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by Amy Bennett

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Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor.

California cell phone law snares First Lady

Posted Oct 19, 2009 - 08:38 am

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has promoted a new law banning talking on a cell phone while driving as an important safety measure, so it was obviously something of an embarrassment when his wife was spotted driving and chatting into a handset -- but not perhaps for the reasons you might think.
California to consider digital ads on license plates

Posted Jul 05, 2010 - 07:33 am

Cash-strapped California is always looking for new revenue streams, but this may be taking it too far.
Californian seeks to enshrine "hella" in metric nomenclature

Posted Mar 09, 2010 - 06:50 pm

A UC Davis physics student has started a quixotic campaign to enshrine the slang word "hella" as an official metric prefix.
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- hella
Cameron Diaz spells danger on the Internet

Posted Aug 26, 2010 - 06:45 pm

Web searches for Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts, or Jessica Biel were mostly likely to end with the searcher inadvertently downloading a computer virus, according to a McAfee report.
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- McAfee
Can picture messaging make you safe?

Posted Oct 27, 2008 - 05:07 pm

Afraid that a meet-up might leave you sleeping with the fishes? Just snap a quick pic with your cell phone, send it to My Mobile Witness.
Canada under alien assault

Posted Mar 05, 2009 - 10:18 am

A sudden surge of UFO sightings north of the 49th parallel may indicate that the alien monsters have an affinity for ice hockey and Molson Golden.
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- UFO
Canadians award teenager $25,000 for speedy texting

Posted Jul 07, 2009 - 03:39 pm

Young Kathy Spence sends about 200 text messages a day, which her parents objected to ... probably right up to the point where they saw the check.
Casio cameras to allow users to create creepy pictures

Posted Jan 15, 2009 - 10:00 am

Ever wanted to use your cell phone to create an image in which a short animated loop would play atop a still background? Me either.
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- Casio, cell phone
Cat downloads 'strange things'

Posted Aug 10, 2009 - 05:30 pm

The Internet is well known for turning cats into superstars, but can it also turn them into purveyors of porn? One Florida man says yes.
Cat's death offers cautionary tale on e-rumormongering

Posted Nov 23, 2009 - 09:10 am

Oh, you mean THAT Margaret Thatcher.

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