Apple iTablet / iPhone DS Patent Surfaces

A recent Apple patent application suggests that the company is exploring ways to incorporate dual-multi-touch-screens in some of their upcoming devices including an iPhone clam-shell model, the often-rumored tablet and laptops. The filing references almost 20 patent applications previously filed by Apple with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The application describes a dual sided trackpad, which would be translucent (!)...

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Japanese ISPs Plan To Disconnect P2P Users

According to reports, Japanese Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are scheming to disconnect users who illegally download files from the leading Peer-To-Peer file sharing sites. The tactics were revealed by Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, who stated that ISPs would begin by sending e-mails to users who repeatedly downloaded illegally copied music and movies, and terminate their connections if they did not heed the warnings. How...

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