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Man Arrested for Not Tweeting?
mashable.com — In a bizarre case involving teen YouTube sensation Justin Bieber and a riotous crowd of his fans, a record exec from Island Def Jam Records was arrested Friday for, among other things, failing to Tweet when told to by authorities. (Submitted by BeyondVision) More…
Telcos to FCC: give us billions, but don't make us share lin
arstechnica.com — AT&T and Verizon are up in arms about a "slanted" survey of global broadband practices done for the FCC which concludes that mandatory line-sharing rules produce better Internet speeds and penetration rates. Is it possible the US could (again) force ISPs to open their networks? (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
News Corp + Microsoft want to lock Google out
dailytelegraph.com.au — MICROSOFT has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, putting pressure on search juggernaut Google to start paying for content (Submitted by dtele) More…
Apple voids Applecare warranty for smokers! - Computerworld
blogs.computerworld.com — Apple has been accused of voiding two customers' Applecare warranty because their Macs were used by smokers. Apple says it's worried about the health and safety of its technicians, but in IT Blogwatch, bloggers roll up that argument and set fire to it. (AAPL) (Submitted by cmrlkr) More…
A New iPhone Worm is Here, And This Time it's Malicious [WAR
mashable.com — A couple of weeks ago, the first iPhone worm appeared, Now, according to early reports of strange activity by Dutch ISP XS4ALL, and later confirmed by Sophos, there’s a new worm in the wild, and this one is far more malicious.......... (Submitted by DonnyDiamonds) More…
Bad idea: The laptop steering wheel desk
geekwithlaptop.com — The AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate is a tray you can attach to your steering wheel to use as a writing desk or to hold your drinks or snacks when taking a break from driving. However, in case you hadn’t noticed, the Wheelmate also happens to double up very nicely as a perfect platform for a laptop or a netbook, and apparently people are going mad for it. (Submitted by BeShirtHappy) More…
Gadget Freeze Test: Does Cold Weather Injure Cell Phones?
popularmechanics.com — You know that cold weather can make your cell phone sluggish, or make a fully charged one read low battery. But can cold weather do serious damage to your phone? We subjected six phones to progressively lower temperatures until they stopped working. Then, for good measure, we dunked some of them in liquid nitrogen. (Submitted by ThePowerDigger) More…
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