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[Medianews] WSJ: Apple to Ship Tablet Device in March

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[Medianews] Using Google Buzz Can Expose Your Gmail Address

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[Medianews] Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone Is Risky.

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[Medianews] If Your Password Is 123456, Just Make It HackMe

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[Medianews] Apple's Prices for E-Books May Be Lower Than Expected

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[Medianews] SeaMonkey 1.1.18 Security Release

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[Medianews] SeaMonkey 2.0.3 Security Update

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[Medianews] Apple's iPhone Causes Worldwide Memory Chip Shortage

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[Medianews] Attack of the light drizzle! / How weather was taken over by the hype machine

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[Medianews] Google: Serious threat to the web in Italy

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[Medianews] iTunes celebrates 10 billion songs downloaded

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[Medianews] Mossberg Discusses the iPad on The Charlie Rose Show

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[Medianews] Vancouver 2010, part 2 of 2

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[Medianews] Clueless Woman Calls Tech Show When Her Stolen Wi-Fi Disappears

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[Medianews] Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years under the DMCA

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[Medianews] Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement CUPERTINO, California-March 2, 2010-Apple today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International

[Medianews] iPad Available in US on April 3

iPad Available in US on April 3 Pre-Order on March 12 CUPERTINO, California-March 5, 2010-Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad

[Medianews] China's Cyberposse

China's Cyberposse By TOM DOWNEY The New York Times March 7, 2010 The short video made its way around China's Web in early 2006, passed on through file sharing and recommended in chat rooms. It opens with a middle-aged Asian woman dressed in a leopard-print blouse, knee-length black skirt,

[Medianews] The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs

The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs in repertory with the last cargo cult Written and performed by Mike Daisey Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory Main Season | Thrust Stage Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2025 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 January 14-February 27, 2011 The play The New York

[Medianews] Apple's iPad Tablet: Full Coverage

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[Medianews] Apple: Most admired company

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2010/snapshots/670.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews

[Medianews] TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish

TiVo Prevails in Patent Rights Case Against Dish By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The New York Times March 4, 2010 Filed at 3:03 p.m. ET TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders, as a federal appeals court cleared the way

[Medianews] All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement

March 9th, 2010 UPDATED: All Your Apps Are Belong to Apple: The iPhone Developer Program License Agreement Legal Analysis by Fred von Lohmann The entire family of devices built on the iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) have been designed to run only software that is approved by Apple-a

[Medianews] APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 APPLE-SA-2010-03-11-1 Safari 4.0.5 Safari 4.0.5 is now available and addresses the following: ColorSync CVE-ID: CVE-2010-0040 Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead

[Medianews] Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy Building My Brand.

Honey, Don't Bother Mommy. I'm Too Busy Building My Brand. By JENNIFER MENDELSOHN March 12, 2010 BALTIMORE ON a brisk Saturday morning this month, a dedicated crew of about 90 women, most in their 30s or thereabouts, arrived at a waterfront hotel here, prepared for a daylong conference that

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