Jan 22 2009

BlackBerry handsets on Fido by February? – Electronista


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BlackBerry handsets on Fido by February?
Electronista – 14 hours ago
While it is still unofficial, last week's rumors of Canadian wireless provider Fido, a sub-brand of Rogers, starting to offer BlackBerry handsets seem to be true as Fido staff has been trained on the RIM-made devices.
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Fido BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Details: Coming February 4th IntoMobile
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Jan 22 2009

Wi-LAN licenses Korea's third-largest wireless manufacturer – Ottawa Business Journal


Ottawa Business Journal

Wi-LAN licenses Korea's third-largest wireless manufacturer
Ottawa Business Journal – 19 Jan 2009
By Ottawa Business Journal Staff Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN) has inked a new deal with Korea's Pantech & Curitel Communications Inc., adding yet another large handset maker to its list of wireless licensees.
FirstNews Briefs for Jan. 19, 2009 Wireless Week
Wi-LAN Wireless Technology Licensed by Pantech Design and Reuse (press release)
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Jan 22 2009

Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review– – G4 TV


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Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review–
G4 TV – 11 hours ago
It began with the forging of the three great movies. From them came squads of videogame tie-ins, a natural fit for a story filled with larger than life heroes, gorgeous set pieces, and a horde of enemies.
Lord of the Rings: Conquest – video game review Telegraph.co.uk
Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list per platform The Canadian Press
Gamasutra – bit-tech.net – Slashdot – Derby Evening Telegraph
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Jan 22 2009

Honda Shutting Down Swindon UK Plant Until June – Motor Report


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Honda Shutting Down Swindon UK Plant Until June
Motor Report – 19 Jan 2009
Things have gone from bad to worse for Honda operations in the UK. Honda’s Swindon plant was initially to be shut down for February and March in the face of declining sales, but that shutdown has now been extended through April and May.
Honda cancels full shift indefinitely Innisfil Journal
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Jan 22 2009

Space heaters can be fire risk, notes chief – Midland Mirror

Space heaters can be fire risk, notes chief
Midland Mirror – 11 hours ago
With freezing temperatures gripping the region recently, the Midland Fire Department is urging the public to keep fire safety in mind when taking steps to deal with colder weather.
Fire marshal offers tips for cold weather safety MiamiHerald.com
Are space heaters a fire hazard in work cubicles? Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Jan 22 2009

Antarctica not immune to warming – USA Today


Sydney Morning Herald

Antarctica not immune to warming
USA Today – 2 hours ago
By Alister Doyle, Reuters By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Earth's lone holdout to climate change, Antarctica, is actually warming, says a new study in today's edition of the journal Nature.
Global warming hits Antarctica, study finds CNN
Climate Change expert Bob Ward Sky News
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Jan 22 2009

Why 2008 Was a Milestone Year for IPv6 – CircleID


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Why 2008 Was a Milestone Year for IPv6
CircleID – 20 Jan 2009
By Derek Morr The beginning of the year saw IPv6 added to the DNS root, closing a major hole for IPv6-only communication. In mid-year, the US federal government's IPv6 mandate [PDF] came into effect, requiring all federal IP backbones to support IPv6.
IPv6 in 2009: rebels lead the way p2pnet.net
SoftLayer Provides IPv6 Support Earthtimes (press release)
Telecompaper – FierceIPTV – MarketWatch (press release)
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Jan 22 2009

House Repubs Want changes in Dems $825 billion Stimulus

House Republican leaders have asked for a meeting with President Obama on Thursday to offer major changes to the 5 billion economic recovery package urged by the president and proposed by House Democrats last week.

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Jan 22 2009

Zipdecode: How the Postal Code System Works (Interactive)

From the creator of the project: This project began a very short sketch (a few hours) that I created because I was curious about how the numbering works for postal codes in the states. Built with Processing.

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Jan 22 2009

Gaza Reconstruction Donors Don’t Want to Deal with Hamas

European countries, oil-rich Arab kingdoms and the UN have all pledged money or aid for Gaza reconstruction, but none of the donors wants to deal with Hamas, the Islamic movement that controls Gaza but is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU and the U.S.

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