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UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

The RIM Blackberry 8900 smartphone. The United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend some Blackberry services from October 11 until a solution compatible with local laws is reached, the state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.


Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device (AP)

In this July 30, 2010 photo, hacker Chris Paget sets up a long range RFID reading devise at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.


Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic (AP)

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.


Microsoft takes aim at tablet market (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.
RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? (Ben Patterson)
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.
LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold (Appolicious)
Appolicious - If you hate waiting on hold when you’re trying to reach a company, you’ll want to download the free iPhone app LucyPhone as fast as your Wi-Fi will let you.
FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear (AP)

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.


UAE to suspend Blackberry service on security fears (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Arab Emirates will suspend use of Blackberry services in October, citing concerns about security risks, the state news agency said on Sunday.
Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable (AFP)

A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US).(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US).


Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off (AFP)

The logo of social networking website 'Facebook' is displayed on a computer screen in London. Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.


DXG to offer $600 3D Pocket Camcorder (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - With 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be at the forefront of the 3D camcorder trend with its $600 DXG-5D7V 3D Pocket Camcorder.
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] (Mashable)
Mashable - Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row.
Meet the Makers: Q&A with Graham Carter of Toddler Teasers (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Location: Boise, ID
Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills (AFP)

Hackers at the infamous DefCon gathering held in Las Vegas are proving that old-fashioned telephone smooth talk is an effective rival to slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.


Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize (AP)
AP - Bartenders, beverage servers, and other workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino voted Saturday in favor of having union representation.
Hack attack hits ATM jackpots (AFP)

People take cash at an ATM machine in Bangkok. Banks use AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet.


SAP Warms to Open Source (PC World)
PC World - Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open-source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open-source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into the community, company officials said in an interview.
Soaring e-book sales speak volumes (AFP)

File photo shows online retail giant Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveiling the Kindle DX in New York. Amazon, by slashing the price of the Kindle at the end of July 2010, is hoping to turn the electronic book reader into a device with mass market appeal, one for AFP - After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with online retailer Amazon.com's digital volumes recently overtaking sales of their hardcover counterparts.



Yahoo! News: Personal Technology
UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

The RIM Blackberry 8900 smartphone. The United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend some Blackberry services from October 11 until a solution compatible with local laws is reached, the state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.


UAE to suspend Blackberry service on security fears (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Arab Emirates will suspend use of Blackberry services in October, citing concerns about security risks, the state news agency said on Sunday.
UAE to suspend some Blackberry services (AFP)

The RIM Blackberry 8900 smartphone. The United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend some Blackberry services from October 11 until a solution compatible with local laws is reached, the state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - The United Arab Emirates has decided to suspend some Blackberry services from October 11 until a solution compatible with local laws is reached, the state news agency on Sunday quoted an official as saying.


Hacker makes mobile phone snooping affordable (AFP)

A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US).(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - A hacker has brought mobile phone snooping to the modestly financed, showing how to build a call-catching system for about 1,500 dollars (US).


Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device (AP)

In this July 30, 2010 photo, hacker Chris Paget sets up a long range RFID reading devise at the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.


LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold (Appolicious)
Appolicious - If you hate waiting on hold when you’re trying to reach a company, you’ll want to download the free iPhone app LucyPhone as fast as your Wi-Fi will let you.
Japan mobile phone makers to roll out 'augmented reality' (AFP)

An employee of Japan's second largest mobile communicator KDDI displays the prototype model of an AFP - The "Terminator" had it, US fighter pilots use it and it's the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones -- "augmented reality" which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information.


Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo (PC World)
PC World - Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.
OWC’s service adds eSATA port to new 27-inch iMac (Macworld.com)
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.
The Macalope Weekly: They're on to us! (Macworld.com)
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?!
BlackBerry maker to launch tablet in November: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc's iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the company's plans.
FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk (PC World)
PC World - Chris Paget wants to demonstrate how easy it is to snoop in on mobile-phone conversations. The question is: Will the federal authorities allow it?
Remains of the Day: Zuck's not an iPhone, he's an Android (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Returning from an inadvertent hiatus due to…er…inclement conditions in my office, I’m here to tell bring you the latest in stories you might have missed.
Motorola spent $880,000 lobbying in second quarter (AP)
AP - Motorola Inc., the maker of cell phones and other telecommunications equipment, spent $880,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on laws such as those that sought to discourage electronics manufacturers from using minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo, according to a disclosure report.
RIM BlackPad Expected To Compete with Apple's iPad (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Research In Motion will introduce its own tablet computer, called BlackPad, in November, according to news sources. The BlackBerry maker is moving to compete with rival Apple, which currently dominates the tablet market with its iPad.
BlackBerry Tablet Coming this November? [REPORT] (Mashable)
Mashable - BlackBerry tablet rumors continue to gain momentum, with a new report indicating that the device, possibly to be called the BlackPad, is set to hit stores this November.
OpenAppMkt wants to be the App Store for Web apps (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - As Apple is fond of reminding those who complain about the App Store, native apps are only one prong of developing software for iOS devices—there’s also Web apps. While they can’t necessarily do everything that a native iPhone app can do, Web-based apps are surprisingly powerful—and now, with the introduction of OpenAppMkt, they’ve got a store of their own.
Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter (AP)
AP - Nokia Inc., the world's largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? (Ben Patterson)
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.
Negroponte Offers OLPC Technology for $35 Tablet (PC World)
PC World - The nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned US$35 tablet.

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