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Samsung Instinct Just Only Looks Like an iPhone
washingtonpost.com — Sprint Nextel's Samsung Instinct bears a resemblance to Apple's iPhone. But the Instinct doesn't come with features to rival those of the iPhone. Nor does its price, $229.99 before a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract, offer a big discount over of Apple's creation.More… (Apple)
optimusprime01Google Changes Home Page, Adding Link to Privacy Policy
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The word “privacy” now appears on Google’s home page, with a link to the company’s privacy policy.More… (Security)
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22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoam
engadget.com — The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completionMore… (Mods)
MrBabyManFirefox Users Most Secure on Internet, Study Reveals
crn.com — Mozilla Firefox fans might rest a little easier these days after a study released Tuesday revealed that its users are most secure on the Internet. More… (Security)
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Apple Manila Case - Dell to Ship All Computers
gizmodo.com — Surprising everyone but industry guru Gene Munster, Dell has announced a partnership with Apple Inc. that will see the former licensing the latter's exclusive Manila Case technology to ship all their computer products and accessories, like their Dell Rubber Chickens and Dell Texas-Style BBQ Ribs. "It was bound to happen,"More… (Apple)
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Bandwidth caps could lead to ISPs benefiting from piracy
arstechnica.com — As Time Warner begins experimenting with bandwidth caps, which are commonplace in other countries, the possibility now exists that ISPs will benefit financially from their customers burning through their monthly limits to keep grabbing P2P content.More… (Tech Industry News)
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10 Gadgety Reasons To Love America
gizmodo.com — And if you are still not convinced, just remember—you could be living in Canada.More… (Gadgets)
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BitTorrent Tracker Hosting Illegal Says Dutch Court
torrentfreak.com — Leaseweb, the former ISP of BitTorrent trackers such as Demonoid, What.cd and Waffles.fm lost the appeal against the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN. The Amsterdam court concluded that Leaseweb has to permanently shut down the BitTorrent tracker everlasting.nu, and hand over the admin’s personal information.More… (Tech Industry News)
iPhone 3G line camping begins... now!
engadget.com — It's going to be a long week. Anyone seen Greg Packer?More… (Apple)
macbotJobs 2.0
forbes.com — Apple is quietly grooming talent. Pity whoever has to follow Steve Jobs at Apple. Not every great company stumbles into oblivion after the departure of a visionary founder. The problem: Jobs has left once before, and until he came back, it looked like Apple would be one of those companies. More… (Apple)
MediaSightUbuntu 8.04.1 has been released!
releases.ubuntu.com — The first Long Term Support updated image for Ubuntu 8.04 has been released. This release contains all the security and bug fixes in the two months since it was released, including Firefox 3 final. If you tried 8.04 and had an issue with a bug, you may want to give it another try.More… (Linux/Unix)
chrono13At Yahoo, a Threat from Within
businessweek.com — The central complaint revolves around slow decision-making, a long-standing issue. New services still must run a gauntlet of meetings and approvals that can delay them for months. "It was difficult to get things done," says Greg Yardley, a product manager who left earlier this year.More… (Tech Industry News)
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The Miraculous Machine that Can Reproduce Itself
guardian.co.uk — The RepRap is a printer of three-dimensional objects. It's like the desktop printer you might have at home, but instead of printing on paper, the RepRap makes hard copy in three dimensions out of plastic from models designed on a computer. It's an extremely powerful technology that could give people the ability to create virtually anything.More… (Tech Industry News)
Survey: 10,000 Laptops Lost or Stolen at Airports Per Week
blogs.usatoday.com — More than 10,000 laptops are lost or stolen each week at U.S. airports, says security industry executive Richard Stiennon in a blog for NetworkWorld.com. He cites a survey conducted by The Ponemon Institute, a monitor of privacy and security issues.More… (Tech Industry News)
The iPhone's cross-border price clash
theglobeandmail.com — "The summer launch of the iPhone in Canada was supposed to be a time for Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. to celebrate. Instead, the company with exclusive rights to the hottest new tech gadget finds itself on the defensive, stung by public criticism over pricing."More… (Apple)
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