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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk — There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari.
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Digital Daily, Portfolio.com, The Register, CrunchGear, Valleywag, Phone Scoop, TUAW, iPhone Buzz and The Apple Core
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Dean Hachamovitch / MSDN Blogs:
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available — We're excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. Please try it out! — You'll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.
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The Windows Experience Blog, Reuters, eWEEK.com, All about Microsoft, BetaNews, Tech Tracks, Webware.com and IEBlog
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Ryan Kim / The Technology Chronicles:
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 premieres with new safety, usability features — Accelerators are just one improvement in Internet Explorer 8 — Microsoft moved one step closer to releasing Internet Explorer 8 today with the release of its IE8 Beta 2. You can download the latest trial version of the browser here.
Paul Miller / Engadget:
Microsoft's new “Blue Track” mouse spotted? — We're not really sure if Microsoft is peddling a revolution here or just the mousing tech flavor of the month, but we've got ourselves a much better idea of where things might be going. After that little “Say Goodbye to Laser” …
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Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, Gizmodo, DVICE, Maximum PC all, CrunchGear, Electronista and The Tech Report
Cisco:
Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire PostPath — PostPath's Email and Calendaring Software to Enhance Cisco's WebEx Collaboration Platform — Building upon its commitment to provide a comprehensive collaboration portfolio, Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately held PostPath …
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Mark Hendrickson / TechCrunch:
ESPN Helps The Active Network Raise $80 Million More — The Active Network, a network of sites focused on getting people involved in sports and other activities, has raised an additional $80 million in a Series F round led by ESPN and joined by Canaan Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Performance Equity Partners.
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Joseph Weisenthal / paidContent.org:ESPN Leads $80 Million Investment In The Active Network; Will Pursue Acquisitions
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VentureBeat
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Apple iPhone ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority over misleading internet claims — A TV ad for Apple's iPhone has been banned by the UK's advertising watchdog for misleading consumers after it over-hyped the internet capabilities of the smart phone.
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Today @ PC World, VentureBeat, Digital Daily, p2pnet, WebProNews and Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Apple bans a comic book, firestorm ensues — Murderdrome is not Ulysses, Lolita or Lady Chatterley's Lover. It's a dark, bloody comic strip marked by the type of over-the-top violence that has made its genre so popular among young readers with a lot of pent-up rage.
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ReadWriteWeb, p2pnet, Mike Cane 2008, AppScout, Podcasting News, Gizmodo, PalmAddicts, CNET News - Apple and Gadget Lab
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BBC:
Computer viruses make it to orbit — A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS). — Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG. — The worm was first detected on earth in August 2007 and lurks …
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Christopher Null, ZDNet Government, MacUser, GMSV, Gizmodo, CrunchGear, Switched and MacDailyNews
Matt Asay / The Open Road:
PC manufacturers seek shelter from Vista's drizzle — If you needed any further testament to the colossal failure that is Microsoft Windows Vista, just read this Wall Street Journal article detailing PC manufacturers attempts to design around Vista's shortcomings, shortcomings that no amount of marketing are going to fix.
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Wall Street Journal
John Ribeiro / LinuxWorld.com:
Dell puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for emerging markets — Dell unveiled Wednesday two new laptops and two desktops in its Vostro range designed to meet the needs of small and medium-size enterprises (SME), governments, and educational institutions in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.
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PR Newswire:
TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended July 31, 2008 — Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $10.6 million compared to a loss of $(11.2) million in the year-ago quarter, exceeding guidance — Net Income for the second quarter was $2.9 million compared to a loss of $ …
Prince McLean / AppleInsider:
Repeat tests show iPhone 3G doesn't suffer from faulty hardware — After lab results demonstrated that the iPhone 3G's antenna actually functions normally, critics complained that the tests didn't represent their own experiences. So the tests were performed again on two phones …
Paul Carton / ChangeWave HotWire Blog:
Grim IT Spending Findings Indicate Rougher Times Lie Ahead — But Apple Boosts iPhone Share Among Businesses — The downturn in the U.S. economy is far from over. ChangeWave's latest IT purchasing survey shows an even greater pullback occurring in corporate spending …
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld / Between the Lines:
Who's Dumber: Bad Guys ... Or Good Guys? — In the old cowboy movies, the black hats were villains that created mayhem, until the white hats came along and ended their reigns of fear. Now, we have the spectacle of good guys seemingly educating the bad guys on how to exploit flaws or processes …
Katie Fehrenbacher / GigaOM:
How To Walk, Talk & Charge Your Mobile Phone — Everyday activities — commuting to work, walking the dog, grocery shopping — could one day help keep your cell phone charged, thanks to an emerging technology that converts regular motion into power. — Boise, Idaho-based startup M2E Power announced …
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eWeek, Unwired View, Xconomy, MAKE Magazine, Business Week, GottaBeMobile and The Inquisitr
Adrian Covert / Gizmodo:
Palm Treo Pro Review (Verdict: Best Palm Hardware Ever) — The Gadget: The Treo Pro is a 3G-equipped, Windows Mobile 6.1-running, touchscreen smartphone that's just a sliver bigger than the iPhone 3G. Completely redesigned, it's Palm's best looking phone in years. — The Price: $550 (Unlocked, no contract)
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