 Security flaw exposes private data
 Associated Press
The entrance to the Apple store is shown on New York's Fifth Ave. this week. A security flaw in Apple Inc's iPhone allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails.
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Even critics give Apple a pass on iPhone 3G woes
1:19 p.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
First an iPhone price cut left early buyers feeling foolish, and then came reports that some iPods were spitting sparks. Now the new iPhone 3G has been marred by bugs, spotty service, disappearing programs for the device and a veil of secrecy over software developers trying to broaden its appeal.
Such a string of mishaps and missteps might throw another electronics company into crisis. But of course, Apple Inc. isn't just another electronics company. Even as iPhone griping rages online, it looks like Apple's sterling reputation will emerge untarnished.
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MySpace overtakes Yahoo in display ad views , report says: Yahoo Inc has lost its lead of the U.S. market for online display advertising to MySpace and its parent company News Corp's Fox Interactive Media and MySpace, new industry data shows.
BERLIN, 6:29 a.m. Aug. 28 (REUTERS)Toshiba may raise prices to compensate for FX: The weaker euro may slow the growth of Europe's consumer electronics sector, but the head of Toshiba Corp's European division told Reuters on Thursday the company wouldn't trim margins to maintain demand. LONDON, 5:27 a.m. Aug. 28 (REUTERS)
British hacker loses appeal, faces extradition to U.S.: A British computer expert accused by the United States of 'the biggest military hack of all time' lost an appeal on Thursday and could be extradited within weeks. ST. LOUIS, 2:25 a.m. Aug. 28 (AP)
Mo. county posts meth lab seizures online: Savvy homebuyers and residents have long taken it upon themselves to do a little amateur sleuthing, checking on the quality of schools, crime rates and whether sex offenders live in the neighborhood.
SEATTLE, 1:52 p.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Microsoft's newest browser may block ads: The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace.
BEIJING, 6:15 a.m. Aug. 27 (AP)
Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets: Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models for China, India and other emerging economies Wednesday in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States.
Aug. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Many in S.D. not ready for switch to digital TV: On Feb. 17, thousands of San Diegans will wake up to find nothing but static on their TV screens.
LONDON, 6:00 a.m. Aug. 24 (AP)
QinetiQ says it has broken unmanned flight record: An ultra-lightweight plane built from carbon fiber and powered using paper-thin solar panels has broken the world record for longest-lasting unmanned flight, its manufacturer claimed Sunday.
TEHRAN, 10:02 a.m. Aug. 23 (REUTERS)
Iran plans to launch telecoms satellite-president: Iran plans to launch a telecommunications satellite, the president said on Saturday, using missile technology the West fears is being developed to fire nuclear warheads.
NEW YORK, 7:36 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Internet provider's usage cap raises questions: Three months ago, Guy Distaffen switched Internet providers, lured from his cable company to his phone company by a year of free service on a two-year contract. But soon the company quietly updated its policies to say it would limit his Internet activity each month.
SEATTLE, 3:13 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)New Microsoft photo site spends first day offline: Microsoft Corp.'s new digital photo sharing site spent most of its first day offline as its servers strained to handle a flood of traffic. NEW DELHI, Aug 22,, 1:25 a.m. Aug. 22 (REUTERS)
iPhone launches in India minus hysteria of the West: Apple Inc.'s hugely popular 3G iPhone made its debut in India on Friday, but with a price tag of $700 there was none of the mass hysteria that marked its launch in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia last month. BEIJING, 2:38 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
iTunes blocked in China: Customers in China of Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store were unable to download songs this week, and an activist group said Beijing was trying to block access to a new Tibet-themed album. PHILADELPHIA, 8:12 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Telecom rollouts raise ire over utility boxes: The road to advanced video, Internet and phone services is bumpy – and the bumps can be almost as big as refrigerators.
WARSAW, Poland, 6:36 a.m. Aug. 22 (AP)
Polish company hires fake iPhone customers: A Polish mobile operator said Friday it had hired actors to stand in line to buy Apple's iPhone as the device went on sale for the first time in the eastern European country.
LONDON, 10:20 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
UK loses prisoner data in latest computer stumble: In another embarrassing stumble with computerized data, Britain's government confirmed Thursday that a contractor lost a memory device containing information on every prison inmate in England and Wales.
WASHINGTON, 3:44 p.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
FCC proposes ban on some wireless microphones: The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its products.
TEHRAN, Iran, 2:39 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
Iran's space agency says it will send man to space: State TV says Iran's space agency aims to send an astronaut to space within 10 years. The report Thursday quotes Space Agency chief Reza Taghipoor saying the mission's timing will be decided over the next year. It gives no other details.
WASHINGTON, 8:05 p.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
FTC to ban prerecorded sales messages: After a barrage of consumer complaints, the government is banning phone calls of prerecorded sales messages unless consumers agree to receive the calls.
BEIJING, 7:26 a.m. Aug. 21 (REUTERS)
Internet users fear iPod tunes blocked in China: The downloading of music for iPod players has hit a mysterious glitch in China, stumping scores of users and raising fears the government has blocked Apple's iTunes site over pro-Tibet lyrics, analysts said on Thursday.
NEW YORK, 2:03 a.m. Aug. 21 (AP)
NYC mayor spins back his turbine idea for city: Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing off his suggestion to put windmills on city bridges and rooftops after newspapers mocked the idea with photo illustrations of turbines on the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.
NEW YORK, 6:35 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes: Some people who sell things on eBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even more changes are coming in the next few weeks, but this time eBay Inc. hopes it can cool tempers.
SAN FRANCISCO, 5:22 p.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Judge: 'Dancing baby' lawsuit can proceed: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that music companies and other copyright holders must consider “fair use” of their materials before demanding YouTube and other video-sharing Web sites remove content.
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Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry: Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
SACRAMENTO, 10:41 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
Sacramento drops second effort at free Wi-Fi: Sacramento's city council has voted to end a contract with a technology company that was to have provided the city with free Internet access.
PARIS/LONDON, 9:03 a.m. Aug. 20 (REUTERS)
Ericsson, ST form mobile JV, aim to lead industry: Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agreed to combine their wireless chip and software businesses, strengthening their hand against competitors to supply the likes of top cellphone maker Nokia.
NEW YORK, 8:02 a.m. Aug. 20 (AP)
American launches in-flight Internet on 3 routes: One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights.
TOKYO, 2:56 a.m. Aug. 19 (AP)
Japan reports 2 iPods overheating, suspects defect: Japan is investigating a possible battery defect in the popular iPod Nano music player after reports that two overheated in Tokyo, scorching nearby paper and a woven straw mat, a government official said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, 7:11 a.m. Aug. 19 (REUTERS)
Google invests $10 million in geothermal technology: Google Inc Tuesday said it would invest more than $10 million in a breakthrough geothermal energy technology.
BOSTON, 10:12 a.m. Aug. 18 (AP)
Studies: Video games can aid students, surgeons: Parents, don't put away those video games just yet – today's gamer may be tomorrow's top surgeon.
LOS ANGELES, 4:26 p.m. Aug. 15 (AP)
Military funds mind-reading research: Here's a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people's thoughts.
NEW YORK, 8:49 a.m. Aug. 15 (AP)
Electric bikes selling briskly as gas prices climb: When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.
LOS ANGELES, 11:38 a.m. Aug. 14 (AP)
NASA delays robotic moon mission until 2009: NASA has delayed the launch of an unmanned spacecraft to the moon to scout for potential landing sites for astronauts.
BERLIN, 9:36 a.m. Aug. 14 (REUTERS)
EA sees 2008 Europe industry sales up a fifth: Electronic Arts, one of the world's top two video game publishers, expects industry revenue to grow by at least 20 percent this year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a top executive told Reuters.
NEW YORK, 9:38 a.m. Aug. 14 (REUTERS)
Open-source pact subject to copyrights law – court: A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that the holder of a copyright to a computer programming code made available for free public download can enforce an “open-source” copyright license to control future use of the work.
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HONG KONG, 2:53 p.m. Aug. 12 (AP)
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8:48 a.m. Aug. 11 (AP)
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Intel's new chip to be called Core i7: Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established “Core” brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7.
SAN FRANCISCO, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 11 (AP)
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LAS VEGAS, 5:04 p.m. Aug. 8 (AP)
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NEW YORK, 1:44 p.m. Aug. 8 (AP)Yahoo to let visitors decline more targeted ads: Yahoo Inc. will let its Web visitors decline ads targeted to their browsing habits, becoming the latest Internet company to break from a common industry practice as Congress steps up scrutiny of customized advertising and consumer privacy.
LOS ANGELES, 11:29 a.m. Aug. 8 (AP)
'Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up: “Star Trek Online” is finally going warp speed ahead. After years in development limbo, the “Trek”-themed massively multiplayer online game will engage, according to game developer Cryptic Studios Inc.
LAS VEGAS, 6:21 a.m. Aug. 8 (AP)
Reporters booted from conference for hacking: With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public Wi-Fi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.
ST. LOUIS, 2:25 p.m. Aug. 7 (AP)3 plead guilty in online gambling case: Three men who helped promote the online gambling firm BetOnSports have pleaded guilty to federal charges. LOS ANGELES, 2:36 p.m. Aug. 7 (AP)
Favre to be a Packer on 'Madden' cover, Jet inside: Don't judge Brett Favre in “Madden NFL 09” by his cover. When the latest edition of the football video game franchise is released Tuesday, it will still feature the quarterback in his Green Bay Packers uniform – despite the fact Favre was traded to the New York Jets.
Aug. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fit to be exercised: Working out can now be as easy as playing a video game. Legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has raised the bar with Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise system for the Wii console, targeted toward getting gamers off the couch and into a workout routine.
LOS ANGELES, 11:24 a.m. Aug. 7 (AP)
'Dark Knight' reigns not in video game: It's a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on “The Dark Knight”?
NEW YORK, 10:53 a.m. Aug. 7 (REUTERS)
PluggedIn: Libraries step into the age of iPod: It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player – and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc's iTunes or Amazon.com Inc .
LAS VEGAS, 9:07 p.m. Aug. 6 (AP)
Hackers target Google Gadgets: One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing – which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers.
NEW YORK, 1:09 p.m. Aug. 5 (AP)
11 charged in connection with credit card fraud: The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had charged 11 people in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.
RICHMOND, Va., 4:00 a.m. Aug. 6 (AP)
At Doggyspace, social networking goes to the dogs: Cici confesses on her Web page that she likes to greet everyone by licking their feet. Dolce admits to being a mamma's boy. And Jake and Tycho posted a video that chronicles their adventures of rolling around on their backs.
NEW YORK, 1:44 p.m. Aug. 5 (AP)Let's be friends? Online parenting's new frontier: Julia McGovern was shocked when her mom sent her a “friend” request on Facebook. She had been on the social networking site for four years and had no idea her mother even knew what it was. SAN FRANCISCO, 2:36 p.m. Aug. 5 (AP)
Giant online security hole getting fixed, slowly: A giant vulnerability in the Internet's design is allowing criminals to silently redirect traffic to Web sites under their control. The problem is being fixed, but its extent remains unknown and many people are still at risk.
ATLANTA, 6:00 a.m. Aug. 5 (AP)
Delta to offer Wi-Fi on mainline domestic fleet: Delta Air Lines Inc. said Tuesday it will offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by the middle of next year.
Aug. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A battle of chips: The prototype device in the hands of Qualcomm executive Sanjay Jha looks like a sleek, ultraportable laptop. It boasts an 8.9-inch screen and full-size keyboard.
NEW YORK, 1:33 p.m. Aug. 4 (AP)
NY appeals court green-lights remote storage DVR: In a decision sure to affect millions of cable television subscribers, a federal appeals court Monday gave a green light to Cablevision Systems Corp.'s rollout of a remote-storage digital video recorder system.
DALLAS, 11:44 a.m. Aug. 4 (AP)
Blockbuster, NCR to deploy DVD vending machines: Blockbuster Inc. and NCR Corp. will be putting out 50 automated kiosks that provide DVD rentals as a pilot program that could result in 10,000 kiosks within 18 months.
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