When the British government met with social media giants Twitter, RIM, and Facebook in August, the matter seemed closed. Apparently not. The UK government questioned the media giants again this week.


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As HP drops out of the tablet race (among other things), it isn't hard to declare Apple's iPad the victor (as if that was in doubt). Its next conquest? How about in the hands of airline cabin crews to profile (in the customer service sense) passengers.


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Two men in the United Kingdom have been given four year sentences for using social media to incite the recent London riots; some wonder if the punishment fits the crime.


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Was it only a matter of time? British government considers banning social media during “social unrest”.


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The British Library just release a freemium iPad app that provides access to more than 45,000 historical titles. It differs from other ebook readers by attempting to capture the physical visual qualities of the books including embossed covers, marbled paper, engraved illustrations maps and colored plates.British Library offers e-classics app for iPad (Reuters)British Library 19th Century Collection (iTunes App Store)A $2.99 per month subscription is required for unlimited access to the full libr [...]

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