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October 12, 2008 10:53:02 PM CDT


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  • August 2008
    • Apple Could Remotely Kill iPhone Apps

      Apple Could Remotely Kill iPhone Apps

      (Newser) - Apple appears capable of remotely deactivating programs paid for and installed by iPhone users, Arnold Kim writes on MacRumors. The discovery was made when an iPhone user uncovered a hidden web address linked to a software blacklist maintained by Apple—presumably intended to screen malicious software from being used. “This suggests that the iPhone calls home once in a while,” Kim points out. More »

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      Apple   iPhone   iPhone applications   blacklist

  • April 2008
    • Film Noir Master Dassin Dead at 96

      Film Noir Master Dassin Dead at 96

      (Newser) - Jules Dassin, a master of film noir who left Hollywood after being blacklisted, has died in an Athens hospital at the age of 96, reports the Los Angeles Times . Born to Russian Jewish immigrants in Connecticut, Dassin made such dark crime dramas as Brute Force and The Naked City in the 1940s. Hounded during the Red scare, he moved to France, where he directed his masterpiece, Rififi. More »

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      film   obituary   blacklist

  • March 2008
    • Director Rips China Over Actress Ban

      Director Rips China Over Actress Ban

      (Newser) - Director Ang Lee has blasted Chinese officials for blacklisting a young actress who appeared in his film Lust, Caution . Authorities have ordered TV stations to stop reporting on actress Tang Wei and to pull ads featuring her, even though censors signed off on her portrayal of a student activist who seduces a Chinese official to set him up for assassination, the AP reports. More »

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      China   Ang Lee   Brokeback Mountain   Lust, Caution   Chinese officials   blacklist

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