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Submission + - Why Garmin abandoned its PDA lineup

Submitted by

Tam Hanna

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @06:02AM

Tam Hanna writes: "Hi,
Garmin had a line of very successful GPS PDA handhelds. However, they disappeared in the last months...with no information on what and why. TamsPalm met a Garmin representative at the CeBit and can now share the true story — enjoy:
http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/03/27/cebit-in side-scoop-garmin/

Best regards
Tam Hanna"

Submission + - Portraitkingdom.com -- Oil Painting Portrait from

Submitted by

affearner

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @04:27AM

affearner writes: "Portraitkingdom.com, combines the expert knowledge and unending passion of the world's most committed artists with state-of-the-art oil painting to create a masterpiece worth remembering."

Submission + - Micosoft dossier on journalist leaks

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Ludvig A. Norin

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @04:19AM

Ludvig A. Norin writes: "Wired journalist Fred Vogelstein blogs about how he accidently got hold of a dossier on himself produced by Microsoft's PR firm, Waggener Edstrom. While it's not unusual for PR people to create background files on journalists, it's notable that this one leaked, and got commented by Waggener Edstrom's Frank Shaw and Wired Magazine editor in chief Chris Anderson. Makes for an interesting read — there's lots to learn from the inner workings of the Microsoft PR machinery."

Submission + - Valenti has a stroke

Submitted by

ParticleGirl

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @03:12AM

ParticleGirl writes: "Jack Valenti, former president of the MPAA, has suffered a stroke. He lobbied for the DMCA and against the VCR back in the day, and even in retirement has remained vocal and politically active... what do we think? Has he been rightfully vilified here? Is he all bad?"

Submission + - Leukemic cells find safe haven in bone marrow

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Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @02:25AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Mesenchymal cells in the bone marrow release asparagine, which leukemic cancer cells need to survive. This new finding may reveal why leukemia recurs in some children."

Submission + - SlingPlayer for Palm Now Available

Submitted by Chris on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @02:01AM

Chris writes: The long waited and eagerly anticipated, Sling Player for PalmOS has been released and reviewed. It will be available as a download on Sling's website for anyone with a 3G Palm offering yet another media option to the aging OS.

Submission + - Cell Phone Companies Ordered to Cut Fees

Submitted by Boom on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @01:36AM

Boom writes: Britain's telecommunications watchdog Tuesday ordered mobile phone companies to cut their connection fees to rival services, a long-expected move leading to lower bills for landline users. Ofcom expects a cap on the tariffs charged by companies to reduce wholesale charges by between 400 million pounds (US$786 million;euro589 million) and 500 million pounds (US$982 million;euro736 million) annually over the four year period they will be in place.

Submission + - San Francisco to ban plastic grocery bags

Submitted by

ender6574

on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @01:36AM

ender6574 writes: "According to CNN, it appears that San Francisco, CA has approved legislation that would make it the first US city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets to help promote recycling http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/environment.baggs .reut/index.html?eref=rss_latest What is the opinion of the /. community? Is this a CA first that should be followed by the rest of the nation? Or just more of the crazy enviro-fruitiness that so often comes from California?"

Submission + - Top Ten Apple Products Which Flopped

Submitted by morpheus83 on Wednesday March 28, 2007 @01:21AM

morpheus83 writes: Apart from phenomenal products like the iPod, iMac and Macbooks, Apple in its 30 year old history has churned out super flop products too. Newlaunches has compiled a list of 10 products from Apple which fizzled in the market right from Apple Lisa to Cyberdog to Newton.

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