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Submission + - ATA Detains Passenger Over "Flight Mode" i

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URSpider

on Friday October 12, 2007 @06:24PM

URSpider writes: "C|Net, among others, is reporting that an ATA passenger was detained by police after arriving in Hawaii after repeatedly refusing to stop using his iPhone during the flight. The passenger claims that his phone was in "airline mode", which disables WiFi and cellular transmissions and renders the iPhone no different than an iPod. This comes hot on the heels of the recent announcement that Japanese airlines are banning the use of PSP's and headphones on all flights. With the proliferation of wireless-enabled devices, can flight attendants be expected to know which ones can be disabled? Can passengers be trusted to turn off WiFi and Bluetooth on their smartphones and gaming consoles?"

Submission + - Study Finds Banked Blood Not as Effective as Hoped (reuters.com)

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URSpider

on Tuesday October 09, 2007 @02:47PM

URSpider writes: "A study by Duke Researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that donated blood rapidly loses much of its ability to transfer oxygen, and that this loss is associated with the dissipation of the trace gas nitric oxide in as little as three hours after the blood is collected. This result explains previous findings that transfusion recipients did not fare as well as would be expected. The authors suggest that future work might focus on how to replace the lost nitric oxide, as well as to take a fresh look at the benefits of blood transfusion."

Submission + - Sony Launches Improved E-Reader (mobileread.com)

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URSpider

on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @03:47PM

URSpider writes: "Early this morning, Sony announced the launch of their PRS-505 e-book reader, the successor to last year's PRS-500. The new device includes a faster, brighter version of E Ink's electronic paper technology. Sony granted the editors of the MobileRead forum an exclusive interview, in which they learned about Sony's plan for supporting multiple e-book formats, including the upcoming Adobe Digital Editions."

Submission + - Is VZ telling the truth about FIOS hookups? (house.gov)

Submitted by Alexander Graham Cracker on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @02:42PM

Alexander Graham Cracker writes: As reported elsewhere http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-5701533-7.html & http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050700178.html
Every time Verizontal has installed FIOS at a friend's house; they have insisted they have to cut off the copper and move your POTS to the glass. By doing so, they block anyone else such as COVAD or Cavalier from renting the copper for competitive access. Sources report that today, at the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-ti-hrg.100207.Witness.List.pdf Thomas Tauke, Exec VP for Verizon, denied ever doing that. [The transcript should be up in a day or so.] Oh? I wonder if Dingell's Committee staff is interested in hearing from people where they did just that?
http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/contact_form.shtml

Submission + - CRIA makes Demonoid block Canadian connections

Submitted by Vagrant on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @01:08PM

Vagrant writes: It seems that there was some truth in the previous Demonoid article on Slashdot. As of this morning (Oct. 2) I am greeted with the following text on the Demonoid home page:

We received a letter from a lawyer represeting [sic] the CRIA, they were threatening with legal action and We need to start blocking Canadian traffic because of this. If you reside in Canada, that is the reason you are being redirected to this message. Thanks for your understanding, and sorry for any inconvenience.

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