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Orange to help Apple expand iPhones overseas
San Francisco Chronicle - 45 minutes ago
In the latest agreement to put the iPhone in the hands of international users, France's Orange said Friday that it has signed a deal to offer the popular smart phone in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Apple Signs More Nonexclusive iPhone Deals InformationWeek
Apple's Non-Exclusive iPhone Deals Extend Reach CRN
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Al-Arabiya
Einstein Letter on God Sells for $404000
New York Times - 48 minutes ago
AP/Bloomsbury Auctions By DENNIS OVERBYE From the grave, Albert Einstein poured gasoline on the culture wars between science and religion this week.
Einstein's musings about religion sells for $400K The Associated Press
Einstein letter sells for £170000 VNUNet.com
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Survey Shows Teens Dig The PS3
Next Generation - 1 hour ago
By Samantha Mason BLOG—A recent survey by Habbo of youth aged 11 to 18 recently revealed, among other statistics, that the PlayStation 3 is the “console of choice” for teenagers.
Analyst: PS3, 360 due for price cuts GameSpot
GTA IV Fails To Boost Hardware Sales. So Far. eFluxMedia
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TV at 140 Miles Per Hour
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By Eric Taub One benefit of the transition to digital broadcasting is that, thanks to compression technologies, multiple channels can be transmitted in the space previously needed for just one.
That didn't take long: DTV coalition says field tests are already done BetaNews
Koreans tout standard for US mobile TV Register
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WKRG-TV
Texas minister charged in Internet sex sting
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
BRYAN, Texas (AP) - A minister from a Dallas-area Baptist megachurch was caught in an Internet sex sting and charged with online solicitation of a minor, police said Friday.
Minister charged with soliciting teen New Zealand Herald
Police say Dallas minister caught in Internet sex sting Houston Chronicle
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Staying cool in hot Oakland weather
Oakland Tribune - 2 hours ago
The Bay Area is in for another hot day today, with temperatures expected to be near record-breaking levels. Relief, however, is expected Sunday for the Bay Area, including Oakland residents who tried to beat the unusual heat Thursday and Friday by ...
Cooling breezes still MIA in Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle
Record Heat Expected in San Diego; Fire Danger Increased XETV FOX6 San Diego
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Reuters - When Clear Channel wanted to launch a format-free Internet radio station called erockster, executive VP/head of online music and radio Evan Harrison turned to his old friend Eric Szmanda for ideas. Best known for playing Greg Sanders on the hit series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," Szmanda at first seems like an unlikely choice for leading such a major initiative at the world's largest radio broadcaster.

ZDNet
RIM CEO: Actually, We Didn't Rip Off The iPhone
Silicon Alley Insider - 3 hours ago
When we saw the first photos of Research in Motion's new "Bold," we assumed co-CEO Jim Balsillie had just plunked Apple's iPhone down in front of his engineers and said "Give me something like this.
BlackBerry Bringing The Thunder To Rival iPhone CRN
RIM said to be working on touch screen-capable BlackBerry Computerworld
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KCBS
Record Heat Expected in San Diego; Fire Danger Increased
XETV FOX6 San Diego - 2 hours ago
Record breaking heat is expected this weekend with Sunday the warmest day of the weekend. Along with the heat, low humidity levels and breezy off-shore winds will dry out vegetation and increase the danger of brush fires.
Cooling breezes still MIA in Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle
High pressure ridge to keep heat turned up again today San Jose Mercury News
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AP - Cable TV, phone and Internet service provider Charter Communications drew concern Friday from two congressmen and a privacy advocate over its plan to experiment with tracking its customers' Web use in collaboration with an online advertising firm.

PC World - The days of imagining Wi-Fi blanketing a city are over with the exit of the last major municipally focused Wi-Fi service provider.

KEPR 19
Threatened Bear May Hold Health Secrets
Living on the Earth - 6 hours ago
GELLERMAN: From the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts - this is Living on Earth. I'm Bruce Gellerman, in for Steve Curwood.
Analysis: Polar bear's impact on people is felt The Associated Press
Comment by Carl Pope Executive Director, Sierra Club
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AP - Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company's board improperly thwarted Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover offer, raising shareholder questions over the motives for the secrecy.

AP - Classified ad Web site Craigslist is denying online auctioneer eBay's allegation that it unfairly diluted eBay's stake in it and says its board was acting to protect the company.

PhysOrg.com
A Pest Without a Name, Becoming Known to Ever More
New York Times - 6 hours ago
Bob Yeo and his son, also named Bob, near the insects they call “running ants” in the backyard of their home in Pearland, a suburb of Houston.
'Crazy rasberry ants' target Texan tech Register
NASA moves to save computers from swarming ants Computerworld
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MSNBC
Poring over Mars pictures
MSNBC - 6 hours ago
The folks behind NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have put out pictures of the area where the Mars Polar Lander disappeared nine years ago - and are inviting people to see if they can find it.
'7 minutes of terror' over Mars Tucson Citizen
Bumpy Road to Mars, Part 1 Space.com
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BetaNews
Gates demonstrates touch UIs everywhere, including walls and furniture
BetaNews - 7 hours ago
By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews "Little thin, tablet-like computers" and giant, sensitive walls with interchangeable touch- and pen-based "natural interfaces" are still on the way, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, speaking at a CEO Forum Wednesday.
Microsoft Gets Touchy-Feely With TouchWall DailyTech
Bill Gates Demonstrates 'TouchWall' Multi-Touch Screen InformationWeek
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InfoWorld - Looking to sharpen its business focus, Compuware this week launched its "Compuware 2.0" campaign, which is being characterized by the 35-year-old software tools vendor as a rebirth of the company.