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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Copyright law is not designed to protect someone from being upset.
  • A Dutch ISP is going to begin blocking websites based on amount you pay per month.
  • A Judge has ruled that an IP Address does not equal a person.
  • Bing will become the default search engine on BlackBerry OS 7.
  • Adobe CS 5.5 is now available for download.
  • Seas could rise by 1.6 meters (5.25 feeet) by 2100.
  • A Meteor shower from Halley’s Comet will begin Friday.
  • Koalas have human-like fingerprints.
  • An All-female lizard species has been created in the lab.
  • The Windows Phone ‘NoDo’ update has begun rolling out for the HTC Surround.
  • Pig Ears have been recalled by Keys Manufacturing due to salmonella.
  • A new Photo shows a lopsided galaxy called ‘meathook’.
  • Hon Hai precisions will be making the Nintendo Wii successor.
  • Texas has executed its first inmate using drugs used on animals.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • No Sex in Space, yet according to Officials.
  • Sony is rebuilding the Playstation Network after an attack.
  • 1,000 Cops may face disciplinary action for viewing sex case reports.
  • Revered Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba dies at age 84.
  • A New radio technique could detect alien planets.
  • Amsterdam is ordering 125 EV charging stations.
  • T-Mobile’s G2x will receive Gingerbread soon.
  • Max Matthews, the creator of synthesizing sounds on a main frame, has died at the age of 84.
  • The son of Kaspersky Anti-virus head, Ivan Kaspersky, has been freed.
  • Nintendo has officially announced it’s Wii successor for release in 2012.
  • Illinois is going to begin tracking ‘dooring’ bicycle accidents.
  • The Barnes and Noble’s Nook should receive an update that allows applications in the next couple weeks.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • The Founder of Penthouse, Bob Guccione, has died.
  • A study has found that women give more to charities than men.
  • Toyota has recalled 1.53 Million vehicles due to brake fluid and fuel pump issues.
  • Oak Brook Police are looking to fire the son of Drew Peterson.
  • A Saudi prince has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  • Clearwire LTE has passed 90Mbps in a test in Phoenix.
  • Ebay relies on Paypal for 37% of it’s revenue.
  • Microsoft has renamed Xbox Live Silver to Xbox Live Free.
  • Netflix has re-iterated that a streaming-only option could come this year.
  • Wired has an interesting article on how The Allies used math against German tanks.
  • Jammie Thomas’ third P2P trial looms while the RIAA is complaining about the cost.
  • 131 Years ago today, Edison finally worked out his electricity idea.
  • A new study shows that the brains of new Moms grow.
  • Microsoft is reporting 240 Million copies of Windows 7 have been sold in the first year.
  • Meteors from Halley’s Comet may show skywatchers a spectacle.
  • A tumor magnet hopes to help doctors spot cancer.
  • A New Wii Bundle will be available On November 7th, in Red.
  • A Moon crash has stirred up ice, silver and mercury.
  • The world’s Largest Pumpkin of 2010 has been weighed.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Sprint says New York will get 4G on November 1st. This could alleviate some of the 3G issues.
  • The New ISAT test will allow more kids to pass. This is a failure of the Education system in the United States, and I’m ashamed to live in Illinois because of this.
  • There’s a new CPR treatment order, Chest compressions and then breaths.
  • Facebook has pulled an entire company off of their Apps platform causing 150 million people to be without some games.
  • A mexican borough has made the World’s largest enchilada.
  • A 95-year old New York City Man has received a medal for devising a rescue of more than 500 bomber crew members.
  • A disease that is afflicting bats is threatening to close Caves throughout America.
  • A distant Star Explosion has choked on it’s own dust.
  • Saturn’s moons have engaged in a paintball fight with each other.
  • The Netflix Native App for the Wii is now available.
  • The US Department of Justice is suing Michigan’s Blue Cross over Pricing deals.
  • The Haiti Earthquake earlier this year is offering surprising lessions about the Earth’s Surface.
  • An Ancient Shipwreck points to the site of a Major Roman Battle.
  • Happy 25th Birthday to the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Foursquare and Starbucks have teamed up to offer customers rewards.
  • TigerText, the application to erase embarrassing text messages has gone international.
  • Apple is revamping the E-book categories prior to the iPad launch on April 3rd.
  • Barnes and Noble has officially acknowledged that they are working on an iPhone OS E-reader application.
  • Pink Floyd tracks will no longer be available as single tracks, it’ll albums only.
  • President Obama has given away his $1.4 Million Nobel prize to charities.
  • Playstation has copied the WiiMote with the ‘Playstation Move’.
  • 48 Hawaii Only species are now on the endangered list.
  • Actor Merlin Olsen has died at the age of 89.
  • New Zealand is going to be adding a $900 Million cable to the pacific.
  • Half of Kansas City Missouri schools will be closed come fall.
  • Ireland now has a Leprechaun Museum.
  • Unlike Illinois, California tax payers should be getting their refunds on time.
  • The Federal Trade Commission may block the Google/AdMob deal.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Blockbuster’s losses have been widening and it’s not looking good.
  • There is as Bill to eliminate the Illinois Lieutenant governor’s office in 2015.
  • A whale trainer has died during an attack at SeaWorld.
  • General Motors is discontinuing their Hummer line.
  • The FCC is looking at freeing up the 500MHz spectrum for broadband.
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 is set to fly off retail shelves on May 23rd.
  • Chrysler will be repairing 355,500 minivan airbags, starting in June.
  • In one Rhode Island school all of the teachers have been fired.
  • The house of representatives have voted to not repeal the Anti-trust exemption the insurance companies have.
  • Planets apparently unwind on their way to being non-planets.
  • Clearwire has reported 688,000 subscribers and revenue has soared.
  • In the proliferation of app stores, Paypal is looking to get into the game with it’s own app store for developers.
  • Zend has added PHP web app server.
  • Longtime Cubs announcer Harry Caray has been ranked seventh Best MLB announcer.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Adobe is claiming that it is not stalling HTML5, and Ian Hickson is calling their bluff.
  • Apple is now banning jailbroken IDs from the Apple Store.
  • To nobody’s surprise Apple is said to be using it’s FairPlay DRM on the iBookstore.
  • The Vatican will be making some of their World War II archives available online.
  • SlingMedia updated it’s iPhone OS application and it can now stream over 3G.
  • Meebo’s iPhone OS application is now available in the App store.
  • Google has confirmed it is starting tests on Trending Topics is news.
  • A swedish man’s house that was burned included an iMac that just keeps running.
  • Ben Heck, who is a famous hardware hacker, has unveiled his latest creation, the Wii Laptop.
  • Toyota, in an attempt to stave off the Public Relations nightmare of recent, will be providing tours of it’s Indiana factory.
  • Popcap’s very popular game Plants and Zombies is now available for the iPhone OS.
  • Microsoft has announced Windows Mobile 7 with Xbox Live Support.
  • Adobe has announced Flash and Air support for Android.

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Here is today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Google has unveiled Google Buzz.
  • Seagate has crammed 600GB of hard drive space into a 2.5″ hard drive.
  • Warner Music is stating that the variable pricing within iTunes has lead to slower sales.
  • The World’s smallest solar-powered sensor runs almost forever.
  • There is evidence of liquid water on Enceladus; one of Saturn’s moons.
  • Apple has unleashed Aperture 3 for photo buffs.
  • An illegal copy of New Super Mario Brothers for the Wii that one man uploaded has lead him to pay Nintendo $1.5 Million.
  • Ringo Starr has received his own Walk of Fame star.

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Here is Today’s Daily Run Down.

  • Rumor is that Sun Microsystem’s CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, will be resigning.
  • In the continuing saga of Apple Rumors, today there is a rumor that the iPhone will be available on all carriers in the US.
  • The Musical ‘Wicked’ will be returning to Chicago.
  • US and Canadian regulators have cleared the way for a merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster.
  • It looks like Nintendo will be shipping the Wii Classic Controller Pro this spring.
  • The EFF has asked that Universal pay it’s lawyer fees in a Youtube takedown case.
  • Scientific American has an article on how humans were almost extinct 1.2 Million years ago.
  • Nancy Kerrigan’s father has died.
  • “Chemical Ali” has been hanged in Iraq.
  • Actor James Mitchell has died at the age of 89.
  • A group of scientists is said to be digging up Leonardo Da Vinci’s bones.
  • Graco is recalling 1.5 Million strollers.
  • Belkin has released an iPhone OS Application and transmitter that will find clear stations.
  • Scientists believe they have found a link between diet, genes and Parkinson’s disease.

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Here is Today’s Daily Run Down.

  • The US Department of Justice has stated that Kindle in the classroom harms blind students.
  • Reportedly, piracy amongst the iPhone OS app store clocks in at $450 million. I call BS on this one.
  • Looks like some Moscow Police didn’t investigate their information heavily enough.
  • Real Networks founder Rob Glaser will be stepping down as CEO.
  • CNN health has an article on how some who have seen the movie Avatar are becoming depressed.
  • Donald Goerke, the creator of SpaghettiOs has died.
  • It appears to be official, the Wii will be getting some Netflix streaming action in the spring.
  • Gmail will now be configured to be secure by default.
  • The Washington Post has an article on how 28% of traffic accidents are caused by talking or texting while driving.
  • Jan C. Gabriel the ‘Sunday, Sunday, Sunday’ drag strip announcer has died.

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