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NEWS: Google to integrate PDF reader into Chrome (in addition to Flash)
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/18/chrome_dev_builds_get_built_in_pdf_reader/> ... 18 Jun 2010 21:15

NEWS: Google's Wi-Fi snoop nabbed passwords and emails
The Wi-Fi traffic collected by Google's world-roving Street View cars included passwords and email, according to a report citing a preliminary study from the French data protection authority. IDG reports that the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL) has examined part of the data, after it wa... 23 Jun 2010 00:49

NEWS: Cheap Smartphones Will Help Android Overtake the IPhone
Vendors are adding cheaper and simpler Android-based phones to their portfolios, in an effort to put smartphones in the hands of more users. The products will also help close the gap between Android and Apple's iPhone, according to analysts. On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics launched the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5. On ... 18 Jun 2010 11:17

NEWS: Verizon's Droid X: Everything There Is To Know
Verizon confirmed the existence of a new Motorola-made Android phone called the Droid X on Thursday. A newly launched section of Verizon's Web site teases the device, showing an image of the phone along with the caption: "The Next Generation of Does: Droid Does." Verizon's site says the Droid X has a 4.3-inch dis... 17 Jun 2010 23:21

NEWS: FCC moves to gain more authority over broadband service
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to start the controversial process of reclassifying high-speed Internet access to give the agency more authority over service providers to prevent disparate treatment of customers. The commission voted 3-2 along party lines to put out for public comment a new ... 18 Jun 2010 21:15

NEWS: Verizon May Follow AT&T�s IPhone to Tiered Pricing
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, may follow AT&T Inc. in introducing tiered pricing and eliminating unlimited data plans this year as it moves to its faster fourth-generation network technology. �We will probably need to change the design of our pricing where it will not be totally unlimi... 17 Jun 2010 23:21

NEWS: Analyst expects iPad to pass Mac by September
The iPad is set to surpass Apple Mac computer shipments by September, while production levels for the yet-to-be-released iPhone 4G will hit 12 million by that time, according to an analyst. "By the September quarter, iPad sales volumes should exceed Mac, which, on average, are about 3 million on a quarterly basis... 17 Jun 2010 21:10

NEWS: iPad gouges netbook sales
Tablets look set a displace the netbook, if figures from market watcher DisplaySearch are to be believed. DisplaySearch tracks all mobile computer sales, from netbooks through ultraportables right the way up to desktop replacement behemoths. The telling figures are netbooks' share of the overall mobile computer... 27 Jun 2010 19:23

NEWS: Best Buy lauds Sprint HTC Evo, Android sales
Dunn, speaking on an earnings conference call following disappointing fiscal first-quarter results, said the "4G HTC Evo is the best-selling device in Best Buy Mobile." Dunn added that "Android platform sales are outstanding." MORE: <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20007759-94.html> ... 17 Jun 2010 00:17

NEWS: Nokia N8 Misses Smartphone Boom
As Apple Inc. struggles to meet demand for the latest version of the iPhone, Nokia Oyj is still waiting to ship its only model that may compete. The Finnish company has announced just one handset, the N8, from its new high-end line based on revamped Symbian 3 software, while Apple�s recently unveiled iPhone 4 is... 17 Jun 2010 00:17