Schiller's spin on App Store issues ignores real complaints
arstechnica.com — Apple SVP Phil Schiller is back in the press attempting to defend Apple's need to act as gatekeeper for the iPhone App Store. However, his comments seem more like spin and less like actual improvement. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
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New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this?
news.cnet.com — It seems that Apple doesn't respect Verizon's Droid phone quite as much as it does Microsoft's PCs. But two new ad spots, launching Monday evening, come as close as Apple has done thus far to directly attack the allegedly do-it-all robotphone. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
Economics dooming free streaming sites?
news.cnet.com — For the last year or so, it's become clear that the economics of ad-supported streaming music services are not good for their creators or investors. As CNET's Greg Sandoval reported last week, the acquisition of streaming service Imeem by MySpace Music for pennies on the dollar is the latest bad news for the sector... (Submitted by raustin) More…
A New iPhone Worm is Here, And This Time it's Malicious [WAR
mashable.com — A couple of weeks ago, the first iPhone worm appeared, Now, according to early reports of strange activity by Dutch ISP XS4ALL, and later confirmed by Sophos, there’s a new worm in the wild, and this one is far more malicious.......... (Submitted by DonnyDiamonds) More…
Man Arrested for Not Tweeting?
mashable.com — In a bizarre case involving teen YouTube sensation Justin Bieber and a riotous crowd of his fans, a record exec from Island Def Jam Records was arrested Friday for, among other things, failing to Tweet when told to by authorities. (Submitted by BeyondVision) More…
Telcos to FCC: give us billions, but don't make us share lin
arstechnica.com — AT&T and Verizon are up in arms about a "slanted" survey of global broadband practices done for the FCC which concludes that mandatory line-sharing rules produce better Internet speeds and penetration rates. Is it possible the US could (again) force ISPs to open their networks? (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…

