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• Apple and app makers sued for 'user profiling'
• Kindle 3 is Amazon's best-selling product ever
• VLC media player to land on Android phones in 2011
• HTC 7 Pro slated for a January 2011 release?

Apple and app makers sued for 'user profiling' Posted: 28 Dec 2010 02:56 AM PST Posted by Chris Smith on Tue 28 Dec 2010 Lawsuit tackles app privacy woes. Apple and the makers of top iPhone apps like personal radio service Pandora and Dictionary.com have been issued with a lawsuit after allegedly passing user data onto advertisers, allowing them to make secret profiles.   The suit, filed in North Carolina in the USA, accuses the app makers of giving up the user's location and device identity so that advertisers can target specific users within the app. The app makers do not ask for permission from the users to pass data onto third parties.   More from the T3 App Chart Best iPad apps Best mobile games reviewed Best apps: 50 Mobile apps to change your life Our top rated iPhone apps The lawsuit concerns the UDID (Unique Device Identification) number that Apple issues each iPhone with. If advertisers have that number then they are able to build a profile on the user and hit them with specific apps based on clicking history and location.   The lawsuit requests that the profiling be ceased and that monetary reparations be paid. Other top apps named in the suit include Toss It, Talking Tom Cat and The Weather Channel.   "Apple sued" headlines usually appear weekly, but it's usually over some petty patent squabble with a rival manufacturer, or some chancer claiming it weas actually him who invented the iPhone. This particular legal battle could have much greater ramifications as worries about smartphone and app privacy continue.   Link: Wired This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Kindle 3 is Amazon's best-selling product ever Posted: 28 Dec 2010 12:21 AM PST Posted by Devina Divecha on Tue 28 Dec 2010 Avada Kedavra Harry Potter. It's the Kindle's time to reign. T3 told you that the Amazon Kindle was the top selling item over the Christmas buying period. The latest is that the Amazon Kindle 3 is now the company's best-selling product of all time. Related links Amazon Kindle 3 review Amazon Kindle for iPad app review Amazon Kindle DX review Amazon Mobile UK for iPhone app review Amazon MP3 for Android app review Amazon Kindle vs Apple iPad The Kindle 3 is priced at £109 and has overtaken the seventh Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - as the top seller on Amazon. Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO said, "We're seeing that many of the people who are buying Kindles also own an LCD tablet. Customers report using their LCD tablets for games, movies, and web browsing and their Kindles for reading sessions." He also added that the price of the Kindle is a key factor: "It's low enough that people don't have to choose." On Christmas Day, people purchased more Kindle books than on any other day in history, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was the most purchased Kindle book on that day. Amazon also added that 13.7 million items were ordered worldwide on its peak day, November 29, which translates into 158 items per second. Do you own a Kindle or an LCD tablet, or both? We'd like to know, so tell us on our Twitter and Facebook pages and follow us for your daily dose of tech news.     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

VLC media player to land on Android phones in 2011 Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:25 PM PST Posted by Devina Divecha on Tue 28 Dec 2010 Play anything on your Android phone...but only if you have Gingerbread. The popular software VLC Media Player will be landing on Android handsets soon - but only if you have Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Related links Android 2.3 Gingerbread: best features Best free Android apps 2010 VLC remote app for iPhone Best Android phones Android 2.2 Froyo review Best Android games VLC Media player has grown immensely popular with its ability to play all kinds of file formats, with no hassle of switching between media players. The software has already been released for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as landing on the Apple iPad, and will soon make an appearance on Android blowers. A beta version is slated to release from early 2011 onwards, but its minimum system requirements would be Android 2.3 Gingerbread, so it's currently not looking at being mass-market. So Android users will have to wait for their phones to get the coveted Android 2.3 Gingerbread update until they can play anything they like on their phones. What media player do you currently use on your Android phones? Let us know on T3's Twitter and Facebook pages and stay tuned in for latest tech updates. Via: UberGizmo     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

HTC 7 Pro slated for a January 2011 release? Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:00 PM PST Posted by Devina Divecha on Tue 28 Dec 2010 Not in time for Christmas, but a slightly delayed New Year's present. The German O2 website might have well indicated the HTC 7 Pro release date. Related links Best Windows Phone 7 phones HTC Desire Z review HTC 7 Trophy review Windows Phone 7: things you need to know Windows Phone 7 group test HTC HD 7 review The HTC 7 Pro is one of the latest Windows Phone 7 handsets and according to the German O2 website, is expected to become available from January 2011. Some of the features of the HTC 7 Pro include a 5MP camera, a QWERTY slider keyboard along with a touchscreen, a 9.1-inch LCD, access to Zune and an 8GB internal memory. This Windows Phone 7 handset was initially slated to release in time for Christmas, but it's not been able to stick to that release timeframe. We have to wait a bit to get a hold of this business-oriented slider; let's wait and see if January 2011 will smile on those wanting the HTC 7 Pro. Are you waiting on the HTC 7 Pro? Let us know why on T3's Twitter and Facebook pages and follow us to know what's happening in the world of tech. Via: TechRadar     This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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