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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP (AP) AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP) AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
AP Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing (AP) AP - BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.
Able to unplug from work while youâ€™re on vacation? (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.
Dock your encased iPhone, iPod with dockStubz (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while youÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™re using it.
Facebook's new security feature: remote logouts (AP) AP - Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.
Samsung Unleashes Its Galaxy Tab on Apple's iPad (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Samsung on Thursday introduced the Galaxy Tab, a tablet PC aimed at the heart of Apple's iPad, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. Samsung presented the tablet with a pun that cites a "new galaxy of possibilities."
New AOL search deal with Google includes mobile (AP) AP - Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.
Twitter launches iPad application (AFP) AFP - Hot microblogging service Twitter launched an application for the Apple iPad on Thursday to rave reviews from technology blogs.
Music labels eager for Google-Apple battle (Reuters) Reuters - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
The Truth About E-mail: We Check It All the Time [STATS] (Mashable) Mashable - E-mail has invaded every aspect of our lives. We don't need a survey to tell us as much, but new research from Xobni and Harris Interactive confirms that we're not alone in dealing with e-mail overload.
Ping's scheme is to sell more tunes (Appolicious) Appolicious - Do we really need another social network? That depends on how you view the purpose of social networks. The biggest,Â Facebook, is great for monitoring, from a safe distance, what your old high school buddies are doing. But don't put Apple's new Ping service into the same category.
Take-Two posts 3Q profit, revenue soars (AP) AP - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter Thursday, reversing a loss as revenue more than tripled thanks to strong sales of "Red Dead Redemption" and other games.
Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite (PC World) PC World - An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data (PC World) PC World - Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam.
A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions (PC World) PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
Summary Box: Google, AOL reach new search deal (AP) AP - THE DEAL: Under a new five-year agreement, Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites. The companies signed the deal this week.

Yahoo! News: Personal Technology
Dock your encased iPhone, iPod with dockStubz (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while youÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™re using it.
Samsung Unleashes Its Galaxy Tab on Apple's iPad (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Samsung on Thursday introduced the Galaxy Tab, a tablet PC aimed at the heart of Apple's iPad, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. Samsung presented the tablet with a pun that cites a "new galaxy of possibilities."
See what iPhone users are listening to with SongStumblr (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what theyÃ¢Â€Â™re listening to? If so, FrimbyÃ¢Â€Â™s new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, SongStumblr, could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhoneÃ¢Â€Â™s 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block.
iTunes TV rentals now available on Mac and PC (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Looking to catch the most recent season of Lost, but donÃ¢Â€Â™t want to succumb the baggage of having to buy a bunch of episodes that youÃ¢Â€Â™ll only watch once? Relax, friend, because if youÃ¢Â€Â™re an iTunes 10 user, you can now rent TV shows from the comfort of your very ownÃ¢Â€Â¦computer.
Summary Box: Google, Skype targeted by India (AP) AP - WIDER NET: After pressuring BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. for data on users' traffic, India is now cracking down on other companies that provide encrypted communications.
Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP) AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
Verizon to sell smart phones for prepaid service (AP) AP - Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it's opening up access to smart phones for customers who prepay for service, such as people with poor credit and those who don't want to be tied down by long-term contracts.
Sony Shows Prototypes of a Planned 3-D VAIO Laptop (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - A laptop computer with 3-D video and games. Sony, hoping that could be the Next Big Thing, showed prototypes Wednesday of an upcoming VAIO 3-D laptop at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, and announced plans to launch a 3-D TV channel.
iOS 4.1 to Finally Fix iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor (PC World) PC World - It's official. iOS 4.1 is "coming soon" for iPhone and iPod Touch users. While the Apple Web site devoted to announcing the update focuses on new bells and whistles, the importance of iOS 4.1 is that it will hopefully resolve the remaining issues that make the iPhone 4 dysfunctional for many.
AP Interview: UN telecoms chief urges data sharing (AP) AP - BlackBerry's Canadian manufacturer should give law enforcement agencies around the world access to its customer data, the U.N. telecommunications chief said, adding that governments have legitimate security concerns that should not be ignored.
Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing service (AFP) AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.
Sony Pitches a 3D Laptop, But You'll Still Need Glasses (PC World) PC World - I'm not sure I'll ever care about 3D, which seems like a slick, gimmicky additive to me, but if you do, Sony says its first stereoscopic 3D laptop will hit the grid next year. The laptop (or a prototype, depending who you read) was in fact just demoed at the IFA 2010 technology fair in Berlin.
Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy (AP) AP - Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.
Apple posts video from special event (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - Apple bucked tradition and streamed WednesdayÃ¢Â€Â™s special event live, so that iPod and Apple TV enthusiasts (with well-equipped Macs, iPhones, or iPads) could watch Steve Jobs show off the companyÃ¢Â€Â™s latest wizardry in near real-time.
Mix Up Your iPhoneÃ¢Â€Â™s Style With a Cassette Tape Case (PC World) PC World - If you yearn for the days of yore when mythical devices known as cassette tapes ruled the land, youÃ¢Â€Â™re in luck: A design company called Homade has created Tuned Up, a plastic cassette case for the iPhone. Instead of containing magnetic tape with sound recordings, the silicon cover envelops your Cupertino-designed 3G, 3GS, or 4G phone while you listen to digital tunes.
Apple iPod Event: Rumor vs. Reality (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Before Steve Jobs took the stage for Apple's Wednesday press event, all we had were rumors and predictions. Which ones came true and which ones were pipe dreams? Let's take a look.
What HDR means for iPhone photos (Macworld.com) Macworld.com - One hotly anticipated feature rolling out in next week's iOS 4.1 update is the new HDR (high dynamic range) option in the iPhone's built-in Camera app. The results are subtly improved and realistic looking photos, as opposed to the fake, over-processed look that is often the hallmark of HDR.
Android tablets finally prep to rival iPad (Appolicious) Appolicious - Big news around the Android mobile platform this week, with plans for several manufacturers to announce new Android tablets this fall. All the action is taking place at the upcoming IFA show in Berlin, with Samsung as a leader in this pack. The company is expected to reveal the Samsung Galaxy Tab, hinting at a superior device that will do justice to the tablet world, as the Galaxy S has done for smart phones.
Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers' (AFP) AFP - Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder.
ITU Head Weighs In on BlackBerry Access (Digital Trends) Digital Trends - In an interview with the Associated Press, International Telecommunications Union secretary-general Hamadoun Toure said BlackBerry maker Research in Motion should supply customer data to law enforcement agencies around the world, characterizing the governmentsâ€™ needs as â€œgenuineâ€ concerns that cannot be ignored.