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Ashton Loses Twitter Stranglehold, Blu-ray Going the Way of the Laserdisc?

by Warren Riddle on May 24, 2010 at 11:55 AM

britney spears tops ashton kutcher for twitter followers
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Ashton Kutcher's recent cerebral endeavors have apparently bored Twitosphere simpletons. Britney Spears has actually usurped Kutcher as Twitter's reigning despot, as her followers now represent the largest horde on the site. In response, Kutcher (who just earned himself a slow, dramatic clap) tweeted the perfectly succinct, "I don't care. Aren't u supposed 2B a movie reporter?" [From: The Next Web]
  • The ridiculously expensive transition of our film library from DVD to Blu-ray finally nears completion, so -- of course -- some jerk has to demonstrate something new and supposedly better. A group of university eggheads has reportedly created "super disks," which could hold significantly more material while costing less money. [From: Dvice]
  • Select Kindle owners are apparently receiving a pleasant Monday surprise, as Amazon appears to be rolling out the reader's 2.5 software update. Engadget is providing screen shots of the new features, which include enhanced social networking capabilities. [From: Engadget]
  • Even though the U.S. military has labeled the video game generation a bunch of sissy weaklings, various institutions continue to investigate bans on violent games. After considering such a proposal, the German government has instead decided to more actively educate its citizens about games and their rating system. (Wow. What an amazing concept.) Danke, Germany! [From: Geekosystem]
  • In April, Judge Robert Gettleman hammered huckster Kevin Trudeau with a contempt charge after the infomercial magnate implored his followers to inundate the judge with e-mails. That ruling has now been overturned, though, as a federal appeals court has ruled that Gettleman's computer did not qualify as "part and parcel to a judge's courtroom." [From: Wired]
  • A pair of anonymous tweeters are off the hook in Pennsylvania, as the state's attorney general has ceased his quest to reveal their identities. The AG hoped to subpoena the two over comments they'd posted in support of a defendant in a political conspiracy case. [From: The New York Times]

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