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Telecoms are refusing to sell their wireless airwaves to the government – DailyTech

Reuters Telecoms are refusing to sell their wireless airwaves to the government DailyTech Under President Obama's leadership, the Federal Communications Commission has quietly taken on the role of developing a plan to debut a nationalized broadband internet offering across the US The measure is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment … The FCC's Misguided Spectrum Quest Wall Street Journal The FCC National Broadband Plan: Long Haul Expected BusinessWeek FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan PC World BroadbandReports.com

Facebook, Twitter Ready Location-Based Features – PC World

Fast Company Facebook, Twitter Ready Location-Based Features PC World Facebook and Twitter are preparing to flip the switch on features that will allow you to share your location with your friends at any time. Facebook is reportedly revving up to introduce the feature, while Twitter is ready to enable the changes on its … Location Based Facebook, coming soon NY Breaking News.com Foursquare gets down to business CNET Next Month, Facebook Will Know Where You Are FOXNews Poynter.org

Microsoft suffers continued Internet Explorer hits on patch Tuesday – Infosecurity Magazine (US)

The Guardian (blog) Microsoft suffers continued Internet Explorer hits on patch Tuesday Infosecurity Magazine (US) Microsoft took customers through a fairly sedate patch Tuesday this week, releasing just two bulletins addressing issues in its applications. However, all did not go without a hitch, as yet another zero-day vulnerability emerged for Internet Explorer. … Excel, Windows Movie Maker Patched PC Magazine Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker ChannelWeb Windows 7 SP1 due this year bit-tech.net New York Times

Back to the future at MySpace? – CNET

Los Angeles Times Back to the future at MySpace? CNET Earlier this week, BoomTown visited MySpace headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., to interview its new co-presidents, Michael Jones and Jason Hirschhorn, and get a look-see at its evolving revival plans to stop the … MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth Reuters Once-fading MySpace focuses on youthful reincarnation USA Today MySpace Co-Chiefs Cut Clutter, Plan Game and Film Hub BusinessWeek Los Angeles Times

EFF Breaks Down Apple’s App Store License – PC Magazine

Sydney Morning Herald EFF Breaks Down Apple's App Store License PC Magazine The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Apple's iTunes App Store were a match made in consumer rights heaven. After all, the vetting process, which used to let some apps in and (sometimes after the fact) boot others out, has, … EFF dubs Apple a 'jealous feudal lord' over iPhone dev contract Computerworld EFF posts Apple's Iphone SDK licence terms Inquirer Home Buyers Check Out Apps Wall Street Journal Blast

Final Fantasy ships 5 million units – GamePro.com

Scottish Daily Record (blog) Final Fantasy ships 5 million units GamePro.com In a press release sent out last night, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII hit the 5 million unit mark for games shipped worldwide. Interestingly, 3 million of those units were shipped in North America and Europe. … Square Enix Ships 5 Million FFXIII Copies Gamasutra Review: `Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat San Francisco Chronicle Final Fantasy XIII, 5 Million Shipped BSCreview CNET

Biking Directions Added To Google Maps – ChannelWeb

Telegraph.co.uk Biking Directions Added To Google Maps ChannelWeb Google has added biking directions, bike lanes and bike trail data for 150 US cities to Google Maps, the online search giant announced Wednesday. The new feature helps bikers determine the best, most efficient bike routes … Bike Directions Added to Google Maps PC World Google Maps Adds Bike Directions Wired News Google Maps Adds Bike Directions The Mac Observer Wall Street Journal

Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award – BusinessWeek

New York Times (blog) Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award BusinessWeek The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 AM Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer. In 1974, while at the Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), … Turing Award goes to Microsoft researcher V3.co.uk Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award CNET Winner of `Nobel of computing' at a glance The Associated Press SYS-CON Media (press release)