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It appears as though the first patent suit against Linux — targeting Red Hat and Novell — is now official. According to Groklaw’s Pamela Jones:
IP Innovation LLC has just filed a patent infringement claim against Red Hat and Novell.
It was filed October 9, case no. 2:2007cv00447, IP Innovation, LLC et al v.Red Hat Inc. et […]

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According to a Slate columnist, not only is it legal, but it’s ethical and fun. (Fun?) “I did just throw down more than $400 for this little toy,” he writes.
“I’m no property-rights freak, but that iPhone is now my personal property, and that ought to stand for something.”
The two major issues in the unlocking restriction […]

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The government is asking for evidence for a new study of the effect of violent computer games on children.
Psychologist Tanya Byron will head the study, which will also examine how to protect children from online material.
The review is due to be launched by Dr Byron - together with Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Culture Secretary […]

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Fake Ebay and Paypal e-mails which are used to con users out of money are being targeted by a secure mail system.
The online auction site and web pay service are working with Yahoo to use the firm’s anti-phishing technology.
The firms are supporting the emerging standard known as domain keys, which block fake e-mails by validating […]

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DULUTH, Minn. - Regardless of how the first trial of a person accused of illegally sharing music online turns out, the record industry plans to keep suing listeners for a while.
“We think we’re in for a long haul in terms of establishing that music has value, that music is property, and that property has to […]

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The founders of Skype, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, have resigned as executives of the web-based phone firm.
EBay has announced that it will cut up to $1.2bn (£590m) off the potential price it agreed to pay for Skype.
In September 2005 eBay agreed to pay $2.6bn for Skype and make further payments of up to $1.7bn […]

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Apple has warned that anyone attempting to unlock their iPhone to use with an unauthorised mobile network could find their phones irreparably damaged.
The company said that modified mobiles would become “permanently inoperable” once Apple updates were installed.
It follows a flurry of hacks claiming to unlock the phone, which is tied into the US AT&T network […]

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Apple’s European tour continues, with the company today confirming Orange as the carrier of choice for the iPhone’s launch in France.
Earlier this week the company announced that O2 would be the carrier in Britain, while T-Mobile scooped up the deal to carry the device in Germany.
via Mashable.com
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LIMA, Peru - A fiery meteorite crashed into southern Peru over the weekend, experts confirmed on Wednesday. But they were still puzzling over claims that it gave off fumes that sickened 200 people.
Local residents told reporters that a fiery ball fell from the sky and smashed into the desolate Andean plain near the Bolivian border […]

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A man’s testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.
They extracted early-stage sperm cells from mice, then turned them into cells capable of becoming different tissues.
Writing in Nature, the Weill Cornell Medical College team said their work might lead to treatments for illnesses such as […]

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