Feb 23 2009

House Lawmaker Seeks to Repeal Internet Gambling Ban – DailyTech


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House Lawmaker Seeks to Repeal Internet Gambling Ban
DailyTech
The internet is used for all sorts of activities. Many people make their living off the internet in the form of online sales or marketing.
Frank To Introduce Repeal Of Online Gambling Ban WebProNews
Barney Frank to launch another legislative attack on RecentPoker.com
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Feb 23 2009

RIM, T-Mobile Throw Curve with New BlackBerry – eWeek


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RIM, T-Mobile Throw Curve with New BlackBerry
eWeek
By Wayne Rash The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone, built by RIM for T-Mobile, combines GPS, Wi-Fi, global calling, a full QWERTY keyboard, location-based services and new browser in a sleeker, thinner package.
Research In Motion Keeps Hiring Amid Economic Downturn Teleclick.ca
New BlackBerry a flexible, keyboard-free affair Otago Daily Times
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Feb 23 2009

CBS, Last.fm deny passing user data to RIAA; some users delete … – guardian.co.uk


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CBS, Last.fm deny passing user data to RIAA; some users delete
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The news cycle spins fast and flimsy these days. Late Friday night, TechCrunch posted an unsourced rumour that CBS-owned Last.fm handed a "giant dump" of user data to the RIAA.
Last.fm speaks out over leaked U2 album: "TechCrunch are full of ****" Telegraph.co.uk
Last.fm Shoots Down Rumors Over U2 Album Leak Slashdot
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Feb 23 2009

Comet Lulin arrives tonight – break out your telescopes – Christian Science Monitor


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Comet Lulin arrives tonight – break out your telescopes
Christian Science Monitor
By Pete Spotts | 02.23.09 Over the next three nights, skywatchers should expect their best views yet of Comet Lulin. It makes its closest approach to Earth – some 38 million miles away – on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Take a look at Comet Lulin before it speeds away Chicago Tribune
Comet Lulin poses for NASA's Swift Register
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Feb 23 2009

Internet Safety Act: Imposes data retention laws on home Wi-Fi users – TG Daily


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Internet Safety Act: Imposes data retention laws on home Wi-Fi users
TG Daily
By Samantha Rose Hunt Chicago (IL) – In an attempt to put an end to child pornography and make the Internet a safer place, federal law makers have proposed that the surfing habits of Internet users be retained for a period of two years.
Senate to ISPs, Anyone with Wi-Fi: Keep Access Logs to Save the DailyTech
Proposed Law Seeks to Expose Internet Addressing for Child Safety CircleID
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Feb 23 2009

India to send astronauts to space – BBC News


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India to send astronauts to space
BBC News
By Greg Morsbach India has earmarked more than .5bn to launch its own manned space flight and join the elite club of the US, China and Russia.
India to launch its first astronauts into space by 2015 guardian.co.uk
India approves £1.7bn plan to launch astronauts as Asian space Times Online
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Feb 23 2009

InternetNZ: war on S92 far from won – National Business Review


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InternetNZ: war on S92 far from won
National Business Review
Blackout campaigners were crowing last night as S92 was put on hold until March 27. But InternetNZ says one battle does not make a war, and is pushing for the full repeal of the controversial clause of the Copyright Amendment (New Technologies) Act.
Protests stall New Zealand copyright rule CNET News
National stalls law to block internet pirates New Zealand Herald
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Feb 23 2009

Apple's Jobs to skip annual shareholder meeting – CNET News


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Apple's Jobs to skip annual shareholder meeting
CNET News
by Tom Krazit Apple has confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will miss Wednesday's annual meeting for the first time since he returned to the company he founded.
Report: Jobs to skip Apple annual meeting Bizjournals.com
Jobs and the auto industry? I don't think so. Computerworld
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Feb 23 2009

Google Sinks Atlantis Discovery Buzz – PC World


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Google Sinks Atlantis Discovery Buzz
PC World
Last week, a British man announced he'd found the lost city of Atlantis using Google Ocean — the latest add-on to Google Earth that features 3D bathymetry, which lets you explore the ocean floor.
Atlantis Claimed to Be Found Using Google Earth, Google Says Otherwise DailyTech
GOOGLE OCEAN Atlantis 'find' not real Bild.de
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Feb 23 2009

IBM Delivers Software to Ontario Universities via Cloud Computing – CNNMoney.com


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IBM Delivers Software to Ontario Universities via Cloud Computing
CNNMoney.com
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Ontario Centres of Excellence today launched a pilot project that gives university students, professors, and other researchers anytime, anywhere access to some of IBM's leading business software via cloud computing.
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