AT&T aims for exclusivity

AT&T is reportedly pushing to extend its contract to be the exclusive provider of Apple's iPhone, according to InformationWeek.

The touch-screen smartphone has been a runaway hit with consumers, and has poached many customers from rivals T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint Nextel.

But the exclusive deal reportedly runs out next year, and AT&T wants to extend that until 2011.

AirPatrol, a mobile and wireless threat management solutions company, has released the AirPatrol Wireless Locator System 3.0, reports Sys-con.

WLS 3.0 is the only wireless intrusion detection system which allows security administrators to manage both 802.11 WLAN device and cellular device security with a single system.

WLS 3.0 detects, locates and characterises 802.11 WLAN and cellular devices within security administrators' areas of interest on a 24/7 basis, including cellular broadband devices and smartphones.

Software Giant Microsoft is apparently planning to release a sleeker, updated version of its almost anonymous personal media player, the Zune, and mount a credible challenge to Apple's iPod Touch, reports ITProPortal.

A few days ago, Engadget released pictures of what appears to be a Zune HD media player with a slim, black bezel as well as a steel finish.

The images apparently came from a soon-to-be-announced marketing campaign for the new device.