<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_en_ot/people_bernie_mac"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080803/capt.ddc49bf01ed44d0a8216c9f708aa46f0.people_bernie_mac_ny118.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=jInizJhvE93Hx.oeutMzQA--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Bernie Mac is shown in this, March 6, 2004, file photo in Universal City, Calif. Bernie Mac is in a Chicago hospital with pneumonia. His publicist, Danica Smith, says in a statement that the 50-year-old comedian is responding well to treatment and should be released soon. He entered the hospital Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 and remained there Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. Publicist Danica Smith said Thursday in a statement that Mac's condition is "stable." Smith first announced on August 1st that Mac was hospitalized in Chicago.</p><br clear="all"/>
NewsFactor - Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have announced the development of a camera based on the biological design of the human eye. While it won't make a 10-megapixel digital camera obsolete, it may be a huge breakthrough in bioengineering.
NewsFactor - If you trust the chatter from the techies' sewing circle, Apple is poised to make several new product announcements next month. According to industry insiders and analysts, Mac fans can expect a redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro, along with revamped iPods.
NewsFactor - After some snooping into the core of an iPhone 3G, a hacker has reported finding a blacklist of sorts that could allow Apple to remove malicious or unauthorized applications from iPhones.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080807/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_07t135506_450x358_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=msT..ycpnyQwBRCLbepD2A--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="New Apple iPod Nanos are seen during an unveiling in San Francisco, California September 5, 2007. It may be about time to dig out that old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3 player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from Apple Inc's iTunes or Amazon.com Inc. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It may be about time to dig out that
old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have
vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies
that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3
player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from
Apple Inc'siTunes or Amazon.com Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
NewsFactor - Mac keyboard aficionados, take note. Leading peripherals vendor Logitech has released its cordless diNovo Edge -- the first diNovo designed specifically for the Mac.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080807/wr_nm/videogames_olympics_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_07t104319_450x325_us_videogames_olympics.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=MNq4r6yIOcBAWzL53wRIQw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Amanda Beard swims in her heat of the Women's 200m Breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, July 3, 2008. If 24-hour coverage of the Olympic Games in China isn't enough for fans, Sega has rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and mobile phones. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - If 24-hour coverage of
the Olympic Games in China isn't enough for fans, Sega has
rolled out the official video game of the 2008 events in
Beijing for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and mobile phones.</p><br clear="all"/>
USATODAY.com - Beijing's Olympics provide a reminder why many of us love our digital video recorders. By automatically recording shows onto a hard drive, we can take in sporting events, movies and other programs when we want, without worrying about time differences or schedules determined by TV honchos. But as with any other hard-drive-based contraption, DVRs have limited storage.
InfoWorld - No 1U, two-socket rack server bests Apple's Xserve in its price range. No two-socket Intel desktop can touch the MacBook Pro for its combination of durability, efficiency, expandability, and quiet operation.
AP - One of the biggest problems with the so-called Web 2.0 movement has been its encouragement of oversharing — which often means underestimating security risks. Adding doodads of varying quality to a home page can add a lot of pizazz, but can also be fraught with danger, since they can open a door for hackers.
Reuters - These days when customers walk into
electronics stores, the first question they ask is how much
electricity the fridge, washing machine or laptop computer they
are contemplating buying consumes.
NewsFactor - Apple CEO Steve Jobs conceded on Monday what Apple's customers have been saying for a few weeks now: The company's MobileMe service, launched in conjunction with the iPhone 3G, was a failure. In an e-mail to employees, Jobs said the service, intended to allow users to sync e-mail and other apps with their new iPhones, was "not our finest hour."
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/tc_nm/camera_eye_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t142604_450x338_us_camera_eye.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=mrXUqChHj12J1plToXfRRA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A view shows the completed electronic eye camera, mounted on printed circuit board (green) for connection to a computer for image acquisition in this undated handout image. (Beckman Institute, University of Illinois/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Borrowing one of nature's best designs,
U.S. scientists have built an eye-shaped camera using standard
sensor materials and say it could improve the performance of
digital cameras and enhance imaging of the human body.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reuters - America Movil, the largest cell
phone operator in Latin America, on Wednesday said it would
begin selling Apple Inc's iPhone this month in 10
countries within the region.
AP - It can scale mountains in a single bound and wend its way down the most wretched roads. It is the mighty cell phone signal — and the latest hope for bringing financial services to the world's masses who don't have access to banks.
CNET - A laptop with information on prescreened travelers, which was reported stolen, has been found, and the incident may be relabeled the case of the misplaced laptop.
AP - There's a new option for people annoyed at having to take their laptops out of their bags at airport security. The Transportation Security Administration will now allow travelers to leave their computers inside "checkpoint friendly" cases.
