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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1211 technology Personal Technology en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1211 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson afp/20090703/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson AFP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/iphone3gsheatsupdojtakesaimatgoogle pcworld/20090703/iphone3gsheatsupdojtakesaimatgoogle PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:40:11 GMT PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/tc_nf/67533 nf/20090703/67533 NewsFactor technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:49 GMT NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090703/tc_nf/67532 nf/20090703/67532 NewsFactor technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:38 GMT NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090703/tc_macworld/ngmocoreleasesrolando2foriphoneipodtouch macworld/20090703/ngmocoreleasesrolando2foriphoneipodtouch Macworld.com technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:00 GMT Macworld.com - Ngmoco has announced the release of Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch priced at $10. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/iphone3gsgetsjailbrokenhackavailableonline pcworld/20090703/iphone3gsgetsjailbrokenhackavailableonline PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT PC World - The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090703/tc_pcworld/attsaysiphone3gsishotinagoodway pcworld/20090703/attsaysiphone3gsishotinagoodway PC World technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:00 GMT PC World - The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20090703/tc_infoworld/81843 infoworld/20090703/81843 InfoWorld technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT InfoWorld - The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but does its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090702/tc_macworld/macnewsbriefsbenvistareleasesphotozoompro3photoenlarger macworld/20090702/macnewsbriefsbenvistareleasesphotozoompro3photoenlarger Macworld.com technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:30:00 GMT Macworld.com - BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement sofware, PhotoZoom Pro 3. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/williphonesgettactilefeedbackfingerprintid pcworld/20090702/williphonesgettactilefeedbackfingerprintid PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:07:00 GMT PC World - It’s always fun to speculate about what Apple has up its sleeve, and one way to get the rumors flying is to uncover Cupertino’s latest patent applications. MacRumors has done just that, and the paperwork shows Apple has its eye on some intriguing technologies that may find their way into future iPhones and iPods. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/previewfacebooksupcomingnewiphoneapp pcworld/20090702/previewfacebooksupcomingnewiphoneapp PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:04:00 GMT PC World - The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090702/tc_macworld/claimsofappleadmittingiphone3gsoverheatingarehotair macworld/20090702/claimsofappleadmittingiphone3gsoverheatingarehotair Macworld.com technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT Macworld.com - They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in “scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style.” http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/xbox360dashboardadstogetanimationaudio pcworld/20090702/xbox360dashboardadstogetanimationaudio PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36:00 GMT PC World - What's worse than paying $50 a year more than Games For Windows Live gamers, just to play Xbox 360 games online? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/attiphonecustomersangryovervoicemaildelays pcworld/20090702/attiphonecustomersangryovervoicemaildelays PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:18:00 GMT PC World - Some AT&T and iPhone customers are angry over delayed delivery of voicemail messages. Sometimes, they say, a voicemail message may not appear in their inbox for several days after it was recorded. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090702/tc_zd/241976 zd/20090702/241976 PC Magazine technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:29:24 GMT PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/morepornographysneaksontotheiphone pcworld/20090702/morepornographysneaksontotheiphone PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:22:00 GMT PC World - Less than a week after the iPhone app developer behind Hottest Girls was busted for distributing pornographic material on the iPhone, another perpetrator sneaked in and posted what is purported to be a photo of a nude 15-year-old girl to its iPhone app. The app, named BeautyMeter, has been removed in line with Apple's policy against pornographic material. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/appleadmitsiphoneoverheatingissuessortof pcworld/20090702/appleadmitsiphoneoverheatingissuessortof PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:51:00 GMT PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090702/tc_zd/241971 zd/20090702/241971 PC Magazine technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:21 GMT PC Magazine - Skype may have just released version 1.1 of its iPhone app, but the eBay-owned company can't catch a break on cell phones. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/whenyourphoneringsthecopyrightpolicemaycomecalling pcworld/20090702/whenyourphoneringsthecopyrightpolicemaycomecalling PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:10:10 GMT PC World - A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/jailbrokeniphonesleaveusersmorevulnerable pcworld/20090702/jailbrokeniphonesleaveusersmorevulnerable PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:10 GMT PC World - Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher warned Thursday.