http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:46:17 GMT 2009-07-04T04:46:17Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135166 If you're a nobody who wants to be somebody in the online Web world, you don't need friends--just a thriving bank account. That's where uSocial comes into play. The company converts your cash into background support on the Web's top social sites: You can buy Diggs, votes on Yahoo Buzz, eyeballs for StumbleUpon ... and now, Twitter followers. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:00 GMT (David Murphy) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135166 2009-07-03T21:22:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135165 The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:00 GMT (Nancy Weil) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135165 2009-07-03T18:25:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135164 I live in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. If you've visited San Francisco you may know it as the Italian district, where Joe DiMaggio learned to play baseball and where beat writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg forged their countercultural vision of the American dream. If you live here, though, you also know that it's the worst place in the city to try to find a parking spot. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:00 GMT (Robert McMillan) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135164 2009-07-03T15:52:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135163 The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS is now available. The tool, called purplera1n, will only allow the installation of unofficial third-party applications, but will not unlock the iPhone 3GS. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:00 GMT (Daniel Ionescu) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135163 2009-07-03T14:53:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135160 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:09:00 GMT (Galen Gruman) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135160 2009-07-03T11:09:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135140 The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Thursday that it is investigating a settlement involving Google Book Search for possible antitrust violations, following months of speculation that the agency had its eye on the service. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:17:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135140 2009-07-02T22:17:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/taxonomy/000/000/000/taxonomy_000000016_index.jsp View more Networking news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/taxonomy/000/000/000/taxonomy_000000016_index.jsp