IT'S MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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YOU...IT'S USERS.
THE CHANGES ARE MEANT TO MAKE THE SITE'S PRIVACY
POLICIES EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
IT IS BASICALLY A RE-WRITE OF THE
DOCUMENT AND ATTEMPT TO GET RID OF THE LEGALESE.
I FIND IT
JUST GOES AHEAD
WITH CHANGES AS IT SEES FIT.
THEY'VE LEARNED THEIR LESSON.
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW?
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SKYPE MADE SOME UPDATES TO SKYPE TO GO, WHICH LETS YOU CALL ANY
PHONE THROUGH YOUR SKYPE ACCOUNT.
THE NEW FEATURES LET YOU ASSIGN
SKYPE'S LOCAL NUMBERS FOR UP TO NINE OF YOUR FRIENDS - EVEN
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS - AND CALL THEM DIRECTLY USING LOCAL NUMBERS.
LOCAL RATES - NOT INTERNATIONAL RATES.
YOU CAN DO THIS FROM YOUR
MOBILE PHONE MEANING YOU DON'T EVEN NEED AN INTERNET CONNECTION.
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THE PLAYSTATION PORTABLE IS NOW $40 CHEAPER.
SONY DROPPED THE PRICE
OF THE PSP TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE UPCOMING NEXT GENERATION PORTABLE,
WHICH COMES OUT LATER THIS YEAR.
INSTEAD OF COSTING $170, IT NOW COSTS
$130.
THE PRICE DROP WENT INTO EFFECT ON SUNDAY.
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GROUPON LAUNCHED A VERSION OF ITS SITE IN CHINA.
IT IS CALLED GAO-PENG-
DOT-COM.
IT IS A GROUP DISCOUNT SITE THAT IS POWERED BY GROUPON.
THE
SITE WILL START OFFERING LOCAL DEALS IN BEIJING AND SHANGHAI IN MARCH.
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THERE IS A LOT OF SUING GOING ON AROUND MOTOROLA.
FIRST OFF MOTOROLA
IS SUING TIVO FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN TIVO'S DIGITAL VIDEO
RECORDERS.
MOTOROLA IS ALSO BEING SUED FOR THE XOOM.
A COMPANY
CALLED XOOM CORP IS SUING OVER THE NAME.
THE MONEY TRANSFER
FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.
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MAJOR SITES LIKE AMAZON AND TWITTER.
HE WANTS THESE SITES TO DEFAULT
TO HTTPS, WHICH IS THE HIGHLY ENCRYPTED VERSIONS OF WEBSITES.
SHOPS AND BOOK STORES MAKE THE PUBLIC TOO VULNERABLE TO HACKS.
HE IS
CALLING FOR WEB SITES TO DEFAULT TO HTTPS VOLUNTARILY.
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WHAC-A-MOLE, THE ARCADE GAME WHERE YOU HIT STUFFED ANIMALS THAT
POP UP AND DOWN.
THE MAN INFECTED OVER 400 MACHINES SO THAT THEY
WOULD STOP WORKING AND NEED HIS REPAIR SERVICES AGAIN.
HE WAS JUST
INSURING HIS OWN JOB SECURITY.
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DATE THEM IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME SINGLE.
IT IS CALLED THE WAITING
ROOM.
YOU LITERALLY SIGN UP FOR SOMEONE'S WAIT LIST IF THEY BREAK UP
WITH THE POOR SLOB THEY ARE CURRENTLY WITH.
WHEN YOU SIGN UP TO BE
IN SOMEONE'S WAITING ROOM, IT WON'T GO IN YOUR FEED SO IT IS FAIRLY
PRIVATE.
AND DESPERATE.
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THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR THE DAY.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M NATALI MORRIS
FOR CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
