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Hybrid Satellite-Cell Pocket Phone May Arrive This Year

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

TerreStar Networks thinks they can succeed where others have failed and plan to launch a mobile phone service that combines satellite and cellular service.

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Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Reports of the iPhone 3G and 3G2 overheating have prompted Apple to post a warning message, to turn the phone off and move it to a cooler location, on its support knowledge base.

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'The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour' Second Stop - San Diego

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This series of one-day Twitter conferences for developers, business people, and enthusiasts, continues in San Diego, CA on Wednesday, July 15.

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Drink Guinness, win a space flight

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Guinness, the Irish beer, is running a contest through September 24, offering a free ride aboard the suborbital Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to two lucky people. If you don't want to trust to luck, you can buy a trip for about $200,000.

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Pirate Bay Heads to Davy Jones' Locker

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The pirates of Pirate Bay have lost their sabers and will become copyright law abiding citizens thanks to the sale to Global Gaming Factory X AB.

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The Myths of Security - What the Computer Security Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

In this book, author John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee, reports on the state of the industry and offers concrete suggestions for those confronting the issue. He offers tips on what, if anything, you can do about identity theft, gives some easy steps for fixing application security, and more.

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Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Recent events in Iran and the death of Michael Jackson have put Twitter on the map as a news source. CNN was criticized, on Twitter, when it failed to the deliver "instant, in-depth" coverage Twitter users wanted.

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Firefox 3.5 benchmarked: Twice as fast as Firefox 3

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Firefox 3.5 was tested using the SunSpider Javascript benchmark tool on a Windows PC and came in just slightly behind Safari 4 and Chrome 2.

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Dell to Make iPod Touch-like Gadget

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Dell's as yet unnamed gadget will use Android to play music, video, and connect to the web. It isn't expected to include cell phone capabilities.

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webOS 1.0.4 Update Released

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

For Palm's Pre users, version 1.0.4 of webOS is now available to patch the "homebrew application install method" of adding third party apps via e-mail links.

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Battery Issues Likely Cause of iPhone 3GS Overheating

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The problem with self-toasting iPhones may be a faulty battery, much like the self-igniting laptops of a couple of years ago. If so, with sales of over a million phones, it could result in the recall of thousands of batteries.

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Mozilla Pushes the Web Forward With Firefox 3.5

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Firefox 3.5 is now available for download. The new version includes new privacy features, improved search tools, and new capabilities for video and audio as well as faster rendering engines.

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Wired's Smart Guide: Know Your Smartphones

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This article includes a chart listing costs and other specs on the Apple iPhone 3Gs, Google's G1, Palm's Pre, and the BlackBerry Storm.

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Motorola's Karma QA1 Phone Hits Market

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Motorola's Karma QA1 lightweight slider phone allows users to move from Facebook to MySpace to Twitter and back with just a few keystrokes.

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Apple iPhone 3GS, A Flawed Phone?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

In addition to overheating and turning a toasty brown, there are reports of problems with the 3.0 iPhone operating system.

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Firefox 3.5 to debut June 30

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

A new, faster, more stable version of Firefox will become available tomorrow.

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New article: Eight steps to successful and reliable home backups

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

We all know we should do it, but most people never do. Then comes that horrible moment when your hard drive fails, or your laptop is stolen, or the "I won't need that again" file that you deleted becomes vital, and everyone says the same thing: "I should have been backing up my files."

Sony Ericsson w995a

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Part phone, part MP3 player, with a few extra features thrown in, the w995a is more media device than computer.

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Who moved my 'Delete' key? Lenovo did. Here's why.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The new ThinkPad T400s has a re-designed keyboard. The Delete and Escape keys are now extra large so they're easier for you to find with your fingers.

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Complete Web Monitoring

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Working from the idea that you need to understand how your customers approach your website, authors Alistair Croll and Sean Power show you how to measure the different facets of your web presence.

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Spammers swift to exploit Jackson death to punt malware

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The King of Pop is dead and the malware "tributes" have begun. There are fake e-mails, fake websites, and malware galore all in tribute to Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. And there's been enough traffic on the subject to affect the web.

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Kaspersky Lab releases anti-virus beta for Linux

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Now that Linux is being used on more and more computers, security threats are also increasing. Kaspersky's Anti-Virus for Linux File Server 6.0 supports several major distros in both 32 and 64-bit.

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Free, mandatory GPS software available now

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Garmin has released a fix for firmware problem with their nuvi 7x5 series of GPS devices.

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Google Maps Track Iran Protests and North Korean Railways

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Iranians are now posting both troop and protester movements on Google Maps while a doctoral student at George Mason University is using satellite images to map North Korean rail lines onto a GoogleMap overlay.

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15 Year Old Invents Algae-Powered Energy System

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

15 year old Texan Javier Fernandez-Han has come up with a system to create power, treat waste, produce oxygen, food, and fuel, capture greenhouse gases all using algae.

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Garmin nuvi 7x5 Firmware error

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

If you have a Garmin nuvi 7x5 series device, a firmware error causing some devices to perform an unprompted GPS software update has been reported. Garmin is working on a solution.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This 14.1-inch laptop (screen resolution: 1440 x 900 pixels) from Lenova runs a Core 2 Duo SP9600 at 2.53 GHz with 2GB of memory, all in a box less than an inch thick.

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Video: iPhone 3GS Picks Up the Pace With New Features

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This 3-minute video demos some of the new features of the iPhone 3Gs, including the video camera, voice commands, and compass.

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'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbook

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

There's been a lot of debate on the "best" operating system for the low-powered netbooks. This article discusses putting Ubuntu Netbook Remix on an ASUS Eee PC.

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David's on-the-air schedule

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

We wanted to update you with ZATZ Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz' latest on-the-air schedule for the next week, and spotlight a few appearances he's made in the last few days. If you're in the area or can find the broadcast online, feel free to tune in.

WDUN 550AM with Martha Zoller, Monday, July 6 at 10:30am
CRN Digital Talk, Financial Talk Radio with Tim Connolly, June 26 at 10:05am ET
WFTL 850AM with Russ Morley, Fort Lauderdale/Miami at June 26 at 7:12am
KRLD, Dallas with Mark Watkins (broadcast time tbd)
ABC TV, Thursday, June 25 (broadcast time tbd)
NBC TV, Thursday, June 25 (broadcast time tbd)
FOX News with Rick Levanthal, Wednesday June 18 at 4:30pm ET
WDUN 550AM with Billy and Joel, Thursday, June 19 at 9:20am ET
News Talk 550 KTSA with Chris Duel, Thursday, June 19 at 1:07pm ET
WIST, 690am in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 24 at 11:05am ET

David's also been interviewed by a bunch of Web and print journalists. We'll post links to those articles as they're published.

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Netbooks Disappoint Consumers, Survey Says

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Many people are confused as to the differences between netbooks and notebooks which has led to disappointment with their purchases.

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Twitter users offered security plug-in

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Hacks and other malware attacks targeting Twitter have led Finjan Software to offer a plug-in to check links. SecureTwitter is a component of the SecureBrowsing plug-in for Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers.

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Does iPhone Joy Blow Away Blackberry Blues?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The results of this survey might be due to timing as it claims 40% of smartphone owners would consider an iPhone for their next purchase while only 14% would switch to a Blackberry.

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Cyber Security Czar Front-Runner No Friend of Privacy

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Tom Davis, under consideration President Obama's for cyber security czar may be tech smart but his record indicates he's not much in favor of privacy.

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Intel, AMD take battle to new ultra-thin laptops

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Intel Corp are expected to offer inexpensive, ultra-thin, laptops soon. The devices would be an inch or less in thickness and might cost only $500.

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T-Mobile Announces Android-Powered MyTouch

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The MyTouch is much like the Google Ion but... it has a QWERTY keyboard, weighs less, and has a better battery.

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iPhone 3G S Comprehensive Repair Video

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

You bought a new iPhone 3G S and promptly dropped it? DirectFix.com has posted a 7.5 minute video to help you take apart your new phone and repair it.

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Palm Pre App Catalog Makes a Slow Start

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Palm's App Catalog has opened with a mere 30 apps, possibly due to the difficulty developers had in getting the development kit.

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New article: Exploring the dark side of social networks

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

When it comes to social networking, it's not what you know, or even who you know, it's who knows you. And that's pretty much where the trouble starts.

Palm Pre Tips & Tricks PDF

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This article includes a link to a PDF with 101 tips and tricks for the Palm Pre.

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