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Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100906/ap_on_hi_te/as_apple_s_challenger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100905/capt.a4111cd1a06a4e259da9bed171ba76da-59a185254e554076ba6e278cd6e98ad9-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=xi4Rf0H_Mjdz4q73zplDOQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 27, 2010 file photo, Peter Chou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., or HTC Corp., talks about the introduction of the brand into China's market during a press conference held in Beijing, China. East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are anonymous. Now HTC Corp., the Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. 

1 'censored' bar won't stop online prostitution (AP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_bi_ge/us_craigslist_adult_services"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100904/capt.photo_1283628652939-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=SVywnAqSA3M11kaBdDTxkQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Craigslist founder Craig Newmark stands in front of the Craigslist office in San Francisco, California in 2006. Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its "adult services" listings, replacing the section tab with a "censored" label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Craiglist's "adult services" section has been shut down in the U.S., but prostitution on the Internet is alive and well — even, quite possibly, on Craigslist. 

AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job (AP)
AP - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.

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.

Apple Photoshops One Icon Too Many on the New iPod touch (Mashable)
Mashable - The new iPod touch - with Facetime, multitasking, and the Retina display - is so close to an iPhone that even Apple can sometimes get confused.

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. 

"iCulture" Gives Apple a Tactical Advantage (PC World)
PC World - Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled an updated line of iPods this week, including the updated iPod Touch 4 which is essentially an iPhone 4 without the phone function. The range of gadgets available from Apple offer a degree of consistency that gives it a tactical advantage over competing smartphones and tablets.

Nokia bets on new smartphones for recovery (Reuters)
Reuters - Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to recovery.

Should You Search Social Media Sites for Job Candidate Information? (Mashable)
Mashable - This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)
PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.

The iWatch Is Real: It's the New iPod Nano [PIC] (Mashable)
Mashable - Apple makes computers, tablets, phones, portable media players, TV set-top-boxes, displays and a dozen other things, but to date, it hasn't made a wristwatch. Oh, wait, actually, it has! It's called "the new iPod nano."

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.

Former HP boss may move to Oracle (AFP)
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100906/bs_afp/usitstockscompanycomputerhporacle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100906/capt.photo_1283732662217-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=.4zMhlKPdf7UO0mbY5JZHg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd (pictured), who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, according to reports.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Mark Hurd, who resigned last month following a sex scandal, is in talks to join US software giant Oracle, the Wall Street Journal said on its website. 

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.

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.

Former Google China Head Invests in Chinese Startups (PC World)
PC World - One year after leaving his position as head of Google's China operations, Kai-Fu Lee is funding a dozen startups with his new company Innovation Works to seize on opportunities with China's booming Internet market.