Jan 27 2009

Apple threatens Palm chomp – Register


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Apple threatens Palm chomp
Register – 6 hours ago
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author Palm has demonstrated it can still create truly compelling devices, but Apple wields a significant patent portfolio in the area and has made it clear that it isn't afraid to use it.
Apple's A-bomb against Palm: A 358 page iPhone patent TG Daily
Apple Multi-Touch Patent Tech Approved PC Magazine
Inquirer – TechNewsWorld – Mobile Magazine – ZDNet
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Jan 27 2009

Gmail Goes Offline – PC World


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Gmail Goes Offline
PC World – 50 minutes ago
If you live in Gmail, but don’t always have a broadband connection available, today should be a happy day for you. Google is rolling out a new system for letting Gmail users access their accounts offline.
Gmail grows up with offline e-mail access CNET News
Google Announces Offline Version of Gmail PC Magazine
InfoWorld – NetworkWorld.com – New York Times Blogs – MIT Technology Review
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Jan 27 2009

Storm Causes Problems Across KY – MSNBC


Boston Globe

Storm Causes Problems Across KY
MSNBC – 3 hours ago
(AP) – Snow, sleet and freezing rain Tuesday cut power to thousands in Kentucky and northern Tennessee, bending trees to the ground, closing schools and piling up faster than road crews could clear.
Winter weather about to get worse Boston Globe
Winter Weather Mess Moving In MyFox Philadelphia
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Jan 27 2009

Internet Users Top 1 Billion, Most of Them Asian – PC Magazine


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Internet Users Top 1 Billion, Most of Them Asian
PC Magazine – 26 Jan 2009
by Mark Hachman Internet metrics company comScore on Friday reported that the number of worldwide Internet users in December topped 1 billion users, the first time that barrier has been breached.
Internet hits major milestone, surpassing 1 billion monthly users Computerworld
Internet usage breaks through the billion barrier The Tech Herald
VNUNet.com – Bizjournals.com – ITProPortal – domain-B
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Jan 27 2009

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day? – Christian Science Monitor


San Francisco Chronicle

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day?
Christian Science Monitor – 7 hours ago
By Andrew Heining | 01.27.09 Jeff Bezos isn’t giving any hints, but many indicators point to the rollout of a revamped version of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader in two weeks.
Kindle 2 Gets iPhone Treatment Forbes
Report: Amazon to Launch New Kindle on Feb 9th PC World
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Jan 27 2009

Stop getting prerecorded telephone calls

On the Do Not Call list, but still get prerecorded calls from “Heather” and her fellow drones? Terribly annoying, right? Herb Weisbaum, aka ConsumerMan at MSNBC, says you can now opt out of these calls — and can do it quite easily.

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Jan 27 2009

Traces of mercury in high-fructose corn syrup

A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury.

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Jan 27 2009

RAF ‘ordered to shoot down UFOs’

The RAF has tried to shoot down suspected UFOs as part of a Government directive, it has been claimed.

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Jan 27 2009

Shelby Ultimate Aero EV: World’s Fastest Electric Car

Shelby Supercars first raised eyebrows several months ago with claims of building “the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen”. According to Shelby, the Ultimate Aero EV will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower that will power the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds!

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Jan 27 2009

Scientists Zero In on Earth’s Original Animal

Sea sponges have been thought by some scientists to be the most primitive living animals, the closest living things to approximate Earth’s original animal, down at the base of the tree of life for the animal kingdom.

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