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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100904/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_google_texas_search_inquiry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100903/capt.aa3f87c872ba4caeaf530626ec3de7a0-aa3f87c872ba4caeaf530626ec3de7a0-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=qoGSNepjcBM2ElKqmrsrkg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="FILE - This file photo taken April 9, 2010,, shows a Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. 

Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_digital_life_tech_test_augmented_reality"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.1adc913cfde349bca3980fda2e119e6f-1adc913cfde349bca3980fda2e119e6f-0.jpg?x=72&y=130&q=85&sig=x9nU_Ag44KRY5sMmEz59Hg--" align="left" height="130" width="72" alt="This product image provided by mTrip Travel Guides shows the mTrip Travel Guide application. The new iPhone application, mTrip, is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smartphone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale. (AP Photo/mTrip Travel Guides) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale. 

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world (AP)
AP - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking.

Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.

Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.

The Macalope Weekly: The machine that goes Ping! (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Apple held its annual iPod show this week and the Macalopeâs here to give you the final take-away. Truth be told, heâs not even going to talk about Ping because he doesnât get it, but you know how it is with nerds: we canât pass up a chance to make a Monty Python reference.

Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100903/ap_on_hi_te/ml_emirates_blackberry"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100902/capt.be8c032de8a344f3abe993eee0082151-be8c032de8a344f3abe993eee0082151-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=59bxdrwkWnRvAxlGEwHO7g--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="** FILE ** In this Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 file photo, a dummy BlackBerry handset stands at a shop in Hyderabad, India. India has widened its security crackdown, asking all service providers, and not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, to install servers in the country, a move analysts say will bolster national security, possibly at the expense of privacy. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker. 

Rounding up the new iPod touch and iPod nano cases (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - As you all know, itâs never a proper aftermath of an iPod event without some new cases, and we here at Macworld are more than happy to present some of the first options available for that iPod Touch or Nano in your pre-order basket. From protective covers to eighties-inspired wrist straps, weâve got a little something for every kind of case loverâexcept maybe a wrist-watch adapter for the Nano (and if someone wants to get on that before Halloween, I would be much obliged).

Google plans to sell music online (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30.

Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz (PC World)
PC World - Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.

Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.

Ping Surpasses 1 Million Users (Mashable)
Mashable - In less than two days, Apple's Ping music social network has surpassed the 1 million user milestone.

WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious)
Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar.

Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere (PC World)
PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World)
PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.

Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post to Walls (PC World)
PC World - A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages this week.

Chrome Browser Updated After Two Years of Growth (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Google's Chrome browser is now two years old, and the youngster -- and its proud parent -- are celebrating its steady rise in popularity. According to Net Applications, Chrome had 7.5 percent of the browser market in August -- putting it in third place behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, and above Apple's Safari.

Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100904/tc_afp/usitcompanyantitrustinternetgoogle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100904/capt.photo_1283614562452-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=L6RdH.IiCyJydjS2yscXGQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Google search page appears on a computer screen. The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.