Hackers Remind That iPhone Is Still MyPhone

People have this silly notion that when they buy something, it belongs to them and they can do what they want with it. Silly people. Apple's been relatively quiet about threats to sell software and tools to unlock the iPhone, and AT&T hasn't made any public statements, but a few lawyer warning shots have been fired in private.

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Google Delves Into Volcanoes, Earthquakes

The last post on the Official Google CPG Blog provides a “Back to School Recap.”  The Official Google Data APIs Blog informs readers about “Calendar Gadgets via Gdata.”  And that’s all fine and well.  But over at the Google LatLong Blog, they’re keeping us clear of lava flows.

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Court Says Site Not Liable For Age Liars

Dateline NBC wasn't involved in this one, and whether or not the plaintiff in the lawsuit against SexSearch.com was aware once he saw her at her house that she was only 14 is irrelevant. He's already been convicted on those charges.

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Google Facebook App Off To Problematic Start

Not long after Facebook applications were introduced, I became tired of them.  Some were good, but most were bad, and it seemed like every company I’d never heard of was determined to create one.  There’s a new app that’s worth noting, however, and it was released by none other than Google.

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