PC World - A Chinese teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at one of the country's rehabilitation camps for Internet addicts, state media said Wednesday.

PC World - Running out of power while on the road is something every gadget user has to deal with at sometime but a new portable solar charging system from Sanyo Electric could help in such situations.

InfoWorld - Whether IT likes it or not, mobile devices such as the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile families are becoming part of IT's job to manage.

PC World - A Latvian ISP linked to online criminal activity has been cut off from the Internet, following complaints from Internet security researchers.

InfoWorld - To many, free open source software and Microsoft Windows seem to be mutually exclusive.

PC World - The sale of advanced chip factory equipment at the final plant run by bankrupt DRAM maker Qimonda AG has started on the Web site of auctioneer GoIndustry DoveBid Group.

AP - Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday that it has received an initial favorable ruling related to its patent fight with TiVo Inc.

AP - Google Inc. has found a buyer for a radio advertising business it has abandoned as part of efforts to cut costs and jettison underperforming operations.

AFP - Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish online games firm set to acquire illegal download site The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday it was close to signing a record deal with a major record company.

AP - Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million.

Macworld.com - Apple may have rolled out a security patch for the iPhone SMS vulnerability demonstrated at last week’s Black Hat security conference, but it wasn’t the only Apple device under attack. One hacker demonstrated a way that a keylogging application—a piece of malware that keeps track of what you type—could be installed in the firmware of Apple’s keyboards.

PC World - More Apple gadget wonder has hit the Web with further interest sparked in the mysterious new device called the iProd.

PC World - Users are turning against the iPhone. Call it the summer of our discontent, but these hot, sticky months are proving an excellent time to not buy a smartphone. Apple and AT&T have only themselves to blame.

PC World - Toshiba is eyeing a greater share of the low-cost end of the laptop PC market with the development of more machines in the sub-US$599 price bracket, its new president said Wednesday.

Reuters - The number of mobile users continues to rise in France with 91.8 percent of residents subscribing to wireless services as of end-June, up from 88.1 percent a year ago, the telecoms regulator said on Wednesday.

PC World - Better video compression is a good thing, but better content is better still. As Google today announced its purchase of On2 Technologies and its compression technology, on-demand services like Hulu and those from Netflix and Amazon are making Google's YouTube look more than merely slow.

Macworld.com - TransMedia on Wednesday announced the launch of Glide Engage, a new social networking and micro-blogging service designed to integrate with the rest of TransMedia’s Glide Mobile technology.

PC World - The beloved and oft-copied iPod MP3 music player has been a huge part of Apple's bread and butter success since the first edition launched in 2001, but iPod sales revenues are apparently dropping and being eclipsed by revenues for Macs and iPhones.

AFP - Google on Wednesday shed its disappointing radio ad business and announced a 106.5-million-dollar stock deal to buy a firm that specializes in compressing video for the Internet.

Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc shares slid nearly 7 percent on Wednesday after the game publisher's strong quarterly results failed to quell concerns about the industry's health and the company's game slate.

PC World - Some companies that buy Google's Search Appliance enterprise search device will receive two days of on-site services at no additional cost as part of a special promotion to 'welcome' new customers.

Reuters - Imagine waving your cell phone and being admitted through the turnstile of a subway station, or ordering and paying for a gift without once having to open your wallet or enter a credit-card number.

PC World - Just when you thought the iPhone App Store approval process couldn't possibly become more of a debacle, it did. John Gruber of Daring Fireball details the story of Ninjawords, an iPhone dictionary that Apple censored.

AP - Cisco Systems Inc. says earnings fell 46 percent in its latest quarter, but the profit comfortably beats Wall Street expectations.

AP - An emergency call center in the basement of the county jail in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept text messages sent to '911,' starting Wednesday.

AP - Wisconsin researchers have released a free software tool that could help Web surfers susceptible to certain seizures.

AP - Google Inc. said Wednesday it is buying On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, giving the Internet search leader a way to cut costs for its popular video-sharing site YouTube.

AP - Authentic Michael Jackson products could start appearing on store shelves, cell phones, even in X-Box add-ons if a judge signs off on merchandising deals proposed by the singer's estate.

Macworld.com - Epson this week released information about its upcoming Perfection V500 office scanner for home office, casual users and “micro-business” owners. The $350 scanner will be released in September.

Reuters - Google Inc said it would acquire video compression software maker On2 Technologies Inc for $106.5 million, stepping up efforts to foster the spread of Internet video.

PC World - The United States Marine Corps has instituted an official ban that forbids its troops to access social networking sites while on duty. The Marine Corps defines social networks as 'Web-based services that allow communities of people to share common interests and/or experiences (existing outside of DOD networks) or for those who want to explore interests and background different from their own.' The ban specifically names MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.

Macworld.com - Apparent has announced Doxie, a new document scanner that works with Macs and Windows PCs. It will cost $129 when it's released in November.

PC World - Details of an upcoming Core i5 processor from Intel have surfaced on a retailer's Web site.

Macworld.com - For iPhone app developers, the year’s biggest event is undoubtedly Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, but it’s not the only one focusing on creating apps for Apple’s handheld devices. This past weekend nearly 600 people gathered at the Yahoo campus in Sunnyvale, Calif., for iPhoneDevCamp 3, the third installment of what has become an annual BarCamp-style conference where the participants are also the organizers and presenters.

AP - Thirty years after revolutionizing portable music with the Walkman for playing cassette tapes, Sony is trying to master the digital media player with the X Series Walkman.

Macworld.com - At the same time that Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.8, the company also dropped four security updates for users of OS X 10.4.

Macworld.com - Apple on Wednesday released the latest update to Mac OS X Leopard, version 10.5.8, which improves the reliability of key features such as AirPort wireless networking and Bluetooth while also fixing disappearing display resolutions in System Preferences.

AP - Chip maker ON Semiconductor Corp. reported a loss for the second quarter after booking restructuring and other charges as revenue fell. But its earnings and revenue numbers blew past analysts' forecasts.

Macworld.com - Sound Studio 3.6 is now available from Freeverse. It's an update to the audio editing and sound creation app developed by Felt Tip Software, and is a free update for registered 3.x owners.

Reuters - Britain's recession-hit consumers would rather cut back on eating out and holidays than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a new report from media regulator Ofcom.

Macworld.com - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty won’t be winging its way to a PC or Mac on schedule. Blizzard Entertainment announced that the eagerly-anticipated game won’t meet its 2009 release date; instead, Blizzard is pushing back the launch until after the new year.

PC World - Well, Apple's done it again. The company has censored yet another app from its precious App Store, this time because it contained 'objectionable' words. The app in question: a dictionary.

Macworld.com - Thirty-seven years ago, the late comedian George Carlin listed the seven words you can’t say on television. Times haven’t changed: today, they’re words you apparently can’t say on the iPhone, either. The latest bizarre decision to come down the App Store pike is the strange case of Ninjawords Dictionary, which has had its vulgar content exorcised.

PC World - Today’s hot Apple rumor suggests an iPhone 3GS 8GB may be on the way. The Boy Genius Report has screen grabs that purportedly show one or more documents from Canadian wireless provider Rogers. In what appears to be an internal memo, Rogers says it’s “transitioning” to an as-of-yet unannounced 8GB iPhone 3GS handset, and that it’s reducing inventory of the older 3G model.

PC Magazine - Following its recent Palm Pre app launch, OpenTable has unveiled a version of its restaurant reservation app for the BlackBerry.

Reuters - News Corp, which is trying to stem newspaper revenue declines, could charge for access to its news websites by the middle of next year, and might break off its relationship with Amazon.com Inc's Kindle e-reader if it cannot get better terms.

PC World - In the wake of making Windows 7 official with the release to manufacturing (RTM) version last week, Microsoft announced the RC (release candidate) version of Windows XP Mode for Windows 7. The virtualized edition of Windows XP SP3 removes a major hurdle facing enterprises that rely on legacy applications built to run on Windows XP.

PC World - A company that develops workload management tools for high-performance clusters is bringing its products to the commercial data center, where it says it can help companies allocate computing resources more efficiently.

PC World - Who knew there were so many iPhone annoyances? Last week we listed ten common failings of the iPhone and discussed how to correct them. Maybe it was naïve to restrict the list to ten entries. Reader feedback suggests that iPhone users have no shortage of annoyances they'd like to see solved.

Reuters - Radiohead fans got their first taste of new studio material Wednesday, when the group made available 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)' for download via its online store.