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Top 10: iPhone 3GS heats up, DOJ takes aim at Google

The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three.

| News | Internet | Mobile & wireless | 07/04/09 at 9:56 am |


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Apple may be exempt from China's Web filter mandate

Apple appears to be exempt from China's mandate that a controversial Internet filtering program be shipped with all computers sold in the country.

| News | Internet | Tech & society | 07/03/09 at 8:47 am |


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Suit over China's Web filter to target Lenovo, Acer, Sony

A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code.

| News | Internet | Legal | 07/03/09 at 8:19 am |


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Spammers attempt to lure victims with fireworks

Security vendor Symantec, which uses its probe network to catch and analyze spam, says the typical uptick in holiday-related spam has not yet happened in the weeks leading up to the Fourth of July. Usually spammers jump on holidays and other recurring events to lure unsuspecting e-mail users into visiting a bogus Web site and entering their personal information.

| Opinion | Internet | Security | 07/03/09 at 7:09 am |


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