A quick round-up of news from around web:

googlestreetview_1212782cGoogle has admitted that its fleet of cars responsible for gathering photographs for Google StreetView have, for several years, accidentally collected personal information – which could include email messages and passwords – sent by consumers over wireless networks.  Reuters

The UK release date of Apple’s iPad has been pushed back even further – now until 7 June. The pre-order page on Apple’s Web site now reads the new date, a full ten days after the planned 28 May release date – which was itself pushed back from the original April release.  CNET

The US is poised to take the lead in smartphone downloads of mobile applications by 2011, according to new data from ABI Research. Currently, Europe leads all global regions in smartphone mobile application downloads, with North America coming in second, trailed by Asia-Pacific.  Marketing Vox

Facebook has made changes to its agreement with companies and developers who build features for the website and will take 30% commission on all financial transactions made through the site.  Times Online


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