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News other than Twilight

Twilight obviously dropped this weekend -- and how fabulous was it? I haven't ever seen a film adaptation more respectful of it's book material -- well, perhaps LOTR -- but Twilight was a lot of squealing fun :)

Alas, this is not a movie blog but a tech blog, so let's hit the top headlines of the day, shall we?

- Internet access at 25,000 feet used to be a dream. No more, as airlines worldwide are testing programs to allow inflight WiFi. Virgin America opens it fledgling program today, charging users up to $13 per flight, depending on the route. Others plan to follow suit next year if the program is a success.

- Let's say you wanted to see the visual equivalent of location of Facebook users. Like, actual activity and where in the world it is condensed at that precise minute, like lightening strikes. OK, now let's say that you wanted to see it in realtime from space. Welcome to a cool new project from the Facebook hackathon -- a visual representation of what Facebook looks like from space. Microsoft offers something like this with its XBox Live -- and I love it there too.

- Sony is confident that the market will swarm to Blu-ray players and DVDs this holiday season, but warns that demand will fall short of forecasts. So, why would I get up at 4 a.m. and head to Best Buy for the Black Friday doorbuster? I don't know... perhaps these sweet new Dell minis with customizable covers?

Talk to you all on Wednesday -- and if you're taking off early for the holiday, drive safely and have a nice Thanksgiving :)





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