednesday.

Thu, 1 Jul 10
China orders online sellers to register details (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100701/tc_afp/chinainternetretaillaws


A Beijing office worker surfs the internet in the Chinese capital. Online sellers in the country will have to provide their real names and addresses or pay hefty fines under new rules introduced Thursday, in the latest moves designed to tighten control of the web.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Online sellers in China will have to provide their real names and addresses or pay hefty fines under new rules introduced Thursday, in Beijing's latest move to tighten control of the web.

 

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