Today’s Hot Topic: Pinch, punch, and all that stuff! Apple are under some scrutiny after audits uncovered a number of violations.

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• BBC Technology News: Microsoft offers browser choices
• CNN Tech: Google pokes ISPs for faster Internet
• Sky News: PlayStation Network In Leap-Year Meltdown
• Telegraph: Twitter to launch new features
• Financial Times: IIF to throw entrepreneurs £200m lifeline
• Guardian: iPlayer blocks open source software
• The Wall Street Journal: At 3M, Innovation Comes in Tweaks and Snips
• Times Online: Dotcom business comes of age
• BusinessWeek: And Google Begat…
• Reuters: Freescale’s new chip aims to lower e-reader price tag

 

• Computing: European Commission warns of major IT skills shortfall
• Computer Weekly: e-Skills manifesto puts IT skills at heart of economic growth
• The Register: WD intros portable hard drive with e-paper display
• IT Pro: Orange/T-Mobile merger given EU green light
• Silicon.com: How BlackBerry and Symbian are aiming to woo developers in smartphone war
• CNET News: Four men charged in computerized online ticket scam
• Huffington Post: PHOTOS: NASA Unveils Most-Detailed Image Of Earth Ever
• Apple Insider: Publishers justify $13-$15 e-book prices for Apple iPad
• PC World: Developers Gear Up for iPad Launch

 

• Wired: Cracking the Code for Crystal-Powered Super Spooks
• Engadget: Windows Phone 7 Series themes for WinMo abound in dev forums
• The Gadget Show: LG Maxx 9400 gets official
• New Scientist: Body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen

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