Decision Looms on iPhone Hack

January 4th, 2010 admin

The geek masses are anxiously awaiting the unveiling of the next wonder gadget at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas later this week. What’s more, Apple is expected to drop the tablet bomb in San Francisco this month. But overlooked and lurking behind this gadget envy is an important regulatory decision -– one expected in weeks on whether to authorize an …


Originally posted on Wired

 
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