Digital Trends - According to a new study from analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates, more the 30 percent of BlackBerry users at companies that employ more than 10,000 employees are planning to switch mobile platforms within the next twelve months. In the past, this segment of the business population has chosen the BlackBerry over other mobile platforms by 52 percent and the loss of this core segment will likely put a huge dent in BlackBerry sales. When asked if they were “completely satisfied” with their choice of mobile phone, only 16 percent of the business users in the survey were happy with the BlackBerry. Adversely, approximately 44 percent of iPhone owners choose the “completely satisfied” option. 

Reuters - Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter.

Reuters - U.S. firm Wyse Technology on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its PocketCloud application, enabling free sharing of music and videos between consumers' mobile devices.

Yahoo! News - Lying is a part of everyday life. You've probably told a lie or two already today, no matter how small. But a new study shows that strategically-placed magnetic stimulation could potentially prevent your brain from being dishonest. Estonian researchers at …

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ContributorNetwork - Facebook has rolled out some changes to the way posts are displayed, with more new features promised in the near future. According to Tampa Bay Online, the reaction by Facebook customers has been decidedly negative.

Appolicious - Amidst the big Internet joke that has been Netflix over the last few days, competitor Hulu has added a bunch of smartphones and tablets to the list of Android devices that will work with its streaming video app.

NewsFactor - Apple will hold an event Oct. 4 to announce its fall lineup, including the iPhone 5, the release date for the new iOS 5, and possibly other product updates, according to news reports. Apple has typically unveiled its fall product line around this time.

Digital Trends - Getting one’s hands on a video game prior to its official street date has become something of a game in itself. First there’s the hunt of course, finding the store willing to risk distributor relationships by selling the product early. However, our increasingly web-connected world offers the makers of game their own opportunities to strike out at players who manage to snatch an early peek. From Software is doing just that, in a commendably playful way, to those who have already gotten their hands on the October 4 release Dark Souls, the follow-up to the 2009 PlayStation 3 sleeper hit, Demon’s Souls.

Appolicious - For some time now, we’ve been talking about all the new things Apple has in the pipe. Announced and unannounced, we know from the way Apple operates that a new iPhone handset is bound to be coming our way sometime soon, and that a new version of the company’s mobile platform, iOS 5, is due sometime this fall.

Reuters - Sprint Nextel would need to change its full year guidance for 2011 if the company started selling the Apple Inc iPhone, Chief Executive Dan Hesse said on Wednesday.

Appolicious - Question-and-answer network Formspring has been kicking around the web since 2009, offering users the ability to ask and answer questions about any topic. Now the service has gone truly mobile with the official app Formspring for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Yahoo! News - Apple's new CEO Tim Cook will announce the much-anticipated iPhone 5 on October 4, according to All Things D. Rumors and hints about the iPhone 5 have circled the internet for months, but a late September or early October date …

AP - President Barack Obama is again turning to a social networking website to host a town hall meeting.

Reuters - Google Inc urged a federal judge to reject an Oracle Corp expert's recommendation that it pay more than $2.2 billion for infringing on patents for Java technology used in the Android operating system.

AP - Microsoft Corp. is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend 25 percent, the largest increase since the world's largest software maker started the quarterly payments seven years ago.

Yahoo! News - The PhD students working to reestablish contact with U.K. satellite Prospero X3 might have to share the distinction of being some of the first astroarcheaologists. Another group of astronomers recently announced its plan to find Snoopy, the lost Apollo 10 …

AP - TUGGED IN TWO DIRECTIONS: Stronger spending on business software helped Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit jump 36 percent. But the server business declined, which Oracle attributed to the fact it is shedding lower-margin deals.

Mashable - The Hack of the Week Series highlights a new hackathon programming project each week.