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Today in History: Congress passed the Federal Radio Act, which President Coolidge signed on February 23, 1927. The act created a new regulatory body, the Federal Radio Commission, which wrote rules to resolve the interference problem -- forcing hundreds of stations off the air as a result. This led some critics to worry that the commission could potentially violate the broadcasters' right to free speech.
* Will we ever see the end of the Cell Phone security articles? I think NOT. If you have a cell phone that is Bluetooth enabled and running on the Symbian OS you might be at risk. It seems that some months after a conceptual virus was created it has sprees like wildfire. If you come within 100 yards of an infected phone you too could catch the virus, find out more here.
* Well maybe you can help secure that new network with a secure router from HP. Yes I said HP; it seems that they are coming back into the enterprise router market. Would you buy one, read more here.
* Ready or not here it comes! It seems that April 12th is the new doom day. Well kind of, according to an article posted at Neowin, Microsoft plans to push Windows Service Pack Two to you wither you want it or not. For the full scoop read the article here.
* Easier Microsoft Updates are coming to a Microsoft server near you soon. Microsoft will start beta testing its new all-in-one updates services in Mid-March. The goal is to be able to update all of your Microsoft products in one easy place, a one stop shop for updates. Read more here.
* It seems that Intel has finally caught up with AMD in the 64 bit processor race. Does that really matter, I mean we don’t have any production grade 64-bit operating systems. Read the full article here.
* TiVo which makes digital video recorders that pause and replay live television said the number of its subscribers surpassed 3 million. Read the full article here.
* Well instead of just making something that works, let’s just buy it instead. Find out more here.
* It can’t be said enough; “DON’T OPEN ATTACHMENTS!” In the latest round of email viruses, now email scammers are using the FBI’s email addresses in hopes of scamming someone. Find out more here.
* A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said that regulators had overstepped their authority by imposing a rule designed to limit the copying of digital television programs. Read the full article here.**ViewPOSITION**
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