• A $1000 Apple Tablet? Let's Hope Not

  
  A thousand clams for Apple's mystery slate seems wildly overpriced for the consumer market. Sure, it might draw crowds at the Apple Store -- but few shoppers would buy one.

• The Motorola Droid Gets Rooted

  
  Android forum offers instructions on how to gain administrator access to your Droid, but you may not want to. Not yet, at least.
• Google Apps Takes Aim at SharePoint with Groups Feature
• Adobe Updates Flash, AIR With Critical Fixes
• AT&T Unveils Ugly Fix For Mobile Data Deluge
• Google Chrome for Mac: First Impressions
• Hands-On Review of Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader

Latest News

• Taiwanese Operator Forecasts Strong Asian Demand for Android Taiwanese mobile operator FET said 20 to 30 new Android smartphones will come out in the first half of 2010 from Taiwan makers, and more apps are on the way.
• China Unicom's IPhone Sales Hit 100,000 China Unicom said it has sold more than 100,000 iPhones, marking a slight pickup in sales since it launched the phone in late October.
• Panasonic Finally Wins Control of Sanyo Panasonic is poised to gain control of Sanyo Electric after a tender offer closed successfully on Wednesday, the two companies said on Thursday.
• China Expands Porn Sting by Shutting P2P Video Sites Chinese regulators have taken a wide-ranging war against online porn one step further by closing a series of popular BitTorrent and video-sharing Web sites.
• Acer Plans up to 6 New Android Handsets for First Half 2010 Acer plans to launch as many as six new Android handsets in the first half of next year.
• Intel May Give Larrabee Update in Late 2010, Analyst Says Intel is likely to give an update on plans for its delayed graphics chip during the third quarter of 2010.
• Malaysian Company Acquires Friendster, Bets on Micropayments Social networking site Friendster accepted a buyout offer from Malaysia's MOL Global.
• IBM Adding Data Centers, Cloud Computing Lab in Asia IBM invests in data centers and a lab in Asia where it sees a surge in demand for strategic outsourcing and cloud computing services.
• Hackers Find a Home in Amazon's EC2 Cloud CA has found a variant of the Zeus botnet running a command and control server on Amazon's EC2 infrastructure.
• Microblogs Face Uphill Battle With China's Censors Microblogging services are taking off in China, but regulation by an authoritarian government is challenging their growth.
• Google Chrome for Mac Is Speedy, A Bit Buggy When Google calls a service or a piece of software "beta" you never know what you're going to get. In this case, you get a work in progress.
• Need Fast Web Access? Try Chromium OS on a Stick Keep a USB key with Chromium OS with you for near-instant access to the Internet from anywhere.
• Facebook Privacy Changes Draw Mixed Reviews Privacy advocates are calling Facebook's latest privacy changes a mixed bag.
• Capturing Critters Reader Don Felton enjoys the wildlife around his home, but finds it difficult to capture it. He writes:
• Red Hat Open Sources Desktop Application Protocol Red Hat open sources its recently acquired virtual desktop management protocol.
• Clearwire Network Down for Hours in Handful of Cities A software update took down Clearwire's network in several cities for about five hours on Tuesday.
• Nokia to Close New York, Chicago Stores Too Following the closure of its London flagship store, Nokia plans to close the outlets in New York and Chicago.
• Shutterfly Wink Turns Digital Photos Into Prints Hard copy is a lost art. Now that everything from photography to animation is done digitally, the days of the photo booth and the Polaroid camera appear to have...
• Apple Makes iPhone Developer News Available via RSS News and announcements for developers about iPhone development and the App Store has expanded beyond its small pane on Apple's iPhone Dev Center.
• A $1000 Apple Tablet? Let's Hope Not A thousand clams for Apple's mystery slate seems wildly overpriced for the consumer market. Sure, it might draw crowds at the Apple Store -- but few shoppers would buy one.

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• Mobile Computing
  Need Fast Web Access? Try Chromium OS on a Stick Keep a USB key with Chromium OS with you for near-instant access to the Internet from anywhere.
• Today @ PC World
  A $1000 Apple Tablet? Let's Hope Not A thousand clams for Apple's mystery slate seems wildly overpriced for the consumer market. Sure, it might draw crowds at the Apple Store -- but few shoppers would buy one.
• Today @ PC World
  AT&T Unveils Ugly Fix For Mobile Data Deluge An AT&T exec reveals plans for customer education, incentives, and updated "pricing schemes" to deal with heavy mobile data usage. Our commentator isn't impressed.
• Geek Tech
  Ustream iPhone App Lets You Stream Live Video Looking to become a one-person mobile broadcasting outfit? The interactive video site Ustream has released Ustream Live Broadcaster (iTunes link), an iPhone app...
• Geek Tech
  Digital Gear: Android Tablets Charge Ahead As users eagerly await tablets from companies like Apple and Microsoft, Fusion Garage jumped ahead with the demonstration of JooJoo, a handheld Internet and...
• Security Alert
  Adobe Updates Flash, AIR With Critical Fixes New must-have versions for both programs close serious security holes.
• Today @ PC World
  Apple Tablet by Spring 2010? Fine, Whatever It's been less than a week since an Apple tablet rumor has made headlines, but, fear not, Apple's mythical device is back in the news.
• Today @ PC World
  Google Chrome for Mac: First Impressions Beta version of the browser is lacking some features (like bookmark sync), and it suffers from a few hiccups. Still, it's a good start.
• Tech Inciter
  Facebook Privacy Changes Go Live; Beware of "Everyone" The #1 social network has begun rolling out long-promised changes. Beware of the "everyone" option.
• Today @ PC World
  Acer: Dell and HP Are Sabotaging Ultra-Thin Laptops Thin and light laptops would be selling better if PC makers like Dell and HP wanted them to, Acer exec says.
• Tech Inciter
  Google's "Living Stories" Aren't Terribly Alive If "updated 17 hours ago" counts as living, Google's new topic pages for newspapers are already on life support.
• Today @ PC World
  Redbox DVD Kiosks: Destroying Hollywood? Movie industry is concerned about the budget-conscious kiosks, but they should be more worried about digital downloads and streaming media.
• Game On
  Shoot Civilians and Lose in Censored Version of Modern Warfare 2 Modern Warfare 2's controversial civilian-shooting "No Russian" level rumored to be retooled for upcoming Japanese release.
• Today @ PC World
  The Motorola Droid Gets Rooted Android forum offers instructions on how to gain administrator access to your Droid, but you may not want to. Not yet, at least.