| Yahoo! News: Personal Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:35:08 GMT |
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Sony surprises with return to profitability
(Reuters)
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In iPhone, adult industry sees pocket porn market
(AP)
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Sony Back to Profit on Bravia, Vaio, PS3 Strength
(PC World)
PC World - Sony returned to profitability in the second quarter, helped by strong sales of key products, prompting it to raise its profit outlook for the full year on Thursday. |
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India raises security concerns over BlackBerry services
(Reuters)
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. |
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Apple iPod Nano may pose fire hazard, says Japan
(AFP)
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Opera Mini Serves One Billion Daily Page Views
(Mashable)
Mashable - Despite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Opera's Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page views. |
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TechBits package
(AP)
AP - Your smart phone applications are watching you — much more closely than you might like. |
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iPhone-Like BlackBerry Can Inject New Life into RIM
(PC World)
PC World - RIM is expected to announce details of the iPhone-esque BlackBerry 9800 next week. Don't hold your breath that for the BlackBerry smartphone to blow the iPhone or Android smartphones out of the water, but as long as the device can hold its own it should be a winner for RIM. |
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RIM shares up on reports of new BlackBerry
(AFP)
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Tapic turns your music into rhythm-based game levels
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Tap Tap Revenge was a major hit on the iPhone because it combined addictive, rhythm-based gameplay with popular songs. While a number of rhythm-based touchscreen games have popped up since Tap Tap Revenge??s success, Zentertain??s Tapic aims to take the format to the next level by letting you instantly play along to any of your iPod??s tracks. |
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Mac Users Get Simpler Safari Add-ons, Office 2011 Preview
(PC World)
PC World - If you head is spinning with all things Apple, you are not alone. Apple released Safari 5.0.1 today, following Tuesday's announcement of iMac, Mac Pro, and display updates. In addition, Microsoft previewed its Office 2011 plans for the Mac. |
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RIM stock jumps as revamped BlackBerry nears
(Reuters)
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Summary Box: Hulu Plus is TV for the iPhone, iPad
(AP)
AP - HULU PLUS: Hulu, the website with shows from ABC, Fox and NBC, is now available as an app for iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads and Samsung Internet-connected TVs. High-definition shows look great even on big TVs, and the iPhone version works over the cellular network. |
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What your phone app doesn't say: It's watching
(AP)
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Blu-ray 3D, More TV Models Boosting 3D TV Shipments
(PC World)
PC World - 3D TV shipments are on the rise with the availability of more TV models and increasing movie and sports content in 3D, research firm DisplaySearch said on Wednesday. |
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FBI backs record-keeping on prepaid cell phones
(AP)
AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller has endorsed anti-terrorism legislation that would require prepaid cell-phone sellers to keep records of buyers' identities. |
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Report: Apple Investigating iOS 4 Problems on iPhone 3G
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Apple is investigating claims that its latest iOS 4 mobile operating system is causing problems for users with the iPhone 3G, according to The Wall Street Journal. |
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iPhone developers can now advertise their apps via iAd
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple began rolling out its iAd program earlier this month, but by all accounts the ad spots themselves were fairly limited. On Wednesday, however, Apple launched a program allowing iPhone developers to sign up to have their own apps advertised via iAd. |
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Study: Verizon smartphones use more data than iPhones
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - The iPhone was as much of a revolution to carrier networks as it was to consumers??it was the first phone that gave users a reason to wirelessly gobble data, and that was before ??there??s an app for that? became a colloquialism. According to an upcoming study, though, Verizon smartphones may have taken the data consumption crown. |
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Motorola ad pokes fun at Apple's iPhone antenna woes
(AFP)
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