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Lohan Suing E-Trade Over Talking Baby, Cisco Launches 'Internet-Changing' Routers

by Warren Riddle on March 10, 2010 at 11:59 AM


Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Despite having appeared in only one movie since 2007 (and a TV one at that), Lindsay Lohan apparently believes that her first name carries similar star power to those of Oprah, Cher, and Madonna. LiLo is suing E-Trade for the ridiculous sum of $100 million because of a commercial that featured a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay. But, give the poor girl a break. She has a serious crack, er, crackberry addiction for which she gravely needs to seek help. [From: Entertainment Weekly]
  • Cisco is claiming that an upgrade to its routing system will "forever change the Internet" by providing speeds up to 12-times faster than those of its competitors. But, before people start celebrating an instant Internet, we have to point out that those heightened speeds really won't affect average consumers without numerous other upgrades. [From: Geekosystem and Business Insider]
  • The PSN's Black Monday meltdown may soon be forgotten, or at least forgiven. Sony has announced that PlayStation owners will have exclusive access to streaming HD movies from all six major studios. Some of the currently available (to rent or own) blockbuster titles include 'Star Trek,' 'District 9,' and 'Inglourious Basterds.' [From: Engadget]
  • In 2005, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a measure that would label all pornography sites with a .xxx domain name. For some reason, family advocacy groups bewailed the move (even though it would've made blocking porn significantly easier), but ICANN will apparently reconsider the porn domain signifier at a gathering this week in Kenya. [From: Ars Technica]
  • EMI was the focus of the one of the greatest corporate "eat it" songs of all time (although maybe not the greatest), as the Sex Pistols (and others) lambasted the company for placing more importance on money and fame than on music. Pink Floyd is also challenging EMI (this time legally in court) over financial issues related to online royalties and the online sales of individual songs. [From: Reuters]
  • The future is finally and officially here! The world's first commercially available jetpack is now on sale, and the decades-old science fiction standby will only cost a paltry $86,000. The packs, which are produced by New Zealand company Martin Aircraft, can provide high-flying futuristic awesomeness for a full 30 minutes.That's only about three grand a minute! [From: Tech Radar]

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