Note: Dwight Silverman is shut down for several days. Linkposts written by copy editor of the Chronicle Sarade la Cruz. Dwight returned on Tuesday.
• Yahoo says the iPhone most searched term in 2010 -smartphone is more popular than looking for uber Kim Kardashian in the rankings. Casey Anthony, freed from the murder of his son after hearing a very publicized, is no. 2.
• Syria ‘ ban on iPhone ‘ for protest footage -Syria has banned iPhone, reports say, when the Government tried to control the information that gets out of the country.
• Carrier IQ acknowledged holding the ‘ hidden treasures ‘ consumer data, but there are no keystrokes -phone-maker software monitoring product can log web say use, calls and text messages. But none of the keystrokes. Well, that’s a relief.