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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.


07/30/2010 04:51 AM

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.


07/30/2010 05:19 PM

A Chinese flag flies next to the Google company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing on March 2010. Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)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.


07/30/2010 02:28 AM

Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.
07/30/2010 09:40 PM

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.
07/30/2010 07:54 PM

Macworld.com - For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.
07/31/2010 03:41 PM

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.
07/29/2010 10:01 PM

Macworld.com - Look out, Apple fans! Stunning new research shows not only what jerks we are but how we’re also just one big cult. What’s next? Will they figure out the recipe to our fantastic peach cobbler?! Not only that, one silly pundit has advice for Google on how to finish the iPhone once and for all. How did they figure all this out in one week?!
07/31/2010 02:00 PM

PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
07/31/2010 02:18 PM

Mashable - There have now been more than 20 billion tweets since Twitter’s inception, according to tracking service GigaTweet.
07/31/2010 11:53 AM


Technology - DailyTech
"I will bet on the American worker every day of the week." -- President Barack Obama
07/30/2010 08:16 PM

Turns out the Joint Chiefs of Staff's assessment that Wikileaks would have "blood" on its hands may be right
07/30/2010 08:14 PM

Their ideal shape can be used as a mold for viable biometric surfaces.
07/30/2010 05:59 PM

DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday
07/30/2010 05:49 PM

New trailer reveals series will finally be making the leap to 3D -- partially
07/30/2010 04:55 PM

But reducing soot will lower the Arctic climate more quickly than CO2
07/30/2010 04:11 PM

Says that his company is about to step up their efforts
07/30/2010 01:27 PM

NVIDIA is sure to come out fighting
07/30/2010 01:17 PM

Price competition is kryptonite for profits
07/30/2010 12:57 PM

All kiosks to get Blu-ray by the fall
07/30/2010 11:49 AM


Sci/Tech

New York Daily News

Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
PC World
Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy ...
Analyst's View: Microsoft's Tablet is Coming! Well, Not ReallyPC Magazine
Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPadArs Technica
Microsoft should starve on radical penguin dietRegister
MarketWatch -CNET -Wall Street Journal
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07/31/2010 04:42 PM


Moneycontrol.com

Google not sure if China behind service disruption
AFP
WASHINGTON — Google does not know if the Chinese authorities were behind a disruption in the company's services on Thursday, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Schmidt said that although the Chinese ...
Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating NormallyWall Street Journal
Google says it may have overestimated blockage of services in ChinaSan Jose Mercury News
Google says China Web search blockedReuters
Telegraph.co.uk -Hindustan Times -Economic Times
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07/30/2010 11:19 PM


Telegraph.co.uk

Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap Kindle
Wall Street Journal
There must be something in the water at Amazon.com, given its commitment to price-cutting whatever the short-term pain. The retailer's decision to introduce a new, cheaper Kindle, just weeks after slashing the price of the existing ...
The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected ReaderPC Magazine
Amazon's New Kindle Reinvigorates E-Reader Price WarPC World
Kindle Losing Profit Battle Means It May Win War: Tech by Rich JaroslovskyBloomberg
The Guardian -Washington Post -Computerworld
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07/29/2010 07:30 PM


Moneycontrol.com

RIM answers Apple iPad with...The BlackPad*
Register
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is preparing to launch an iPad competitor in November, and it will be called the BlackPad, according to a report citing two people familiar with the company's plans. Bloomberg reports that the RIM tablet will have ...
RIM set to join the tablet fray this fall with "Blackpad"Ars Technica
What is the RIM Blackpad?Christian Science Monitor
BlackBerry Springs Leaks, App World 2.0 Goes BetaInformationWeek
PC Magazine -Softpedia -TG Daily
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07/30/2010 10:22 PM


The Hindu

Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?
CNET
PHILADELPHIA--Does privacy exist anymore? Do we even know what it is? A conversation between digital academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd on Friday morning at the Supernova conference capped off a week in which many peoples' ...
Private Facebook Data Becomes Big BusinessPC World
Facebook data hoarder speaks outBBC News
Privacy issues hit Facebook againChristian Science Monitor
Telegraph.co.uk -Register -DailyFinance
all 394 news articles »
07/30/2010 06:08 PM


Ghacks Technology News

Microsoft Releasing Windows Security Fix Next Week
eWeek
Microsoft is patching a Windows vulnerability being targeted by attackers. The zero-day bug was disclosed publicly this month. Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch for a Windows security vulnerability that attackers have been targeting for the ...
Microsoft To Release Emergency Patch For WindowsInformationWeek
Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut holeCNET
Sality Responsible for Most Attacks Targeting the LNK VulnerabilitySoftpedia
USANewsWeek.com -Register -Computerworld
all 24 news articles »
07/31/2010 02:20 PM


Financial Times

Review: Sprint EVO first carrier Android to get 2.2 upgrade
Fortune
Sprint just announced that you can do a manual update to Android 2.2 Froyo on the HTC EVO. The commercial is right, EVO is first at everything. "What will you do with first?" I installed Froyo 2.2 and it works beautifully. On two different EVOs. ...
Froyo coming to Evo 4G on Tuesday, Sprint confirmsComputerworld
How Froyo Will Boost BusinessPC World
HTC releases Froyo update for Desire mobile phoneTelegraph.co.uk
PC Magazine -Wall Street Journal -Reuters
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07/31/2010 03:33 PM


USA Today

Nissan shows refreshed Rogue at Z car 40th anniversay event
USA Today
Music City is Nissan City this weekend, as the Z Car Club Association celebrates the 40th birthday of the Datsun/Nissan Z's in Nashville (see earlier post here). Nissan, which having the club's Z car and heritage car shows at its headquarters, ...
Nissan to unveil Rogue crossoverThe Associated Press
Updated 2011 Nissan Rogue debuts this weekendAutoWeek
Home » WOT » Nissan Revises Rogue for 2011, Unveil Set for This Weekend's ...MotorTrend Magazine
PR Newswire (press release) -NetCarShow.com -The Car Connection (blog)
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07/31/2010 04:57 PM


Kansas City Star

Motorola Droid Officially Getting Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Next Week
Brighthand
Motorola has promised to release a version of Android OS 2.2 for the Motorola Droid next week. The latest version of Google's operating system will bring Adobe Flash support as well as other enhancements. The phone maker did not say exactly when during ...
Motorola Droid X and Milestone 2 coming to Europe (France)?Unwired View
One More Week Until The Droid Gets FroyoNews Provider
On the Call: Motorola co-CEO on chip suppliesBusinessWeek
USANewsWeek.com -Apple Insider -Softpedia
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07/31/2010 03:14 PM


New York Times (blog)

Amazon Updates Kindle App With Inline Dictionary, More
PC World
Amazon on Thursday released significant upgrades to its Kindle app for iPhone and iPad. Just days after the company announced the new Kindle 3, Amazon's made the iOS version of its e-reader even more competitive with its ...
The OpenAppMkt Is Here To Break Down Apple's Walled Garden (AAPL)San Francisco Chronicle
Kindle for iOS Brings iPad Search, Dictionary, Fast-SwitchingWired News
Fortune lands on the iPadFortune
Unwired View -Wall Street Journal (blog) -CNN
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07/30/2010 06:13 PM


Gadget

Los Angeles Times

The Healthy Skeptic: Electronic cigarettes
Los Angeles Times
The bottom line: Electronic cigarettes certainly have their appeal in a gadget-centric world, but many questions remain, says Thomas Eissenberg, ...
Electronic Cigarettes - Latest Research RevealedNews Fire

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07/31/2010 05:05 PM


wwwery (blog)

Rumor: Gadget turns iPod Touch into iPhone
CNET (blog)
That's the tantalizing promise of the Yosion Technology Apple Peel 520, a purported new gadget that's making the rumor-mill rounds. ...
Sprint device could turn iPod Touch into smartphoneUnthinkable
Sprint sleeve at FCC could turn iPod Touch into iPhoneToday's iPhone (blog)
“Apple Peel 520″ turns iPod Touch into a bonafied phone.Gadgetsteria (blog)

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07/29/2010 02:43 PM


Our Gadget of the Week
Barron's
APPS, THE FAMILIAR GEEK-SPEAK for software applications, are what make smartphones smart. ...

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07/31/2010 11:38 AM


TrustedReviews

Amazon Introduces Kindle 3 Wi-Fi eBook Reader - Features And Price Revealed
UK Today News
Kindle 3, a new digital reading gadget, has been introduced by Amazon.com. The new Kindle 3 is in the news because it is priced at $139, which is relatively ...
Kindle's E-Reader Price War: Who'll Blink First?PC World
Amazon's Kindle takes competition head onThe Money Times
Amazon Will Release Smaller Kindle in AugustTechDIN

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07/31/2010 10:28 AM


CNET

Microsoft teams up for first home gadget for Hohm energy manager
ZDNet (blog)
The gadget looks like one of those weather and temperature information displays. It works with a WiFi feed. Heather Clancy is an award-winning business ...
Microsoft Launches First Gadget for HohmEarth2Tech (blog)

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07/27/2010 03:30 PM


Telegraph.co.uk

"The Market Is Even Bigger Than We Thought." Maybe.
Huffington Post (blog)
You still have to go ahead and buy the eBooks to put on the Kindle (or on another gadget). Will all those super-low-price buyers go nuts with their credit ...
Amazon: Brings up the next generation KindleTechnology Digital
Hands On With Amazon's Zippy, Alluring KindleWashington Post
Amazon releases new, slimmer KindleSmartCompany.com.au
Geeks are Sexy Technology News -This is London -New York Times
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07/30/2010 03:51 PM


Google Gadgets: Not So Trustworthy After All?
PC World
Google's gadgets may want your location information and a lot more. Telling a legit gadget from a bogus one is harder than it looks. ...
Google Gadgets: Not So Trustworthy After All?One News Page

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07/26/2010 08:55 PM


Gadget gawkers find a few useful ones
NWAOnline (subscription)
By KIM COOK AP If you follow technology blogs or watch infomercials, you know that inventive minds are always coming up with new household gadgets meant to ...

07/31/2010 08:47 AM


This may be the best gadget packaging ever
DVICE
In a world of boring boxes and impossible-to-open clamshell packaging, this simple, brilliant design for a headphones box by Panasonic stands ...

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07/29/2010 03:43 PM