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Saudi Arabia to Enact BlackBerry Ban, The Smoking Gun Redesigns

by Warren Riddle on August 6, 2010 at 11:59 AM

BlackBerry Ban

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
  • Saudi Arabia has apparently executed its planned boycott of BlackBerry messaging services, prompting both U.S. and Canadian governments to intervene. With Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates all considering similar bans, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly hopes to broker a resolution because residents have "a legitimate right of free use and access." [From: Businessweek and Engadget]
  • The Smoking Gun maintains an established presence on the Web, and -- after 13 years -- the site is finally reflecting its venerable reputation with an impressive site redesign. [From: The Smoking Gun]
  • According to Google's calculations, the world houses 129,864,880 books, but those numbers are somewhat padded by co(mputer)-dependent "writers" like this guy. [From: Gawker]
  • After yet another appearance of its accursed fail whale, Twitter's status blog is beginning to resemble a voluminous documentation of futility. [From: The Huffington Post]
  • Foreign plugs and sockets frequently inspire tired jokes and ridicule from U.S. travelers, but, in an exasperating reversal, enviable European consumers will receive universal, "one-size-fits-all" cell phone chargers next year. [From: Wired]

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