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iPhone App Store Numbers Reveal Large Revenue Opportunities
MacRumors - On Thursday, Apple provided developers with their first look at daily sales numbers. One developer generously shared her sales numbers with 9to5Mac.
Laptops can be Confiscated and Searched at US Border Without Cause says Report
Engadget - In further evidence of our rapidly eroding civil liberties, the Department of Homeland Security disclosed today that US Customs and Border Protection and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement have the right to confiscate and search a traveler's laptop or other electronic device without any suspicion of wrongdoing.
LG takes the Wraps off 1,000,000:1 Contrast 47LG90 LCD
Engadget - So it seems that NVIDIA has been sneaking its 9700M / 9800M GPUs into potent gaming laptops for a little while now, but we're finally getting some official-ish verbiage on the new-ish families.
China Opens Crack in Great Firewall for Olympic Press
ars technica - If you have lost track of whether China has or has not opened the Internet for journalists during the Olympics, we don't blame you. Today, after going back and forth several times, the International Olympic Committee assures us once again that China is lifting its filters for the press in anticipation of the Olympic Games.
The Net Neutrality Strawman: No One Is Stopping Broadband Providers From Charging More
Techdirt - While I don't think that passing laws in favor of net neutrality is necessarily the right way to go about things, it really is amazing to watch anti-net neutrality types completely make up bogus arguments in favor of their position.
3D Printing For Everyone
Slashdot - mmacx writes "Technology Review has up an article about Shapeways, a new online rapid-prototyping service that allows users to upload digital designs which are then printed on 3-D printers and shipped back.
