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FACEBOOK GETS SOME NEW SECURITY FEATURES, CELL PHONES
AND CANCER ARE STILL A MYSTERY, AND A COUPLE IN JAPAN HAS
THEIR MARRIAGE OFFICIATED BY A ROBOT. IT'S MONDAY
MORNING, MAY 17TH. I'M NATALI DEL CONTE. IT'S TIME TO GET LOA
DED. [*]
FACEBOOK ROLLED OUT A NEW PRIVACY FEATURE. IT WILL ALERT
YOU IF YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LOGGED INTO FROM A COMPUT
ER OR MOBILE DEVICE THAT YOU HAVE NOT USED BEFORE. YOU C
AN CHOOSE THIS ALERT TO BE SENT OVER EMAIL OR TEXT MESSA
GE. IT WILL ALSO NOTIFY YOU IF IT NOTICES ACTIVITY ON YOUR A
CCOUNT SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM MORE THAN ONE COMPUTER O
R MOBILE. [*]
GOOGLE IS HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART OVER THE NEXUS ONE D
ISTRIBUTION. IN A BLOG POST ON FRIDAY, THE COMPANY SAID TH
AT SELLING THE PHONE ON THE WEB HAS NOT BEEN THE SUCCES
S THEY HAD HOPED FOR AND THAT THEY WILL NOW TRY TO GET IT
IN PHYSICAL STORES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ONCE THE P
HONE HAS ENOUGH RETAIL PRECENCE, GOOGLE WILL USE THE W
EB SITE AS A PLACE TO SHOWCASE BUT NOT SELL PHONES.
[*] THE PALM PRE PLUS IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AT&T.
IT COSTS $150 A FTER CONTRACT AND REBATES. THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME THAT THE PHONE IS AVAILABLE ON A GSM NETWORK. IT WAS
PREVIOUSLY A VAILABLE ON CDMA OVER SPRINT AND VERIZON.
WE HAVE A FULL REVIEW OF THE AT&T VERSION HERE ON CNET.
[*] CELL PHONES AND BRAIN CANCERS ARE STILL SOMETHING
WE CA N'T REALLY WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND YET. THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH
ON CA NCER HAS FOUND INCONCLUSIVE LINKS BETWEEN
BRAIN CANCER AND CELL PHONE USE. THIS IS THE LONGEST PROJECT
WE KNOW OF THAT STUDIES THESE TWO THINGS. AN EVEN
MORE EXTENSIV E STUDY WAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN EUROPE SO
BASICALLY W E DON'T KNOW MUCH YET AND WE WON'T FOR A LONG
TIME. [*]
IF YOU'RE A FAN OF THE TODAY SHOW, YOU CAN CHECK IN TO TH
E SHOW'S PLAZA ON FOURSQUARE. THE TODAY SHOW HAS CONC
ERTS IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA WHERE THE SHOW IS FILMED. NOW
YOU CAN CHECK IN IF YOU ACTUALLY GO AND GET A SPECIAL TOD
AY SHOW CONCERT BADGE. KIND OF A SILLY BUT INTERESTING W
AY FOR OLD MEDIA TO BE USING NEW MEDIA AND ESPECIALLY US
EFUL IF YOU LIKE AL ROKER. [*]
A COUPLE IN JAPAN WERE MARRIED BY A ROBOT THIS WEEKEND.
THE MARRIAGE WAS PRESIDED OVER BY A I-FAIRY, A FOUR-
FOOT ROBOT WHO WHOSE DAY JOB IS TO DIRECT VISITORS IN A M
USEUM. THIS HAD TO BE FAR MORE EXCITING. [*]
THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES FOR NOW. WE WILL BE BACK
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE SO STAY TUNED! I'M NATALI
DEL CONTE WITH CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.