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Comment Next Generation (Score 0) 343

by skitle on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @10:03AM (#19812623) Attached to: Apple Plans Cheaper Nano-Based iPhone

I am not sure about my stand on the iPhone, but regardless, it seems much better to wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation of a product from Apple. The 1st generation products, although 'new and hip,' seems to have quirks just as many other companies products. As another comment stated, with Apple always being secretive about product releases, a person who is burned once by a new/better product coming out the day after they purchase theirs, tend to be a little gun shy.

New York Plans Surveillance Veil For Downtown 529

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday July 09, 2007 @02:29PM from the bigger-brother dept.

News.com is reporting that a security system modeled after London's "Ring of Steel" is coming to New York City. The plan, to include license plate readers and over 3,000 public and private security cameras, aims to aid officials in tracking and catching criminals. "But critics question the plan's efficacy and cost, as well as the implications of having such heavy surveillance over such a broad swath of the city. [...] The license plate readers would check the plates' numbers and send out alerts if suspect vehicles were detected. The city is already seeking state approval to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan below 86th Street, which would require the use of license plate readers. If the plan is approved, the police will most likely collect information from those readers too, Kelly said."

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