Dell Adding GPS, Maps to a Netbook (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones.

Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules (AP)

AP - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don’t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.

Symantec Releases Norton 2010 Betas (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The public beta-test editions of Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 will focus on reputation-based malware detection?a technology that can detect zero-day malware that’s never been seen before.

BlackBerry vs. iPhone 3.0: Smackdown Revisited (PC World)

After pitting RIM’s BlackBerry Bold against Apple’s iPhone in May, it’s time for a rematch — iPhone 3G takes on BlackBerry 9000 Bold. Place your bets now.

IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World via Yahoo! News)

The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it’s time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this …

More Pornography Sneaks onto the iPhone (PC World)

PC World - Less than a week after the iPhone app developer behind Hottest Girls was busted for distributing pornographic material on the iPhone, another perpetrator sneaked in and posted what is purported to be a photo of a nude 15-year-old girl to its iPhone app. The app, named BeautyMeter, has been removed in line with Apple’s policy against pornographic material.

Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues — Sort of (PC World)

PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched.

Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers (Reuters)

Reuters - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.

IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World)

PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it’s time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week’s IT news offerings cover a broad range.

Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues — Sort of (PC World)

PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched.

Next Page »