Macworld.com - The WolframAlpha iPhone app is now considerably more affordable. The company announced on Thursday that it has dropped the iPhone app from its launch price of $50 (and occasional sale price of $20) to a more App Store-friendly $2, effective immediately. WolframAlpha is the “computational knowledge engine” that launched last year to copious quantities of hype.

AP - An organization for foreign journalists based in China has become the latest victim of cyberattacks targeting the Web sites or e-mail accounts of human rights groups and reporters focused on China.

PC World - Apple's iPad, it seems, really can do almost anything.

PC World - Google has made its fifth acquisition of the year: video service Episodic, which is presumably being drafted to help out with the Google-owned Youtube video service.

PC World - I have had my iPad for a little over 24 hours now. I have customized it with the various iPad apps that I think will add value to my new tablet device--one of which is Pages, the Apple iWork word processing program.

NewsFactor - It's official. With the consumer electronics manufacturing world watching with baited breath, Apple confirmed its marketing savvy with the smash-hit launch of its iPad tablet. Or did it?

Reuters - Real estate Web site Trulia.com launched an online rental listing service on Tuesday, hoping it will help increase annual revenue to $100 million within the next few years.

PC World - Sears has the Panasonic Viera TC-P46S1 46-inch plasma 1080p HDTV on sale for $700 (it usually retails for about $800 or more). Though it is a customizable and easy-to-use HDTV, it doesn't quite come up to par with many LCD models. Sears also offers a $50 mail-in rebate with the purchase of a protection agreement (online only).

Reuters - Tens of millions of Mexicans could find their cellphones disconnected this weekend if the government goes ahead with a new law meant to fight crime by forcing people to register their identities.

Macworld.com - There was no shortage of Twitter clients for Apple’s new iPad when it debuted last week, but one absence struck us as conspicuous: where was popular iPhone app—and App Gem winner—Tweetie? That question now lays answered as Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced on Friday that the company had acquired Tweetie developer Atebits.

AFP - In 2000, at the height of the tech bubble, telecom operators fell over themselves to snap up 3G or third generation mobile licenses in an auction in Germany.

AFP - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said that he does not expect other companies to follow the Internet giant's lead and take on the Chinese authorities.

Reuters - Apple Inc has accepted distribution of Opera Software's Internet browser for its iPhone after a long review, opening a new and potentially lucrative market so far closely guarded by Apple.

Reuters - Intel Corp's sales and margin forecasts trounced Wall Street expectations, reinforcing hopes for an acceleration in the tech sector's recovery and boosting the chip maker's stock 4 percent.

PC World - Staples offers the HP G71-340US laptop for $600 after combined instant savings and a $50 rebate. If you're looking for a desktop replacement that won't break the bank, the G71 may be a strong candidate. It features a 17.3-inch screen, a 2.2GHz Intel Duo processor, and a 320GB hard drive.

PC World - It appears that Boxee, the social media software designed to bring Internet video content to user's televisions, is no longer content with just one screen. A recent job posting on the Boxee website indicates that the New York company is looking for an iPad and iPhone app developer to be the first member of Boxee's new Mobile Applications Team.

PC World - If you want to get past Apple's unpredictable App Store censors, it's simple: Just go win a Pulitzer Prize, and/or inspire an online revolution.

AFP - Most people view the iPad as a slick multi-media entertainment platform, but Gregg Vanderheiden, a university professor, sees other potential uses for Apple's new touchscreen device.

AP - Dish Network subscribers will have available to them some of the latest movies from three major Hollywood studios when Epix becomes one of their channel choices this month.

Reuters - A third of U.S. teenagers with cell phones send more than 100 texts a day as texting has exploded to become the most popular means of communication for young people, according to new research.

PC World - The Blu-ray Disc format will soon be able to perform some nifty tricks--if manufacturers adopt new specifications that the Blu-ray Disc Association, the format's governing body, is likely to finalize soon.

Appolicious - A chat app from the makers of Textfree, the i2i Chat iPhone app is attempting to bring a great instant messaging experience to all Textfree users. Find friends on Facebook and Twitter who are using the app already and get to chatting. Complete with push notifications, this app brings a new Pinger experience to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

PC World - The iPhone got people thinking that watching TV on a phone could be more (and better) than a mere novelty.

Appolicious - Whether you’re planning for a weekend getaway or a lengthy expedition, traveling can be stressful (Volcanoes, anyone?). One thing I know I’ll be packing on my next trip abroad (once I renew that passport -- it was getting full anyway) is the new iPhone app from the friendly folks at Frommer’s.

Appolicious - Any news junkie should look no further than the free Fluent News Reader iPhone app when it comes to a news aggregator for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Reuters - NBC and the producers of 'America's Got Talent' are partnering with YouTube to put the show's audition process online.

AP - More and more Americans are interacting with local, state and federal government offices online. They are turning to the Web to renew driver's licenses and car registrations, to apply for hunting and fishing permits, to pay parking tickets and other fines and even to track campaign contributions and stimulus spending, according to a study being released Tuesday.

AFP - Australia's government urged young people not to join the 'sexting' craze on Wednesday, warning that sending provocative images by mobile phone could have 'very bad long-term consequences'.

PC World - With iPhones and BlackBerrys everywhere, and Google Android devices on the rise, it's easy to forget that Palm was the company that made it all happen.

AP - Samsung Electronics said net profit surged more than six-fold in the first quarter to a record high on strong demand and higher prices for memory chips as well as increased sales of mobile phones and flat screen televisions.