News from ZDNet | | | Apple invites media to 'talk iPhone' at Oct. 4 event It's official. Apple has has invited the media to an event on its Cupertino campus on October 4 at 10am PT. The invitation includes four iOS app icons and a tagline that reads "Let's talk iPhone." Read more | | Next Amazon Kindle Fire tablet could come in a few months. Should you really buy the first version? Are you sure you want to rush out and buy that Kindle Fire tablet that Amazon is announcing tomorrow? According to some sleuthing by Ryan Block, co-founder of gdgt.com, you may be getting a slate... Read more | | Google+ shows explosive growth Google+ is growing faster than any other social network ever. Read more | | Nielsen: U. S. buyers increasingly going Android Smartphone buyers in the U. S. are turning to Android in increasing numbers, according to the latest survey by Nielsen. Read more | | Microsoft kills botnet that hosted MacDefender scareware The botnet contained about 41,000 computers worldwide and was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam e-mails per day. Read more | | New iPhone 5 and iPad 3 concepts: Great marketing opportunity for designers iPhone 5 and iPad 3 concepts are all the rage right now, but there's a lesson to be learned from designers who are choosing to take advantage of the trend... Read more | | Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 coming to U.S. this weekend, Players launching soon Samsung is finally launching their 8.9 inch Android tablet in the U.S. this weekend with the two Players coming in a couple weeks. Read more | | Google hits 'terrible teenage' years; Mixed bag to celebrate Google celebrates its thirteenth birthday with a plasticine cake and global search dominance. But party guest Facebook threatens to derail the whole day. Read more | | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is officially launched Microsoft officially announced that the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is now rolling out to customers and T-Mobile announced it will be launching a new device this holiday season too. Read more | | Windows Phone 7.5 'Mango' goes live! Mango update headed to a Windows Phone near you! Read more | | Microsoft launches web-based Windows Phone Marketplace You can now easily browse the more than 30,000 Windows Phone apps, have them installed, and write reviews all from the new web-based Marketplace. Read more | | New Mac OS X trojan poses as malicious PDF file Security researchers from Sophos and F-Secure have spotted a currently circulating Mac OS X trojan. Read more | | Facebook forms a political action committee Facebook is steadily pushing further and further into Washington, now with the formation of a political action committee (PAC). Read more |
Featured multimedia | | | Windows Start Menu over the years (screenshots) Judging from the Developer Preview version of Windows 8, it seems that Microsoft has finally said goodbye to the traditional Start Menu. View on site |  | | T-Mobile's '4G' smartphones (photos) T-Mobile has rolled out HSPA+ as its version of 4G, even though it's technically a 3G technology. Yet, it boasts speeds that rival that of its competitors' 4G networks, so we're inclined to give it a pass. View on site |  | | At long last, Boeing hands over its 787 Dreamliner (photos) At a celebration attended by thousands of company employees and partners, the aviation giant completed a years-long journey, delivering the very first of its next-generation airplanes to its launch customer, All Nippon Airways. View on site |  | | Opening eyes with a green home (photos) A couple builds the first LEED Platinum-level green home in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, to show that green, healthy, and high-tech are compatible and affordable. View on site |  |
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