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Five billion mobile phones in use worldwide: study (AFP)

Mobile phones on display. The number of mobile phones in use worldwide has topped 5.0 billion, boosted by soaring demand in emerging markets India and China, a study by Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson showed Thursday.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - The number of mobile phones in use worldwide has topped 5.0 billion, boosted by soaring demand in emerging markets India and China, a study by Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson showed Thursday.


Apple Releases iOS 4.0.1, Makes iPhone Signal Bars Bigger (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Usually when Apple releases a minor new version of its iOS operating system for the iPhone and iPod touch, the release is noticed by the tech community and Apple fans. But today's rollout of iOS 4.0.1 is a much bigger deal, thanks to the iPhone's "death grip" issue.

iOS vs Android: The Latest Numbers (Mashable)

Mashable - Mobile advertising firm Millennial Media has just released its Mobile Mix report for June 2010, highlighting some of the latest trends in the world of mobile and connected devices. The data shows that while Android is gaining, especially in developer adoption, Apple continues to make the biggest gains in the smartphone space.

iPhone App Video Review: Pixelpipe (Appolicious)

Appolicious - Take advantage of your iPhone 4's new hardware by using Pixelpipe. This app allows the iPhone to upload via wifi or 3G in full 720p HD resolution. Never connect your phone to import videos again. Upload to multiple sites and services all at the same time.

Windows 8 Should Virtualize Everything (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The next Microsoft Windows operating system should put everything—and I mean everything—in a sandbox.

Europe overtakes Asia to become top producer of email spam (AFP)

A report said that Europe has overtaken Asia as the biggest source of email spam worldwide with Britain a major culprit.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Europe has overtaken Asia as the biggest source of email spam worldwide with Britain a major culprit, a report said Thursday.


Finjan Sues McAfee, Symantec Over Patent Claims (PC World)

PC World - Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.

Why Apple Bought Poly9: And What Is Poly9? (PC World)

PC World - Apple has bought Poly9, a Quebec-based online mapping company, and has relocated most of the firm's employees to Apple's Silicon Valley offices, according to a report by French-Canadian news site Cyberpresse. PCWorld was unable to reach either Apple or Poly9 officials to confirm the report, which suggests that Apple plans to develop its own in-house mapping software for its popular mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

Oracle Data Grid Scales .NET to New Heights (PC World)

PC World - A new version of Oracle's data grid software will allow Microsoft .NET applications to scale to the same large multi-server environments long enjoyed by Java enterprise applications, according to Oracle.

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