CNET - The talk of the tech town lately has been Android, Google's cell phone operating system. Last week, Google and T-Mobile showed off the forthcoming G1--the first phone that will be powered by the open platform. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Monday is apparently maintenance day at Microsoft, as the company brings down its Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live service for scheduled maintenance. -- read full article
AP - Norway's top consumer advocate said Monday he is taking Apple Inc. to the government's Market Council in a test case seeking to force the American company to open its iTunes music store to digital players other than its own iPod. -- read full article
AP - TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. -- read full article
Reuters - Apple Inc shares tumbled 16 percent on Monday, their biggest drop in seven years, amid concerns the maker of Mac computers and other consumer electronics will suffer as the economy slows.
CNET - The mobile-phone industry is expected to boom, despite the current global financial crisis, thanks to new growth in emerging markets, according to Portio Research. -- read full article
AP - TiVo Inc. and Nero AG of Germany were set to announce Monday that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, just like a TiVo set-top box. -- read full article
CNET - Apple has made an unlocked version of the iPhone 3G available in Hong Kong, letting consumers pick whichever carrier they so choose. -- read full article
AFP - Apple has started selling unlocked models of its popular iPhone 3G in Hong Kong which allow users the freedom to select the telecoms provider of their choice.
Macworld.com - Griffin Technology has introduced Simplifi, a new peripheral that combines an iPod dock, media card slots and USB hub in one. It costs $69.99. -- read full article
PC Magazine - News Analysis: This week, Visa announced its latest moves towards being able to bank and pay for things with your mobile phone using a technology called Near-Field Communications. The problem is that the U.S. landscape is littered with failed NFC pay-by-phone efforts. -- read full article
AFP - The number of mobile phone subscriptions in the world will reach four billion by the end of the year driven by growth in developing economies, the International Telecommunications Union said Friday.
NewsFactor - Thanks to an Illinois federal judge, Apple's legal department has one less thing to worry about. Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly granted the company's motion for a summary judgment in a class-action lawsuit brought by disgruntled iPhone purchaser Jose Trujillo. -- read full article
AP - Most teens listen to their music on digital players, but Cory Cadlik, who is blind, had to ask for help when he wanted to buy songs for his iPod from the online music store iTunes.
