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1 - Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)
2 - 1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution (AP)
3 - AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job (AP)
4 - Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)
5 - Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)
6 - "iCulture" Gives Apple a Tactical Advantage (PC World)
7 - Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)
8 - iPhone 4 sales in S.Korea start this week (AFP)
9 - Mozambican radio: 6 who call for protests arrested (AP)
10 - Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information? (Mashable)
11 - Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)
12 - The iWatch Is Real: It's the New iPod Nano [PIC] (Mashable)
13 - WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious)
14 - Former HP boss may move to Oracle (AFP)
15 - Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World)
16 - Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World)
17 - Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)
18 - Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield' (AFP)

1 - Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)

FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Peter Chou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., or HTC Corp., talks about the introduction of the brand into China's market during a press conference held in Beijing, China. East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are anonymous. Now HTC Corp., the Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.


: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:29:09 GMT

2 - 1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution (AP)

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark stands in front of the Craigslist office in San Francisco, California in 2006. Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its AP - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist.


: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:41:50 GMT

3 - AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job (AP)

AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:20:18 GMT

4 - Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.

: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:43 GMT

5 - Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)

Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.

: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:20 GMT

6 - "iCulture" Gives Apple a Tactical Advantage (PC World)

PC World - Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled an updated line of iPods this week, including the updated iPod Touch 4 which is essentially an iPhone 4 without the phone function. The range of gadgets available from Apple offer a degree of consistency that gives it a tactical advantage over competing smartphones and tablets.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:22:00 GMT

7 - Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)

FILE -  This file photo taken April 9, 2010,, shows a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.


: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:54:31 GMT

8 - iPhone 4 sales in S.Korea start this week (AFP)

South Korean telecom operator KT Corp said on Sunday it planned to begin selling Apple's iPhone 4 this week amid growing competition to expand in the potentially lucrative smartphone market.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)AFP - South Korean telecom operator KT Corp said on Sunday it planned to begin selling Apple's iPhone 4 this week amid growing competition to expand in the potentially lucrative smartphone market.


: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:42:33 GMT

9 - Mozambican radio: 6 who call for protests arrested (AP)

AP - Mozambican state radio says six people have been arrested, accused of incitement for sending cell phone messages calling for protests over high food, water and electricity prices.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:35:11 GMT

10 - Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information? (Mashable)

Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:45:13 GMT

11 - Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)

PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:10:10 GMT

12 - The iWatch Is Real: It's the New iPod Nano [PIC] (Mashable)

Mashable - Apple makes computers, tablets, phones, portable media players, TV set-top-boxes, displays and a dozen other things, but to date, it hasn't made a wristwatch. Oh, wait, actually, it has! It's called "the new iPod nano."

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:21:09 GMT

13 - WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious)

Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:39:00 GMT

14 - Former HP boss may move to Oracle (AFP)

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd (pictured), who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, according to reports.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website.


: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:04:13 GMT

15 - Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World)

PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:46:00 GMT

16 - Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World)

PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:12 GMT

17 - Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)

PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:22:00 GMT

18 - Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield' (AFP)

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, pictured in 2008, said winning the media watchdog IPI prize of World Press Freedom Hero is a AFP - Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said winning the media watchdog IPI prize of World Press Freedom Hero is a "protective shield" that will help her break "the wall of censorship," she told AFP Sunday.


: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:18:03 GMT