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Repairer Takes Aim At Dell Streak Battery
Repair site iFixit has done a teardown on the Dell Steak, and while it applauded how easy its battery is to replace, it also said it was rather small
Yahoo Mail Arrives On Apple iPad
Yahoo Mail is now available for Apple's popular iPad after Yahoo joined Gmail in offering a version for the tablet device
Schmidt: Youngsters Will Be Haunted By Online Past
Young people may have to change their names to escape the shame of previous social networking activities, warns Google's CEO
Mozilla: Firefox Security Bug Won’t Fool Users
The bug can be used to bypass an alert meant for obfuscated URLs in Firefox
Samsung’s Answer To iPad Expected Next Month
Samsung's answer to the Apple iPad is reportedly expected to launch in early September, and will ship with Android 2.2 onboard
GPS Tracking Trojan Hidden In Android App
A Trojan, hidden within an Android phone application, enables third parties to secretly track the location of the user via GPS
Canonical Adds Multi-Touch To Ubuntu
The release of uTouch brings multi-touch to Ubuntu Linux, from the kernel to the application layer
Twitter More Than Doubles User Numbers
New figures from comScore have found strong Twitter growth in Latin America and amongst mobile users
Gartner: Security Software Market Set For Growth
Security is to remain one of the fastest-growing areas within the enterprise software market, driven by factors such as compliance and identity management
Antenna Reports Surface On Motorola Droid 2
Reports are emerging that some Motorola Droid 2 smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network are experiencing 'connectivity issues'
Google Vows ‘Strong Defence’ Against Oracle Lawsuit
Google has pledged to "strongly defend" open-source standards and protect its Android operating system from Oracle's patent infringement lawsuit
Google Talks With PayPal Over Android Payment Plan
Google is holding talks with PayPal over possibly using the e-commerce platform as an option for purchasing applications through the Android Market
Facebook Users Fall Prey To ‘Dislike’ Button Scam
Facebook users are being targeted with a bogus "dislike" button application in a new survey scam, warns Sophos
Oracle Axes OpenSolaris Development
The company will no longer allow open source developers to participate in the development of Solaris, according to an internal email
Google Extends Voice Search for Android
Voice Actions allows the use of spoken commands for browsing, texting and making calls, similar to technology from Siri and Vlingo
Twitter Launches Tweet Button For Websites
The button streamlines the process of retweeting a website link, taking the lead from existing third-party technologies such as TweetMeme
Microsoft Updates Database Migration Tool
A refreshed version of SQL Server Migration Assistant looks to ease migration from MySQL to SQL Server and SQL Azure
Microsoft To Unveil IE9 Beta Mid September
The public beta of Internet Explorer 9 will be launched on September 15, Microsoft has confirmed
Java Creator Admits ‘No Surprise’ Over Android Lawsuit
Java creator James Gosling has admitted he is not surprised at Oracle's lawsuit against Google over claims that Android OS breaks Java patents
Vodafone Backs Down In Row With Android Users
Vodafone has reversed its decision to install its own branded apps and bookmarks via a software update to its HTC Desire users
ITV Responds To Apple TV Rebranding Rumours
Rumours that Apple is planning to rename its TV service as iTV have been met with cool defiance from Britain's oldest commercial network
Google Suit: Now We Know What Java Means To Oracle
Friday 13th could be a very unlucky day for Java, whatever the outcome of Oracle's lawsuit, says Peter Judge
Oracle Sues Google Over Android’s Java
Oracle claims that Google's Android OS breaks the Java patents it acquired from Sun
IBM Ends Legal Tussle With Oracle Over Employee
IBM has dropped its effort to stop a former Big Blue employee from joining rival Oracle
iPhone Exploit Code Posted Online
The source code for a new jailbreak for the iPhone has been released, leveraging two vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS mobile operating system
Google Chrome 6 Browser Goes to Beta
Google on 11 August launched Chrome 6 to beta, adding autofill to populate web forms automatically as users type in their details
eWEEK Readers Stick With Windows XP
Linux beats Windows 7 into second place in our reader poll, behind the venerable Windows XP. Next - tell us your cloud plans
Sony Developing Android 3.0-based Gaming Phone
Sony Ericsson is developing a phone and gaming hybrid device that will use the Android 3.0 operating system, codenamed Gingerbread
Vizioncore Offers Immediate Recovery Of VM Images
Vizioncore is now offering an add-on dubbed FlashRestore, that allows for the immediate recovery from the backup repository of virtual machine images