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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304965.html?hpid=topnews
Chinese researchers have successfully built a mini "black hole" via 60 concentric rings of metamaterials:
http://www.iop.org/News/news_41415.html
An annonymous tip led to McDonald's having to recall about 12 million "Shrek"glasses because they contain the toxic metal cadmium. Cadmium is a carcinogen that can cause kidney, lung, intestinal and bone damage:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mcdonalds-recall-20100604,0,1192411.story
HTC discussed the growth of their brand they are considering going public in the US:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/htc-touts-brand-growth-and-multi-platform-approach/2010-06-04
Sprint launched the HTC EVO, its first 3G/WiMAX smartphone. HTC admits that its battery life is short and there are some bugs with the internal 8 GB microSD memory card, but this phone has big potential for Sprint:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-launches-htc-evo-amid-buzz-bugs/2010-06-04
Sprint is NOT eliminating their unlimited data plan for WiMAX service, which will give them a significant way to differentiate themselves from AT&T since AT&T ended their unlimited data plan:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-not-changing-data-pricing-after-ts-move/2010-06-04
PC Magazine compared 3G data speeds for the 6 biggest wireless carriers and found that AT&T had the fastest network, but AT&T also had the most inconsistent network:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364263,00.asp
Samsung plans to compete against the iPad with their Android-based sPad that is coming out in August:
http://www.koreaherald.com/business/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100602000204
Virginia man was upset that his girlfriend's kitten disconnected a video game while he was playing it...so he killed the kitten in front of her children:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0602101catkiller1.html