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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Business

FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except For Politicians, Their Friends

12:30AM Jesus Diaz | The Federal Trade Commission, that good old shoplifting whore, has finally decided to make automated marketing robocalls illegal starting next week. After September 1, violators may get fines of up to $US16,000 per call, except for the usual suspects. More »
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Gadgets

TrueCall Acts Like Spam Filter For Your Landline

2:15PM Gizmodo US Edition | In case registering on the national Do Not Call list didn’t really do anything, two ex-telemarketers in the U.K. have invented a blocking device that acts like a receptionist for your landline. The TrueCall intercepts all your calls before they reach you, letting them through if the number is recognised as a family member or friend, and replying with an automated message if the number belongs to a telemarketer. More »
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Networks

A Skyscraper So Tall Builders Can’t Use Walkie-Talkies

3:10AM Jesus Diaz | If you want to build a skyscraper 2,275 feet (693 metres) tall, you will face engineering challenges comparable to those of the Space Shuttle just because its sheer size. One of them is communications. When the unbelievable Burj Dubai started to get really high, the construction workers discovered one problem that seems obvious now: their walkie-talkies stopped working as they climbed the structure. More »
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