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Apple quietly switches to first-party location services
Apple has actually been using its own location databases for iOS since April, the company's general counsel confirms. Bruce Sewell notes that for v1.1.3 of the OS through to v3.1, the company relied -- and in fact still relies -- on Google and Skyhook Wireless to handle location-based services. When v3.2 was released for the iPad in April, Apple from then on began using its own location technology....


Apple - Google - Skyhook Wireless - IPad - Technology

Nokia slides again in world phone share, RIM up to fourth
Nokia is still continuing its long decline in world market share, IDC determined today. The one-time unquestioned leader still has its edge but has dropped to exactly 35 percent from 37.2 percent a year ago. It shipped more phones than last year, but with a poor smartphone lineup and a focus on the declining basic phone business, it lost ground to companies like RIM that have been thriving on the BlackBerry and other smartphones....


Smartphone - Nokia - BlackBerry - Research In Motion - Market share

Spotify may be forced to restart talks for US music
Spotify has been all but pushed into restarting its US plans from scratch due to label negotiations, more than one tipster claimed today. The company has reportedly been frustrated with a lack of progress and has decided to approach the music labels as though new to see what they would accept. A 2010 launch is still hoped for, Billboard notes, but it's unclear how labels would be taking to the new proposals....


Spotify - United States - Record label - Business - Billboard

Amazon Update
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Report: Leopard
[Updated 14:30] a 10.5.3 problem affects web browsers; other 10.5.3 issues, compatibility notes and more

Report: Applications
Adobe CS3 issues, Print to PDF tips

Mobile phone shipments ring in at 308 million
Nokia and Samsung continue to dominate as global handset shipments rise 13 percent in the second quarter, though smartphone wars mean operating profits are volatile.

Facebook's IPO stalling: Are we even still surprised?
A report from Bloomberg brings the shocking news that Facebook will not go public next year. Is the social network's repeated shying from an IPO more of a statement than anything else?

Friday Poll: Is the mouse, indeed, dead?
Some say Apple's new Magic Trackpad heralds a mouse-free future? Are mice a dying breed or will they take their place alongside multitouch and gesture?

Former NSA Director: Hold Nations Responsible For Cyber Attacks, Period
LAS VEGAS ? Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can?t determine whether or not the activity was state-sponsored? It doesn't matter, former NSA Director Michael Hayden says. Do it anyway.

What You Want: Flickr Creator Spins Addictive New Web Service
Meet Caterina Fake, the creative spark behind Hunch. Her big idea? Develop a web service that knows what you want before you even want it.

July 30, 1935: Penguins Invade Britain, Readers Rejoice
Penguin publishes the first paperback books of substance, bringing the likes of Ernest Hemingway, André Maurois and Agatha Christie to the masses. The business model of the book-publishing industry is about to change.

Apple Creating Mysterious "New Revolutionary Feature" In the Heart of Mac OS X [Apple]
Apple is definitely excited about a new mysterious feature that "will truly amaze everyone [...] a new and revolutionary feature for Mac OS X." The extreme hyperbole in their latest job offer is surprising, and it doesn't stop there: More »

Vue Wireless Home Monitoring's iPhone Client Is Pretty Decent [Review]
The Vue wireless camera system we reviewed last year is unique, in that it's completely wireless and small, so you can hide it in cracks and check in occasionally. Now we've tried the iPhone client, and it works as expected. More »

The World's Largest Digital Photograph: Budapest In 70 Gigapixels [Photography]
If you thought that 45 gigapixel panorama of Dubai was something, you ain't seen nothing yet. This 70 gigapixel shot of Budapest is so massive, you can zoom right into the windows of those apartments on the horizon. More »

China Oil Spill Photos: Fire, Crude, and an Inky Cleanup
Fire, crude, and an inky cleanup mark the great China oil spill of 2010?a drop in the barrel compared to the Gulf of Mexico spill.



Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - Environment - Energy - Business

Pictures: Huge Jets Shoot From Dam During China Floods
China's massive Three Gorges Dam is being pushed to its limits by heavy monsoon rains that have sent water gushing through spill gates.



Three Gorges Dam - Flood - Dam - Water - China

Jumbo Squid Flash, Flail in First Ever Squid-cam Video
Filmed away from humans for the first time, jumbo squid light up during an expedition that also found them to have superstrong bites.



Squid - Proxying and Filtering - Cooking - Home - Fish and Seafood

Mars site may hold 'buried life'
Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.

Galapagos off Unesco danger list
A UN panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, to protests from a leading conservation group.

X Prize for oil spill solutions
The X Prize foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry, launches a $1.4 million oil clean-up challenge.

Robot helicopter takes flight navigation to a new low
While other uncrewed planes fly high to stay safe, this autonomous chopper can plan its way around obstacles close to the ground

Pimped up T-cells seek out and destroy HIV
Researchers have used evolution to create immune cells able to destroy HIV far more effectively than the regular cells our body produces

The odd drink in pregnancy won't harm baby
Lots of expecting mums now say they avoid even light drinking, but the latest study indicates that this may be an unnecessary precaution (full text available to subscribers)