So, what are you going to do with your unlocked 3G iPhone? The 3G only works with AT&T in the USA. Oh boy, I'm going to go to T-Mobile and surf on EDGE to save $20 a month. Us iPhone users are stuck with AT&T. It would be a bigger deal if there was a good cell network in the US, but they all suck.

I think Reid will end up backing the bill. The big casino companies would love to buy Party Poker and the other big poker sites if they are legalized. They already have their own online gambling sites overseas.

When I was in college, a long time ago, a friend and I filled silver-zinc battery cells with acid in our apartments instead of in the chem lab. I'm guessing my landlord never figured out why there were burns in the arms of one of his chairs. The batteries were for our school's solar car team (this was a big deal in the late 80s).

They didn't "abuse" their monopoly power making the XBox. Using money earned in their monopoly business to enter another, unrelated market is not an anti-trust violation. In order for there to be a violation they would have to directly use their monopoly to take over another market. For example, requiring the use of Microsoft mice or keyboards in order to run Windows would be an anti-trust violation.

There is DRM related to video out functionality. If an accessory manufacturer doesn't buy Apple's chip, they can't access the video out. There also is DRM in the headphone controls for the new Shuffle.

Per the CNet story linked to below, IBM is working on an iPhone application for Lotus Notes, called Traveler. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10053844-37.html I played around a little with the ultralight webapp, it is ok, but still buggy.