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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- September 2, 2009

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Today's Headlines
PlayOn for Wii: Sometimes a Great Application
Openbravo Maps a Shortcut to ERP Implementation
Minor Glitches All in a Day's Work for Spacewalkers
Sony to Ship Chrome-Plated Vaio PCs
Web No Great Democratizer for Civic Participation
FCC Eyes Flames Threatening LA Broadcasting, Communications

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Lawyers Come Knocking: Info Management and E-Discovery (31:33 minutes)
Either in real terms or perceived terms, security is one of the biggest
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Today's Story Highlights

PlayOn for Wii: Sometimes a Great Application
When they were designing the latest generation of video game consoles --
the generation we're currently right in the middle of -- two of the
three major players envisioned their systems as hubs not just for games
but for all sorts of digital entertainment. Downloaded movies, songs
stored on a PC, high-definition discs, etc., would all run through their
platforms.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68017.html

Openbravo Maps a Shortcut to ERP Implementation
Openbravo announced on Tuesday its next-generation enterprise resource
planning product, called "QuickStart," an alternative to the company's
generally more labor-intensive community package. QuickStart represents
a change in strategy for Openbravo. Unlike the ERP product that bears
the company's name, QuickStart is not open source. It is proprietary,
not covered by the GPL license that covers Openbravo.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68021.html

Minor Glitches All in a Day's Work for Spacewalkers
A pair of spacewalkers successfully tackled a hefty tank removal job at
the international space station Tuesday as their crewmates unloaded
comedian Stephen Colbert's namesake treadmill for all "those famously
fat astronauts." The only concern Nicole Stott and Danny Olivas had
about mass -- everything is weightless up there, after all -- involved
the huge ammonia tank they needed to disconnect.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68022.html

Sony to Ship Chrome-Plated Vaio PCs
Sony is giving Google's fledging Chrome browser a boost by installing it
as the primary browser on Vaio-brand computers sold in the United States
and Europe. The Sony devices continue to provide Microsoft's Internet
Explorer -- the world's most widely used Web -- allowing users to have a
choice between the two.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68023.html

Web No Great Democratizer for Civic Participation
Unlike some people have hoped, the Internet hasn't led to big changes in
the socio-economic makeup of Americans engaged in civic activities, a
new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds. As in
offline politics, people who participate in online civic life tend to be
richer and better educated.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68024.html

FCC Eyes Flames Threatening LA Broadcasting, Communications
The smoke and haze from the 190-square mile Station Fire near Los
Angeles isn't just making it difficult to see in the area of the San
Gabriel Mountains. It's also having an impact on advanced forms of
communications in Southern California: cellphone signals, television and
radio broadcasting, even transmissions among the police, sheriff and
fire crews battling the blaze.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68010.html

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