RIM acquires Torch Mobile: Gets serious about browsers

ZDNet Blogs by Larry Dignan - Aug 24, '09 2:42pm

Research in Motion appears to be serious about improving its mobile browser. Now, RIM is putting some money behind the effort via the acquisition of mobile browser developer Torch Mobile.

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Swedish court orders shutdown of The Pirate Bay

CNET News.com - Aug 24, '09 12:36pm

Swedish ISP said it was ordered to shut down the BitTorrent tracking site or face penalties. It's unclear when the site will, if ever, come back online.

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AT&T and Apple Admit Deal to Block VoIP on iPhone (PC World)

Yahoo! News: Technology News - Aug 24, '09 9:50am

PC World - AT&T and Apple have each responded to the FCC inquiry regarding the rejection of the Google Voice app from Apple's App Store. The problem is that their answers don't seem to be in sync and neither of them really sounds like the truth.

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Microsoft alters Windows 7 pricing for Europe

CNET News.com - Aug 24, '09 10:44am

Starting Sept. 1, buyers there won't be able to get the full version of Windows 7 for the upgrade price, an option that dates back to an earlier plan to offer a browserless version.

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Apple admits iPhone apps not suitable for business

The Register - Aug 24, '09 10:32am

Commercial programs are solely for non-commercial use

Apple is reminding customers that applications sold through the iTunes store are strictly for non-commercial use: business use is forbidden, which makes one wonder what that section of the store is for.…

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ATandT to Require New Smartphone Owners to Purchase Data Plan

eWeek - RSS Feeds - Aug 24, '09 8:59am

Beginning Sept. 6, AT T will require new smartphone owners, as well as those upgrading to a smartphone, to purchase a data plan a strategy it reportedly says will help customers avoid “bill shock.” Existing smartphone owners are exempt.
- Come Sept. 6, all AT amp;T subscribers who activate a new smartphone or upgrade to one will also have to purchase a data plan, according to the Boy Genius Report, which says it acquired an internal AT amp;T e-mail describing the change. Existing smartphone customers will be exempt from the req...

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Swiss privacy commissioner says "nein" to Google Street View

Ars Technica by eric@arstechnica.com (Eric Bangeman) - Aug 24, '09 12:00am

Whether you're searching for a storefront in a strange neighborhood or drunks passed out on the curb, Google Street View can be an extremely helpful tool. Street View has drawn its share of critics, however, and we can now add the government of Switzerland to that list. Just days after launching Street View in Portugal, Switzerland, and Taiwan, the search giant has been told by the Swiss Government that it needs to yank the Street View from its Swiss maps, a development that has left the search giant "surprised."

Hanspeter Thür, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), has accused Google of not having taken the necessary steps to safeguard the privacy of Swiss citizens. Thür has demanded that "Google Inc. immediately withdraw its online service Google Street View concerning Switzerland," according to a statement.

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AT&T: iPhone deal blocks VoIP over cellular

ZDNet Blogs by Richard Koman - Aug 23, '09 11:03pm

In a letter to the FCC, AT&T acknowledged that Apple and AT&T have an agreement to block VoIP apps from using AT&T's cellular networks, but that VoIP apps that use Wi-Fi are OK. Here's a selection from the letter. *** ...AT&T and Apple agreed that Apple would not take affirmative steps to enable an iPhone to use AT&T’s wireless service (including 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi) to make VoIP calls without first obtaining AT&T’s consent. AT&T and Apple also agreed, however, that if a third party enables an iPhone to make VoIP calls using AT&T’s wireless service, Apple would have no obligation to take action against that third party. The parties’ concurrence on this provision was particularly important in light of...

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Video chat comes to your iGoogle homepage

Download Squad by Jay Hathaway - Aug 23, '09 2:00pm

Filed under: Video, Google, Social Software, Web

Google has offered video chat between Google Talk contacts inside Gmail for some time now. It's a great feature, but it doesn't do you much good if you want to chat with friends who have Google accounts, but don't use Gmail. Problem solved, though, because video chat is now available on your iGoogle page.

Setting up video chat isn't very difficult. You just have to download the video chat plugin, which you've already installed if you've been using the feature in Gmail. Once it's installed, you can video chat with any contact with a green camera icon next to their name. Either open a regular text chat and click on actions, or hover your mouse over a contact on your list and go to "video and more."

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Smartphones drive language learning innovation (AFP)

Yahoo! News: Technology News - Aug 23, '09 1:38am

AFP - The boom in "smartphones", led by Apple's iPhone, has inspired language learning tools that would have been inconceivable just months ago -- and a Hong Kong firm is leading the charge.

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