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Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain official records concerning the U.S. government's possible use of cell-phone-tracking technology to spy on individuals without first obtaining a court order based on probable cause. |
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Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans
(PC World)
PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords... |
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Game makers eye young girls with "Boogie SuperStar"
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Sony PS3 Update Locks Consoles, Web Site Attacked
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony is feeling some gaming-division woes this week with a double PlayStation 3 whammy. First, Sony's PlayStation Web site fell victim to SQL-injection attacks. Now Sony's PS3 firmware update is turning some consoles into bricks. |
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Spain says mobile operators colluded on price
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three mobile phone operators in Spain fixed tariffs in March 2007 to compensate for a new law banning rounding up call periods, Spain's Competition Commission said on Thursday, citing initial findings of an investigation. |
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Netcom details iPhone 3G plans in Norway
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Norway is known for many things: Norse gods, the work of Henrik Ibsen, and a second place spot on the United Nations's Human Development Index (unseated just this past year from the top spot by rival Iceland). |
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Game Group falls on fear demand has peaked
(Reuters)
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Hands on With Asus's Eee PC 901 and 1000
(PC World)
PC World - Taiwan's Asustek Computer (Asus), the leader of the mini-notebook category due to its early launch of the Eee PC, launched two... |
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Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray
(CNET)
CNET - After navigating some rough seas, Sony's Electronics division has been starting to right the ship. |
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Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales
(Reuters)
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Sony PlayStation 3 Update Locks Consoles
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Sony pulls the latest update to its PlayStation 3 after users report problems large and small. |
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Nvidia Reports Problem With Laptop Chips
(PC World)
PC World - Nvidia said it will take a one-time charge to cover costs related to repair of defective GPUs used in notebooks. |
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Sony Confirms Pulling PS3 Firmware Update
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company released firmware 2.40 Tuesday, and reports of problems started flowing in soon after on the official PlayStation 3 message board. |
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information. |
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Pricing for iPhone 3G Reflects a New Value Proposition
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Last month, Apple announced that its new iPhone 3G would cost just $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. AT&T confirmed that pricing Tuesday, but clarified that those prices are only for certain users -- buyers of any iPhone before the iPhone 3G goes on sale July 11, new AT&T customers, or subscribers eligible for an upgrade discount. |
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Indian Official Says No Threat From BlackBerry Use
(PC World)
PC World - The Indian government seems to be changing its mind on whether BlackBerry is a security threat. |
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Correction: AT&T-iPhone
(AP)
AP - In a July 1 story about the new version of the iPhone, The Associated Press, relying on information from an AT&T spokesman, erroneously reported that the carrier is working on creating a prepaid plan for the phone. Spokesman Michael Coe later said he miscommunicated, and that there will be no prepaid plan for the iPhone 3G. |
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Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware'
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The site runs a script that pretends to do an online security scan of your computer and presents a bogus warning message that your PC is infected with malware, researchers said. |
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India says no security threat from BlackBerry: report
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Mac OS X Market Share Nears 8%
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The global market share for Linux jumped in the past 10 months, while Microsoft's Windows lost a few points, says Net Applications. |
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