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• Why so serious, Brian Ford?

  Someone recently asked: Why are you so belligerent? Do you want to discuss the issue or don't you?

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• Greenpeace may have wildly exaggerated its claims about Apple's "dirty" data centers

  Source: All Things D

  But according to Apple, it’s not the one behind the curve here. And, more to the point, it says Greenpeace has gotten its numbers wrong. According to Apple, its Maiden, North Carolina, data center requires just 20 megawatts when it’s running full bore, and well ove …

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• U.S. Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, Hachette

  Source: Bloomberg.com

  Apple, Penguin and Macmillan want to protect the so-called agency model that lets publishers -- not vendors -- set e-book prices, said the people on April 5, who declined to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The government is seeking a sett …

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• Why Mac users tend to ignore the advice of PC Pundits: A history lesson.

  It's being reported that over 600,000 Macs are now infected by the Flashback trojan, a "drive by" piece of Malware that doesn't need administrator privileges or even a password prompt to successfully latch on.

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• Set your watches: Dan Lyons is pissed. (Again.)

  Instagram is a popular social-network for amateur smartphone photographers. Up until about a week ago, it was only available for those of us who own an iPhone. It's now available for Android as well. (Or, at least, compatible versions of Android on compatible Android phones.)

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