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App Leads Police to iPhone Thief

A new app available for the iPhone will let police track where the iPhone is so they can nab the thief in question.
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Motorola Droid X Screen Failures, Privacy Issue

Several reports are now surfacing outlining a number of Motorola Droid X problems and issues.

More Wireless Broadband Options to Hit U.S. Soon

Clear Wireless will soon have more competitors as LightSquared and others enter the new market space.

Honda to Join Plug-in Electric Car Market by 2012

Honda's first plug-in electric car will be hitting both Japanese and U.S. shores by as early as 2012.

Samsung Joins RIM, Claims Apple is Wrong About Reception Issues

Both Samsung and RIM say Steve's Jobs claim that reception issues hit every manufacturer is blatantly false.

Sharp Creates 100GB Blu-ray Disc

100GB Blu-ray discs are here thanks to Sharp Japan. The price? Just $60 per disc.

RIM Responds to Apple’s Claim Blackberry Phones Have Problems Too

RIM executives claim Steve Jobs is trying to divert attention away from the iPhone 4's poor design and reminds everyone that the Blackberry phones do not need a case to work properly.

Video Game Sales Slump Again in June

Game sales tumbled again for the second straight month despite strong sales for Red Dead Redemption and others.

Microsoft Exec Says the iPhone 4 is Apple’s Vista

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner thinks the iPhone 4 could be the equivalent blunder of Microsoft Vista.

Some PS3 Owners Can Use Hulu Plus Now

Sony is sending out invites to a number of PS3 owners as part of a trial period.

Intel Posts Biggest Quarterly Profit in a Decade

Someone forgot to tell Intel that the economy is still recovering. The chipmaker posts their largest quarter in more than 10 years.

New York Man Claims He Owns Majority of Facebook

A New York man says he owns a majority stake in Facebook. The company and NY State Attorney say otherwise, and claim the suit is "frivolous" and a waste of time.

Australia Joins Germany, Says Google Breached Laws by Collecting Data

Australia says that Google is guilty for violating the privacy of people by collecting data via unsecured WiFi networks. Unfortunately there is not much they can do.

Judge Reduces $675K Fine to $67,500 in File Sharing Case

A Boston University student dodged a big financial bullet this week as a federal judge overturns a ruling that would have him paying $675,000 for illegally downloading songs.

Google Continues Map Data Gathering Without WiFi Info

Google Inc, which is at the heart of a controversy over its data collection methods, has decided to resume gathering images in four countries for its Street View mapping service. After conversations with regulators, the Internet search company will start driving its cars in Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden from next week, it said […]

Eric Schmidt Unfazed by Apple and Facebook’s Growth

Google's Eric Schmidt, undaunted by any notion of competition from Apple or Facebook, says the two company's actually help Google in a number of ways.

Patent Company Sues Six Smartphone Manufacturers

Patent company NTP Inc. is now targeting Apple, Google and Microsoft among others for Smartphone patent infringement.

YouTube Upgrades Mobile Website

YouTube polishes up their mobile site to make it more appealing to watch video over your phone.

Apple Adds Security Measures After iTunes Hacking Incident

Although Apple was quiet about the hacking incident that occurred over the holiday weekend, the company has added a number of security measures to prevent it from happening again.

Amazon Launches Online Grocery Store in UK

Amazon will be entering the hot market of online grocery shopping in the UK where there is already a number of established competitors.

Germany Takes Legal Actions Against Facebook

Facebook has more privacy trouble on it's hands as an official in Germany decides to take legal action against the social giant.

Lenovo Chief Insults Steve Jobs, Says Apple is Missing Opportunities

Lenovo Chairman Liu Chuanzhi says Apple is missing out on a growing market in China, and claims Steve Jobs doesn't care about their country.

Apple Producing Over 2 Million iPads Per Month to Meet Demand

Apple has upped production of it's popular iPad to more than 2 million per month in an effort to meet consumer demands.

iTunes Could Get Some Competition Here in the U.S.

Immergent and Scattertunes both are hoping to be major players in the digital download music business, but can they compete with iTunes?

Russian Spies Use Same Tech That You Do

According to a recent report, Russian spies are using the same consumer technology regular people do. Oh, and that old invisible ink from the 70s.

Goodbye HDMI, Hello HDBaseT

Founded by Samsung, Sony, LG and others, HDBaseT looks to replace the HDMI standard while offering more bandwidth.

Nokia Thinks it Can Climb to #1 Using Symbian and Linux MeeGo

The struggling company is hoping that using the Linux based MeeGo OS will help them move back into the top spot.

T-Mobile Dropping Sidekick LX and Sidekick 2008

Current hardware failures could have caused T-Mobile to pull the Sidekick LX and Sidekick 2008 from their lineup - indefinitely.

Video Game Sales Sink 5 Percent in May

Software sales see a 4 percent rise, while console sales plunge a staggering 20 percent for the month of May.

IBM Will Use FireFox as Default Company Browser

IBM is asking their employees to use Firefox as their default browser, citing it as a better more compliant web browser.

Say Goodbye to Verizon FiOS and Hello to Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications has formally completed its acquisition of Verizon FiOS business in 14 states.

Solar Plane Grounded After Small Technical Glitch

The Swiss based flight-crew and solar plane were stuck on the ground as a last minute glitch with the plane was found.

Feds Shutdown Nine Sites for Movie Piracy

Nine websites were shutdown today by the government for movie piracy, including the popular site Planetmoviez.com

Sony Recalls 500K Laptops for Major Heat Problems

Sony is warning customers that purchased VAIO C and F series laptops of significant overheating issues that can cause burning.

Sprint is Reporting Supply Problems With HTC Evo 4G

Sprint is having a tough time keeping up with demand for their popular HTC Evo 4G phone.

Hulu Plus Subscription Service is Here

Hulu Plus has gone live offering users premium content for a $10 monthly fee.

Sprint Update Could Render HTC Evo 4G Unresponsive

The latest Sprint update has reportedly caused a number of HTC Evo 4G's to be frozen forcing a hard reset.

Foxconn Will Move Some Apple Production to Other Factories

Foxconn will move some Apple production to other factories located throughout the country.