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Tech News Flash: Monday -- June 15, 2009

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Today's Headlines
The Rise and Fall of Traditional Journalism, Part 5
Apple Pounds Palm, Sets Sights on Redmond
Trolls and Astroturfers and Shills, Oh My!
Is Online Learning a Solution for Cash-Strapped California Schools?
Using GPS Phones to Track Virtual Infections - and Real Epidemics
Facebook Members to Become Masters of Their Domain Names
Safari 4 Goes to Eleven

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Podcast
Clampdown Week: iPhone vs. Pre, China vs. Web, FTC vs. Worst ISP
Ever (11:23 minutes) In this episode: Google releases
admittedly half-baked alphas of Chrome for Linux and Mac; U.S. feds
freeze accounts related to offshore poker Web sites; China demands PC
makers preinstall software that could be used for spying; FTC shuts down
ISP it says actively engaged child pornographers and botnet operators;
Palm Pre goes on sale; new Palm CEO takes office; Apple introduces
iPhone 3GS; AT&T says it won't be ready to support new iPhone features
for weeks; Snow Leopard supports Microsoft Exchange out of the box;
iPhone fans weigh their options regarding the new handset.
http://www.ectnews.com/shared/audio/ect-recap-2009-06-12.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

The Rise and Fall of Traditional Journalism, Part 5
When questions about the future of journalism come up, there are
generally two driving concerns: what happens to the notion of "news" in
an era of ubiquitous communications; and how you, as a writer, get paid.
One of the great paradoxes of the information age is that as channels of
distribution have proliferated, rates of pay for producing content for
those channels have continued to fall.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67333.html

Apple Pounds Palm, Sets Sights on Redmond
Apple is making an impressively strong statement that it can survive
Steve Jobs' departure. While I still don't think it has the magic that
Steve Jobs brings to the table in terms of execution, it is actually
doing better at the moment than when he was there and active. Palm just
took a major shot at its base and missed, and Apple is going after it
with blood in its eyes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67327.html

Trolls and Astroturfers and Shills, Oh My!
There has been plenty of news and excitement on the Linux blogs in
recent days, including the release of Linux kernel 2.6.30 and word that
Linux will be the first OS to support USB 3.0. Woohoo! In an ordinary
week, such news would be sure to put a smile on any geek's face.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67329.html

Is Online Learning a Solution for Cash-Strapped California Schools?
In the state that gave the world Facebook, Google and the iPod, Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger says forcing California's students to rely on
printed textbooks is so yesterday. The governor recently launched an
initiative to see if the state's 6 million public school students can
use more online learning materials, perhaps saving millions of dollars a
year in textbook purchases.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67316.html

Using GPS Phones to Track Virtual Infections - and Real Epidemics
A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a
Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several
unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and
wander the halls. If nothing is done, it will quickly gain momentum and
rip through the student body, then jump to parents and others in the
community.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67326.html

Facebook Members to Become Masters of Their Domain Names
Just when you thought you had that 12:01 a.m. Saturday deadline figured
out for this weekend's big switch from analog to digital television,
along comes another form of midnight madness to worry about -- that is,
if you want to make it easier for Facebook friends to reach you, or have
a brand you want to protect from the dark side of social media.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67322.html

Safari 4 Goes to Eleven
Apple reports that in the past three days more than 11 million copies of
the newly released Safari 4 have been downloaded -- including more than
6 million downloads of Safari for Windows. It is easy to see why -- at
least from Apple's perspective. Safari 4 is the fastest browser on the
market, the company claims.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67325.html

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