GDC: iPhone Developers Face Hidden Risks

Most iPhone developers don’t fully understand the regulatory compliance challenges that accompany app distribution.

Acer Challenging Dell As No. 2 PC Maker

Dell’s decision not to lower prices to capture market share may have hurt, as only 0.2 of a percentage point separated it from the No. 3 spot in 2009 PC shipments.

Samsung Launches 3D TVs

The company’s 3-D products — including LED, LCD, and plasma televisions and a 3-D Blu-ray player — will begin shipping this month.

Tablet PC Pioneer Wins Turing Award

Charles P. Thacker, veteran hardware developer at the Xerox Corp.’s PARC and Microsoft, picks up the prestigious $250,000 prize.

LifeLock Settles FTC Charges For $12 Million

The FTC complaint alleged that the firm’s identity theft protection and data security claims were false.

Dell Revs Vostro Laptops

Vostro, laptops, mobile PC, mobile computing, processors, Core, Intel, Precision, M4500, Vostro 3700, Nvidia, Intel, Core, i7, Nvidia, graphics cards

EnterpriseDB Tapped For Online Gaming

Sony has selected the the open source PostgreSQL system to support Free Realm, a data-intense multiplayer online game.

Amazon Seeking Kindle Browser Refresh?

An Amazon job posting for a browser developer may signal changes to the top-selling e-reader’s Web browser.

Google Launches Store For Web Apps

The Google Apps Marketplace will let third-party developers sell their Web apps to Google Apps customers.

Sony Sets Aggressive 3D TV Target

If the company hits its sales goals — 2.5 million 3-D televisions and 67% more TVs overall — its TV business will be profitable for the first time in seven years.