<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_apple_iporn"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100729/capt.344630b2bc4d4b5c88c07780dd3e00b2-344630b2bc4d4b5c88c07780dd3e00b2-0.jpg?x=130&y=113&q=85&sig=_ktf.zQcGkVEnf6.ABi4ZQ--" align="left" height="113" width="130" alt="In this photograph taken July 21, 2010, adult film star Teagan Presley poses with her iPhone in Atlanta. Presley is experimenting with Apple's FaceTime feature. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_panasonic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100729/capt.535261637f9b4175a5cd7e13775361a9-535261637f9b4175a5cd7e13775361a9-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=NjDiO1_3YVEcXoOf0rSKjQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A salesclerk adjusts Sanyo's eneloop rechargeable batteries on display at Yamada Denki LABI electric shop in Tokyo, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such as electric cars and solar panels. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" /></a>AP - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such as electric cars and solar panels.</p><br clear="all"/>

AP - Motorola is reporting a sharply higher profit for the second quarter that beats Wall Street expectations on revenue that was almost the same as a year ago, signaling the end of a long decline.

Christopher Null - Now we know why the current Kindle suddenly became unavailable earlier this week, with no date listed for stock to be replenished: It&rsquo;s because Amazon is launching a new-model Kindle, one that&rsquo;s smaller, lighter, faster, and easier to read.

Ben Patterson - Sure, Netflix and Redbox may rule the U.S. DVD rental market, but it turns out that the nation&rsquo;s public libraries are loaning more DVDs each day than Netflix rents to its by-mail subscribers.

Reuters - RadioShack Corp reported a higher quarterly profit, in line with expectations, as the consumer electronics chain benefited from higher postpaid wireless sales and the launch of key products like Apple's iPhone 4.

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_earns_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100729/capt.a297d9554a8e445595f9117ace087f23-a297d9554a8e445595f9117ace087f23-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Zj.l2VPo4NcjPr9_WFW3qA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A salesclerk adjusts one of 3-D models of Sony's Bravia liquid crystal display TVs on display at Yamada Denki LABI electric shop in Tokyo, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions.</p><br clear="all"/>

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100729/tc_nm/us_sony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100729/i/r858281920.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=tgjcaZujMEjNNJyJI5BaEA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A woman visits a Sony Corp showroom in Tokyo in this June 18, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Corp lifted its annual outlook and returned to profitability in the first quarter on booming demand for its Bravia flat TVs and PlayStation 3 game consoles.</p><br clear="all"/>

AP - Analysts will be looking for clues about the future of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile and online businesses and its strategy for Windows-based tablet computers at an annual meeting with the software maker on Thursday.

Reuters - Twitter is for more than just tweeting.

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100729/tc_afp/japanusitcompanyappleipod"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100729/capt.photo_1280384342881-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=MPCU92rSCk6xRhIXwmoYtg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>

Mashable - Despite the fact that popular smartphones such as the iPhone and Android already have great web browsers, Opera's Java ME-based mobile browser Opera Mini is constantly growing. According to Opera, on July 25th it served one billion page views.

Appolicious - Be prepared for a few challenges if you want to run a jailbroken iPhone. Also, in today's App Industry Roundup, expect a new Kindle soon.

AP - Security software maker Symantec Corp. on Wednesday issued fiscal second-quarter guidance below Wall Street estimates.

PC World - IBM will develop technology to monitor and analyze the state of buildings, roads, water lines and other urban infrastructure in a new laboratory it is opening with Carnegie Mellon University.

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_hacker_conference_hacking_atms"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100728/capt.0c9d2a2ffa614520a1d63ea6489a2734-0c9d2a2ffa614520a1d63ea6489a2734-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=pRM5dDQFpHdno85N.Gau7g--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Barnaby Jack demonstrates an attack on two automated teller machines during the Black Hat technology conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The attacks demonstrated Wednesday targeted standalone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)" border="0" /></a>AP - A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.</p><br clear="all"/>

PC World - What defines an operating system isn't a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure group of malcontented purveyors of "standards."

AP - Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday.