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FCC rescues American football fans

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The alternative? Rioting in the streets
The US Federal Communications Commission has stepped in to bring a temporary halt to a dispute that had threatened to disrupt that most cherished of American institutions: watching young men attempt to bash each other senseless over the possession of an inflated ersatz pig bladder.…The power of collaboration within unified [...]

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US feds squeeze bloggers for posting TSA orders

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Nigerian crotchbomber claims first victims
At least two bloggers who posted the latest Transportation Security Administration security guidelines have received visits from the feds. One had his laptop confiscated and was served a subpoena. The other just received the subpoena.…What is your recession sales strategy?

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Hacker rattles 21,000 iPhone unlockers

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Claiming moral high ground
Hackers have mailed 21,000 customers of iPhoneUnlockUK to remind them the company uses unlicensed software, and that their details have been compromised.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Dell crowned Bad Santa computer maker by angry customers

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Holiday card labelled a ‘joke’
Dell customers are furious at the computer maker after it failed to deliver products in time for the holiday season, and instead offered a “Holiday Card” to place under their Christmas trees to replace undelivered gifts.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Oregon profs plan giant robotic space cockroach warriors

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‘Humans can run, but frankly [it is futile to do so]‘
Human traitors in Oregon are planning the construction of fearsome robot cockroaches physically superior to mankind.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

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Tories swallow Web 2.0, spit out £1m crowdsource prize

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Golden goose lays egg
The Tories are waving a £1m taxpayer-funded crowdsourcing prize under the noses of developers to produce a website that can “harness the wisdom” of voters to “resolve difficult policy challenges”.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Today is not New Year’s Eve - or the end of the decade

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El Reg apologises for era error
El Reg would like to apologise to all its readers for the recent spate of ill-timed end of the decade articles, which it, along with the rest of the media have been tacking on to the close of 2009.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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iSlate? I spy more control from Cupertino

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Rumours, speculation and state control
Apple is probably going to launch some sort of tablet PC next month, probably on January the 26th, but is this a revolution in computing or a revolution in control?…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Tobacco biofuel to solve energy/ environment crisis?

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Baccy-burner cars, boilers to make nonsense of smoking ban
Boffins in Philadelphia, America have come up with a radical new plan for biofuels. Rather than the cars of tomorrow running on various forms of alcohol, sunflower oil, algae etc, the scientists propose that they should instead be fuelled by burning tobacco.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t [...]

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Tobacco biofuel to solve energy/environment crisis?

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Baccy-burner cars, boilers to make nonsense of smoking ban
Boffins in Philadelphia, America have come up with a radical new plan for biofuels. Rather than the cars of tomorrow running on various forms of alcohol, sunflower oil, algae etc, the scientists propose that they should instead be fuelled by burning tobacco.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t [...]

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