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Friday 30th October 2009

by Wayne

Here is Today’s Daily Run Down of the stories that I think matter.

  • Looks like the Chicago Neighborhood of bridgeport is the best Trick-or-Treating spot.
  • Jimmy Johns is being sued for not putting Turkey on their Turkey tom sandwich.
  • Remember the “Hold your Wee for a Wii” contest in which somebody died. Well the family was awarded $16.5 Million.
  • Here are some Halloween Wallpapers.
  • Looks like the state of New York has declared an N1H1 emergency.
  • The iPhone has finally been released in China without WiFi.
  • Microsoft has dropped their Office Accounting product.
  • Sprint has decided that there will be no tethering for any smartphone.
  • Google is now scanning RSS and ATOM Feeds for possible use in Real-Time Search.
  • Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says that a Casino in Chicago should be government owned.
  • Android 2.0 has been ported to the original Google Phone, the T-Mobile G1.
  • Sears’ Black Friday ad has been revealed.
  • Looks like the Amazon Kindle’s EULA violates some fundamental Norwegian consumer protection laws.
  • Nokia has announced the end of the N-Gage gaming series of devices.
  • Apple’s main advertising person, Lee Clow, is stepping down from TBWA.
  • Nikon has released an iPhone OS application that teaches shooting techniques.
  • BP has been fined $87 million in the US for safety violations. Won’t do enough to stop them though.
  • Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur that was armored and lived 112 Million years ago.
  • Bea Arthur left $300,000 to the Ali Forney center.
  • President Obama has lifted the ban on those with HIV entering the US.
  • The Halloween Sky will produce Peanuts’ The Great Pumpkin.
  • Adobe is pushing Flash and PDF for open government standards. Do they not understand at all?
  • In the future of collaboration, Google Wave has been opened for federation today.
  • Arizona’s Public Record’s Meta Data cannot be withheld. The Supreme court ruled this week.
  • The EPA is going to relocate the entire town of Treece, Kansas due to contaminates in the soil.

Look for more stories tomorrow.

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