Reuters - An upstart Internet telephone
company has introduced a method for U.S. mobile telephone users
to call land line phones around the world for as little as
two-cents a minute on top of basic rates.
Reuters - Best Buy Co Inc plans to buy digital
music service Napster Inc for $121 million in cash in an effort
to compete with Apple's dominant iTunes service and its iPod
music players.
AFP - Hackers armed with laptop computers, camping tents and dreams of software glory invaded Yahoo during the weekend as the Internet pioneer opened its strategy and its doors to outside developers.
Macworld.com - Among the many improvements to the iPhone with the 2.1 software update posted on Friday are changes meant to enhance security on the device. Apple has provided details about what's changed. All of the changes affect security issues noted for iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2 software releases. None of the problems affect iPhone software prior to 2.0. -- read full article
Reuters - Hollywood is challenging
the hegemony of Apple in digital distribution. A consortium of
major studios -- excluding key Apple ally Walt Disney Co. -- is
teaming up with leading retailers and consumer-electronics
firms to essentially transform the paid download into an
experience akin to buying a DVD. The goal is letting video
purchased at any outlet be played on any device worldwide.
Reuters - Mobile phone operator Cellcom
on Sunday launched a new advertising model in Israel
enabling subscribers to accumulate free air time in exchange
for watching commercials. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Among the many improvements to the iPhone with the 2.1 software update posted on Friday are changes meant to enhance security on the device. Apple has provided details about what's changed. All of the changes affect security issues noted for iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2 software releases. None of the problems affect iPhone software prior to 2.0. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Among the many improvements to the iPhone with the 2.1 software update posted on Friday are changes meant to enhance security on the device. Apple has provided details about what's changed. All of the changes affect security issues noted for iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2 software releases. None of the problems affect iPhone software prior to 2.0. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Findley Designs has updated iPod Access to 4.2.3. The Mac OS X application is a free update for registered version 4 users. iPod Access costs $19.99 to register. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Among the many improvements to the iPhone with the 2.1 software update posted on Friday are changes meant to enhance security on the device. Apple has provided details about what's changed. All of the changes affect security issues noted for iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2 software releases. None of the problems affect iPhone software prior to 2.0. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Apple's iPhone 3G 2.1 firmware update offers some noticeable improvements in both backing up and syncing, and solves a number of smaller issues as well. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Findley Designs has updated iPod Access to 4.2.3. The Mac OS X application is a free update for registered version 4 users. iPod Access costs $19.99 to register. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Among the many improvements to the iPhone with the 2.1 software update posted on Friday are changes meant to enhance security on the device. Apple has provided details about what's changed. All of the changes affect security issues noted for iPhone 2.0 through 2.0.2 software releases. None of the problems affect iPhone software prior to 2.0. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Findley Designs has updated iPod Access to 4.2.3. The Mac OS X application is a free update for registered version 4 users. iPod Access costs $19.99 to register. -- read full article
PC Magazine - In their marketing, manufacturers need to make a clear distinction between netbooks like the EeePC and full laptop PCs. -- read full article
