Toyota loses domain name trademark appeal
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an authorized Lexus dealer can use the word ‘Lexus’ in its Internet domain name.
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End of gay teen Web site sparks privacy concerns
The bankruptcy of XY.com’s founder, who says creditors could obtain a million profiles largely of gay teens, has led the FTC to intervene.
The ‘false cloud’ is false
Cloud enthusiasts are saying cloud computing run inside an enterprise is “not really cloud.” But for cloud to be relevant to enterprise IT, internal/private clouds must have a role.
MynaTime: When Mac’s ‘Alex’ becomes my trainer
Vaura announces the release of its text-to-speech personal workout assistant software for Mac OS X versions 10.5 and later.
Ask and ye shall receive a free AT&T femtocell?
Don’t get your hopes up, but an AT&T market trial means one suffering customer got a solution to his network woes without paying a cent.
BlackBerry OS 6 and Protect Are on the Horizon (PC World)
PC World – Research in Motion plans to release two new products later this summer. The release dates are unknown for the BlackBerry OS 6 operating system and BlackBerry Protect, a free data backup and protection utility, as are some key details about how the products will work.
New iPhone 4 ads change the conversation
Four new iPhone 4 TV spots from Apple dramatically show how the FaceTime feature can alter the way people communicate in everyday situations.
Cell phone chats–in the Australian Outback?
A research team heads into the wilderness to test its system that lets ordinary phones communicate even where there is no reception.
Reports: iOS 4 upgrade kills old iPhones’ Wi-Fi (Christopher Null)
Christopher Null – Got an iPhone 3G or 3GS? You might think twice about upgrading to the new iOS 4 operating system, as many users are reporting that the operating-system upgrade causes Wi-Fi to stop working on the handset.
Google tool aims to make it easy to create Android programs (AFP)
AFP – Google unveiled a tool Monday designed to allow anyone to create simple applications for smartphones running its Android operating system.