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Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday. Read More

IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World)

PC World - The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range. Read More

Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application. Read More

China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely. Read More

Ngmoco releases Rolando 2 for iPhone, iPod touch (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - Ngmoco has announced the release of Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid, a new game for the iPhone and iPod touch priced at $10. Read More

iPhone 3GS Gets Jailbroken, Hack Available Online (PC World)

PC World - The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS. Read More

AT&T Says iPhone 3GS is Hot in a Good Way (PC World)

PC World - The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. Read More

Deathmatch rematch: BlackBerry versus iPhone 3.0 (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - The new iPhone 3.0 OS is now old news, but does its enhancements overcome any advantages that the BlackBerry has over the iPhone? Read More

Mac News Briefs: BenVista releases PhotoZoom Pro 3 photo enlarger (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - BenVista has released the latest version its photo enlargement sofware, PhotoZoom Pro 3. Read More

Will iPhones Get Tactile Feedback, Fingerprint ID? (PC World)

PC World - It’s always fun to speculate about what Apple has up its sleeve, and one way to get the rumors flying is to uncover Cupertino’s latest patent applications. MacRumors has done just that, and the paperwork shows Apple has its eye on some intriguing technologies that may find their way into future iPhones and iPods. Read More

Preview: Facebook's Upcoming New iPhone App (PC World)

PC World - The folks at Facebook don't seem to be taking much downtime this summer. After announcing a revamped approach to user privacy control this week, the Facebook team is now preparing to launch a new and improved Facebook application for the iPhone. Read More

Claims of Apple 'admitting' iPhone 3GS overheating are hot air (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - They say the iPhone 3GS is hot. Hot as in sexy. Hot as in selling like cakes that are hot. Hot as in “scorch the skin off your face Raiders of the Ark-style.” Read More

Xbox 360 Dashboard Ads to Get Animation, Audio (PC World)

PC World - What's worse than paying $50 a year more than Games For Windows Live gamers, just to play Xbox 360 games online? Read More

AT&T, iPhone Customers Angry Over Voicemail Delays (PC World)

PC World - Some AT&T and iPhone customers are angry over delayed delivery of voicemail messages. Sometimes, they say, a voicemail message may not appear in their inbox for several days after it was recorded. Read More

Dell Adding GPS, Maps to a Netbook (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones. Read More

More Pornography Sneaks onto the iPhone (PC World)

PC World - Less than a week after the iPhone app developer behind Hottest Girls was busted for distributing pornographic material on the iPhone, another perpetrator sneaked in and posted what is purported to be a photo of a nude 15-year-old girl to its iPhone app. The app, named BeautyMeter, has been removed in line with Apple's policy against pornographic material. Read More

Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of (PC World)

PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched. Read More

Skype's Push-Less iPhone App Is Semi-Useless (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Skype may have just released version 1.1 of its iPhone app, but the eBay-owned company can't catch a break on cell phones. Read More

When Your Phone Rings, the Copyright Police May Come Calling (PC World)

PC World - A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. Read More

Jailbroken IPhones Leave Users More Vulnerable (PC World)

PC World - Jailbreaking an iPhone leaves users vulnerable to attack by stripping away most of the handset's security protections, a security researcher warned Thursday. Read More

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