http://www.newspond.comNewspond finds and ranks the most popular news on the internetThu, 02 Jul 2009 21:38:16 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190825BBC NewsJudge Overrules Jury, Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying CaseWired NewsLOS ANGELES A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, and issued a directed acquittal on the three misdemeanor charges. If you're not yet registered with Wired.com, join now so you can share your thoughts ...Case dismissed against woman in MySpace hoax that led to teen's ...Los Angeles TimesSentencing scheduled for Mo. mom in MySpace hoaxThe Associated PressWeb Alert >> BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge acquits Lori Drew in ...KSDKBBC News-AHN-guardian.co.ukall 369 news articles>> http://www.newspond.com/story=2190825Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:41 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190508Shorter, milder winters caused by global warming to blame for steady decrease in size of St Kilda sheep, experts sayThe mysterious shrinking sheep of St Kilda sounds like a job for super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes.The case involves a rare herd of wild sheep on the remote Scottish island - known in Scottish Gaelic as Hirta - that are refusing to bow to conventional evolutionary pressure, which says big is best. Instead, they have steadily decreased in size since the 1980s.Scientists have now stepped in to solve the conundrum, and fingered the culprit as the new Moriarty of mankind: global warming.The experts ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2190508Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:44:26 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190165Those new IE 8 ads featuring Dean Cain are pretty damn funny but it seems that the latest installment went a little too far for Microsofts taste. We're not sure if the company pulled the OMGIGP ad because of the vomit or because of what was bleeped. Either way, the ad was funnya little gross, but funny. Earlier this week, we were all rather intrigued by the appearance of a Microsoft ad, in which a wife borrows her husband's laptop and suffers a technicolor nightmare when she espies a site that he has been, um, enjoying. By Wednesday night, however, ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2190165Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:17 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2189073Apple is trying to fix an iPhone flaw that allows an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. For example, malicious code could include commands to monitor the location of the phone using GPS or turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via SMS (Short Message Service), said security researcher Charlie Miller, during a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore on Thursday. He didn't provide a detailed description of the SMS vulnerability, citing an ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2189073Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:10:41 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190973Telegraph.co.ukNew flu may not spread like regular fluReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal flu, but seems a little better able to cause stomach upsets, researchers reported on Thursday. ...Study: New flu inefficient in attacking peopleThe Associated PressChina Works to Contain FluWall Street JournalWhy Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal FluForbesAFP-Bloomberg-The Associated Pressall 3,064 news articles>> http://www.newspond.com/story=2190973Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:19:08 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190503(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, were activated June 30. The cameras are working well and have returned images of a region in the lunar highlands south of Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds). http://www.newspond.com/story=2190503Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:44:26 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2191236With just the simple image you see above, developer Polytron announced that its dimensional-shifting platformer Fez would arrive on the Xbox Live Arcade platform at some point next year. Though we've seen a date of 2009 in a previous trailer, the teaser image is the best indication we've had so far in terms of a concrete platform for the game.Though we can't say it's a huge surprise (we spotted an Xbox "A" button in the game back in March), it's nice to have it officially official.Fez coming to XBLA in 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2191236Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:55 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2191198An anonymous reader points to Digital Daily, writing "Looks like the fireworks have begun early in Mountain View. On Thursday afternoon, the Department of Justice officially notified Google that it is investigating its book deal for violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act."Read more of this story at Slashdot. http://www.newspond.com/story=2191198Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:45 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2191234Atari's slow collapse continues with the loss of the company's most lucrative franchise. No, not Ghostbusters -- it's Dragon Ball, which has produced approximately a billion video games so far. The franchise will now go back to Namco Bandai, the original Japanese publisher of the series. According to a statement by Namco Bandai, the agreement will run for five years beginning in January 2010 and will supersede any existing publishing rights. In addition, Namco Bandai will publish the upcoming Dragon Ball: Raging Blast game for Xbox 360 and PS3, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo for Wii, and Dragon Ball ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2191234Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:55 GMThttp://www.newspond.com/story=2190294Next week's Rock Band Weekly brings the announced three-pack from Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown album. The tracks are apparently the first offerings from an "exclusive partnership" between Harmonix and Warner Music to bring the band's songs to the platform. Green Day isn't even the angriest band this week ...Green Day Pack (440 / $5.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece) "21 Guns" (160 / $2) "East Jesus Nowhere" (160 / $2) "Know Your Enemy" (160 / $2) Mayhem Pack (1080 / $13.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece) "Conquer All" -- Behemoth (160 / $2) "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" ...http://www.newspond.com/story=2190294Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:17:05 GMT