- 2010-09-03T15:03:17
Police are questioning the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
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- 2010-09-03T15:03:39
The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, the party confirms.
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- 2010-09-03T14:24:24
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
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- 2010-09-03T14:11:38
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
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- 2010-09-03T13:48:24
Lord Prescott says he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.
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- 2010-09-03T13:52:58
A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
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Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality
(AP)
- 2010-09-03T14:48:43
 AP - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale.
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Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
(AP)
- 2010-09-03T13:43:45
 AP - Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.
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Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par
(AP)
- 2010-09-03T01:48:44
 AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
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Able to unplug from work while you're on vacation?
(Ben Patterson)
- 2010-08-30T19:19:43
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.
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Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
(Ben Patterson)
- 2010-08-30T15:58:20
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.
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Summary Box: iPhone app with augmented reality
(AP)
- 2010-09-03T15:01:21
AP - THE APP: Available for the iPhone, mTrip is a travel guide and more. It uses the latest in smart phone technology to help travelers stay on track.
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Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
(AP)
- 2010-09-02T22:17:33
 AP - Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
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Samsung tablet makes Euro debut
(Appolicious)
- 2010-09-03T14:55:00
Appolicious - The Samsung Galaxy tablet arrived at a Berlin trade show this week (pricing and availability to follow soon) and the early buzz by people who handled the gadget was positive. Several other Android-based tablets will follow soon, as this AndroidApps.com piece points out.
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Twitter tops 145 million registered users: CEO
(AFP)
- 2010-09-03T14:46:24
 AFP - Twitter has over 145 million registered users and more people are using mobile devices to access the microblogging service, according to co-founder Evan Williams.
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Samsung GalaxyTab brings new life to Android
(Appolicious)
- 2010-09-03T14:48:00
Appolicious - This was a big week for the mobile OS wars, with previews of upcoming Android tablets emerging in the days leading up to the IFA event in Germany. Just before the conference kicked off, however, Steve Jobs debuted a redesigned line of iPods, along with an updated iTunes that features a social network.
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Bug found with Automator and iTunes 10
(Macworld.com)
- 2010-09-03T00:36:00
Macworld.com - As youâre aware, Apple just released iTunes 10. With that release has come some changesâboth expected and not so.
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iOS Bigger than Linux and Android Combined [STATS]
(Mashable)
- 2010-09-03T10:07:03
Mashable - According to the latest numbers from Net Applications, iOS is the third most popular platform on the Internet, surpassing Linux and Android combined.
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Shoot photos and upload fast to Facebook with SayCheeze iPhone app
(Appolicious)
- 2010-09-02T14:19:00
Appolicious - I'm not sure I'd necessarily say the process of shooting a photo with your iPhone and then opening your Facebook app to upload it is a particularly stressful one, but I suppose if you're looking to cut down on the extra step, SayCheeze might just be for you.
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Security Program Automatically Tracks Down Missing Patches
(PC World)
- 2010-09-03T11:30:11
PC World - Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test,
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Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says
(PC World)
- 2010-09-03T04:20:08
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.
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Apple's Ping a Scammer's Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out
(PC World)
- 2010-09-03T12:57:00
PC World - Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads, and other assorted iDevices, then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you.
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A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions
(PC World)
- 2010-09-02T19:15:00
PC World - One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
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Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs
(AFP)
- 2010-09-03T10:16:45
 AFP - Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.
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