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New video game depicts Venezuela mercenary attack (Reuters) - Reuters - A video game depicting mercenaries storming Venezuela, which has been criticized in the oil-rich South American country as a blueprint for an invasion, will be released by a U.S. company this weekend.
Phone companies prepare backup plans for Gustav (AP) -

Tropical Storm Gustav is seen in a NOAA satellite image taken August 28, 2008. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)AP - The tropical storm bearing down on the Gulf Coast could be a test for the country's wireless carriers, which faced criticism and a regulatory push after Hurricane Katrina took out networks.


Soft economy speeds newspaper decline, job cuts (AP) - AP - The newspaper industry's downward spiral is accelerating as the weak U.S. economy depresses already-tumbling advertising revenue and forces more rounds of job cuts and other trims.
CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNET) - CNET - This guest post is from Marc Weber Tobias, an attorney and physical security specialist.
Apple Won't Fix iPhone Passcode Hole Until September (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - The latest iPhone embarrassment is a security hole that makes it simple to access stored data on supposedly locked iPhones. Apple said Thursday that a software patch to solve the problem is in the works.
Speculation Focuses on iPhone Tethering Approval (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - Having banned from its App Store an application that turned an iPhone 3G into a wireless modem, is Apple ready to enable just such an application itself?
Want IE8 Beta 2? You May Have To Jump Through Hoops (NewsFactor) - NewsFactor - Microsoft warned developers preparing to download the new Beta 2 release of Internet Explorer 8 that under certain conditions those who have already installed IE8 Beta 1 cannot revert to older iterations of the browser.
FAA outage reveals odd computing practices (AP) -

In this June 30, 2008, a controller watches over air traffic from the control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, the agency and some of its critics called it a reminder of the importance of a pending modernization of the nation's flight system. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - When a computer glitch at a Federal Aviation Administration center caused widespread airline delays this week, it served as a reminder that the U.S. flight system is waiting for a modernizing overhaul. But it also appears the FAA's management of its existing technologies falls short of standards in other vital sectors.