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South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
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AP - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks (AP)
AP - While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.
Fox CEO wants US to join France on Internet piracy (AP)
AP - The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films.
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty (AP)
AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling (AP)
AP - A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark.
200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English (AP)
AP - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
British TV star Susan Boyle's album goes on sale (AFP)
AFP - British reality TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album went on sale Monday, having already become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of online retailer Amazon.
New Worm Steals Data From Jailbroken iPhones (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Just two weeks after Apple iPhone users in Australia reported jailbroken iPhones came under siege by attackers, a new version of the iPhone worm is posing a threat. Symantec reports the new worm targets jailbroken iPhones running SSH that are still using the default password. The worm can reportedly steal data stored on the iPhone as well as connect back to the attacker, giving them control of the phone.
Spotify Lands App for Symbian Phones (PC World)
PC World - Spotify, the popular music streaming service available only in select European countries, introduced on Monday a mobile application for the Symbian operating system, which includes Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung phones.
Spotify launches application for Nokia phones (AFP)
AFP - Swedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.
Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach (AFP)
AFP - French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
Third iPhone worm targets jailbroken iPhones in Europe, Australia (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Another week, another worm hitting jailbroken iPhones. As with the previous exploits, which Rickrolled your phone’s wallpaper and stole your data, this nasty piece of work burrows its way into your jailbroken device if you haven’t changed the password for the iPhone’s root account—you have changed your root password, right? Right?
CDC Software 3Q profit rises on lower costs (AP)
AP - CDC Software Corp., a Chinese business software developer whose shares began trading in the United States last summer, said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 47 percent on lower costs and expenses.
Ciena beats NSN to buy Nortel's businesses for $769 mln (Reuters)
Reuters - Ciena Corp agreed to buy the optical networking and ethernet equipment businesses of bankrupt Nortel Networks for $769 million after trumping a bid from Nokia Siemens Networks.
New Attack Fells Internet Explorer (PC World)
PC World - A hacker has posted attack code that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
Underwhelmed By Chrome OS? That's Kinda the Point (PC World)
PC World - When Google unveiled its open source Chrome OS on Thursday, many commentators were quick to dismiss the new operating system as unimpressive and underwhelming.
Apple's iPhone App Store Approvals a Necessary Evil (PC World)
PC World - The Apple App Store has been the subject of debate. Developers complain about the hoops they have to jump through to get through the approval process, while Apple defends the process and claims there is nothing wrong with the App Store. As with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
