http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/29/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/83996/first-iphone-worm-spreads-rick-astley-wallpaper The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia. http://www.itworld.com/security/83996/first-iphone-worm-spreads-rick-astley-wallpaper#comments Personal tech Security News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83996 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83970/update-fixes-iphone-sync-problem-windows-7-some Gigabyte Technology issued a BIOS update on Friday that fixes a problem for some Windows 7 users who have been unable to sync their iPhones. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/83970/update-fixes-iphone-sync-problem-windows-7-some#comments Hardware Personal tech News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:04 -0500 ITworld staff 83970 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83918/birth-droid-fanboy It had to happen eventually. The launch of Motorola's Droid makes room for a new kind of fanboy in the tech world: The Droid fanboy, armed at last with a phone that fits with any anti-iPhone lifestyle. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83918/birth-droid-fanboy#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:10 -0500 ITworld staff 83918 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/open-source/83913/google-strives-balance-commercial-community-android Onlookers say that Google is in charge of Android development, despite pitching the software as a community project. But experts say that could be the only way Google can ensure that the software is actually released. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/83913/google-strives-balance-commercial-community-android#comments Open Source Operating systems Personal tech News google android Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:52:59 -0500 ITworld staff 83913 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83883/droid-launch-draws-tech-savvy-crowd-verizon-store More than 20 people waited in line for the 7 a.m. opening of a Boston-area Verizon Wireless store to buy the new Motorola Droid smartphone. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83883/droid-launch-draws-tech-savvy-crowd-verizon-store#comments Hardware Mobile & wireless Networking Personal tech News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:40:18 -0500 ITworld staff 83883 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/83881/has-microsoft-placed-its-last-mobile-bet When Microsoft first started talking about building mobile-phone software back in the late 1990s, handset makers that had been in the market for years scoffed. Sure, Microsoft was a huge software developer, but making software for mobile devices is different and more complicated than for PCs, they argued. After all, by the late '90s, some companies had already spent decades developing their mobile platforms. http://www.itworld.com/software/83881/has-microsoft-placed-its-last-mobile-bet#comments Operating systems Personal tech Software Windows Analysis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:40:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83881 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83873/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs A side-by-side look at these two hot smartphones http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/83873/motorola-droid-vs-apple-iphone-3gs#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech Feature Apple Droid iPhone 3GS Motorola slideshow smartphone Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:57 -0500 ITworld staff 83873 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83866/verizon-droid-tethering-will-cost-you The Droid hits the streets today. After all of the hype around Verizon's marketing efforts, and generally favorable reviews of the Motorola Droid, users that rush out to get the new device may be in for a shock. The Droid does tethering (or at least it will very soon), but the cost will surprise people. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83866/verizon-droid-tethering-will-cost-you#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:11 -0500 ITworld staff 83866 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83867/99-8gb-iphone-3gs-kill-motorola-droid AT&T and Apple are preparing a cheaper iPhone 3GS just in time for the holidays to distract from the popularity of the Motorola Droid, according to sources quoted by a BoyGenius report. A cheaper version of the iPhone 3GS would come with only 8GB of storage and $100 off the original price tag, replacing the current $99 8GB iPhone 3G. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83867/99-8gb-iphone-3gs-kill-motorola-droid#comments Personal tech Opinion Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:10:11 -0500 ITworld staff 83867 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83863/evolution-mp3-player Portable digital music players have evolved through the years, from hulking $800 devices to tiny $60 iPod Shuffles. Here's a look at how MP3 players have changed over the past decade. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/83863/evolution-mp3-player#comments Personal tech Feature gadgets iPod mp3 player slideshow Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:53:52 -0500 ITworld staff 83863 at http://www.itworld.com