1. New Software Update for Nexus One phones  permalink

New Software Update for Nexus One phones
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Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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2. Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900  permalink

Evernote, Now Playing On Nokia N900
Om Malik / GigaOM

Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API.

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3. Obama has yet to fill empty seats at civil liberties watchdog committee  permalink

Obama has yet to fill empty seats at civil liberties watchdog committee
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It's been a year and Obama has yet to fill the empty seats on the government's main civil liberties oversight committee: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board was recommended initially by the bipartisan September 11 commission as an institutional voice for privacy inside the intelligence community. Its charter was to recommend ways to ...

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Obama has yet to fill empty seats at civil liberties watchdog committee Derelict hotels around the world   —  Here's a collection of photos of 24 rotting, abandoned hotels around the world, some of them looking like horror movie sets, others like enormous follies, and still others like faerie palaces. Rotting stuff kicks ass. Graham Hotel: You don't normally think of people seeking out gold in Georgia but that's exactly what happened in the town of ...

4. OFT seeks T-Mobile-Orange review  permalink

OFT seeks T-Mobile-Orange review
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The Office of Fair Trading says it fears the planned merger between T-Mobile and Orange will harm competition in the UK.

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5. Do the iPad’s missing apps point to a multitasking dashboard?  permalink

Do the iPad’s missing apps point to a multitasking dashboard?
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Steve’s iPad keynote felt just a little off. We got what we wanted, but it still felt a little like the iPad was a vehicle full of potential rather than a self-contained package of productivity. This morning I woke up and realized what was missing: The minor apps.

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6. Ebook Deal of the Day: CSS Cookbook, Third Edition -- Only $9.99! Use discount code CCTE9  permalink

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Learn how to solve the real problems you face with CSS. This cookbook offers hundreds of practical examples for using CSS to format your web pages, and includes code samples you can use right away. You'll find exactly what you need, from determining which aspects of CSS meet the specific needs of your site to methods for resolving differences in ...

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7. Geneva Preview: 2011 Kia Sportage gets stylish new duds  permalink

Geneva Preview: 2011 Kia Sportage gets stylish new duds
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8. Aquanautic Men's Chronographic VALJOUX 7750 Watch for $1,898 + free shipping  permalink

Aquanautic Men's Chronographic VALJOUX 7750 Watch for $1,898 + free shipping
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Today only, WorldofWatches.com offers the Aquanautic Men's Chronographic VALJOUX 7750 Watch, model no. SKWCHV/22/02O/NE02, for $1,898 . With free shipping , it's the lowest total price we could find by $351. Features include a black dial with orange hands and hour markers, three subdials, luminous hands, hour markers, and Arabic numerals, water ...

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9. Gowalla Prepares To Roll Out On BlackBerry  permalink

Gowalla Prepares To Roll Out On BlackBerry
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The check-in arms race continues to heat up. Foursquare has been working fast to secure its place on not only the iPhone, but also Android , Palm Pre, BlackBerry, and most recently, Windows Mobile . But rival Gowalla is working hard to get onto the other platforms as well. Recently, they launched a version that works on Android phones through ...

10. Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July  permalink

Senators Warned of Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July
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America’s top intelligence official said he was “highly certain” that Al Qaeda or one of its affiliates would attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months.

11. Stephen Colbert: Blippy Is More Exciting Than Going Through Old Receipts  permalink

Stephen Colbert: Blippy Is More Exciting Than Going Through Old Receipts
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Normally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ...

12. The Application of EC Competition Law in the Energy Sector  permalink

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Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Ulrich Scholz and Stephan Purps (both Freshfields) analyze The Application of EC Competition Law in the Energy Sector. ABSTRACT: This article describes the main developments in the application of EC Competition law in the energy...

13. Some News Outlets Ready to Try Charging Online Readers  permalink

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A new Steven Brill endeavor enables news outlets to charge their online readers. The tattered news industry may be ready to give it a whirl.

14. Typepad Threatens Takedown of Herald Justice League Unlimited Exposé  permalink

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At issue is the Herald's exposé of the JLU, a group which has run a multi-year surveillance program on members of the Second Life community and compiled 1700 pages of files on other players - files containing often false and potentially libelous information.

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15. Amethyst and Gemstone Ring for $28 + free shipping  permalink

Amethyst and Gemstone Ring for $28 + free shipping
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16. Olympus PEN E-PL1 Hands On: The Cheap Micro Four Thirds Camera for Everybody  permalink

Olympus PEN E-PL1 Hands On: The Cheap Micro Four Thirds Camera for Everybody
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17. ‘Avatar’ Bolsters News Corp.’s Earnings  permalink

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18. Men's 8MM Titanium Ring with 3 Cubic Zirconia Stones for $10 + $3 s&h  permalink

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20. Engadget Latest To Try Comment Cooling Off Period; I Can't Figure Out Why  permalink

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Last month, we wrote about a local news website in Illinois that was getting frustrated with the dialog in its comments, and it instituted a "cooling off period" where it shut down its comments for a while, hoping that it would drive away the less desirable comments. The whole thing made no sense to us. Those types of commenters would eventually ...

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