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California court: Hands on the wheel, not on your maps app

Drivers who use mapping software on their phones to find out where they’re going may not be paying enough heed to where they’re going. At least that’s one way of characterizing a recent ruling by a California court. Issued late last month and made more widely known by a tweet today from law professor Orin Kerr, the ruling says handling …

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Microsoft exec slams Facebook Home

And the claws come out. Microsoft exec Frank X. Shaw (he of the double corporate job title) has slammed Facebook Home in a blog post, calling it “remarkably similar” to Windows Phone 7.5, which Microsoft announced two years ago. “I tuned into the coverage of the Facebook Home event yesterday and actually had to check my calendar a few times,” …

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