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Thursday, July 02, 2009Click to submit news

Drink Guinness, win a space flight
Guinness, the Irish beer, is running a contest through September 24, offering a free ride aboard the suborbital Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to two lucky people. If you don't want to trust to luck, you can buy a trip for about $200,000.

'The Cool Twitter Conferences World Tour' Second Stop - San Diego
This series of one-day Twitter conferences for developers, business people, and enthusiasts, continues in San Diego, CA on Wednesday, July 15.

Apple Admits iPhone Overheating Issues -- Sort of
Reports of the iPhone 3G and 3G2 overheating have prompted Apple to post a warning message, to turn the phone off and move it to a cooler location, on its support knowledge base.

Hybrid Satellite-Cell Pocket Phone May Arrive This Year
TerreStar Networks thinks they can succeed where others have failed and plan to launch a mobile phone service that combines satellite and cellular service.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009Click to submit news

Firefox 3.5 benchmarked: Twice as fast as Firefox 3
Firefox 3.5 was tested using the SunSpider Javascript benchmark tool on a Windows PC and came in just slightly behind Safari 4 and Chrome 2.

Is Twitter the news outlet for the 21st century?
Recent events in Iran and the death of Michael Jackson have put Twitter on the map as a news source. CNN was criticized, on Twitter, when it failed to the deliver "instant, in-depth" coverage Twitter users wanted.

The Myths of Security - What the Computer Security Industry Doesn't Want You to Know
In this book, author John Viega, formerly Chief Security Architect at McAfee, reports on the state of the industry and offers concrete suggestions for those confronting the issue. He offers tips on what, if anything, you can do about identity theft, gives some easy steps for fixing application security, and more.

Pirate Bay Heads to Davy Jones' Locker
The pirates of Pirate Bay have lost their sabers and will become copyright law abiding citizens thanks to the sale to Global Gaming Factory X AB.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009Click to submit news

Mozilla Pushes the Web Forward With Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3.5 is now available for download. The new version includes new privacy features, improved search tools, and new capabilities for video and audio as well as faster rendering engines.

Battery Issues Likely Cause of iPhone 3GS Overheating
The problem with self-toasting iPhones may be a faulty battery, much like the self-igniting laptops of a couple of years ago. If so, with sales of over a million phones, it could result in the recall of thousands of batteries.

webOS 1.0.4 Update Released
For Palm's Pre users, version 1.0.4 of webOS is now available to patch the "homebrew application install method" of adding third party apps via e-mail links.

Dell to Make iPod Touch-like Gadget
Dell's as yet unnamed gadget will use Android to play music, video, and connect to the web. It isn't expected to include cell phone capabilities.


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