- Credit card protections in effect
Consumer Reports points out that today's the day that the majority of the consumer protections from the Credit Card Act of 2009 take effect. Make sure you know what that means to you. - Chinese Hacker Responsible For Google Attack Code Identified
U.S. authorities identify the man who tried to hack Google in China—the event that prompted Google to stop censoring search in China. [Gizmodo] - Twitter Hits 50 Million Tweets Per Day
The popular micro-blogging service is pushing out tweets like nobody's business. Of course, it doesn't beat the estimated 210 billion emails a day (and that's from two years ago), but it's still impressive. [Mashable] - If Eric Schmidt Thinks Privacy Doesn't Matter - He should Publish His Own Browsing History
A lot of people are upset with Google CEO Eric Schmidt's recent comments regarding user privacy and the mistakes Google made when they launched Buzz. This is one such response. [BlindReason] - Windows Phone 7 and the End of Hardware Choice
Gizmodo notes that, with the impending Windows Phone 7 launch, the "'slap our software on any old hardware' open platform is dead." [Gizmodo] - Codeorgan
This web site plays web sites based on their source code. Not terribly useful, but if you ever wondered what Lifehacker sounds like, there you go. - Microsoft may end up resorting to M&A in mobile
Reuters suggests that if Microsoft wants to compete with Apple and Google in the smartphone market, they may need to consider buying other manufacturers like Nokia or BlackBerry.
