IT'S WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DO TO INSURE THIS INTERNATIONALLY.
THE STATE
DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE TO WALK A FINE LINE, ENSURING SECURITY FROM
CYBER CRIMINALS AND TERRORISTS.
BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO ENSURE EQUAL
UNFETTERED ACCESS.
SO NO WORD ON HOW TO DO THAT YET.
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IN RELATED NEWS, WE DO KNOW THAT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PLANS
TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR CYBER SECURITY AT HOME.
MONDAY'S BUDGET
PROGRAMS RUNNING OUR NATIONAL UTILITIES ARE NOT THREATENED.
THIS IS
JUST A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD KICK INTO EFFECT IN 2012.
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LEAPFROG ANNOUNCED A TABLET FOR CHILDREN.
IT IS THE LEAPPAD
EXPLORER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A KIDS-FRIENDLY VERSION OF A TABLET AND HAS
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO HELP CHILDREN LEARN TO READ, COUNT, PRACTICE
VOCABULARY, AND MORE.
IT HAS A CAMERA, VIDEO RECORDER, AND
MICROPHONE AND A 5-INCH COLOR TOUCHSCREEN.
IT WILL COST $99 WHEN IT
COMES OUT THIS SUMMER.
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MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, AND VIDEOS.
THIS MEANS THAT PUBLISHERS OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THESE ARE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE MAC APPSTORE AND THE
ITUNES APPSTORE.
APPLE WILL PROCESS THE PAYMENTS THROUGH YOUR
ITUNES ACCOUNT AND TAKE 30 PERCENT OF THE REVENUE.
THIS IS THE SAME
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THAT NEWS CORP'S THE DAILY USES.
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ANTICIPATE, IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF TAXES.
A NEW REPORT FROM KSE
PARTNERS SHOWS THAT CUSTOMERS IN NEBRASKA, WASHINGTON, AND NEW
YORK ARE PAYING THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF TAX ON WIRELESS BILLS.
THE
RATE IS OVER 20 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BILL AMOUNT IN THESE STATES.
THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOT MUCH BETTER AT 16 PERCENT.
UNFORTUNATELY
THESE TAXES AS THEY SEE FIT SO THE CUSTOMER GETS SHAFTED.
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IPHONE, IPAD, AND IPOD TOUCH.
LOGITECH'S LIFESIZE VIDEO CENTER IS A
OF TRAININGS OR MEETINGS.
IT IS NOT A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION TOOL.
IT
ONLY SENDS VIDEO OUT TO APPROVED PEOPLE WHO CAN NOW WATCH IT ON I-
OS DEVICES.
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AND FINALLY, A GERMAN MAN RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTION IN THIS YEAR'S
IMAGES.
HE PUT HIS CAMERA IN FRONT OF HIS COMPUTER AND PHOTOGRAPHED
IMAGES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT WERE ON GOOGLE STREET VIEW.
LIKE
THIS ONE.
AND THIS ONE.
AND THIS ONE.
HE CALLED HIS PHOTO ESSAY "A SERIES
OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS." YOU'LL WANT TO PAGE THROUGH THESE.
FIND THE
LINK ON CNET-DOT-COM-SLASH-LOADED.
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THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR THE DAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M NATALI
MORRIS FOR CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
