SAN FRANCISCO — When Steven P. Jobs introduced Apple’s first iPod in 2001, it held more music and was easier to use than the handful of rival products already in the market. But it had a big shortcoming: it worked only with Macintosh computers, then less than 3 percent of the PC market.

SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said iPhone users will be getting a software update that offers the ability to upload high-definition video over Wi-Fi.

Sony plans to launch a new music and video subscription service later today, according to a report published in the Financial Times. The new service, which is expected to compete with Apple’s iTunes, is expected to be announced at the IFA show in Berlin — hours before Apple’s own event in San Francisco, at which the company is rumored to announce updates to iTunes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Lately I’ve been feeling very self-conscious when talking on the phone in public, and it’s not because I’m worried about strangers listening in on my private conversations.

SAN FRANCISCO — Lately I’ve been feeling very self-conscious when talking on the phone in public, and it’s not because I’m worried about strangers listening in on my private conversations.