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- Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
(AP)
 AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
- Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
(AP)
 AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
- FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear
(AP)
 AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.
- Microsoft takes aim at tablet market
(Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.
- RIM’s rumored 'BlackPad' tablet due in November?
(Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry.
- OWCâs service adds eSATA port to new 27-inch iMac
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.
- False alarm: Google search still working in China
(AP)
 AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.
- Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in Demo
(PC World)
PC World - Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.
- Microsoft Needs a Tablet Strategy, Not a Tablet
(PC World)
PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.
- Hackers pick up where Facebook privacy leaves off
(AFP)
 AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.
- DXG to offer $600 3D Pocket Camcorder
(Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - With 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be at the forefront of the 3D camcorder trend with its $600 DXG-5D7V 3D Pocket Camcorder.
- Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
(Mashable)
Mashable - Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row.
- Google Maps adds "Places" and other top Android Apps of the Week
(Appolicious)
Appolicious - It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated “Places” icon.
- Smooth-talking hackers test hi-tech titans' skills
(AFP)
 AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.
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