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http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/us-air-force-offers-more-details-stealth-uav
The Virgin Galactic spaceship offers an interesting space tourism experience, much cheaper than previous options:
http://www.asdnews.com/news/24904/Virgin_spaceship_offers_travelers_cheaper_space_tourism.htm
LAX is getting a $150 million security upgrade--it is nice that the improved security will reduce the lines and waits at the airport:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7158168
Stanford scientists are taking regular sheets of paper, coating them with ink (made of carbon nanotubes) and silver nanowires to make instant, ultra-lightweight bendable batteries and supercapacitors!
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/december7/nanotubes-ink-paper-120709.html
There is a growing concern about all of the chemicals in our water supply that are not regulated:
http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/138613080.html
Chinese woman altered her fingerprints to get into Japan, but was caught when she tried to fake a marriage to a Japanese man:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h5BXgu-rLELeqE650eyKqGsbl8bQ
A Palm Pre user is suing Palm and Sprint because he says they caused him to lose most of the data from his phone, and he wants to turn his suit into a class action:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/183949/palm_pre_user_sues_alleging_data_loss.html
Apple has sold nearly as many iTouch devices than all iPhone devices! Even more important may be that the iTouch has built a loyal connsumer base among teens and pre-teens that will be in the smartphone market when they grow up and are already loyal to the iPhone OS user interface and applications:
http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/youth-movement-driving-ipod-touch-app-usage/2009-12-07
Verizon says that its LTE service will provide downlink service at 5-12 Mbps and uplinks at 2-5 Mbps:
http://gigaom.com/2009/12/07/verizon-wireless-discloses-lte-speeds-mum-on-pricing-caps/
This article points out that both AT&T and Verizon are being misleading with their ads:
http://www.slate.com/id/2237676/
Cox is rolling out wireless service in 3 markets (including Orange County, CA). Unlike the other major cable companies, Cox bought its own spectrum ($305 million for 22 licenses) instead of using Clearwire for its wireless offering:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/cox-rolls-out-initial-test-wireless-markets/2009-12-08?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
The record industry has been hit with a lawsuit that could be worth $60 billion. They are being hit with the same $20k per infringement charge that the recording industry has charged file sharers with. After pushing the rules through to get $20k per incident, it would be
interesting to see the record industry hit with the same fine:
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over-infringement
It is hard for me to imagine how one man could lose $127 million at Caesar's Palace and the Rio casino in 2007. He paid the first $112 million but refused to pay the last $14.7 million so he could go to prison for 28 years:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125996714714577317.html