del.icio.us links for May 22, 2007

1. Shark pup result of ‘virgin birth’ – life – 23 May 2007 – New Scientist.Com

   The sharks are hammerheads, living in an aquarium at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, in the US. The pup was born on 14 December 2001, and triggered a great deal of confusion, which has only now finally been cleared up: the pup was the result of a “virgin birth”

2. gMailContacts – Email & Chat – Apple.Com

   Uploads your E-Mail addresses from Mac OS X Address Book to any gMail account. In addition the registered version also collects the phone numbers and postal addresses and makes them available in your gMail contacts.

3. Internet umbrellas — today’s pet rocks? – JapanTimes.co.jp

   The umbrella created a publicity splash some time ago as an umbrella that was wired to display photos on its underside, it now supports both Flickr and Google Earth, packs a built-in camera, a motion sensor, GPS and a digital compass.

4. AT&T eager to wield its iWeapon – USATODAY.com

   AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights for five years. Apple is barred for that time from developing a version of the iPhone for CDMA wireless networks. If you want an iPhone, you’ll have to take your business to AT&T.

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1. Project launched to create `Encyclopedia of Taiwan’ – TaipeiTimes.Com

   A project to publish the first “Encyclopedia of Taiwan,” which could become a Taiwanese version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, was officially launched yesterday, a publisher and the Council of Cultural Affairs announced at a press conference.

2. City strikes back in name-change game – TaipeiTimes.Com

   “This decision has been made in line with suggestions from many residents. Fighting corruption is also a key municipal policy. Besides, the boulevard was also the scene of a large anti-corruption campaign last year,” Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin said yesterd

3. Apple developers asked to test Mac OS X 10.4.10 broadly – AppleInsider.Com

   Appleis striving solely to stabilize and optimize the system ahead of Leopard, its next generation OS. As part of the effort, Mac OS X 10.4.10 in its early stages is said to target loose ends in over four dozen of Tiger’s system components.

4. AT&T to serve up iPhone with pre-paid service? – AppleInsider.Com

   The BoyGeniusReport, synonymous with leaking in-house data on AT&T’s, submits in its latest blog post a screenshot of iPhone tracking numbers and product descriptions entered into the database on April 19th.

5. First Look: Minor MacBook changes mean not-so-minor boost – Macworld.Com

   The 2.16GHz black MacBook posted a Speedmark score of 202, about 12 percent faster than the older white 2.16GHz MacBook Core 2 Duo. The entry level MacBook turn in a Speedmark score of 192.

6. Study shows drop in illegal downloads among youth – Macworld.Com

   A new survey released by the BSA shows that illegal downloading of digital copyright works by young people aged 8 to 18 has dropped by 24 percent in the last three years. 36 percent admitted to downloading without paying.

7. Apple iMagine – idealist.blinkr.net

   What if your iPod was a iPhone too?

8. FCC Chair Kevin Martin Talks Tech – FreePress.Com

   FCC Chairman Kevin Martin talked to San Jose Mercury News editors and reporters about the state of U.S. broadband, regulating TV violence and his stance against Net Neutrality.

9. Consumers Lose Suit Against Four Big Telecoms – FreePress.Com

   The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the suit lacked factual support for its claims that the companies secretly agreed to stay out of each other’s territories for local telephone and Internet service. It is not enough to make a bare assertion of conspiracy.

10. It’s Silicon Valley vs. Telcos in Battle for Wireless Spectrum – FreePress.Com

    Verizon subscribers might have had a shot, but executives nixed the idea of letting an Apple device onto their network years ago. Mac owners had to connect through AT&T because Mac’s wouldn’t work on Verizon, Comcast or Time Warner Cable.

11. Request For Analogies: Using Open Wireless Connections Without Permission Is Like… – Wired ,Com

    A Michigan man got a $400 fine for using an open wireless connection at a cafe without purchasing a drink. He was in his car in the parking lot checking his email . He was charged with “Unauthorized Use of Computer Access,”