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Extended MobileMe Email Outage Due To Server Issue
Mac Rumors - Apple has posted a support document suggesting that the continuing MobileMe email outage affecting 1% of MobileMe users is due to a "serious" issue with one of their mail servers. Affected users have been unable to send or receive email since the tumultuous MobileMe transition began over 5 days ago.
Microsoft Research Thinks Telescopic Pixels will Rival LCDs
Engadget - The boys and girls at Microsoft Research are getting set to publish a report detailing a competing (and in their perspective, superior) technology to replace the LCD monitors we've grown to know and love heart with reservations. By using pixels that boast "a pair of mirrors to block or transmit light," displays could theoretically be created which are "faster, brighter, and more power efficient than liquid crystal displays."
Embarq: Don't all Users Read our 5,000 Word Privacy Policy?
Ars Technica - In a letter to Congress, Embarq says that its NebuAd trial was really about "empowering" people, not selling their surfing and search history to make a quick buck. Its "notification" scheme was two short paragraphs buried in a 5,240-word privacy policy on its web site.
SF Admin Gives Up Keys To Hijacked City Network
Slashdot - "Jailed IT admin Terry Childs relinquished his hold over San Francisco's multimillion-dollar FiberWAN, handing his administrative passwords over to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who was 'the only person he felt he could trust.' Childs is still being held on $5 million bail for his lockout of the city's FiberWAN, a case that has been called into question since an insider came forward with details about both the network and Childs himself.
700HP Lightning GT Electric Sports Car Goes 200 Miles On 10 Minute Charge
Valleywag - FROM JALOPNIK.COM: With an electric motor at each wheel, the UK-built Lightning GT, unveiled yesterday at the British Motor Show, is said to produce a total of 700 HP. According to the company, the Lightning's nanotechnology battery pack will provide a 200-mile range on a ten-minute charge.
