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• Apple posts iPhone OS 3.1 fixing a dangerous SMS exploit
• Sensex above 15,700; Bharti up 0.5 pct
• Cotton Review:Posts Modest Losses On Favorable US Weather
• Comex Gold Futures Move Higher Within Range
• KSE investors play safe on 01-08-2009
• Yahoo and Microsoft launch challenge to Google
• Money-troubled doctor found lifeline in Jackson
• US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine
• Firefox passes billion milestone
• Apple fix to iPhone security flaw

Apple posts iPhone OS 3.1 fixing a dangerous SMS exploit Posted: 03 Aug 2009 07:22 AM PDT Apple has updated the iPhone operating system to fix a dangerous SMS exploit discovered earlier this week. The iPhone OS 3.0.1, posted late Friday, is available now through desktop iTunes for owners of the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS. The 230 MB maintenance update brings no new features, fixing only a critical security hole reported [...]

Sensex above 15,700; Bharti up 0.5 pct Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:32 AM PDT Mumbai: Equities climbed 0.4 per cent on Monday, as a spate of strong corporate results across the world over the past few weeks and encouraging data boosted hopes for an economic recovery and lifted markets in Asia. Top telecoms firm Bharti Airtel rose 0.5 per cent to Rs 412.50 after the firm extended exclusive merger talks [...]

Cotton Review:Posts Modest Losses On Favorable US Weather Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:28 AM PDT NEW YORK–ICE Futures U.S. cotton settled modestly weaker in range Friday as favorable growing conditions in West Texas prevented prices from participating in the broader outside rally. Most-active December cotton settled down 9 points at 60.02 cents a pound and the nearby October contract settled 15 points lower at 57.93. For the week, December futures gained [...]

Comex Gold Futures Move Higher Within Range Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:24 AM PDT Gold futures have moved higher but remain within a trading range. “We’re going to need a catalyst to break out,” says Ralph Preston, senior market analyst with Heritage West Financial. The metal has held support around $925-926, which is encouraging the bulls. But the market needs a close above $950 to rekindle an uptrend to [...]

KSE investors play safe on 01-08-2009 Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:23 AM PDT KARACHI: Investors at the stock market opted for cautious stance during last week ending on August 1, 2009 and remained on the sidelines due to delay in announcement of monetary policy by SBP, raise in T-bill yield, and absence of any leverage product. During first four sessions of the week, the market witnessed bearish trend. However, [...]

Yahoo and Microsoft launch challenge to Google Posted: 03 Aug 2009 12:08 AM PDT The two giant technology companies have announced an internet search partnership which aims to rival Google Yahoo! and Microsoft unveiled a long-awaited internet search partnership today in a bid to take on the might of market leader Google. Under the no-cash deal, Yahoo! will use Microsoft’s new Bing search engine on its own sites, while Yahoo! will [...]

Money-troubled doctor found lifeline in Jackson Posted: 02 Aug 2009 09:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Dr. Conrad Murray needed a big payday when he became Michael Jackson's personal physician last spring.  The Las Vegas cardiologist owed at least $780,000 for settlements against his business, outstanding mortgage payments on his house, delinquent student loans, child support and credit cards. And that doesn't include the $68,000 the distributor of an energy [...]

US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine Posted: 02 Aug 2009 09:48 PM PDT A US student has been ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to four record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. The Boston University student, Joel Tenenbaum, had admitted in court that he had downloaded and distributed 30 songs at issue in the case. It is the second such case to go to trial in the [...]

Firefox passes billion milestone Posted: 02 Aug 2009 09:44 PM PDT The open-source browser Firefox passed its billionth download on Friday, ahead of the release of its fourth iteration. The milestone includes downloads of all versions of the web software since its first release in 2004. Figures suggest that Firefox now has nearly one third of the browser market worldwide, at 31%. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer still dominates the field [...]

Apple fix to iPhone security flaw Posted: 02 Aug 2009 09:41 PM PDT Apple has released a software patch to address a recently described security flaw in the iPhone. Experts revealed on Thursday that modified SMS messages could result in iPhones being disconnected from the network or hijacked altogether. Apple said phones incorporating other mobile operating systems, such as Windows Mobile and Google Android, were also potentially vulnerable. It added that [...]

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