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Sci/Tech - Google News msnbc.com | Heard on the Street: The High Cost of Amazon's Cheap Kindle Wall Street Journal There must be something in the water at Amazon.com, given its commitment to price-cutting whatever the short-term pain. The retailer's decision to introduce a new, cheaper Kindle, just weeks after slashing the price of the existing ... Amazon Launches $139 Wi-Fi Kindle Hands on: new Amazon Kindle review Amazon's New Kindle Shows E Ink Progress |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Nintendo game copiers 'illegal' BBC News A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games are illegal in the UK. The ruling specifically targets a range of popular devices which can be used to store and play ... Nintendo DS R4 cartridges ruled illegal Nintendo DS: R4 banned in UK Nintendo wins case against games pirates |
 msnbc.com | Searchable Facebook user data posted to file sharing site CNET LAS VEGAS -- A researcher has compiled a list of more than 170 million Facebook users and the Web address of their profile page on the site and released it on a file sharing site, meaning it is making the rounds of thousands of ... The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A Man who published details of 100m Facebook users 'learning how to break passwords' Information of Over 100 Million Facebook Users Available for Download |
 BBC News (blog) | Cycle Hire Bikes Installed This Evening Londonist Ambling through Spitalfields of an evening, we just spotted some guys installing the Cycle Hire bikes at a station on Commercial Street. According to the chap we spoke to, they were installing five bikes in this 16-berth station, though he wasn't sure ... On your bike London gears up for two-wheeled revolution Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes |
 CNET | Google cleared of wi-fi snooping BBC News Google did not grab "significant" personal details when collecting data from wi-fi networks, according to the UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO). The finding came after the body reviewed some of the data Google scooped up from unsecured ... UK loosens Google data noose Google Wi-Fi data capture cleared by Information Commissioner UK privacy watchdog clears Google Wi-Fi slurp |
 Pocket-lint.com | Sky 3D television channel gets October UK launch date Metro There seems to be no stopping the 3D revolution – and now it's going to be beamed directly into your home, as Sky announce they will launch Europe's first 3D TV channel in millions of British homes on October 1. To immerse yourself in the full 3D ... Sky Introduces 3D Channel As Price Of Cheapest 3D TV Falls To £846 Sky set for 3D television launch Sky will launch 3D service |
 msnbc.com | Giant asteroid 'heading for Earth in 2182' Telegraph.co.uk A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide object has a one-in-a-thousand chance of an impact 172 years from now. A report in the solar system journal, Icarus, said the odds of an earlier impact ... Asteroid could raze London Giant asteroid heading for Earth Huge asteroid on possible collision course with Earth (172 years from now) |
 Straits Times | Black Hat: ICANN says DIY DNS certification is revolutionary Inquirer By Inquirer staff DOMAIN OWNERS will be able to certify themselves under changes rung in by the DNS Security Extensions system (DNSSec) that is expected to be the biggest upgrade to the Internet since the World Wide Web was introduced, according to the ... Elite Seven Chosen As Guardians of the Internet Internet gets massive security upgrade ICANN Announces DNSSEC Internet Security Upgrade |
 BroadbandChoice.co.uk | UK population to be guaranteed mobile 768Kb/sec service Register The government has endorsed the plan to pass organisation of the digital dividend mega auction back to Ofcom, with universal service guarantees, and promises a new-for-old deal for the Programme Makers and ... UK Government Guarantees Weedy 0.75Mbps Mobile Broadband for 2013 Telefonica's Key Welcomes UK Mobile Spectrum Auction UK Government Announces Mobile Broadband Auction |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Google sets Android on pirates Register Android now comes with an API allowing applications to phone home to check for a licence when launched, locking out pirates and anyone with an unreliable data connection. The "Licensing Verification Library" does ... Google Android Success In UK Contract Market Hides Another Truth Android will protect developer rights Android sales soaring |
