New Android Market Glitch Ripping Off Developers

From DailyTech: If you've ever wanted a paid app from the Android Market but decided otherwise because of the price tag, you might now have a chance to sneak it for free. You'll just have to part with your shame, good karma, and any respect you might have for developers.

According...

Nvidia Acquires Icera Baseband and RF Technology Developer

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to strengthen its Tegra business unit and offer system-on-chip devices for mainstream handsets and tablets, Nvidia decided to acquire Icera, an innovator of top-performing baseband processors for 3G and 4G cellular phones and tablets.

"This is a key step...

Dell hopes to speed up virtualization with four-socket blade

From InfoWorld: Dell on Monday announced a four-socket blade server with up to 48 processor cores for deployment in virtualized environments.

The PowerEdge M915 blade will run on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron 6100 processors, which include up to 12 cores, said Mike Roberts, senior...

6 Weeks Until the PlayStation Network’s Back?

From PC World: One of three things happened this weekend: Would-be Sony hackers got cold feet, said hackers were bungling incompetents, or CNET’s rush to publish a rumor about another Sony hack attack that didn't materialize was just what it looked like: amplification for anonymous...

HP reveals a handful of new laptops

From CNET News.com: As sure as the sun rises in the East, every few months you're going to see some new laptops from leading PC maker HP. That time is here again, and the latest additions include new versions of the high-end Envy, the Netbook-size Mini, and even a few professional...

AT&T's Unauthorized iPhone-Tethering Crackdown Gets Detailed

From DailyTech: In March, AT&T began cracking down on customers it believed were jailbreaking their iPhones and using "unauthorized" apps to tether data for no extra fee. Text messages were sent out to suspected customers with an ultimatum: Stop tethering, or we'll automatically...

Apple, Google Head to Congress to Discuss Privacy Issues

From DailyTech: In the wake of last month's revelation that Apple and Google both allegedly track their respective smartphone users' locations, lawmakers want an explanation. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is already investigating whether Google's search dominance should be an...

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