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Civil rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on the Somali Al-Shabab armed group not to carry out amputations on four men accused of stealing cellphones in Mogadishu.

Source:Cellphone theft costs an arm and a leg

Japanese wire nikkei.net reports on a chair which is a puzzle wrapped in an impenetrable enigma.

Source:Vibrating chair simulates snogging, popcorn

Following serious problems in activating upgraded iPhones last week – which are still continuing according to reports over the weekend – Apple is offering a cash apology to compensate frustrated users.

Source:Apple offers $30 sweetener for iPhone glitch

An incandescent Japan is set to complain to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about proposed restrictions on lithium-ion batteries.

Source:Unholy war breaks out over lithium-ion batteries

Web organisation W3C has issued a notice asking for clarification on an Apple patent.

Source:W3C seeks info on Apple patent

Impatient astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have taken some sneak pics with the Herschel telescope, snapping a first set of images weeks before engineers have even finished commissioning the device.

Source:Herschel snaps sneak preview

Opinion – The UK Government is to impose a tax on all fixed business and residential phone lines in Britain to achieve its aim of providing broadband access to every home by 2012.

Source:Stealth tax to fund UK broadband plans

Opinion – It appears that there has been a lot of chatter about what
Steve Ballmer told an audience of 1500 Chicago executives yesterday at
a luncheon of The Executives Club of Chicago. Ballmer mentioned a new
Xbox for 2010. Whether it will be a new SKU or a Project Natal-equipped
device, we have no idea. What we do know, however, that it is too early
to speculate. Any such speculation should be taken with with a grain of salt at this time.

Source:That new Xbox for 2010 … real or fake news?

If you just can’t sit still anymore and desperately want an iPhone 3G S
now, but you AT T subscription just does not allow you a cheap
upgrade, there is good news. AT T today said that some customers
will be able to upgrade a few months early. And Apple will be laughing
all the way to the bank.

Source:iPhone upgrade: AT&T bends over backwards

Google may not be evil in its founders’ eyes, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Source:Chinese government cracks down on Google