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Today's Technology News: UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit 1962 glass could be Corning's next bonanza seller Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance' Microsoft takes aim at tablet market RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? OmniFocus for iPad, iFishing HD among this week’s best iPad apps Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Foxconn restarts India plant after government go-ahead Singapore ex-BP employees seek to set aside search order Privacy Concerns Hit Facebook (Again) How New Technology Is Rewiring Our Brains Internet Explorer Gains Market Share at the Expense of Firefox LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold Japan's NTT DoCoMo to buy US video software firm Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize Meet the Man Who Helped Lamo Turn in Manning, the Wikileaker SAP Warms to Open Source Elite US cyber team courts hackers to fight terror UAE to ban BlackBerry services, Saudi follows suit Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:14 pm PDT AP - The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub. Full Story Top 1962 glass could be Corning's next bonanza seller Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:14 am PDT AP - An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc. Full Story Top Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance' Sun, 1 Aug 2010 04:13 am PDT AP - The microblogging site Twitter Inc. was out of commission for a couple of hours early Sunday for some of the roughly 100 million users around the world. Full Story Top Microsoft takes aim at tablet market Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:40 pm PDT Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money. Full Story Top RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54 pm PDT Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry. Full Story Top OmniFocus for iPad, iFishing HD among this week’s best iPad apps Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:45 pm PDT Appolicious - This week’s iPad list is big on the “get organized” side, but don’t worry--there’s a fun fishing game for those times you feel like taking a break from responsibility. Full Story Top Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:09 pm PDT AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said. Full Story Top Foxconn restarts India plant after government go-ahead Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:54 pm PDT Reuters - Contract cellphone maker Foxconn International has resumed operations at a mobile phone parts manufacturing facility in India, it said on Monday, sending its shares up more than 5 percent. Full Story Top Singapore ex-BP employees seek to set aside search order Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:17 pm PDT Reuters - Six former BP employees sued by the oil major for breach of contract in Singapore have applied to the court to set aside a search order that had allowed BP's lawyers to seize their personal computers, mobile phones and thumb drives, court documents showed. Full Story Top Privacy Concerns Hit Facebook (Again) Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:05 am PDT PC World - Another week, another Facebook privacy issue. Full Story Top How New Technology Is Rewiring Our Brains Sun, 1 Aug 2010 06:30 pm PDT PC World - You think your car radio is broken because it doesn't display the name of the song and the artist. You tap a word on a paperback and wonder why the definition doesn't automatically pop up. You swipe a digit across the screen of your cell phone and all you get are fingerprint smudges. Full Story Top Internet Explorer Gains Market Share at the Expense of Firefox Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:55 am PDT Mashable - Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to make a comeback, gaining market share for the third month in a row, mostly to the detriment of Mozilla Firefox. Full Story Top LucyPhone iPhone app eliminates your time on hold Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:50 pm PDT Appolicious - If you hate waiting on hold when you’re trying to reach a company, you’ll want to download the free iPhone app LucyPhone as fast as your Wi-Fi will let you. Full Story Top Japan's NTT DoCoMo to buy US video software firm Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:23 pm PDT AFP - Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo said Monday it was spending 111.6 million dollars to take over a US video software firm and beef up its multimedia services. Full Story Top Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:44 pm PDT AP - Bartenders, beverage servers, and other workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino voted Saturday in favor of having union representation. Full Story Top Meet the Man Who Helped Lamo Turn in Manning, the Wikileaker Sun, 1 Aug 2010 03:00 pm PDT PC World - In early June 2010 security pro Chet Uber got a phone call from Adrian Lamo, a well-known hacker he had worked with for a year in a volunteer-run intelligence organization. Lamo had received classified documents from a U.S. Army intelligence analyst named Bradley Manning and wanted advice about what to do. Uber told Lamo to turn Manning in. Full Story Top SAP Warms to Open Source Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00 pm PDT PC World - Although not traditionally known for its contributions to the open-source community, the German-based SAP is adopting more open-source software, as well as contributing more of its own code back into the community, company officials said in an interview. Full Story Top Elite US cyber team courts hackers to fight terror Sun, 1 Aug 2010 09:12 pm PDT AFP - An elite US cyber team that has stealthily tracked Internet villains for more than a decade pulled back its cloak of secrecy to recruit hackers at a DefCon gathering. Full Story Top

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