AT&T: iPhone 3G selling twice as fast as original

Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:15PM EDT

AT&T: iPhone 3G selling twice as fast as original The exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S. says the new handset is flying off its shelves; meanwhile, lines for the iPhone 3G continue to form outside Apple Stores.

Want a Wii for the holidays? No promises, Nintendo says After nearly two years on the market, you'd think it'd be getting easier to score a Nintendo Wii. But the red-hot console is still tough to find, and Nintendo execs say they can't promise a healthy supply for the coming holiday season.

Tale of two A so-called "spam king" was just sentenced to four years behind bars, while another recently managed to waltz out of a Colorado prison camp.

First case: Robert Soloway, a notorious spammer who'd been among the first sued by Microsoft, stood accused of using a network of hijacked PCs to send out untold millions of spam messages, as well as harvesting thousands of e-mail address that he used to advertise bogus e-mail services, according to the AP.

Hands-on with Motorola's ROKR E8

Posted Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:46PM EDT

Hands-on with Motorola's ROKR E8 It's been six long months since my first hands-on with the E8 music phone, which is finally available in the U.S. via T-Mobile. My original feelings about the E8 were mixed—I loved the morphing, touch-sensitive keypad, but the pre-production model I tried seemed sluggish and tricky to use. And now? Read on for my impressions.

Apple's mystery Long-simmering rumors of a Mac tablet get a gulp of oxygen after Apple execs hint at a "future product transition," followed by whispers of a "MacBook Touch" slated for the fall.

TiVo, Amazon launch in-show Want that best-selling book that's getting featured on Oprah? Or how about the CD from the band that's on Letterman tonight? Both will be a click of your TV remote away, thanks to a partnership between TiVo and Amazon.

MobileMe users to Apple: We want our mail back

Posted Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:45PM EDT

MobileMe users to Apple: We want our mail back The MobileMe launch debacle continues this week, as angry users complain that they're still locked out of their e-mail accounts.

iPhone 2.0 firmware gets jailbroken

Posted Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:10PM EDT

iPhone 2.0 firmware gets jailbroken A team of hackers has released a new tool that'll let you install unsanctioned applications on the latest iPhone—but it's not for the faint of heart.

Mom battles Universal Music over pulled YouTube video The music label tried—and failed—to force a Pennsylvania woman to take down a YouTube video of her toddler rocking out to a Prince song. Now she wants her day in court.

False alarm: Still no free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhones

Posted Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:02PM EDT

False alarm: Still no free AT&T Wi-Fi for iPhones AT&T does it again, posting and then yanking a Web page advertising free Wi-Fi access for iPhone users—but not before touching off a firestorm of headlines.

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