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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.
Read More: US to take more control of spill response website
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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.
Read More: T-Mobile's Sidekick to ride off into the sunset
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Macworld.com – Unified Color Technologies has launched HDR Expose, software for creating and editing high dynamic range images.
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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.
Read More: Natural Disasters and Global Warming Fuel the Malware Flames
(PC World)
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AFP – A bunch of bored Israeli troops may have to face the music over a YouTube clip showing them doing a flash mob-style dance in full combat gear while on patrol in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Read More: Israel army not amused as troops dance on patrol
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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.
Read More: Tech customers question industry's takeover spree
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AP – Netflix is adding to the group of movies that its subscribers can watch online or over Internet-connected devices at the same time as they would have appeared on premium pay TV channels such as HBO or Showtime.
Read More: Netflix adds to online movies with Relativity deal
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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.
Read More: Hands-on review: OnLive's 'in the cloud' gaming service
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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.
Read More: Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path
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AFP – The Philippine Supreme Court is joining social networking sites Facebook and Twitter so that it can swiftly announce its decisions and answer any criticism, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Read More: Philippine Supreme Court gets on Facebook, Twitter
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PC World – MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.
Read More: SkySQL Joins Ranks of MySQL Support Providers
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Appolicious – While I often claim this weekly free app roundup has something for everyone, this week’s list will certainly appeal to those young at heart, as gamers and music fans will delight in G4, ReBounce and HiDef Radio.
Read More: Newly released G4 tops Free iPhone Apps of the Week
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 DailyTech |
HTC Q2 profits soar on the back of Android OS
Fortune With Windows Mobile device sales on the decline, HTC more than makes up with Android. The Wall St. Journal points out (Subscription required) that HTC posted a profit of $268 million in Q2 2010. That's up 33% year over year from $202 million in Q2 2009 … HTC phone sales beat expectations Flash 10.1 is Android's new best friend forever Thanks to Android, HTC sales go through the roof |
Read More: HTC Q2 profits soar on the back of Android OS – Fortune
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 Mobiledia |
Supply Chain for iPhone Highlights Costs in China
New York Times A Foxconn factory in Guangdong Province. The company, a major Apple supplier, is looking to cut costs. By DAVID BARBOZA SHENZHEN, China — Last month, while enthusiastic consumers were playing with their new Apple iPhone 4, researchers in Silicon Valley … Apple's iPhone supply chain faces sharply increasing costs in China China cost rise likely to hit HP, Apple and Dell Taiwan's Biggest Companies to Gain as Costs Rise, Fubon Says |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Apple Clarifies iPhone 4 Signal Strength Woes, But I'm Still Confused
PC World Apple is telling iPhone 4 users that there is no reception problem, just a software problem. Why, then, are so many people experiencing problems? So Apple has finally issued an official response to all the chatter about the iPhone 4 seeming to lose … iPhone Signal Bars 'Totally Wrong,' Apple Admits The Iphone 3G is selling well Apple admits exaggerating signal strength |
Read More: Apple Clarifies iPhone 4 Signal Strength Woes, But I'm Still Confused – PC World
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 Digital Spy |
Apple Studies User Downloads to Fine-Tune Mobile Ads
BusinessWeek July 6 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., with a storehouse of billions of music, movie and software downloads, is studying the buying habits of many of its 150 million iTunes users to show more appealing mobile ads and fuel competition with … iPhone 4: Numbers To Know Apple Studies iTunes Purchases For Targeted Ads Apple studying iTunes purchases to hone iAd targeting |
Read More: Apple Studies User Downloads to Fine-Tune Mobile Ads – BusinessWeek
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 The First Reporter |
Dev-Team inching closer to carrier unlock for iPhone 4
CNET (blog) According to a recent tweet from Dev-Team member MuscleNerd, the carrier unlock solution is a step closer to completion for iPhone 4. The latest version of the carrier unlock requires Dev-Team to rewrite the entire baseband-unlocking … Dr. Mac: Upgrade for iPhone 3G is a no-brainer iPhone Dev Team confirms iPhone 4 carrier unlock does work, due to hit soon(ish) Slow iOS4 runs faster on iPhone 3G with no Safari web pages open |
Read More: Dev-Team inching closer to carrier unlock for iPhone 4 – CNET (blog)
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 New Zealand Herald |
Apple Gives Alleged iTunes Hacker the Boot: How to Stay Safe
PC World A Vietnamese-based iPhone application developer may have recently bilked unsuspecting iPhone users out of hundreds of dollars in an apparent hack of the iTunes App Store. The apparent scam became public over the July 4th weekend after several news … Report: More than half of Android apps are free Apple indirectly confirms iTunes fraud Apple bars a dodgy developer |
Read More: Apple Gives Alleged iTunes Hacker the Boot: How to Stay Safe – PC World
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YouTube Squashes Justin Bieber Death, Porn Bug
PC Magazine Justin Bieber is still alive, don't worry (or celebrate, as the case may be). Also, don't click on any YouTube link that claims anything to the contrary. Over the weekend, hackers discovered a YouTube exploit and placed code in the comments section of … TechBytes: YouTube Hacked Google acts to fix YouTube flaw Why is Justin Bieber so loved and hated? |
Read More: YouTube Squashes Justin Bieber Death, Porn Bug – PC Magazine
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 PC World |
Sony to launch 320 GB PS3 model
TG Daily It never stops; console makers continue to one-up each other, and now Sony is taking it up another notch with a 320 GB hard drive. Sony, which has released more different PS3 models than there are trees in the Amazon, currently offers two versions of … White is the New Black for Sony's Updated PS3 PS3 Slim upgrades hard drives in Japan Sony will 'consider' Euro white PS3 slim |
Read More: Sony to launch 320 GB PS3 model – TG Daily
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