5:06 PM
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/uoc--wss082509.php
TI technologists predict that FPGAs will be obsolete by 2015 (replaced by multi-core CPUs) as part of their predictions that go through 2020:
http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219500566&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS
I'm surprised that the federal government has made more than $4 billion in profits from bailout funding. Hopefully Citigroup and Bank of America do not fail and the taxpayers can see some benefit from this profit:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/31/bailouts-yielding-profits-taxpayers/?uniontrib
There had been a concern that first round of broadband stimulus funding wouldn't have enough applicants because the major wireless carriers refused to apply due to the open access rules. However, there were almost 2,200 applicants requesting nearly $28 billion in funding (and including $10.5 billion in matching funds), so the competition will be strong for the $4 billion total funding available in this round:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/commerce-and-agriculture-announce-strong-demand-first-round-funding-bring-broadband-j
Apple has sold 10 million iPhones (including the 3G and 3GS models) in the US since its introduction in 2007, with about 4 million of those iPhones sold to new AT&T customers--that is about 5% of AT&T's total number of customers. This analyst found that the deal has benefited Apple far more than AT&T, especially considering that some of those 4 million customers may switch to Verizon when they get the iPhone soon:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125167204761770765.html
With Apple transitioning to a model where they have the iPhone on multiple carriers in each country, these analysts think that Verizon will get the iPhone next summer. Apple has 40% market share in France where it is on multiple carriers, where it has 15% market share in countries with exclusivity deals:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/analyst-ts-iphone-exclusivity-likely-end-next-year/2009-08-31?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Man used his "Find My iPhone" App to help police track down the people who robbed him:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09242/994329-455.stm
Disney is buying Marvel for $4 billion--I wonder when Iron Man, Spider Man, Captain America, X-Men, Hulk, Fantastic Four, and the rest of their characters will show up in Disney theme parks and rides?
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3if39271c89709c28e8183f10c3eb84420
Cablevision-owned Newsday will not run ads for Verizon:
http://www.cedmagazine.com/News-Cablevision-Newsday-rebuffs-Verizon-ads-083109.aspx
Land developers who were exposed in a government corruption scheme are suing Google to turn over the information on the owners of the news site that exposed the corruption:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/why-internet-anonymity-matters-849?source=IFWNLE_nlt_notes_2009-08-31
Police had to smash a window to rescue a 12-month-old boy who was left inside a locked, hot car while his father shopped for groceries yesterday afternoon. Someone walking nearby her the child crying and noticed that the car was locked with the windows rolled up--it was HOT yesterday in Escondido and I'm glad that boy is okay. The father was arrested on felony child endangerment:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/31/bn31kidincar001733/
43 kids died in the US last year (and 29 so far this year) because they were left inside locked cars:
http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/news/local_story_240151646.html
High school teacher in New Jersey was charged with selling grades--she told the students that the $1,400 she collected would be donated to charity, but she kept the money for herself:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-31-new-jersey_N.htm?csp=34
This was a *bad* first date--Detroit man skipped out on the dinner bill and stole his date's car!
http://www.startribune.com/nation/55921777.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiacyKUnciatkEP7DhUr
Burglar ran away when he was confronted by the homeowner, leaving behind the 42-inch plasma TV...and while police were there processing the crime scene the burglar returned and carried off the 100-pound TV!
http://www.pnj.com/article/20090829/NEWS01/908290320/1006/RSS01
Neighbor says that the frat house causes so much trouble that he actually preferred when drug dealers were living in that house:
http://www.fox4kc.com/news/wdaf-story-frat-house-rockhurst-082709,0,186481.story?track=rss