Friday, March 12, 2010
Sci/Tech
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IPad Available for Pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern - PC World


New York Times (blog)

IPad Available for Pre-order at 5:30 Pacific, 8:30 Eastern
PC World
If you're looking to be first in line to pre-order Apple's new iPad, then set your alarm, because Steve Jobs's latest creation is available for pre-order in the US early on Friday, March 12: 5:30 am Pacific Time or 8:30 am ...
Apple to Start Taking IPad Orders at 5:30 am California TimeBusinessWeek
Apple to accept US iPad preorders starting at 8:30 am EasternApple Insider
Apple iPad pre-orders begin Friday morningThe Tech Herald
Legit Reviews -WALA-TV FOX10 -ZDNet (blog)
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PS3 EyePet to have Playstation Move support - TG Daily


Telegraph.co.uk

PS3 EyePet to have Playstation Move support
TG Daily
EyePet, a Playstation 3 game that was announced years ago and appeared to have just disappeared from the North American release calendar, will be one of the first to use Sony's new motion controller. EyePet was first announced at the 2008 Leipzig Games ...
SOCOM 4, played with PlayStation Move: our thoughtsArs Technica
PlayStation Move: Quick Impressions Of What It Can Do1UP.com
Playstation Move: Motion Control for Whom?PC World
InformationWeek -Gamasutra -VGChartz
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Microsoft's Xbox Sales Beat Wii, PS3 in February on 'BioShock' - BusinessWeek


KATU

Microsoft's Xbox Sales Beat Wii, PS3 in February on 'BioShock'
BusinessWeek
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 beat Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 last month to become the best-selling video-game console in the US for the first time in more than two years, ...
February NPDs are inNetworkWorld.com
February video game sales drop 15 percentThe Associated Press
February NPD: Bioshock 2 Tops, PS3 Grows AgainPSX Extreme
Wall Street Journal -VGChartz -PC World
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FCC releases Internet speed test tool - Reuters


Reuters

FCC releases Internet speed test tool
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet. Located at the site www.broadband.gov, the test is aimed at allowing consumers to compare ...
Why the FCC National Broadband Plan Should Include Public Wi-FiPC World
What's in a title? For broadband, it's Oz vs. KansasCNET
FCC Unveils Speed Test, Broadband Dead Zone ReportBusinessWeek
Ars Technica -Phone Scoop -FierceWireless
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Report: Verizon To Roll Out 4G Devices In Mid-2011 - ChannelWeb


Only Kent (blog)

Report: Verizon To Roll Out 4G Devices In Mid-2011
ChannelWeb
Verizon Wireless plans to roll out its first mobile devices for its forthcoming 4G network in mid-2011, according to a Thursday report in The Wall Street Journal. Verizon plans to open its 4G network -- also known by its ...
Report: Verizon 4G handsets out by mid-2011CNET
Will Verizon 4G Mean the End of "All You Can Eat" Data?PC World
Verizon to Have 4G Handset in Mid-2011Wall Street Journal
TechNewsWorld -PC Magazine -TG Daily
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Microsoft plants Bing on Google-free Chinese Androids - Register


Reuters

Microsoft plants Bing on Google-free Chinese Androids
Register
Motorola will soon push Microsoft's Bing search engine onto Android phones in China, after announcing an alliance with the Redmond software giant that will see Bing appear on Androids across the globe. In the wake of this Moto-Microsoft pact, ...
Bing for Motorola's Android Phones Is a Bad IdeaPC World
Bing use inches up in FebruaryCNET
Readers Ask: What's Next for Microsoft's Bing?PC Magazine
DailyTech -The Associated Press -Reuters
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US lawmakers get few answers on Comcast/NBC deal - Reuters


Boston Globe

US lawmakers get few answers on Comcast/NBC deal
Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - US lawmakers on Thursday raised concerns that the Comcast deal to take control of NBC Universal could limit customers' access to programming and drive up cable prices. They got few answers from top US ...
Comcast Defends NBC DealPC Magazine
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC dealThe Associated Press
TV Mergers Can't Raise Rates, Comcast Hearing ToldBusinessWeek
Hollywood Reporter -Radio Business Report -Main Justice
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Rumor: Multitasking coming to iPhone OS 4.0 - CNET


Gadget Venue (blog)

Rumor: Multitasking coming to iPhone OS 4.0
CNET
The Palm Pre does a nice job with multitasking, and a lot of people want the same for the iPhone. Sorry, that was just my excited utterance upon reading Thursday morning's AppleInsider story about iPhone OS 4.0. ...
Why iPad Is the 'Children's Toy of the Year'PC World
Apple's iPad Could Kill The MacPC Magazine
Report: Apple to support iPhone multitaskingTG Daily
Forbes -ZDNet (blog) -Computerworld
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Scientists take another run at climate change - USA Today


CBC.ca

Scientists take another run at climate change
USA Today
Eight Nobel-prize winning economists and scientists have joined more than 2000 others in signing a letter today that urges the Senate to take swift action on climate change. "The longer we wait, the harder and more costly it will be to limit climate ...
Global warming study gets external, independent reviewTG Daily
Panel Will Review UN Climate WorkNew York Times
Review of UN panel's report on climate change won't reexamine errorsWashington Post
Christian Science Monitor -BusinessWeek -San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
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Green Day's Rock Band tour dated - GameSpot


USA Today

Green Day's Rock Band tour dated
GameSpot
Band-specific rhythm game to see worldwide multiplatform launch on June 8; North America-exclusive premium edition gets 6-song DLC voucher and free song export. In 2009, Green Day confirmed (twice) that there would be ...
'Green Day: Rock Band' launching in JuneUSA Today
Harmonix Releasing Green Day: Rock Band This JuneGamasutra
Green Day: Rock Band release date and bundles revealedNetworkWorld.com
1UP.com -CNET -BusinessWeek
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Teacher & Employee of the Year

The Citrus County Education Foundation has honored its Teacher and Employee of the Year. Ceremonies were held at the Citrus Hills Country Club

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Weapon against child porn

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has a new tool to help with cases involving sex crimes and juvenile victims.

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So Bad, They're Good

Citrus County's SERT team proved they had what it takes during a competition in Orange County. Red all about it.

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New restaurateur in town

Ann Marie Pollard, well known in Beverly Hills, has won the bid to operate the café in the Citrus County Resource Center in Lecanto.

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