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Today's Technology News: Apple's next iPhone crop must fight off more pests Reality bites Internet as 1Q ad sales fall 5 pct NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is `coming out party' Web site tracks policy changes at popular sites Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone 20K people outside US got Obama speech texts Fans gather for launch of 'iPhone killer' Palm Pre Computex Attendance Falls but Android Dazzles Brand-Name LCD HDTVs Get Cheaper E3 bodes well for videogame lovers Pre Hunt: In Search of the Elusive New Palm Device Man Made $112,000 in Bank Account Hacking Scheme IBM trades legal suits with Philippine govt agency ATM Malware Spreading Around the World Mac and Linux Users Can Use Chrome -- But Beware! Apple's next iPhone crop must fight off more pests Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:47 pm PDT AP - When Apple Inc. launched an updated iPhone at its annual gathering of software developers last June, its biggest competitor was the iPhone that Apple had introduced the year before. Full Story Top Reality bites Internet as 1Q ad sales fall 5 pct Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:18 pm PDT AP - Internet advertising in the United States dropped 5 percent in the first quarter, marking the marketing medium's first downturn since 2002 when the Web was still recovering from the dot-com bust. Full Story Top NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:26 pm PDT AP - The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead last week. Full Story Top Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is `coming out party' Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:08 pm PDT AP - No doubt bolstered by positive reviews, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse said Saturday's release of Palm Inc.'s Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint as it seeks to reverse subscriber losses. Full Story Top Web site tracks policy changes at popular sites Thu, 4 Jun 2009 03:14 pm PDT AP - A new Web site unveiled Thursday will track policies imposed by popular Internet sites such as Facebook and Google, hoping to help users spot potentially harmful changes. Full Story Top Review: Dazzling Palm software beats the iPhone Thu, 4 Jun 2009 04:26 am PDT AP - 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. Full Story Top 20K people outside US got Obama speech texts Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:04 am PDT AP - More than 20,000 people outside the U.S. received free text messages about President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims in Cairo, Egypt. Full Story Top Fans gather for launch of 'iPhone killer' Palm Pre Sat, 6 Jun 2009 06:24 pm PDT Reuters - Small crowds gathered on Saturday for the official launch of Pre, the smartphone seen as Palm Inc's best chance to claw back market share from Apple Inc's iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd's Blackberry. Full Story Top Computex Attendance Falls but Android Dazzles Sat, 6 Jun 2009 12:30 pm PDT PC World - The Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show ended Saturday after a week-long display of new gadgets, including netbooks, ultra thin laptops made with new Intel chips and several surprises surrounding Google's Android mobile phone operating system. Full Story Top Brand-Name LCD HDTVs Get Cheaper Fri, 5 Jun 2009 04:15 pm PDT PC World - Anyone familiar with LCD HDTVs expects their prices to decrease, and for TVs from established companies to cost more than models from upstarts like Insignia and Vizio--but no one expects the top-shelf brands to come down in price faster than the value brands. Full Story Top E3 bodes well for videogame lovers Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:53 pm PDT AFP - Videogame makers at E3 this week shrugged off the dismal economy, debuting supercharged sequels to blockbuster titles and play that is increasingly social and active. Full Story Top Pre Hunt: In Search of the Elusive New Palm Device Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:48 pm PDT PC World - As a college student who just wrapped up my final year of classes, I find myself with a lot of free time on my hands. When a supposed iPhone killer goes on sale nationwide, I will do whatever it takes to get my hands on one to see what all the fuss is about. Full Story Top Man Made $112,000 in Bank Account Hacking Scheme Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:10 pm PDT PC World - A Hampton, New Hampshire, man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges for his role in a scheme to empty brokerage accounts by installing malicious Trojan horse software on victims' computers. Full Story Top IBM trades legal suits with Philippine govt agency Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:05 am PDT AFP - The local unit of US computer giant IBM has filed a libel suit against a Philippine government agency after being accused of selling it faulty software, court records showed Friday. Full Story Top ATM Malware Spreading Around the World Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:00 am PDT PC World - Cash machines around the world are hosting malware that can harvest a person's card details for use in fraud, a situation that could worsen as the malware becomes more sophisticated, according to a security researcher. Full Story Top Mac and Linux Users Can Use Chrome -- But Beware! Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:57 am PDT NewsFactor - Google has released Chrome browser test builds for Mac OS X and Linux, but is warning users to beware. Full Story Top

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