Feb 18 2009

Privacy law call in Facebook row – BBC News


Sydney Morning Herald

Privacy law call in Facebook row
BBC News – 4 hours ago
By Maggie Shiels The row over Facebook's change in its terms of service governing users personal data highlights the need for a privacy law, claims a leading watchdog.
Facebook backtracks after online privacy protest guardian.co.uk
Facebook U-Turns On Terms of Use Inside 48 Hours TrustedReviews
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Feb 18 2009

Corel InstantON Technology integrated into VAIO P Series – Coolest Gadgets


High Tech Lounge

Corel InstantON Technology integrated into VAIO P Series
Coolest Gadgets – 10 hours ago
The recently unveiled VAIO P netbook (shhh – don’t tell Sony we called it that) has just been given a tiny “upgrade” if you may call it so – it will now incorporate Corel Corporation’s InstantON technology that allows VAIO P owners to perform their …
Sony VAIO P to get instant on ElectricPig.tv
Corel and Sony team up technology Ottawa Business Journal
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Feb 18 2009

Ford to show Geneva a new Ranger – Auto123


Auto123

Ford to show Geneva a new Ranger
Auto123 – 8 hours ago
By Auto123.com, Ford is showing attendees of the Geneva Motor Show a fresh new Ranger pickup model in stark contrast to the long-lived model available to us North Americans.
Ford's new Ranger pickup to debut at Geneva Motor Show National Post
Ford to Bring Revamped Ranger to the Geneva Show TruckTrend Magazine
Motor Authority – Autochannel (press release)
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Feb 18 2009

Halo Wars: UNSC vs. Covenant – IGN


Kotaku Australia

Halo Wars: UNSC vs. Covenant
IGN – 16 Feb 2009
by Ryan Geddes February 16, 2009 – Over the course of three epic games, we've come to know the people, aliens and vehicles of the Halo universe in intimate detail.
Halo Wars Demo Downloaded 2 Million Times Portal IT
Halo Wars Demo Sets Download Records On Surging Xbox Live Escapist Magazine
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Feb 18 2009

Robotics might be Canada's ticket to moon – Canada.com

Robotics might be Canada's ticket to moon
Canada.com – 10 hours ago
By Tom Spears, Canwest News ServiceNovember 20, 2008 Artists' concept of the next generation of Canadarm. SAFIR – Single Aperture Far-Infrared Observatory, is a large cryogenic space telescope envisioned as a follow-on to the Spitzer Space Telescope.
2009: A space oddity Ottawa Business Journal
MDA Plays Significant Role In Planning Future Global Space … Space Daily
Space Ref (press release)
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Feb 18 2009

Mozilla, Skype join iPhone jailbreak fight – Register


iPhone World

Mozilla, Skype join iPhone jailbreak fight
Register – 8 hours ago
Skype and Mozilla have thrown their weight behind the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in that digital-freedom organization's fight to loosen the Digital Millenium Copyright Act's (DMCA) restrictions on iPhone jailbreaking.
Mozilla, Skype support DMCA jailbreaking exemption Macworld
Mozilla backs EFF in iPhone jailbreak support CNET News
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Feb 18 2009

Cellphone makers woo talkers with new gizmos – Globe and Mail


CNET News

Cellphone makers woo talkers with new gizmos
Globe and Mail – 20 hours ago
With files from AP From touch-screen cellphones to more powerful software, the wireless industry is rushing forward with new technology to try to lock down market share, even as sales of handsets tumble.
(Credit: Crave UK) CNET News
MWC 09: T-Mobile unveils new devices and Nokia partnership IT PRO
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Feb 18 2009

Gridiron Flow organizes creative work – MacNN


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Gridiron Flow organizes creative work
MacNN – 7 hours ago
Gridiron software has released the public Mac beta of Flow, a workflow tool that helps creative professionals manage projects. The software creates a "big picture" look for each item in a project, as it moves through various applications used in the …
GridIron Flow Available for Public Beta MSNBC
Gridiron Flow released as public beta Macworld
Macworld UK
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Feb 18 2009

Pirate Bay Day 3 — Defense Requests Dismissal

Hodejo1 writes “Yesterday was a big day for the Pirate Bay when half of the charges against them were dropped leaving only the lesser charges of assisting making copyrighted material available in place. TorrentFreak is following the English twitter feed of the trial in the wee hours of the night, documenting more missteps by the prosecution. “The Pirate Bay trial is moving forward rapidly and again the day in court has ended early. On the third day the prosecution presented the amended charges. The defendants all called for acquittal while Carl Lundström’s lawyer scored points with the already legendary ‘King Kong’ defense”.”

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Feb 18 2009

Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down – PC World


CBC.ca

Facebook's Privacy Flap: What Really Went Down
PC World – 3 hours ago
By JR Raphael, PC World Facebook may have done an about-face with its policies on using user data, but the social network's struggle to balance business with privacy is far from over.
Facebook reverses course on privacy policy Reuters
Are Facebook's outraged users getting a wake-up call? Computerworld
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