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Perhaps some real competition for the iPhone? I'm definitely a fan of the iPhone, but some real competition can only lead to good things. - Ben Vaughan

"Ordered delivery online, arrived promptly. Food was very good for the money. It's not high-end, but it was good. We will order again." - Ben Vaughan

Apple today released iPhone OS 3.1.2, addressing several issues regarding waking from sleep, network service disruption, and crashing during video streaming. iPhone users should connect their iPhones - Ben Vaughan

Automobiles unplugged - Ben Vaughan

Looking for a more affordable and more stable hosted email service than Gmail? According to Lotus, that's exactly what their new hosted email system called iNotes can provide. ... - Ben Vaughan

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A group of Senate democrats has proposed a new bill called the JUSTICE Act which seeks to impose stronger safeguards on the surveillance powers granted by the PATRIOT Act. It would also roll back a controversial provision of the FISA Amendment Act that granted immunity to telecom companies that participated in warrantless surveillance. - Ben Vaughan

Automobiles unplugged - Ben Vaughan

Google has released Chrome 3 to the masses. The new version includes JavaScript performance improvements and support for theming. According to Google, the V8 JavaScript engine in Chrome 3 is 150 percent faster than in the original version of the browser. - Ben Vaughan

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People hate DRM, but one IEEE study group has a possible fix for many of its problems: make digital content easy to steal from others. The moment that happens, consumers can be trusted with content. - Ben Vaughan

I want to believe, but they keep saying "upgrades are planned", but we never see any actual improvement. - Ben Vaughan

The Federal Trade Commission next week will make automated robocalls illegal for most telemarketers. Still, the list of exceptions mean that the calls will go on, because charities, politicians, banks, and telcos can continue their prerecorded pitches. - Ben Vaughan

Have you been checking the App Store on your iPhone for that lovely little red badge that signals available updates? ... - Ben Vaughan

What do you do when your music library gets stale and you can't stand commercial radio? The Internet offers plenty of ways to discover new music that go beyond listening to a bunch of random stuff to find what you like. Ars explores a few recommendation engines. - Ben Vaughan

Red Hat, IBM, and Microsoft may own the old markets for operating systems. But if Google, VMware, and (yes!) Microsoft have their ways, a new breed of operating systems will displace the old world. Read this blog post by Matt Asay on The Open Road. - Ben Vaughan

Finding the source of latency issues in an active network can be a challenge. A team of academic researchers may have found a solution, but it will require a new generation of networking hardware. - Ben Vaughan

Microsoft (s MSFT) is apparently going to counter the Android and iPhone offensives on the mobile market with a new ... - Ben Vaughan

Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold, has patched a serious security weakness in its election tabulation software used in the majority of states, - Ben Vaughan

Have you been hearing all the chatter about Google Voice but still haven't caught up on what it is? Ars gives you the rundown on Google's calling service and how you can use it to screen and forward calls, send free SMSs, and even get your voicemails transcribed and sent to your inbox. - Ben Vaughan

The massive social network confirmed on Monday that it has acquired the aggregation start-up after TechCrunch reported the rumor. Be it known: This acquisition is about talent, not product. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social. - Ben Vaughan

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a ban on a stock market practice known as - Ben Vaughan

Host Liane Hansen speaks to Stephen Biddle, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former advisor to Gen. David Petraeus, about a leaked memo written by a senior American military official who says Iraqi forces are ready to protect its government and that U.S. troops should pull out now. - Ben Vaughan

UPDATED: Futurama voice actors to keep their jobs, by Jenna Busch, for SCI FI Wire,, the Syfy news service. - Ben Vaughan

Apple has never been one to be overly communicative with their developer community and the iTunes App Store is no exception. There is often little communication between Apple ... - Ben Vaughan

New data suggests that mobile app stores will flounder without connectivity to high-value cloud resources. Read this blog post by Dave Rosenberg on Software, Interrupted. - Ben Vaughan

Vertrue, one of three companies accused of misleading consumers into signing up for recurring fees, gets a subpoena from a Senate committee. Read this blog post by Greg Sandoval on Digital Media. - Ben Vaughan

You almost have to admire AT&T's consistency. They are consistently finding new ways to screw up almost daily now. The latest issue involves ... - Ben Vaughan

Microsoft and Yahoo have reached an agreement on a search deal that will allow both companies to focus on their ... - Ben Vaughan