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Teen Hacker Gets Sweet Reward

The teen who unlocked the iPhone from AT&T trades the device in for a car and a paid consulting job.

Earthlink Cutting Back

Earthlink is cutting offices and jobs as it tries to slash costs.

IPTV Push In Europe

Telecom companies set to announce a major push to convince customers around Europe to begin adopting IPTV and receive television through their phone lines.

Wonkosphere Measures Political Buzz

A new Web service is launched to measure the buzz each presidential candidate is receiving.

AOL OK To Buy Tacoda

FTC gives the go-ahead for AOL to purchase behavioural analysis marketing firm Tacoda.

Windows Advantage Not So Great

A server problem led to users being accused of using pirated Microsoft Windows software over the weekend.

Second Lifers Smeet In Chicago

800 fans attend the Second Life Community Convention in Chicago and emerge from behind the avatars to meet in the flesh.

iPhone Set To Clean Up In Europe

According to rumors, Apple is demanding 10% of the iPhone data and voice revenue from potential European carriers.

A Video Game To Test Fear

A video game that delivers electric shocks is being used by researchers to see how we react to imminent danger.

Nokia Tries To N-Gage Again

Nokia tries to revive a new N-Gage as a multiplayer gaming device.

Digitally Booming Britain

A new survey tracks the increasing digital habits of Britons.

India Now Second-Largest Nokia Market

India has leapfrogged the US to become the second-largest market for Nokia mobile phones, three years earlier than predicted.

No More Bill-In-A-Box

AT&T will stop sending the bills that take up pages and pages – to the point where they have to be sent in a box – to iPhone users.

More Games For The iPhone?

There are likely to be many more games coming for your iPhone, and Apple will probably be among the developers.

Mobile Phones Pushing At Landline Usage

In Britain, mobile calls now account for over a third of all telephone minutes as landline use continues to decrease.

MTV And MySpace To Quiz Candidates

One hour dialogues with text, e-mail and IM questions will be webcast live.

The Fallout From The Monster Hack

1,000 computers infected and files held to ransom.

David (Antigua) Beats Goliath (US) At WTO

Antigua has beaten the US at the WTO on the issue of online gambling, and has proposed a novel – if unworkable – intellectual property solution.

Google Remains Top Search Dog

Google keeps it dominant search engine position, as the company that tracks figures announces a new method of measurement criteria.

YouTube Cranks Up Ads

YouTube has started running overlay ads on some clips as Google begins its efforts to recoup it $1.65 billion purchase.

Music Week Takes On Last.fm’s Charts

Influential British music publication will begin publishing charts from the Last.fm site, which shows how tracks are listened to, rather than bought.

DRM-Free Stones

7digital will make the Rolling Stones’ catalogue from 1971 on available for download in a DRM-free format – and it’s on sale.

Massive Data Hack At Monster.com

Attackers have made off with the personal data of several hundred thousand people from the job site Monster.com, and the phishing mails have already appeared.

Google Extends In China

Google has bought a stake in a Chinese social network site and has approval to provide Internet content in the country.

Bebo Adopts Windows Live Messenger

Social network site Bebo has teamed with Microsoft to let its members import and export Windows Live Messenger contact lists.

New Survey Reveals Online Pharmacy Dangers

A British investigation into online pharmacies has revealed that they’re even more dubious than we imagined.

British Radio Figures Up

The number of people listening to radio in the UK is rising – they’re just doing it in new ways.

TSF Sets Up Telecoms In Disaster Areas

You might not have heard of the charity Telecoms Sans Frontieres, but right now they’re helping people communicate in earthquake-torn Peru.

Dare To Be Digital Game Winner

The annual student gaming contest have been won by Ragnarawk, a guitar controller game.

The Anniversary Of The CD

As the CD turns 25, it’s worth remembering that it came about because of collaboration, not competition.

Travelocity Fined For Cuba Trips

Online travel company Travelocity.con has been fined $182,750 for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old ban.

New Bluetooth App For Facebook

Researchers have created a Bluetooth application for Facebook that will allow users to build networks.

How Many Moves to Solve Rubik’s Cube?

Researchers spent 63 hours on a supercomputer to arrive at a new low number of moves for solving Rubik's cube.

Yahoo Webcam Security Problem

A webcam invite flaw in the newest version of Yahoo Messenger could leave users vulnerable to hacker attacks.