Apr 30 2010
Link: Anti-gravity shoes A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be detachably… Inventors: Michael […]
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Apr 30 2010
This is one for the “I Find This Rumor Extremely Hard to Believe” file: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is reporting that a source has told him that HP has decided to cancel its “slate PC. Is HP’s Slate Dead?
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Apr 28 2010
REDMOND, Wash. — April 27, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. and HTC Corp. have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for HTC’s mobile phones running the Android mobile platform. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will receive royalties from HTC. Microsoft Announces Patent Agreement With HTC: Agreement will cover […]
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Apr 28 2010
Link: 60,000 gatecrash Aussie Facebook party Ha ha ha – David Thorne strikes again! (For those that don’t know who David Thorne is, read some of his pranks here: http://www.27bslash6.com)
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Apr 28 2010
The police appear to have gone too far. The REACT team, “a partnership of 17 local, state, and federal agencies” with a “close working partnership with the high tech industry,” seems to have leapt eagerly to Apple’s aid before it looked at the law. Putting the presumed interests of an important local company before the […]
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Apr 27 2010
Link: Orcon to peer with Telecom, TelstraClear stays out Another ISP is choosing to peer with Telecom: “Orcon has followed FX Networks in deciding to exchange traffic with Telecom through some of the 29 peering points set up on the latter’s network nationwide.” And surprise, surprise – TelstraClear’s response: “In contrast to FX and Orcon, […]
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Apr 27 2010
Link: The Stones and the true story of Exile on Main St
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