Apple WWDC liveblog: new iPhones and software - and the rest
iPhone 4: 9mm thick (25% less than iPhone 3GS, its predecessor); screen with 960x640 pixels, 4x resolution of previous, giving up to 300 dots per inch - equivalent to text on paper; A4 processor, as used in the iPad; can film HD video (720p, 30fps); "aluminosilcate" glass-like ceramic case, metal surround; slightly more square than previous versions; antennae built into the side casing; has a gyroscope as well as GPS and compass; LED flash; front-facing camera; noise-cancelling microphone; 5-megapixel camera on back; 16GB and 32GB versions. UK prices TBA; US prices from $199 for a two-year contract. Claims 300 hours standby (up to 40% better than 3GS)
The Guardian

Adobe warns that zero-day flaw in Flash and Acrobat being exploited in the wild
Adobe is warning of a "criticai" vulnerability in its Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat software, installed on almost all PCs, which it says is already being exploited by hackers and which "could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system". All platforms - Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris - are vulnerable, says Adobe. The affected versions are: Adobe Flash Player 10.0.45.2, 9.0.262, and earlier 10.0.x and 9.0.x versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris; Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.3.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.
The Guardian

Teletext launches iphone app competition
The contest is open to all developers, who can enter any app not currently in the iTunes App Store. Winners will get a publishing deal with all the monetisation promise offered by Teletext, which has access to AND sister publications such as Metro, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Jobsite.co.uk, FIndaproperty, Motors.co.uk and Teletext Holidays. The combined potential audience is 40 million people.
Mobile Entertainment

Motorola launches Milestone XT720 with upgraded camera
Rather than give it a whole new name, Motorola is positioning its latest smartphone launch as an evolution of its existing high-end model - the Milestone. This one is given the suffix: XT720, in reference to its ability to record 720p video, and the camera seems to be the major upgrade. We're currently playing with a Milestone here at HEXUS.channel, and have found the 5 MP camera to be perfectly adequate. This one's got an 8 MP camera and a Xenon flash - the first, Motorola claims, to have such a flash.
Hexus

Michelin 'reinvents the wheel'
The latest, most advanced version of the firm's "Active Wheel" was unveiled at "Challenge Bibendum" a symposium dedicated to environment-friendly mobility, held in Rio de Janeiro. The device was fitted to - and demonstrated on - Peugeot's BB1 four-seater city car and to the WILL, a city car developed by French manufacturer Heuliez. Michelin says that the Active Wheel incorporates electric motors to drive a vehicle, enabling manufacturers to produce either two-, or four wheel-drive cars. The wheel also incorporates an electrical suspension system claimed to react to undulations in the road in just 3/1000ths of a second.
The Telegraph

Facebook restored in Bangladesh as firm apologises
Bangladesh has lifted a week-long ban on the social networking website Facebook imposed for a page urging people to draw images of the Prophet Mohamed.Bangladesh become the second South Asian nation after Pakistan to ban the site over religious concerns. Pakistan lifted a court-imposed ban last Monday after Facebook apologised and removed the page. The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission ordered access to Facebook restored on Saturday night. The commission said the company also agreed to remove "obnoxious" images of politicians.
The Independent

LimeWire facing takedown effort from RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is lobbying a US court to permanently shut down file-sharing service LimeWire. According to media reports, the RIAA recently filed a request in the Sourthern New York US District Court seeking a permanent injunction against the service, which it is accusing of continuing to enable users to illegally share copyrighted content. LimeWire has reportedly been given two weeks to appeal the RIAA request before a decision is made. The injunction could bar LimeWire from advertising or operating its network and software.
V3

iTunes 9.2 beta released to developers
Amid the excitement over the new iPhone, Apple also released iTunes 9.2 beta to developers. The latest version of iTunes brings functionality for the iPhone 4, but is Mac OS X only at the moment. Here's the list of changes – which include folder sorting of Apps for the new iPhone 4, faster syncing and improvements to scrolling. Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favourite music, movies, TV Shows books and more on-the-go, Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4 and iBooks 1.1, Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4, Organize your apps on your iPhone OS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes, Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 4 performance improvements make scrolling much faster.
TechRadar

Windows 7 SP1 will be released in July
OPERATING SYSTEM DEVELOPER Microsoft has announced that it will release the first service pack for Windows 7 at the end of July. The Vole clearly is trying to ditch the stigma attached to pre-service pack versions of its operating systems by understating its importance. Many enterprise users wait until the first service pack (SP1) before upgrading to Microsoft's latest and greatest OS. Downplaying the role of SP1 in selling Windows 7, Microsoft said that SP1 "will simply be the combination of updates already available through Windows Update and additional hotfixes" and that many organisations had already made the leap, without waiting for SP1.Microsoft also plans to release SP1 for its Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system at the same time, which will bring new functionality alongside security fixes and minor updates
The Inquirer

IBM establishes research lab in Brazil
IBM Research Monday (June 7) said it would establish its first research laboratory in South America, IBM Research-Brazil. It will be the company's first new permanent lab in 12 years.
IBM said the research lab would join the company's superfast optical network backbone connecting 3,000 research scientists in the U.S, Switzerland, Isreal, China, Japan and India. IBM Research-Brazil will be dedicated to pursuing smarter planet initiatives in energy, transportation and semiconductor devices, IBM said. "IBM Research-Brazil will be a permanent research lab dedicated to smarter planet—initially focusing on smarter natural resource [management], smarter human systems and smarter semiconductor devices," said Robert Morris, vice president of services research at IBM.
EETimes