Jan 28 2009

Houses, Arctic research facility among budget goodies for North – CBC.ca

Houses, Arctic research facility among budget goodies for North
CBC.ca – 19 hours ago
Hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to flow to Canada's North as a result of Tuesday's federal budget, with money promised for projects ranging from much-needed public housing to a High Arctic research station.
Millions for Arctic Embassy
Flaherty singles out six infrastructure projects for targeted … Daily Commercial News
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Jan 28 2009

International Data Privacy … – InternetNews.com


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International Data Privacy …
InternetNews.com – 1 hour ago
By Richard Adhikari: More stories by this author: The House of Representatives has approved a bill declaring today National Data Privacy Day.
Data Privacy Day brings messages for Obama, consumers CNET News
Microsoft Study Finds Consumers Want Control Over Data InformationWeek
TG Daily – BBC News – AFP – PC World
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Jan 28 2009

Tesla Motors times it just right – The Gazette (Montreal)


The Gazette (Montreal)

Tesla Motors times it just right
The Gazette (Montreal) – 16 hours ago
When Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk announced at the Detroit auto show he had enough US federal funding lined up to pay for "the debut of the affordable electric car," few of those in attendance believed the boast.
Tesla announces Model S Concept, explains price hikes in town hall … Motor Authority
Tesla buyers facing kit blow AutoExpress
TheCarConnection.com – Atlanta Journal Constitution – LeftLane News – Autocar
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Jan 28 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 – CNET News
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Jan 28 2009

Bid to rein in cellphone photography may prove to be tone deaf … – Globe and Mail


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Bid to rein in cellphone photography may prove to be tone deaf …
Globe and Mail – 13 hours ago
A New York congressman has introduced a bill that would force US phone manufacturers to program an audible tone that plays every time the cellphone's camera is used, in an effort to stem the voyeuristic tide of revealing, unauthorized photography.
Camera phone predators targeted in shutter-sound bill The Tech Herald
Congress and Camera Phones Aren't Clicking PC World
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Jan 28 2009

I'm a sceptic now, says ex-NASA climate boss – Register

I'm a sceptic now, says ex-NASA climate boss
Register – 7 hours ago
By Andrew Orlowski • Get more from this author The retired scientist formerly in charge of key NASA climate programs has come out as a sceptic.
Global warming guru 'embarrassed NASA' National Post
Global Warming News Roundup The National Center for Public Policy Research
FOXNews – NewsBusters – Right Side News – Stop the ACLU
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Jan 28 2009

TechCrunch founder takes leave, cites threats – Bizjournals.com


AFP

TechCrunch founder takes leave, cites threats
Bizjournals.com – 54 minutes ago
Michael Arrington, co-founder of the influential technology blog TechCrunch, said Wednesday that he is taking a leave of absence because of several instances of physical and verbal abuse, including a death threat last summer.
TechCrunch Founder Takes Leave Amid Spitting and Death Threats Wall Street Journal
Mike Arrington: Just a bit too important for startups? guardian.co.uk
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Washington Post – Digital Media Wire – AFP
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Jan 28 2009

Amazon's Kindle 2 arriving February 9? – TG Daily


San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon's Kindle 2 arriving February 9?
TG Daily – 58 minutes ago
By Samantha Rose Hunt New York (NY) – On February 9, Amazon will hosting a special media event in the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.
Couldn't get the first one? No worries, Amazon's Kindle 2 expected … New York Daily News
New Kindle Coming Feb.9? Forbes
InternetNews.com – guardian.co.uk – Inquirer – USA Today
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Jan 28 2009

EU court rejects Intel bid for delay – CNET News

On Tuesday, the European Commission rejected Intel’s bid to delay a deadline for the chipmaker to address anti-trust concerns.

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Jan 28 2009

Holocaust a ‘big lie’: Iran govt spokesman

Iran’s government spokesman on Tuesday branded the Holocaust a “big lie” created to place the Islamic republic’s arch-foe Israel in the Middle East, the state IRNA news agency reported.

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