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Thursday Afternoon
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Thursday, 14-April-2011 17:01:25 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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It seems to be a week for leaks, with leaked Intel slides revealing upcoming processors, AMD internal documents describing future performance and a Windows 8 build doing the rounds.
New Zealand has passed a controversial file-sharing law. The new law will allow copyright owners ask for a six-month suspension of internet service to homes that have been found to have repeatedly infringe on copyrighted material. It will also introduce a “three strikes” regime, an introduction of a Copyright Tribunal that will impose a maximum penalty of NZ$15,000. ISPs will also be legally required to send notices of copyright infringement.
SMH have an article tipping Bing to overtake Google next year. I.. don't share their confidence. Google still clearly leads Bing more than 2 to 1. But when you consider that that ratio was 3 to 1 last fall, the gap appears to be closing. Bing is growing by five or six percent each month, whereas Google is losing two to three percent.
GillR sent in this promotional video about the future of glass and the high-tech ideas it allows. Watch "A Day Made of Glass" and take a look at Corning's vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it.
An interesting legal outcome has someone promising not to visit a specific Facebook page for 20 years. Yesterday morning, Ms Grierson arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court seeking to have the temporary intervention order extended. A few hours later she left after agreeing in an out-of-court settlement not to ''look at [Mr Cox's] Facebook page'' or ''cause her servants or agents to look at or otherwise monitor [Mr Cox's] Facebook page'' for a period of 20 years.
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