Around the Web 6.23.2008: Beatles games and a billion PCs

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-- Eating, reading, petting the dog and other things that are apparently still legal to do while driving after the no-cellphone-behind-the-wheel law takes effect in California July 1. Top of the Ticket

-- Beatles edition of Guitar Hero or Rock Star? It’s under discussion. FT

-- Now in use across the world: 1 billion PCs. Expect to hit 2 billion around 2014. Engadget

-- After Pets.com went up in flames eight years ago, chief executive Julie Wainwright got divorced, went to Bali, took up painting and landed a few jobs. Now she’s back with another Internet company, SmartNow.com. SF Chronicle

-- The Supreme Court will listen to antitrust claims brought by Internet service providers against an AT&T unit. WSJ

-- Comcast’s movie-ticketing site, Fandango, snapped up Walt Disney’s Movies.com. CNet

-- Your phone knows where you are. Nokia acquired Plazes, a service that helps you figure out where your friends are and what they’re doing. GigaOm

-- Meanwhile, here’s a profile of the Finnish phone company’s main man in Hollywood. NYT

-- iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. What about the Google-powered phone? Oh wait, it’s still not here. WSJ

-- ABC shows land on Veoh. NYT

-- The story behind the online video success of the Groundlings, an LA-based improv troupe. LAT

-- More concerns about dwindling numbers of computer-science students in the U.S. AP via Yahoo News

-- Chris Gaither