The latest Android tablet rumor has hit the presses this week, this time thanks to analyst Roger Crenshaw.

Crenshaw, citing sources close to the tablet's development, says Motorola is building a 10-inch tablet that will run on Android 3.0 Gingerbread.

Release date? The Q4 of this year.

CEO Sanjay Jha made it clear earlier in the year that the company was looking to branch out into other smart devices, including tablets.

The tablet will compete directly with the Apple iPad, which has sold over 3 million units.

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While Facebook users have long complained about the inability to completely delete an account, it appears the social networking giant has taken that into account, testing a full "Delete Account" button in addition to the current "Deactivate Account" button.

In the past, to delete your account required deactivating it and then getting in touch with a Facebook staff member to finally have it truly deleted. After that, you have to not access your page for 14 days for it to stay completely deleted.

One-click will make the process significantly easier.

For now, the button can only be seen by a few select users, as it is part of a test.

Says Facebook: "…We are constantly testing new ideas, including the placement of various features. One of these recent tests included variations of the delete account option for a very small percentage of people."

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Developer ZodTTD has added the first ever PS1 (PSX) emulator for the Android Market today, charging $6 for the app that will allow gamers to relive memories of the classic console.

Tested by the boys at Phandroid, it appears the emulator will run best on new Android devices, especially those using 1Ghz processors, as it lags on older devices.

"[Well], it's not the smoothest on all devices - you're definitely going to need a recent high-end handset to make the most out of the experience - but it's definitely more than we could [have] imagined at this point," says the site.

"[Still], I can't help but [think] this won't be the most elegant experience on a mobile phone: there are just not enough physical buttons on a phone to emulate the original analog stick-equipped DualShock, and the screen real-estate needed to implement a software-based solution might not be the best for everyone."

Dubbed Psx4droid, the emulator's features include:

Support for WiiMote.
Multiple save states.
Support for various file types.
Trackball used as d-pad. 


And remember folks, you'll need a PS BIOS file and ROMs in order to use the emulator.

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While some lucky users have had the ability for months, Netflix has updated their PS3-based Watch Instantly service to include a Search function for all users.

Until this week, the search function for the PS3 was an assigned random beta.

A search function was easily the most-wanted feature for the service, eliminating the need to find and queue movies on your computer or smartphone before using the service.

The company has said it will add similar functionality to the Xbox 360 (and possibly Wii?) in November.

Additionally, CEO Reed Hastings noted that PS3 users may be able to soon ditch the streaming Blu-ray disc that must stay in their drives to use the service, as a disc-free version of Watch Instantly software for the PS3 could be available in October.

Says Hastings: "We expect to be launching a major new version of our Sony PS3 user interface which doesn't require a disc, and is dynamically updated continuously with the latest Netflix UI improvements."

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Apple has noted today that the iPhone 4 will be made available in 17 more nations starting on July 30th.

Beginning on Friday, the device will be available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The smartphone will be available at Apple Stores in the nations or through carriers and other authorized resellers.

Apple's latest device is currently only available in France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US.

It retails for $199 (16GB model) or $299 (32GB model) in the U.S. with contract.

Apple will announce "many more countries later this year," for iPhone 4 availability.

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New DMCA exemptions announced by the Librarian Of Congress make it legal, at least in the US, to jailbreak mobile phones. The new exemption also allows the rooting of Android devices.

The Librarian Of Congress found that jailbreaking is generally done to enable fair use under US copyright law and that the objections of mobile phone providers and vendors were based on business model concerns rather than copyright protection. The exemption for unlocking phones for use on different mobile phone providers' networks was also renewed.

The exemption, which was proposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and strenuously opposed by Apple, could open the floodgates for iPhone apps from major software vendors which would never have been available otherwise.

In addition to the EFF, the jailbreaking exemption was backed by such big names as Mozilla Corporation and Skype.

Thanks to Apple's use of encrypted code during the boot process it was previously a DMCA violation to reverse engineer the iOS. This has allowed them, through the App Store approval process and SDK Terms Of Service, to tightly control what apps were available for the iPhone and even what tools could be used to create them.

The new rules could result in Adobe either releasing Flash for jailbroken iPhones or placing new emphasis on the Adobe AIR Packager for iPhone, introduced in the recently released Flash Professional CS5. Changes in the iPhone SDK TOS earlier this year prompted Adobe to halt future development of the tool.

The new list of DMCA exemptions also includes removing access controls from ebooks in order to enable the read-aloud feature of ebook readers.

You can read the full text of the announcement below.
2010 DMCA Exemption Announcement

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