C.O.D. Protests The Protect IP Act

Personally, I am sick and tired of the United States government meddling more and more in our lives.  The movie and music industry is using our elected officials like puppets (muppets) and we are sitting idly by and letting it happen.  Well, I signed the petition, and my voice will be heard next election.  G.R.I.P. – Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians.  If we really want to make changes, we have to get those that pander to big business out of office and let them know that we have the power to do it.  After all, they are there to represent Read More…


New York Times

AT&T asks court to dismiss rivals' lawsuits over merger
Washington Post
AT&T asked a federal court Friday to dismiss lawsuits by two rivals seeking to block its $39 billion merger with T-Mobile, alleging that one competitor had tried to pressure AT&T for business favors in exchange for supporting the deal. ...
AT&T responds to lawsuitsJackson Clarion Ledger
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How Long Does Your Wireless Carrier Retain Texts, Call Logs?PC Magazine
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Reuters

Tablet Fire Sale: 5 Cheap Tablets
PCWorld
Between the popularity of Apple's iPad and the looming threat of Amazon's Kindle Fire, times are tough for other tablet makers. But their loss is your gain, as retailers have resorted to offering deep ...
BlackBerry Maker's Issue: Gadgets for Work or Play?Wall Street Journal
The PlayBook is Tanking, but RIM Remains 'Highly Committed' to TabletsPC Magazine
RIM Developer-Relations Head Lessard Latest to LeaveBusinessWeek
InformationWeek -Computerworld -USA Today
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Isthmus Daily Page

Hitwise: Singaporeans Spend The Most Time On Facebook Per Session
TechCrunch
Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead ...
It's official: Google+ will be connected to everythingGigaOm
Infographic: Most Popular Celebs, Brands Across Social NetworksPC Magazine
Singaporeans spend the most time per visit on Facebook (survey)fZDNet (blog)
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Tablets Planet

Kindle Fire sets off more sales: HTC Flyer price drops by $200
Ars Technica
The Kindle Fire appears to have catalyzed yet another tablet sale: the HTC Flyer will drop to $299 at Best Buy starting October 1, with no end to the sale in sight. This is the second big-name ...
HTC Flyer tablet $299 at Best Buy starting in OctoberSlashGear
Best Buy slashing HTC Flyer permanently to $299 on 1 OctoberZDNet (blog)
Best Buy cuts price of HTC Flyer to $299 starting Oct 1 - things just got ...Android Central
Mobile Burn -MobileWhack.com -Tablets Planet
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Social Barrel

Report: There's More Evidence That Apple Will Nix the iPod Classic
PC Magazine
The iPod Classic could be on its deathbed. AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has removed click-wheel games from the App Store, more evidence that Apple is getting ready to kill its original MP3 player. These games were previously ...
iPhone 5 is Coming, But What About iPods?IGN
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Inman.com

How Apple and Facebook Nearly Fell Out — Over the HP TouchPad [EXCLUSIVE]
Mashable
Tech titans Facebook and Apple have a contentious relationship that is frequently put to the test. But a Facebook for TouchPad application was very nearly the last straw, Mashable has learned from multiple sources. Facebook and Apple, united by a ...
The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week, September 25-October 1, 2011AppAdvice
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Sydney Morning Herald

Windows Phone 30% Of HTC Sales
InformationWeek (blog)
Windows Phone 7.5 is currently rolling out worldwide; at the Singapore launch, Melvin Chua, who manages HTC's business there, sounded pumped up about the updated platform. He said at the launch event "we believe that Windows Phone 7 will eventually be ...
Windows Phone Gains, Makes Up One-Third of HTC SalesForbes
Microsoft takes the Android profit, the Wonkas take the painRegister
Samsung joins forces with Intel and MicrosoftReuters
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AFP

Hitachi-LG venture to plead guilty to price-fixing
Reuters
Sept 30 (Reuters) - A joint venture by Hitachi Ltd (6501.T) and LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $21.1 million fine for big-rigging and price-fixing in the sale of optical disk drives, the US Justice Department said ...
Hitachi-LG Data Storage To Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging, Pay $21MWall Street Journal
Hitachi-LG to admit price fixing, pay $21M fineThe Associated Press
US fines Hitachi-LG disk drive firm for price fixingAFP

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PhoneDog

Virgin Mobile Delays Data Throttling, Launches Optimus Slider Phone
PC Magazine
Virgin Mobile said Friday that it was postponing its controversial data throttling program until next year as it launched the next phone in its LG Optimus family, the LG Optimus Slider. Virgin Mobile's decision came as a footnote to the ...
Virgin Mobile presents the LG Optimus Slider and HTC WildfireSlashGear
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AppAdvice

Virgin Mobile postpones data throttling until 2012
SlashGear
Virgin Mobile has decided to postpone its original plans to throttle smartphone data speeds for its heaviest data users. Back in July, the carrier revealed that data throttling would begin in October, but today it announced that those plans will be ...
Virgin Mobile postpones smartphone data throttling until 2012Mobile Burn
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