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http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/11/us-struggles-with-electronic-fratricide-in-afghanistan/
The US UAVs being used to gather intelligence against the Somali pirates will not be armed...yet:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/us-will-not-arm-drones-flying-reconnaissance-missions-over-gulf-aden-yet
Illinois officials are interested in holding some of the Gitmo detainees--they say that could provide up to 2,000 jobs and up to $1 billion in federal money to their state:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/illinois-officials-say-holding-gitmo-inmates-would-be-economic-boost
New "spectral sensing" cognitive radio has been developed that will allow any radio product to transmit without interference over the "whitespace" frequencies:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/interference-free-radio-cambridge-consultants
New book analyzes the threat that bioterrorism has for the world and how the healthcare system around the world must adapt to deal with thethreat:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/bioterrorism-poses-new-challenges-health-care-systems-worldwide
Utah engineer developed a cheap way to remove oil sheen from polluted water:
http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=111209-1
North Dakota's oil production could increase another 50% next year as they expand their export capacity--they are projected to hit 400,000 barrels of oil daily by 2014:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/11/09/business-energy-nd-oil-bonanza_7101356.html
Research study found that Vitamin D and calcium supplements substantially reduces all-cancer risk in postmenopausal women:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17556697
Palm's CEO defended their webOS and criticized the Android OS in this interview:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/technology/companies/16palm.html?_r=2&ref=technology
Analyst report predicts that RIM will be the biggest beneficiary of the move towards smartphones and states that RIM will be the top cellphone maker for the US market by 2014:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/report-rim-benefit-most-move-toward-smartphones/2009-11-16?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Google bought an open-source alternative to Skype:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/11/google-acquires-open-source-alternative.html
Qualcomm is far in the lead in the 4G patent market:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/qualcomm-takes-lead-4g-patent-holder?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
AT&T sent a letter to all of its customers to defend its 3G network that has been targeted by Verizon ads...though relying on EDGE for coverage to get the numbers up may not satisfy its customers:
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/12/att-rebuts-verizon-ads-again/
New iPhone App will allow the user to use the iPhone to lock or unlock a car, turn the alarm on/off, start the car, open the trunk, or press the panic button (which can help find a lost car):
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/11/16/app-watch-unlock-and-warm-up-your-car-with-your-iphone/
Apple filed for a patent last year that would display ads on almost anything that has a screen...and the user will be required to pay attention to the ad before the device will work again!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/15digi.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Man in Alaska needed money to pay for a parking ticket...so he robbed his MOM at gunpoint:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/1011780.html
This area in Spain is planning to add self-pleasuring to its sex ed curriculum:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/12/spain-sex-education