Personal Technology
BlackBerry maker warns on security vulnerability (Reuters)
BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) –
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd has issued a security patch for the popular device, whose users include U.S. President Barack Obama, warning that it is vulnerable to attacks by hackers.
Research in Motion issued the security [...]
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Belkin announces GPS-assisted FM transmitter for iPhone (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – Belkin on Thursday announced the upcoming TuneCast Auto Live, an FM transmitter for broadcasting your iPhone’s audio through your car’s stereo system.
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Common GPS could help better track airline flights (AP)
CHICAGO –
Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a [...]
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Palm's Pre: a star is born? (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) –
It's no iPhone-killer, but the launch this weekend of Palm Inc's "Pre" could well become the brightest event this year for a gloomy industry.
Palm Inc's smartphone may not attract lines around the block like past [...]
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Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone (AP)
NEW YORK –
Move over, iPhone. You’ve had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there’s a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre.
In a remarkable achievement, Palm Inc., a company that was something of [...]