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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1211 Personal Technology News en-us Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:00:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1211 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/wr_nm/iraq_refugees_un_dc nm/20070831/iraq_refugees_un_dc Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:00:05 GMT Reuters - The U.N. refugee agency is alerting more than 33,000 vulnerable Iraqi refugees in Damascus through text messages on cell phones, which many of them use to keep in touch with family and friends. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070831/tc_pcworld/136676 pcworld/20070831/136676 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:00:00 GMT PC World - Rumors that Microsoft Corp. may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. are likely just that because of RIM&#39;s high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070831/tc_infoworld/91487 infoworld/20070831/91487 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:55:59 GMT InfoWorld - Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM&#39;s high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070901/tc_cmp/201803530 cmp/20070901/201803530 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:46:00 GMT TechWeb - Despite the apparent focus on Apple&#39;s iPod at an event on Sept. 5, European telecom companiess are among those anxious for a chance to catch iPhone fire. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070831/tc_infoworld/91483 infoworld/20070831/91483 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:16:59 GMT InfoWorld - Vendors supporting HD DVD are cutting prices to boost their products, which are vying with Blu-ray disc technology to replace current DVD movie discs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20070831/tc_nf/55038 nf/20070831/55038 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:03:51 GMT NewsFactor - Unless the two sides come to the table, iTunes viewers soon will have to live without watching &quot;The Office&quot; and &quot;Heroes&quot; on their iPods. NBC Universal, the network that owns those shows, is pulling them off of Apple&#39;s digital download service, The New York Times reported Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070831/tc_pcworld/136673 pcworld/20070831/136673 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMT PC World - Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell has ordered the state&#39;s IT agency to implement new controls for protecting sensitive data on laptops after a recent theft exposed data on 106,000 taxpayers in the state. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/tc_nm/electronics_fair_navigation_dc nm/20070831/electronics_fair_navigation_dc Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:31:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/tc_nm/electronics_fair_navigation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070831/2007_08_31t132912_450x185_us_electronics_fair_navigation.jpg?x=130&y=53&sig=PFUgL.eCmxTf6Ll5BVaRnA--" align="left" height="53" width="130" alt="A worker tightens a banner of the navigation system company Garmin in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 6, 2006. Garmin, which is battling TomTom for leadership in the global portable navigation market, announced on Friday it would launch a pink device in time for Christmas to lure young female shoppers. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Manufacturers of satellite navigation devices are loading up their gadgets with features from audio sightseeing guides to three-dimensional city views as they seek to differentiate themselves in a crowded market.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070831/tc_nm/electronics_fair_navigation_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070831/2007_08_31t132912_450x185_us_electronics_fair_navigation.jpg?x=130&y=53&sig=PFUgL.eCmxTf6Ll5BVaRnA--" align="left" height="53" width="130" alt="photo" title="A worker tightens a banner of the navigation system company Garmin in preparation for the CeBIT computer fair in the northern German town of Hanover March 6, 2006. Garmin, which is battling TomTom for leadership in the global portable navigation market, announced on Friday it would launch a pink device in time for Christmas to lure young female shoppers. (Christian Charisius/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20070831/tc_macworld/itoner20070831 macworld/20070831/itoner20070831 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:41:00 GMT Macworld.com - Ambrosia Software on Friday introduced iToner 1.0.0, a new utility for Mac OS X that enables iPhone users to create and install custom ringtones. It costs $15. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/japantelecomtechnologycompanydocomo afp/20070831/japantelecomtechnologycompanydocomo Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:41:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/japantelecomtechnologycompanydocomo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070831/capt.sge.ptu16.310807142829.photo00.photo.default-350x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=Fh.HodIh2WjdnmDgL2rX1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="An NTT DoCoMo employee displays the &quot;F1100&quot; mobile phone during a press conference in Tokyo. NTT DoCoMo says it will tie up with broadband provider ACCA Networks to introduce ultra-fast mobile WiMAX technology.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Leading Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday it will tie up with broadband provider ACCA Networks to introduce ultra-fast mobile WiMAX technology.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/japantelecomtechnologycompanydocomo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070831/capt.sge.ptu16.310807142829.photo00.photo.default-350x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=Fh.HodIh2WjdnmDgL2rX1Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="An NTT DoCoMo employee displays the &quot;F1100&quot; mobile phone during a press conference in Tokyo. NTT DoCoMo says it will tie up with broadband provider ACCA Networks to introduce ultra-fast mobile WiMAX technology.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070831/tc_pcworld/136655 pcworld/20070831/136655 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:00:00 GMT PC World - Casio Computer Co. Ltd. has developed a digital still camera that can shoot at a rate of 60 photos per second at full resolution. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070831/tc_pcworld/136652 pcworld/20070831/136652 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT PC World - Hitachi Ltd. will launch its digital video camcorder based on Blu-ray Disc in Europe in October, the company announced Friday at the IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070831/tc_pcworld/136654 pcworld/20070831/136654 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT PC World - The company manufacturing the One Laptop Per Child notebook played down the impact of component shortages in the industry, rebutting local reports that the shortages will affect supplies of the computer when it ships in October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070831/tc_infoworld/91474 infoworld/20070831/91474 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:47:19 GMT InfoWorld - The company manufacturing the One Laptop Per Child notebook played down the impact of component shortages in the industry, rebutting local reports that the shortages will affect supplies of the computer when it ships in October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20070831/tc_usatoday/investorshappierwithdellbutsomecustomersarent usatoday/20070831/investorshappierwithdellbutsomecustomersarent Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:22:14 GMT USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Dell is winning over Wall Street again - but some of its customers remain unhappy with the beleaguered PC giant. Dell on Thursday reported preliminary revenue of $14.8 billion for the quarter ended Aug. 3, up from $14.1 billion a year ago. The No. 2 PC maker also conceded that a shortage of laptop parts continues to prevent it from filling some orders. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/ustechnologyit afp/20070831/ustechnologyit Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:53:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/ustechnologyit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070831/capt.sge.pqd50.310807085130.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=A.o8gg9HEFFSkkfm3Psirw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Google&#39;s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Specialized blogs are all abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the &quot;Google Phone&quot; or &quot;GPhone,&quot; a cheap mobile phone equipped with a Google operating system.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Specialized blogs are all abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the &quot;Google Phone&quot; or &quot;GPhone,&quot; a cheap mobile phone equipped with a Google operating system.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070831/tc_afp/ustechnologyit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070831/capt.sge.pqd50.310807085130.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=A.o8gg9HEFFSkkfm3Psirw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="Google&#39;s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Specialized blogs are all abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the &quot;Google Phone&quot; or &quot;GPhone,&quot; a cheap mobile phone equipped with a Google operating system.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20070830/tc_nf/55007 nf/20070830/55007 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:24:43 GMT NewsFactor - Nokia is making moves on Apple in more ways than one. While its latest rendition of the N95 mobile device debuted as a so-called iPhone killer, its Ovi Internet services are launching as a formidable iTunes competitor. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070830/tc_pcworld/136626 pcworld/20070830/136626 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:00:00 GMT PC World - Supporters of the Blu-ray Disc format came to Berlin armed with key announcements to underscore their commitment to the next-generation movie disc. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/tc_nm/computers_nanotech_dc nm/20070830/computers_nanotech_dc Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:36:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/tc_nm/computers_nanotech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070831/2007_08_30t164642_450x341_us_computers_nanotech.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=X1JoUKJWeNye0JTWXzE1Mg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A view of the IBM facility outside Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2006. Scientists at IBM said on Thursday they had moved closer to being able to cram 30,000 full-length films into a gadget the size of an iPod by learning how to steer single atoms in a way that could create building blocks for ultra-tiny storage devices. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length movies into a gadget the size of an iPod.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/tc_nm/computers_nanotech_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070831/2007_08_30t164642_450x341_us_computers_nanotech.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=X1JoUKJWeNye0JTWXzE1Mg--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the IBM facility outside Boulder, Colorado October 18, 2006. Scientists at IBM said on Thursday they had moved closer to being able to cram 30,000 full-length films into a gadget the size of an iPod by learning how to steer single atoms in a way that could create building blocks for ultra-tiny storage devices. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070831/tc_cmp/201803276 cmp/20070831/201803276 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:20:00 GMT TechWeb - The class-action suit charges that the companies violated California law by failing to inform iPhone purchasers that it costs $100 to replace the phone&#39;s battery.