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Today's Technology News: GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police Government delays new ban on Internet gambling Signal fading on radio traffic reports Apple's iPhone arrives in tech-savvy South Korea Shoppers already whetting holiday appetite online Samsung set to beat 2009 handset sales target Exec says Nokia must speed up transformation: report Jay Leno losing his audience to DVR machines Activision says "Call of Duty" series tops $3 billion Apple Says No to the Droid's Red Glow Software Spending Expected To Begin a Rebound in 2010 IBM to buy start-up Guardium for $225 million: report China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus Dell Offer Custom Chromium OS Download For Mini 10V iPhone's debut in S.Korea means paradigm shift: experts GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:52 am PST AP - The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. Full Story Top For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:51 pm PST AP - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online. Full Story Top Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:47 pm PST AP - A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion. Full Story Top Government delays new ban on Internet gambling Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:36 am PST AP - The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. Full Story Top Signal fading on radio traffic reports Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:51 pm PST AP - For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic. Full Story Top Apple's iPhone arrives in tech-savvy South Korea Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:50 am PST AP - Tech-savvy South Koreans began getting their coveted iPhones on Saturday amid fanfare and expectations the communication and entertainment device will shake up a local mobile market dominated by domestic giants Samsung and LG. Full Story Top Shoppers already whetting holiday appetite online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:17 pm PST Reuters - Holiday shopping online hit a record for Black Friday, several days before the retail industry-coined Cyber Monday gets underway, as more consumers said they used the web to seek deals. Full Story Top Samsung set to beat 2009 handset sales target Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:36 pm PST Reuters - Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's No. 2 mobile phone maker, gave an upbeat forecast for 2009 mobile phone sales due to sharp growth in touchscreen models, but surging sales may not guarantee higher margins. Full Story Top Exec says Nokia must speed up transformation: report Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:11 am PST Reuters - Nokia needs to speedily boost its offering of mobile internet solutions, marketing head Anssi Vanjoki told a German magazine and did not rule out a sale of its core handset manufacturing business in the long term. Full Story Top Jay Leno losing his audience to DVR machines Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:04 pm PST AP - Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals but the digital video recorder. Full Story Top Activision says "Call of Duty" series tops $3 billion Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:28 am PST Reuters - Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales. Full Story Top Apple Says No to the Droid's Red Glow Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:39 pm PST PC World - Don't expect the "glowing red eye" of Motorola's Droid smartphone to show up on your iPhone anytime soon. Apple has rejected an application called "iDroid," that would have save displayed the Droid's red eye on an iPhone and linked to information about the flagship Android phone. Full Story Top Software Spending Expected To Begin a Rebound in 2010 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:54 am PST NewsFactor - The year 2009 will go down in IT history as a year of drastic budget cuts. But 2010 should see a software spending resurrection as companies in many countries increase their budgets and prepare for growth. Full Story Top IBM to buy start-up Guardium for $225 million: report Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:52 am PST Reuters - IBM (IBM.N), the world's biggest technology services company, is expected to announce this week the acquisition of database security start-up Guardium for $225 million, Israeli financial newspaper TheMarker reported. Full Story Top China Warns About Return of Destructive Panda Virus Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40 am PST PC World - A computer worm that China warned Internet users against is an updated version of the Panda Burning Incense virus, which infected millions of PCs in the country three years ago, according to McAfee. Full Story Top Dell Offer Custom Chromium OS Download For Mini 10V Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:10 pm PST PC World - Dell has made available a customized download of Google's Chromium OS (the open-source version of Chrome OS), specifically for its popular Mini 10V netbook. Full Story Top iPhone's debut in S.Korea means paradigm shift: experts Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:14 am PST AFP - Apple's top selling iPhone made its debut in South Korea Saturday with experts saying the iconic smartphone is likely to serve as a wake-up call for an IT industry basking in an isolated market. Full Story Top

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