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An anonymous reader writes “UK citizens may soon be able to report crimes by uploading videos taken from their mobile phones. Ian Readhead, director of information for the Association of Chief Police Officers, told silicon.com that forces want to build a video reporting portal to allow the public to upload potential evidence. Checking YouTube is now a routine part of many police investigations, he said, and police want to build on the extra functionality that this gives them.”

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by Chloe Albanesius Not sure which HDTV is best? Wondering if that Bluetooth headset is compatible with your phone? Those with iPhones and Android-based handsets can now access Google Product Search to check prices and read reviews before buying.

Shortly before 2 p.m. PDT (1:52 p.m.), the iTunes App Store hit 1,000,000,000 apps sold since it originally just nine months ago. It’s by no means perfect, but it’s still a significant milestone for the store, the iPhone (and iPod Touch) and Apple.

CWmike writes “President Barack Obama is set to receive a high-security BlackBerry 8830 soon, The Washington Times reported today. The device is said to be in the final stages of development at the National Security Agency, which will check that its encryption software meets federal standards. It might not be ready for months. It was reported that Obama will be able to send text and e-mail messages and make phone calls on the device, but only to those with the secure software loaded on their own devices. The list includes First Lady Michelle Obama and top aides. The security software is made by Genesis Key, whose CEO, Steven Garrett, is quoted as saying: ‘We’re going to put his BlackBerry back in his hand.’ The Sectera Edge was pegged in January by analysts as the top device choice because of its reputation for secure data communications when used by other federal workers. And there are many reasons why Obama might have been told ‘no’ on his BlackBerry. But Obama may wish he had chosen a Sectera if BlackBerry has more outage problems like its latest last week, which meant no mobile e-mail for hours across the US.”

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The use of the iPhone online has accelerated to where it’s now outranking Symbian in terms of sheer traffic, AdMob’s March 2009 metrics report shows. Tracking access worldwide based on ad requests, the firm says OS X iPhone grew to represent 38 percent of smartphone traffic and just slightly edged out all Symbian phones (37 percent).

Really creative PV3D model. Blow into the microphone and create a wind!

narramissic writes “The good people of Wilson, NC pay /month for 10/10 Mbps internet service, 81 TV channels and telephone service. How’d they manage that, you ask? Well, the city-owned and operated cable service called Greenlight came into being when the City of Wilson approached TWC and local DSL provider Embarq and requested faster service for the area. ‘TWC refused the request. And so Greenlight was born,’ says blogger Peter Smith. ‘Now Time Warner Cable and Embarq are upset that they’ve got competition, and rather than try to go head to head with Greenlight on price and service, they’ve instead been lobbying the state government of NC to pass laws to put Greenlight out of business. Apparently they’re having some success, as the NC State Senate has proposed bills that would do TWC’s bidding.'”

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Apple Inc. yanked a disturbing iPhone application called “Baby Shaker” – which allowed users to silence a screaming infant by shaking their phone – from its online store today.

Apple today announced its earnings for its most recent quarter, and smashed through expectations, reporting EPS of .33 a share on revenue of .16 Billion. The general consensus among analysts hinted at an EPS of .08 a share on revenue of Billion.

Their thumbs sure must be sore. Two central Pennsylvania friends spent most of March in a text-messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000. For one of the two, that meant an inches-thick itemized bill for ,000.