Reuters - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) has reached high
volumes in single-chip mobile phone sales, the company's head
was quoted in a newspaper as saying on Friday. -- read full article
PC Magazine - A new open source project allows computer users to add surreptitious location tracking to their systems. Windows, Mac and Linux versions are available. -- read full article
Reuters - The European Union's consumer chief on
Thursday launched a crackdown on websites offering mobile phone
services such as ringtones after a probe found most were
ripping people off, notably teenagers. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Sony on Wednesday announced that you can now purchase its next-generation Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-S350. The key? It's BD-Live ready. -- read full article
CNET - Powering a laptop with a portable liquid fuel is getting closer to reality. But don't expect to buy one for your next birthday. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Samson Technologies has introduced the StudioDock 3i, a set of studio monitor speakers with a dock connector and USB interface. The StudioDock 3i costs $149 per pair. -- read full article
AP - Eight out of 10 Web sites selling mobile phone ring tones and graphics are tricking people with hidden fees or false advertising, the EU's consumer affairs commissioner said Thursday. -- read full article
AFP - The European Commission warned children and teenagers on Thursday to beware of mobile telephone ring-tone scams after hundreds of Internet sites were found to be charging too much for the services.
NewsFactor - Apple's new iPhone App Store already has customers talking and picking their favorites -- and bad-mouthing others. Earlier this week, Apple reported that App Store downloads exceeded 10 million in the first weekend. It said the store had more than 800 native applications, of which 200 were free and more than 90 percent were less than $10. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Apple is asking a court to stop Psystar from selling unauthorized Mac clones and to recall all of the systems it has sold to customers. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The software adds several two-finger operated features to the XT touch screen, including scrolling, zooming, and programmable double taps. -- read full article
PC Magazine - The Live Mesh software/service is now available to all--okay, anyone with a Windows Live ID--as of today. It is currently limited to Windows users, but Mac and Linux are promised for the future. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Obsessed users are sure to spot even minor imperfections, but the wide spectrum of problems suggests Apple may have quality control issues with its newest gadget. -- read full article
