IPhone 3GS Heats Up, DOJ Takes Aim at Google (PC World) PC World - 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. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on ...... Teen Releases First Jailbreak App for iPhone 3GS (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The first jailbreak application for Apple's new iPhone 3GS has been made available just two weeks after the iPhone debuted. George Hotz, a 19-year-old Google employee originally from New Jersey, created the application. AT&T Says iPhone 3GS is Hot in a Good Way (PC World) PC World - The iPhone 3GS is hot according to AT&T. NY thieves want iPhones, victims fight back (Reuters) Reuters - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology. Dell Adding GPS, Maps to a Netbook (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Dell will begin adding GPS to its Dell Mini 10 netbook next week, hoping that users will want GPS functions in netbooks as well as mobile phones. Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of (PC World) PC World - Apple has issued a warning on its support pages regarding iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS overheating, marking the first time the company has officially acknowledged the problem. Reports that the iPhone 3GS is having overheating problems have surfaced last week, merely days after the devices was launched. When Your Phone Rings, the Copyright Police May Come Calling (PC World) PC World - A digital rights group is contesting a U.S. music industry association's assertion that royalties are due each time a mobile phone ringtone is played in public. EU Slashes Mobile-Phone Roaming Rates (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The European Union has dramatically slashed the rates that wireless carriers can charge consumers roaming across the EU's member states. Cheaper mobile calls for EU travellers (AFP)
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AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.
AFP - European holidaymakers can expect a lower bill for using their mobile phones while abroad in Europe this summer because new EU regulated price caps took effect across the 27-nation bloc on Wednesday.