Macworld.com - Hey, Palm Pre owners—are you enjoying the ability to sync your smartphone with iTunes? Do you get a giddy little thrill each time you plug the Pre into your computer and Apple’s music jukebox application recognizes it as if you were syncing an iPhone or iPod? Do you agree with PC World’s review of the Pre which listed iTunes syncing as one of the factors that made “syncing your media with the Pre… a snap?”

Reuters - Twitter, the social networking site favored by some celebrities, has gone high-brow with a performance from James Joyce's 1922 novel 'Ulysses.'

PC World - Powerchip Semiconductor, formerly the largest DRAM maker in Taiwan, hopes to finalize a new agreement with holders of a convertible bond that comes due at the end of this week, or the company may face legal action by its creditors.

Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday said it will back repealing a hard-to-enforce tax on personal use of work cellphones, appeasing the business community, phone makers and users.

PC World - June is always a busy month for new gadgets. The E3 video games show, Taiwan's Computex IT show and Singapore's CommunicAsia all provide a launching pad for new products and other companies are busy preparing new gizmos for the upcoming mid-year holidays. And 2009 was no exception.

AP - Iran clamped down Tuesday on independent media in an attempt to control images of election protests, but pictures and videos leaked out anyway � showing how difficult it is to shut off the flow of information in the Internet age.

PC World - IBM is expanding work on applications for use in Chinese hospitals after spotting an opportunity in the country's massive spending plan for healthcare reform.

AFP - More must be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which threatens sensitive government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday.

Macworld.com - Extensis on Wednesday announced the release of Universal Type Server 2.0, its font management system for Mac OS X and Windows workgroups. It’s priced starting at $1395.

Macworld.com - Virtual Programming on Wednesday announced plans to release a Macintosh conversion of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. A release date was not announced.

PC World - What's smaller than the iPhone and thinner than the G1? It's T-Mobile's second Android-powered phone: myTouch 3G. Or at least that's the rumor, anyway. Next week, T-Mobile is expected to announce a summer launch date for another Android-powered phone from HTC called the myTouch 3G, according to The Wall Street Journal.

PC World - I've been a staunch iPhone jailbreaker since I first laid hands on the ancient, first-generation, EDGE-only device.

Reuters - Microsoft Corp's share of Internet searches continued to grow for a second week after the introduction of its new search engine Bing, industry tracker comScore Inc said on Wednesday.

PC World - IBM is allocating US$100 million to research in mobile communications over the next five years.

Reuters - Apple Inc released 45 software patches on Wednesday to address security vulnerabilities in its popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.

AP - AT&T Inc. says it will allow some current iPhone owners to upgrade to a new model at the same price as new buyers.

Reuters - Sirius XM Radio subscribers will be able to download software on June 18 that lets the satellite radio service's programing play on Apple Inc's iPhone.

Macworld.com - As promised during last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple on Wednesday released the iPhone 3.0 software update, a major overhaul of its mobile operating system that promises more than 100 new features and enhancements.

Macworld.com - Major League Baseball just keeps adding features to its groundbreaking MLB At Bat 2009 iPhone app.

PC World - Apple appears to be playing games with shipments of its new iPhone 3G S to customers who ordered online. Earlier promises of 'delivery by June 19' have been replaced by 'delivery by June 22.' Meanwhile, downloads of iPhone OS 3.0 updates, promised for today, have apparently not yet begun.

PC Magazine - Ladies and gentlemen, start your iTunes. Just not yet. The new iPhone OS 3.0 update for all existing iPhones is scheduled to come out today, but it still hasn't arrived as of 10 AM ET.

AP - Google Inc. is willing to concede to German demands the company erase photos for its panoramic mapping service after they have been processed, a data protection official said Wednesday.

Reuters - The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.

The Motley Fool - We could argue all day about whether or not kids need credit cards. The concept of need is pretty subjective, especially when it comes to kids -- one day they'll claim to 'need' a new iPod, and the next it's trendy kicks or the latest game system. But many parents and their progeny are already sold on the benefits of plastic (especially for emergencies), making them ripe pickings for bad-guy credit card companies. Don't let yourself or your child fall prey to one of the lousy lenders.

PC World - Nations increasingly touched by cyberattacks are still in the very early stages of figuring out how to deal with incidents that could escalate into critical national security threats.

PC Magazine - Intel said Wednesday that it has consolidated its core microprocessor branding strategy around its, well, Core brand.

Macworld.com - Com2uS has announced the release of Baseball Slugger: Home Run Race 3D for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available for purchase from the App Store for $3 (a special introductory price, normally $5).

Macworld.com - ‘Twas two days before the iPhone 3G S hit the stores when the reviews at last began to seep through the pores.

Macworld.com - SkypeCap has announced the release of SkypeCap 2.0, a new version of its Skype audio and video session recorder for Mac OS X. It costs $50.

Macworld.com - Maybe AT&T is getting tired of being the most unpopular kid at school. Bowing to the furor over the provider’s pricing for iPhone 3G S upgrades, AT&T announced on Wednesday that it would extend the fully subsidized price of the iPhone 3G S to more customers.

PC World - In a story we picked up from our sister publication PC Advisor in the U.K. through a syndication feed, we earlier published information that Apple was 'quietly delaying' the iPhone 3.0 software update until tomorrow, June 18.

Macworld.com - In addition to the myriad functional changes offered in iPhone OS 3.0, many security improvements have also been made. Apple has outlined those changes in a lengthy technical note, which we’ve summarized here.

PC World - The game of cat-and-mouse continues between hackers at the iPhone Dev Team and Apple. As we near the launch of iPhone OS 3.0, the Dev Team's pineapple-faced spokesperson, MuscleNerd, broadcast on Tuesday night a qik livestream showing off ultrasn0w, the updated version of the Dev Team's iPhone software jailbreak. MuscleNerd said in the video the new jailbreak applies to any iPhone 3G running 3.0.

PC Magazine - Not too jazzed about the prospect of paying up to $500 to upgrade your iPhone 3G to an iPhone 3G S? AT&T has apparently heard your complaints and announced an accelerated upgrade schedule Wednesday for customers who want the new device.

NewsFactor - Microsoft's new search engine continues to gain market traction, but it may not be for long. Bing, the service debuted just more than two weeks ago, continued to attract daily users for a second week.

PC World - Amazon search subsidiary A9 has acquired SnapTell, a company that lets mobile users take photos of products or advertisements to get special deals or more information.

InfoWorld - Microsoft will no longer ship its Expression Media digital asset management software as part of the Expression Studio suite effective with the upcoming Expression Studio 3 release, a company representative said in an e-mail on Wednesday morning.

PC World - In the ongoing quest to make more efficient use of storage capacity, Hitachi Data Systems is adding software to its enterprise storage arrays that can find unused space on storage devices from multiple vendors and release it.

Reuters - Intel Corp plans to phase out some of its brands, including the 'Centrino' for computers, to focus on fewer top names as the chip maker expands into new markets such as mobile devices.

NewsFactor - Reports are surfacing that customers who ordered the new iPhone 3GS online may have delayed gratification. Consumers checking their package tracking status were shocked to discover that the delivery date, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was quietly shifted to Friday or even Monday.

Macworld.com - For you Mac users who are sick and tired of hearing about iPhone 3.0 this and iPhone 3G S that, don’t worry: Apple hasn’t forgotten about you. On Wednesday, the company released two minor updates to Mac—yes, Mac!—software.

Reuters - AT&T Inc yielded on Wednesday to customer complaints and agreed to extend its best upgrade price to previous iPhone buyers eager to get their hands on Apple Inc's new model, which goes on sale Friday.

PC World - On the grand launch day of the iPhone 3.0 software update (which is available to iPhone users around the word as I write), some of the tech hotshots have gotten their hands on the brand-new (and yet unreleased) iPhone 3G S.

AP - I'm sick of spending so much time making decisions, like what to eat for lunch or where to go on a date. So lately I've been outsourcing the process to a free new Web service that is happy to do it for me.

AP - Some groups that have lagged in signing up for high-speed Internet service, like the elderly, the poor and rural residents, have started to gain on those who have had a head start, according to a new survey.

AFP - Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Wednesday downplayed expectations for the success of the newly launched Bing search engine, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term.

NewsFactor - Dell is moving forward into the growing virtualization market, with the announcement Wednesday of a major new initiative. The company said it is seeking to help businesses 'become more efficient' through its flexible and modular virtualization and data-center consulting services, 'business-ready' virtualization configurations, new PowerEdge servers, and EqualLogic PS4000 storage arrays.

PC Magazine - How satisfied are you with the customer service staff of your cell phone, cable, and PC providers? A Wednesday study from the CFI Group found satisfaction rates for 2008 jumped for cable and satellite TV providers, dipped slightly among wireless companies, and stayed flat with PC manufacturers.

PC Magazine - AT&T argued Wednesday that the exclusive nature of its deal with Apple is exactly what made the iPhone possible. Smaller carriers like U.S. Cellular and Cellular South begged to differ.

AFP - Cyber-sympathizers from around the world have joined forces online to help Iranian protestors dodge censorship, get out news of violent clashes and avoid real-world capture following Iran's disputed election.

Reuters - Amid complaints by smaller competitors that exclusive agreements by dominant wireless phone companies and handset makers hurt competition, AT&T said on Wednesday that competition in the industry is robust and it will increase over time.

PC World - Oracle on Wednesday said it has bought the intellectual property of Conformia Software, maker of software for managing the design and development of drugs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

AFP - Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer downplayed expectations for the success of the newly launched Bing search engine, but said the company was committed to challenge Google over the long-term.

PC World - If you're not buying a monthly text-message plan from your wireless carrier, you're getting ripped off. This isn't news, I know, but testimony before Congress this week from the nation's top wireless carriers makes this clear to occasional texters like me who don't want a message bundle.

Investor's Business Daily - YouTube is losing far less money than popularly believed -- though owner Google is in no hurry to correct the misperception, says technology outsourcing firm Ramp-Rate.

PC World - How do you make a terrible thing even worse? If you're a crook who operates a botnet--an often-expansive network of malware-infected PCs--you link botnets together to form a gargantuan 'botnetweb.' And you do it in a way that's hard for an antivirus suite to fight.

Reuters - Toshiba Corp, Japan's largest chip maker, said it plans to mass produce 28-nanometre system chips in the next business year as it fights to stay relevant in an area dominated by the likes of Intel Corp and Texas Instruments Inc.

PC World - We've delved into iPhone OS 3.0 and so far, we like what we've seen. But after playing with it all day, we noted a few new features that should be thrown in for the next update as well as a few existing apps that desperately need a makeover.

AFP - Cyber-sympathizers from around the world have joined forces online to help Iranian protestors dodge censorship, get out news of violent clashes and avoid real-world capture following Iran's disputed election.