AFP
Former NSA Director Calls for Clear Understanding of Cyber-war
eWeek
At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, former NSA Director Michael Hayden examines the concept of cyber-war and the role attendees need to play. As a former National Security Agency director, retired Gen. Michael Hayden has seen firsthand ...
US should seek world cooperation on cyber conflict, says ex-CIA directorComputerworld
US military cyberwar: What's off-limits?CNET
Ex-CIA chief shuns claims of China 'cyberwar'Financial Times
AFP -InternetNews.com -Infosecurity Magazine (US)
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Macworld UK
Lab tested: 21.5-inch Core i3 iMac/3.06GHz
BusinessWeek
On Monday, Apple updated its entire line of iMac and Mac Pro systems. And while the new Mac Pro models won't be available until sometime in August, the new iMacs are in the Macworld Lab right now! The first system to finish our ...
Unboxing: Apple's mid-2010 iMac has changes on the insideApple Insider
Lab Tested: 21.5- and 27-inch Core I3 IMacs/3.2GHzPC World
New iMac vs Old iMac: Is it Worth It?Digitaltrends.com

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Telegraph.co.uk
Amazon?s Revamped Kindle DX Improves Display
Washington Post
What a difference a display can make. Turning on the $380 Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite) second-generation large-format e-reader was all it took to see that Amazon's claims of a higher-contrast display than its predecessor were true. ...
Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap KindleWall Street Journal
The Kindle, FlipBoard for the iPad, and the Connected ReaderPC Magazine
Kindle First Impressions: It's All GoodPC World
InformationWeek -Bloomberg -Christian Science Monitor
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SAMAA TV
YouTube Gives Users 15 Minutes of Upload Time
eWeek
YouTube filled the top request from its users July 29, increasing its upload time from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. YouTube attributed the minute increase to its ability to protect copyrights for videos uploaded to the Website. YouTube, looking to make ...
Secrets to Maximizing Your 15 Minutes on YouTubePC World
YouTube Increases Video Upload Length to 15 MinutesPC Magazine
YouTube now gives you full 15 minutes of fameFortune
VentureBeat -TG Daily -The Associated Press
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TG Daily
Microsoft execs spend day with financial analysts outlining future
Seattle Times
The most jaw-dropping number of the day Thursday: $169 billion is how much Microsoft has returned to shareholders over the last 10 years... By Brier Dudley The most jaw-dropping number of the day Thursday: $169 billion is how much Microsoft has ...
Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency'CNNMoney
Ballmer Pushes Slates but Reveals Few DetailsPC World
Holman Jenkins: The Microsoft SolutionWall Street Journal
MarketWatch -CBS News -CNET
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New York Times (blog)
Skull Security Offers Up 100 Million Facebook Profiles to Anybody
DailyFinance
Facebook's been beaten to a pulp over privacy issues, but the latest flap is someone else's doing. Skull Security, an Internet security consultant, has noodled around on Facebook's public ...
Another ugly reminder to check your Facebook settings — NOW!msnbc.com
Searchable Facebook user data posted to Pirate BayCNET
Facebook data hoarder speaks outBBC News
FOXNews -ChannelWeb -TechNewsWorld
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MiamiHerald.com
Android leader Motorola still well behind Apple's iPhone
Apple Insider
Motorola reported a phenomenal 600 percent leap in earnings this quarter, but is still behind Apple in mobile units sold and is far behind in smartphone sales, leaving Apple the top US phone vendor by units for the second quarter ...
Motorola profit beats estimates, powered by AndroidLos Angeles Times
Motorola Android Strategy Pays Off as Smartphone Sales RiseeWeek
Motorola Mobile Devices Generate $87 Million ProfitInformationWeek
PC Magazine -ABC News -AFP
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Macworld UK
Apple Investigates iOS 4 Bogging Down iPhone 3G
Tom's Guide
If you have an iPhone 3G and you've installed iOS 4, you've probably noticed that your phone is now slower than molasses in winter. Some users who have upgraded to the new iOS 4 have forced a downgrade back to iOS 3.1.3, while others may be thinking ...
Apple's iOS4 Issues Take Center StagePC World
Apple probes complaints after iPhone upgradeSan Francisco Chronicle
Apple Aware of iOS 4 on iPhone 3G ComplaintsThe Mac Observer
Ars Technica -Register -TG Daily
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Sydney Morning Herald
Google Suspends Android Wallpaper Apps
Tom's Guide
Wednesday during the Black Hat security conference held in Las Vegas, mobile security firm Lookout--which provides free anti-virus software for the Android, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms--said that a batch of wallpaper applications found on ...
'Suspicious' Android wallpaper app nabs user dataRegister
Google adds 'phone home' DRM to Android MarketAfterdawn.com
Android App Data Theft: Advantage Apple?PC World
Apple Insider -PC Magazine -BetaNews
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CNET
Google cleared in Britain over personal data collected from wireless networks
Los Angeles Times (blog)
In the United States, Google Inc. is defending itself against lawsuits, a congressional probe and a 37-state investigation led by Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal regarding personal information the Internet giant collected from unsecured ...
Judges ponder location for Google privacy lawsuitsThe Associated Press
Google cleared in Britain over collection of private dataAFP
Google cleared of wi-fi snoopingBBC News
Digitaltrends.com -Ars Technica -Dslreports
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TrustedReviews
Microsoft Says Tablets Top of Mind Amid Apple Success
BusinessWeek
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said tablet computers are high on his priority list as Apple Inc. takes the lead in a market his company has tried to foster for more than a decade. ...
Microsoft Plans Intel 'Oak Trail'-Based TabletsInformationWeek
Ballmer: Microsoft Working on Better TabletsWall Street Journal
Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency'CNNMoney
AFP -MarketWatch -CNET
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IntoMobile (blog)
HTC Droid Incredible teardown reveals around $163 worth of parts
VentureBeat
The Droid Incredible shares many components with Google's Nexus One (also built by HTC), so it's no surprise that it's similar to the Nexus One's $174.15 material cost. Both phones share the same Samsung 3.7-inch AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light ...
HTC Droid Incredible Is a 'Google Nexus Two'eWeek
IPhone 4's parts cost more than Droid Incredible'sLos Angeles Times (blog)
Droid Incredible Teardown Reveals Cost of $163PC Magazine
Wall Street Journal -Afterdawn.com -Wireless Week
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CBC.ca
Hacker Makes ATMs Cough Up Cash Willy-Nilly
TechNewsWorld
Using exploits with names like "Scrooge" and "Dillinger," a security researcher presenting at the Black Hat conference demonstrated a way to hack into ATMs, reprogram them to spew money, and even steal unsuspecting users' ...
Important Lessons to Learn from the Black Hat ATM HackPC World
ATM hack gives cash on demandBusinessWeek
Armed with exploits, ATM hacker hits the jackpotRegister
CNET -InformationWeek -Inquirer
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UberGizmo (blog)
Report: HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 Update Coming Tomorrow
DailyTech
When it comes to Android-based smartphones, the HTC EVO 4G has pretty much been the cream of the crop (that is until the Motorola Droid X came on the scene to share the spotlight). The phone features a fast 1GHz processor, large 4.3” display, ...
HTC To Sell Smartphones Under Its Own Brand in ChinaWall Street Journal
HTC Unveils New TD-SCDMA Smartphones for China PushPC World
Taiwan smartphone maker HTC unveils brand in ChinaAFP
BBC News -Focus Taiwan News Channel -Channel News Asia
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Globe and Mail
BlackBerry may be berry good with new OS
msnbc.com
A new BlackBerry, but more importantly, a new BlackBerry operating system upgrade, is coming. "Yawn," you say? Don't be too quick to dismiss Research In Motion and its sturdy line of smart phones. On Tuesday, the company, ...
RIM to address India's security concerns: reportMarketWatch
BlackBerry App World 2.0 beta arrives for someCNET (blog)
Blackberry slider phone rumoured to be due next weekInquirer
New York Times -Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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New York Daily News
The Conversation: X Prize Takes on Oil Spill
ABC News
If BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has shown anything, it is that more advanced technology is needed to clean up and control oil spills. While thousands of people came forward to share their ideas with BP on the cleanup, a new contest calls on the ...
Million dollar contest launched in US to clean oil spillAFP
X Prize for oil spill solutionsBBC News
'Oil Cleanup X Challenge' offers $1.4M in prizes for best inventions to clean ...New York Daily News
socalTech.com -WZZM -TechNewsDaily
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Amazon's New Kindle Shows E Ink Progress
PC Magazine (blog)
As I read about today's introduction of a new Amazon Kindle, what stands out to me is that despite all the hype about LCD-based slate computers, there seems to be plenty of room in the market for devices running electronic ink-style displays. ...

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TechRadar UK
Hands on: new Amazon Kindle review
TechRadar UK
There's no denying that the ebook market is one of the most burgeoning out there at the moment, with sales of ebooks overtaking sales of hardbacks and myriad devices arriving, which can take advantage of the thousands of digital ...

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The Guardian
The Cult of Apple: When Even a Battery Charger is Big News
Wired News
Over the last few days, one of Apple's new products has been all over the internet. Nothing new there, right? But which one do I mean? The new iMac? The 12-core Mac Pro? The cool new Magic Trackpad? Nope. I'm talking about the Apple ...
Magic Trackpad or tragic Mac pad? A reviewArs Technica
Teardown of Apple's Magic Trackpad reveals tightly packed thin designApple Insider
Apple Magic TrackpadPC Magazine
CNET -Fortune -BusinessWeek
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RFPConnect.com
IBM to Buy Storwize for Undisclosed Sum
ABC News
AP IBM said Thursday it agreed to buy privately held data-compression company Storwize for an undisclosed sum. Storwize, based in Marlborough, Mass., provides technology that can reduce the amount of physical space that companies need to store data ...
IBM buys file compressorRegister
Storage play Storwize bought by IBMMass High Tech
Storwize Bought By IBMXconomy
Globes -PR Newswire (press release) -Infostor magazine (blog)
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