Review: SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - For personal organization, Apple has focused on the basics with its Address Book and iCal programs, which are included with Mac OS X. These are fine light-duty programs, but they lack power for anything more than simple contact and calendar management. Chronos's SOHO Organizer 7.0.2 suite provides a feature-rich alternative that will appeal to business and power users for whom Apple's offerings are insufficiently powerful or versatile. Read More
Lenovo Seeks Prestige in Price-sensitive Market (PC World)
PC World - The perception of Lenovo as a laptop innovator has paid dividends in the enterprise space, but the reputation may not... Read More
Suit Seeks Information on U.S. Cell-Phone Tracking (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are suing the Department of Justice to obtain official records concerning the U.S. government's possible use of cell-phone-tracking technology to spy on individuals without first obtaining a court order based on probable cause. Read More
Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans (PC World)
PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords... Read More
Google Talk Revamped For Apple's iPhone (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In order to accommodate the restrictions that Apple placed on iPhone apps to conserve system resources, this version of Google Talk shuts down if you launch another application. Read More
Game makers eye young girls with "Boogie SuperStar" (Reuters)
Reuters - If "American Idol" and a modern fairy tale combined to create a video game, you'd get "Boogie SuperStar" -- Electronic Art's latest game for the Nintendo Wii system. Read More
Sony PS3 Update Locks Consoles, Web Site Attacked (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony is feeling some gaming-division woes this week with a double PlayStation 3 whammy. First, Sony's PlayStation Web site fell victim to SQL-injection attacks. Now Sony's PS3 firmware update is turning some consoles into bricks. Read More
Hands-Free Driving Likely To Spur More Voice Recognition (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - New rules in California and Washington make the market ripe for improved speech-enabled cell phone applications, a Nuance study suggests. Read More
Spain says mobile operators colluded on price (Reuters)
Reuters - Three mobile phone operators in Spain fixed tariffs in March 2007 to compensate for a new law banning rounding up call periods, Spain's Competition Commission said on Thursday, citing initial findings of an investigation. Read More
Netcom details iPhone 3G plans in Norway (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Norway is known for many things: Norse gods, the work of Henrik Ibsen, and a second place spot on the United Nations's Human Development Index (unseated just this past year from the top spot by rival Iceland). Read More
Game Group falls on fear demand has peaked (Reuters)
Reuters - British computer games retailer Game Group smashed first-half profit forecasts, boosted by new releases like Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit, but its shares slumped on concern that demand has peaked. Read More
Hands on With Asus's Eee PC 901 and 1000 (PC World)
PC World - Taiwan's Asustek Computer (Asus), the leader of the mini-notebook category due to its early launch of the Eee PC, launched two... Read More
Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray (CNET)
CNET - After navigating some rough seas, Sony's Electronics division has been starting to right the ship. Read More
Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii game console once again outsold Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan in June, but its lead is fading, a game magazine publisher said. Read More
Sony PlayStation 3 Update Locks Consoles (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Sony pulls the latest update to its PlayStation 3 after users report problems large and small. Read More
Nvidia Reports Problem With Laptop Chips (PC World)
PC World - Nvidia said it will take a one-time charge to cover costs related to repair of defective GPUs used in notebooks. Read More
Sony Confirms Pulling PS3 Firmware Update (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company released firmware 2.40 Tuesday, and reports of problems started flowing in soon after on the official PlayStation 3 message board. Read More
Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking (TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information. Read More
Pricing for iPhone 3G Reflects a New Value Proposition (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Last month, Apple announced that its new iPhone 3G would cost just $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. AT&T confirmed that pricing Tuesday, but clarified that those prices are only for certain users -- buyers of any iPhone before the iPhone 3G goes on sale July 11, new AT&T customers, or subscribers eligible for an upgrade discount. Read More
Indian Official Says No Threat From BlackBerry Use (PC World)
PC World - The Indian government seems to be changing its mind on whether BlackBerry is a security threat. Read More
