Amazon apologises for deleting people's e-books from their Kindles:
http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/forum/ref=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&cdThread=Tx1FXQPSF67X1IU&displayType=tagsDetail
Advert click statistics reveal Bing users to be more gullibe than Google or Yahoo users, and may be using it because they saw an ad:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/are-bing-users-are-twice-as-likely-to-click-on-an-ad-than-google-users/
An 8% slip in the Microsoft share price has some concerned that the recession is not over in the IT sector:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssITServicesConsulting/idUSN2447126820090724
Russian companies try to get legislation passed to ban Skype, because the local VoIP companies just can't compete. Protectionism? Why, yes:
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/voip/russia-may-ban-skype-to-protect-domestic-firms-619865
Karoo, the trigger-happy UK ISP, has now stopped disconnecting users on demand and instituted a 3 written warnings policy:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8166640.stm
European versions of Windows 7 to ship with a "ballot screen," so users can pick their browser. Not a bad idea for Linux either:
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/windows-7-with-ie8-in-europe-microsoft-s-statement-619796?src=rss
And finally. A truly new twist in Bluetooth headset design. Starting as a ring with caller ID, it morphs into a small but stylish headset:
http://www.gizmag.com/the-orb-bluetooth-headset/12313/
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