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  Is AT&T losing its grip
  on the iPhone?

  A financial analyst predicts that AT&T's exclusive deal to offer the iPhone in the U.S. could be finished within the year, which will likely mean bad news for AT&T.

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  Apple's new OS geared for multicore future

  Intel and AMD threw programmers a curve ball when they forsook faster clock speeds for multicore chips, but Snow Leopard introduces real technology to help compensate.

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• Report: eBay has deal to sell Skype

  The Internet telephone service eBay bought in 2005 will be sold to a group of private investors expected to include Marc Andreessen, the New York Times reports.

  (Posted in Wireless by Steven Musil)

• Opera 10 browser is here

  Download the new Opera 10 browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux and see how Opera compares to your favorite Web-surfer.

  (Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt)

• Search: Google rules, Europeans do it more

  ComScore's latest market share numbers for global Internet search reveal that Google still rules the roost, although Microsoft's Bing made pronounced gains compared with last year.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Can GPS help prevent another missing child?

  Stranger abductions are rare, but they're every parent's nightmare. GPS and cellular technology can help, but only if the device is turned on and getting a signal.

  (Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid)

• Google reforms Chrome for Snow Leopard

  The Mac version still lags its Windows sibling, but it's getting more mature. My favorite new feature that arrived: tab-to-search.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft investigating newly reported IIS flaw

  The software maker says it is looking into a potential vulnerability that could allow attackers to take over machines running older versions of Microsoft's Web server.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Oy! Google Translate now speaks Yiddish

  Google adds 9 new languages to its translation service--which can translate text, comments, live chat, or entire Web pages--bringing the total to 51.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• Microsoft extends IE 8 charity offer

  Software maker says program that donates food to the hungry when people download IE 8 will run through September. However, it appears Microsoft is not hiking its maximum donation.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Opera 10 to emerge Tuesday

  The next version of the browser includes support for new Web standards and a Turbo mode for poky Net connections.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Grand Theft Auto game coming to iPhone

  Rockstar Games says Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will make its way to Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch this fall. Pricing is undisclosed.

  (Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

• Netbook shipments continue to rise

  Netbooks grab greater market share with more than 38 million shipped in the second quarter of 2009, says new report from DisplaySearch.

  (Posted in Crave by Lance Whitney)

• LA fires threaten cell phone, broadcast towers

  Southern California blaze poses risk to Mount Wilson Observatory and nearby towers that provide cell phone service, along with TV and radio broadcasts.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• It's official: Apple event set for 09/09/09

  Apple sends invitations to a music-focused event in San Francisco next week, with few other details.

  (Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)
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