Gizmodo says Don’t buy an iPhone  —  This week’s Apple iPhone update may have bricked a few hacked phones, but this is the least important part of the problem.  What probably upset many more early adopters was the way Apple wiped out their applications, reducing their phones to the “official” software.

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YouTube offer Publishers AdSense Embedded Video Players  —  I’ve had a number of readers email me in the last 24 hours to let me know that they’re seeing options to monetize sites using YouTube custom video players with AdSense units in them.  —  Perhaps this was announced previously without …

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Bain Capital to Acquire 3Com for $2.2B  —  The $2.2 billion deal gives Huawei Technologies a minority share in 3Com.  —  Beleaguered 3Com announced on Sept. 28 that it has struck a deal to be taken private by Bain Capital and former Chinese partner Huawei Technologies for some $2.2 billion.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Paula Musich
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Altered iPhones Freeze Up  —  SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 — Since the iPhone hit the market in June, tech-savvy owners of the phone have been busy messing with its insides, figuring out how to add unauthorized software and even “unlock” it for use on networks other than AT&T’s.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   Katie Hafner
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