1. World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Talks on Prisoner Exchange Collapse, Hamas Official Says 10 minutes ago   permalink

REUTERS / NYT

A senior Hamas leader said Tuesday that indirect talks with Israel on a prisoner exchange had collapsed and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for hardening Israeli terms. In negotiations for the release of a captive Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, in exchange for about 1,000 jailed Palestinians, Israel was demanding that dozens of ...

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ISABEL KERSHNER / NYT World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Coast Is Searched After Explosives Wash Ashore   —  A police spokesman said that the explosive devices, discovered Monday, were apparently intended for attacks on ships or beachgoers.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / NYT World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Arrest Warrant Issued in Auschwitz Sign Theft   —  A European arrest warrant was issued for a former neo-Nazi leader, Anders Hogstrom, 34, suspected in the theft of the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign at Auschwitz.

2. Parents Tell of Children They Entrusted to Detained Americans 12 minutes ago   permalink

GINGER THOMPSON / NYT

Several parents denied accusations that they had been given money for their children, or that they wanted their children to be put up for adoption.

3. Vorhang auf f�r das Anti-iPad 32 minutes ago   permalink

Www.spiegel.de

Plant Google einen Tablet-Computer? Seit auf einer offiziellen Google-Seite entsprechende Bilder aufgetaucht sind, wird in der Blogosphäre heftig gestritten, ob und wie der Suchmaschinenkonzern dem Apple-iPad Konkurrenz machen könnte. SPIEGEL ONLINE erklärt, was an den Gerüchten dran ist.

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Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped :   Google Chrome OS Tablet Design Exploration

4. A Diavlog Four Years in the Making 52 minutes ago   permalink

Bloggingheads.tv

Stapler Malone: Go forward, not backward; upward not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom....

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ROBERT WRIGHT / NYT :   The Internet vs. Obama

5. New Software Update for Nexus One phones 3 hours ago   permalink

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Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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NICK BILTON / NYT :   Google Adds Multi-Touch Features to Nexus One Phone

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Admin / Infoworld News Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds limited multitouch   —  Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said last week that it had identified the problem and would ...

EWeek Google Nexus One Gets Multitouch, 3G Fix   —  Google Feb. 2 said it is adding a multitouch mechanism and a software fix to improve 3G connectivity on its Nexus One smartphone. Users may now pinch-to-zoom on the smartphone's core browser, gallery and Google Maps applications. Also, Google Maps will be updated to version 3.4, which includes starred items synchronized with the desktop version ...

6. CT Sets New Precedent for Child Porn Cases 2 hours ago   permalink

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A Stonington man convicted of possessing child pornography must pay about $200,000 in restitution to a woman photographed as a child while being sexually abused.

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JOHN SCHWARTZ / NYT :   Pornography, and an Issue of Restitution

7. LAX 'millennium bomber' to be resentenced; 22 years is too lenient, court rules 6 hours ago   permalink

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The 22-year prison sentence given to would-be Los Angeles International Airport bomber Ahmed Ressam is so lenient that it constitutes procedural error and failure by the Seattle judge who sentenced him to adequately protect the public, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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Jeralyn / TalkLeft :   LAX Millenium Bomber's 22 Year Sentence Overturned as Too Lenient

8. Critics say proposed sale of French Mistral ship to Russia will harm region 3 hours ago   permalink

Edward Cody / Wash Post World

PARIS -- When the French navy's 23,700-ton Mistral-class amphibious assault ship dropped anchor in St. Petersburg's frigid harbor Nov. 23, it was doing more than paying a friendly visit to the Russians.

9. Ahmadinejad backs deal to remove bulk of enriched uranium from Iran 3 hours ago   permalink

Thomas Erdbrink and Glenn Kessler / Wash Post World

TEHRAN -- A long-dormant proposal to remove the bulk of Iran's enriched uranium from the Islamic republic appeared to be revived Tuesday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had "no problem" with a deal initially brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

10. Tech Specs 3 hours ago   permalink

Www.apple.com

The Keyboard Dock combines a dock for charging your iPad with a full-size keyboard. The dock has a rear 30-pin connector, which lets you connect to an electrical outlet using the USB Power Adapter, sync to your computer, and use accessories like the Camera Connection Kit. An audio jack lets you connect to a stereo or powered speakers.

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EWeek :   Apple's iPad May Include Built-In Camera, Suggest Reports

11. US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' 4 hours ago   permalink

BBC News

The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say.

12. Fearless 4 hours ago   permalink

OLIVIA JUDSON / NYT

Ruth Fremson/The New York Times Marine iguanas huddled together for warmth on volcanic rock on Tintoreras island in the Galápagos in 2009. Among biologists, the Galápagos Islands — an archipelago of volcanic islands that straddle the equator about 600 miles from the coast of mainland Ecuador — are legendary. For when the young Charles ...

13. Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' 7 hours ago   permalink

BBC News

Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say.

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THOMAS WATKINS and LINDA DEUTSCH / Salon Jackson's doctor arrives in Los Angeles   —  Michael Jackson's physician has arrived in Los Angeles in anticipation of a decision from the district attorney's office on whether to charge him for the singer's death, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Jeralyn / TalkLeft Michael Jackon's Doctor in LA, Criminal Charges Expected   —  Dr. Conrad Murray is in Los Angeles, where law enforcement sources say a charge of involuntary manslaughter is imminent for his alleged role in the death of Michael Jackson. His legal team says they aren't sure what's happening , but if he's charged, he's prepared to surrender.

14. Outsourcing of App Development Projects Is on the Decline 5 hours ago   permalink

EWeek

Though application development is the single largest category in outsourcing, data center operations, help desk, disaster recovery, website and e-commerce systems and desktop support have gained significant ground. - What is the most popular area of IT outsourcing? According to one study, it is and has been application development for the past 3 ...

15. Hi-tech battle with exam cheats 6 hours ago   permalink

BBC News

Schools are being sold detection equipment to catch mobile phones used secretly in exam rooms by students to cheat.

16. Haiti judge quizzes missionaries 7 hours ago   permalink

BBC News

Ten US missionaries arrested as they tried to take 33 children out of quake-hit Haiti are questioned by a judge.

17. Dell plans new line of 'private cloud' servers this year 7 hours ago   permalink

Admin / Infoworld News

Dell is hatching a plan to take some of the custom servers designed by its Data Center Solutions division for Web giants like Yahoo and Facebook and sell them to a wider range of companies, including large enterprises, Dell executives said. The DCS unit was formed about three years ago to help Dell get more business from large Internet firms. ...

18. Official says terrorism suspect is cooperating 8 hours ago   permalink

MATT APUZZO AND PETE YOST / Salon

19. Abdulmutallab Cooperating in Airline Failed Bomb Case 8 hours ago   permalink

Jeralyn / TalkLeft

This should be no surprise. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is continuing to cooperate and provide information on the failed Christmas Day airline bomb plot. His lawyer is facilitating the negotiations. This is what often happens in criminal cases when a probable life sentence is on the table. Or, in the case of accused Mumbai co-conspirator David ...

20. Apple patches critical flaws in iPhone, iPod Touch 8 hours ago   permalink

Admin / Infoworld News

Apple today patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system, including one in a password-locking feature that's required attention before. iPhone OS 3.1.3 , the first update since September 2009, addressed five bugs, three of which were tagged with the phrase "arbitrary code execution," Apple-speak for a critical vulnerability. ...