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    • Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital (Reuters)

      A Burger King sign outside a Miami restaurant. US fast food giant Burger King said Thursday it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group's land-clearing practices.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)Reuters - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald's Corp.


    • See what iPhone users are listening to with SongStumblr (Macworld.com)
      Macworld.com - When you walk into a cafe and note the numerous iPhone-toting denizens with telltale white earbuds firmly embedded in their ears, do you wonder what they’re listening to? If so, Frimby’s new music discovery and sharing app for iOS, SongStumblr, could help you find out. Recently updated to 2.0, SongStumblr uses your iPhone’s 3G and Bluetooth abilities to let you see what others are listening to around the world as well as around the block.
    • Toshiba Will Offer Android-Based Folio 100 Tablet (NewsFactor)
      NewsFactor - The rapidly growing category of tablets has a new family member. On Thursday, Toshiba announced that its Folio 100, a 10.1-inch, Android 2.2-based tablet computer, will be on sale in Europe by the end of October.
    • Summary Box: Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout (AP)

      FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2010 file photo, Burger King crowns are on display at Burger King in Mountain View, Calif. Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, that it is selling itself to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - THE DEAL: Burger King Holdings Inc. is selling itself to investment firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.


    • Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale (AP)

      Burger King signs at a restaurant in Annandale, VA, August 24, 2010. Burger King Holdings Inc reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue on declining sales at established restaurants and said its business would remain under pressure in the new year. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD)AP - Burger King's new ruler could help its empire expand.


    • Huawei Debuts Android 2.2 IDEOS Smartphone (PC World)
      PC World - Huawei has launched the IDEOS, or U8150, smartphone, which will cost between US$100 and $200, depending on the market, the company said on Thursday at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin.
    • Meet the Galaxy Tab (PC World)
      PC World - Samsung debuted the Galaxy Tab on Thursday, a portable tablet computer that just might be the first significant challenger to Apple's iPad. The Galaxy Tab features a 7-inch multitouch display, rear- and front-facing cameras, 1Ghz processor, 1080p high-definition video playback, maximum 64GB storage and Android OS 2.2. The new tablet device will also come with 3G, Bluetooth 3.0 and 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity. Samsung says the Galaxy Tab is only the beginning of the company's foray into touch-based tablet devices.
    • Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing service (AFP)

      Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.(AFP/File)AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.


    • Burger King okays buyout as it struggles against rival (AFP)

      Burger King said Thursday it had accepted a four-billion-dollar takeover bid by a little known investment firm, as the fast food chain tries to close the gap with leader McDonald's and expand overseas.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Burger King said Thursday it had accepted a four-billion-dollar takeover bid by a little known investment firm, as the fast food chain tries to close the gap with leader McDonald's and expand overseas.


    • Huawei Receives Equipment Clearances in India (PC World)
      PC World - Huawei Technologies has secured an order in India for the rollout of 3G services, signaling that the country's restriction on imports of Chinese telecommunications equipment has been lifted.
    • Verizon Adds New Prepaid Data Plans for Select 3G Phones (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - Verizon Wireless on Thursday introduced two new monthly pre-paid data packages for users with 3G smartphones and multi-media phones.
    • Mix Up Your iPhone’s Style With a Cassette Tape Case (PC World)
      PC World - If you yearn for the days of yore when mythical devices known as cassette tapes ruled the land, you’re in luck: A design company called Homade has created Tuned Up, a plastic cassette case for the iPhone. Instead of containing magnetic tape with sound recordings, the silicon cover envelops your Cupertino-designed 3G, 3GS, or 4G phone while you listen to digital tunes.
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      AP - Coast Guard: no sign of oil leak after Gulf platform fire, but crews continue to monitor.
    • Android tablets finally prep to rival iPad (Appolicious)
      Appolicious - Big news around the Android mobile platform this week, with plans for several manufacturers to announce new Android tablets this fall. All the action is taking place at the upcoming IFA show in Berlin, with Samsung as a leader in this pack. The company is expected to reveal the Samsung Galaxy Tab, hinting at a superior device that will do justice to the tablet world, as the Galaxy S has done for smart phones.
    • Google Responds to Steve Jobs's Android Activation Jab (Mashable)
      Mashable - As CEO Steve Jobs boasted at the company's San Francisco event yesterday that Apple is activating 230,000 iOS devices per day, he also took the opportunity to accuse competitors of boosting their device activation numbers.
    • Nokia to close down data access service Ovi Files (Reuters)
      Reuters - Nokia has decided to close down its Ovi Files service which allows consumers to access their computer data remotely, the world's top cellphone maker said in an e-mail to users of the service.
    • China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers (AP)

      A vendor browses magazine at a news stand with a paper displaying mobile phone numbers for sale in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out rampant junk messages but that some say is raising new privacy concerns. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use of mobile technology.


    • Blackberry Loses More Ground To Apple and Android (PC World)
      PC World - In a continuing trend, more businesses are shifting loyalties from Blackberry to iPhones and Android devices as the relative newcomers make inroads into the corporate world. Three-quarters of the 200 businesses surveyed in the United States and the U.K in the study reported that their employees are choosing other than Blackberry, Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. reported to Bloomberg. The number was 83 percent for U.S. companies.
    • Summary Box: China requires ID to buy cell numbers (AP)
      AP - CAN I SEE YOUR ID?: China is now requiring identification from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number.
    • HTC EVO 4G Problems: What Users Complain about the Most (Digital Trends)
      Digital Trends - Looking into the HTC EVO 4G on Sprint? As the current king of the 4G hill, it has certainly earned its stars, but WiMax juggernaut has it’s shortcomings, too. Like the iPhone 4, early adopters ran into a handful of frequent problems with the EVO 4G. Here are the issues any potential buyer will want to be aware of.