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bobwrit writes:
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The House of Representative's Judiciary Committee stalled today for their vote of the SOPA bill. This stall comes with a lot of discussion and debate about potential amendments to the bill itself. SOPA is one of the more controversial bills going through congress right now(Along with the NDAA bill). There was no final vote on the bill today, as there had been expected. Several Representatives have voiced many concerns about the bill, and gives hope that the bill will be killed in the committee. However, there are still Representatives in support of the bill. Those Representatives pointed out that if DNS was targeted, infringing websites would still be accessible, but only through the IP address.
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bobwrit writes:
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The American Civil Liberties Union, among other pro-choice organizations, accused Apple today that it purposefully made it so that Siri cannot give directions to the nearest abortion clinic. Apple, however, has responded in saying that it is just simply a side effect of Siri being beta software, and not intentional at all. This topic came up from several blogs noticing last week that Siri is unable to provide that sort of information.
The ACLU have started an online petition about it, trying to send a message to Apple that Siri is broken, and should be able to. In a post on the groups website, Alica Grey writes:
"Although it isn't clear that Apple is intentionally trying to promote an anti-choice agenda, it is distressing that Siri can point you to Viagra, but not the Pill, or help you find an escort, but not an abortion clinic. We're confident that the developers at Apple want to provide iPhone users with accurate information.".
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From the Article: Motorola announced today that they are going to bring a special edition of the Xoom to Best Buy. This version is meant to be Family-Friendly, in that it contains software to make it safer and easier for kids to use, and it is also at a lower price than the regular Xoom is. It has 16 GB of internal storage, wifi only, runs Android 3.1, and has an app called "Zoodles" on it. Zoodles prevents the home button from being pushed, and prevents your child from accidentally exiting out of an app. It also has a dual-core(likely Tegra 2, similar to the original Xoom), 10.1 inch screen, and a 5 mega pixel back facing camera with the capability of recording up to 720p. Also, it has a front-facing camera, of unspecified quality. The battery is rated to last 10 hours, and the device comes with a few select Motorola-specific apps, such as Motorola Print, which allows you to print from the device itself. The Xoom Family Edition will be available for $379 on October 16th at Best Buy.
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bobwrit writes:
From the article:
" Named after their respective screen sizes, the Galaxy Player 4.0 and Galaxy Player 5.0 deliver the Android smartphone experience, minus calling, texting, and a cellular data connection. These guys are just for fun, and are priced accordingly. The Galaxy Player 4.0 starts at $229 (8GB), and the Galaxy Player 5.0 goes for $269 (8GB)."
Also note that the examiner broke this news on Saturday as well, and posted a review of the Player 5.0 here: http://www.examiner.com/computers-in-denver/samsung-galaxy-s-wifi-5-0-mp3-player-review-review
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bobwrit writes:
From Story: "Gawker Media's Gizmodo knew it had a hot story when it gained access to a prototype of Apple's upcoming fourth-generation iPhone. But it seems likely that even the folks at the gadget blog could not have predicted just how much attention its series of exclusive reports on the iPhone 4G would garner.
Gizmodo recently revealed that officers from California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT), a special task force of police officers and federal agents created to combat computer-related crimes, raided the home of Gizmodo Editor Jason Chen last Friday. The police seized an assortment of computer equipment including five computers, three external hard drives, one HP MediaSmart Server, an Apple iPad, and other devices."
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bobwrit writes:
From Story
"Google has purchased Agnilux, a secretive chip house made up of engineers who architected the heart of the iPad, then left the company.
Reuters' PEHub reported the story Tuesday night. A Google spokesman also confirmed the acquisition to PCMag.com.
"We're pleased to welcome the Agnilux team to Google, but we don't have any additional information to share right now," a Google spokesman said Tuesday night via email."
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From Article : "Shopping comparison site Foundem this week fired the opening shots in the coming Google antitrust battle, with a complaint to the European Commission and a filing with the US Federal Communications Commission accusing Google of posing "an immediate threat to competition and innovation." The US filing is in response to the FCC's net neutrality enquiry, and seeks to have search neutrality included in FCC rule-making.
German shopping site Ciao, which has been owned by Microsoft since 2008, and French legal search service ejustice.fr have also filed complaints with Europe. The data in the filing has also been passed to the Commission, Foundem co-founder Shivaun Raff told The Register. In it, with the help of data commissioned from ComScore, Foundem seeks to show that what Google calls "Universal Search" places Google services in prominent and preferential positions within its search results, giving the company an unassailable competitive advantage."
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bobwrit writes:
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The future of President Bush's controversial military trial system for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay has been dealt a potentially terminal blow by the US Supreme Court.
In its third rebuke of the Bush Administration's treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, the court ruled that the 270 foreign terror suspects have the right under the US Constitution to challenge their detention in civilian courts on the American mainland.
The 5-4 ruling did not order the military tribunal process to be halted but it could trigger a chaotic rush to civilian courts that in practical terms will leave the question of what to do with men such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the September 11 mastermind, in the hands of the next president.
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