Mac News: U.S. version of Proview’s iPad lawsuit dismissed by California judge   
By now, most of you are likely familiar with the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Proview over the iPad trademark. Much of the dispute has unfolded in or around China, but in February the monitor-maker brought its fight Stateside.    
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Technology News: Physicists Store Short Movie In A Cloud of Gas   
One of the enabling technologies for a quantum internet is the ability to store and retrieve quantum information in a reliable and repeatable way.    
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Programming News: The New Native Languages   
To many developers, the recent trend of reversion to true compiled languages implies a re-engagement with C and C++, or for denizens of smaller niches, a renewed embrace for Pascal, Fortran, Ada, and other languages of the pre-2000 era. But for some programmers, this native trend, which is most heavily touted by Microsoft as part of its re-engagement for C++, leaves a certain sense of dissatisfaction.    
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Other News: US conservatives gain upper hand in Twitter politics   
Following his successful use of Twitter in the 2008 US presidential election campaign, Barack Obama is seen by many political pundits as the king of social media. But according to a new analysis of the Twitterverse, US conservatives have fought back and may now possess an online network that is better organised to spread their message.    
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