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Seems as though Google's Android has the same type of so-called remote kill switch that caused such controversy for Apple and its iPhone. In the Android Market terms of service, Google expressly says that it might remotely remove an application from user phones. "Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement ... in such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole discretion,"the terms, linked to from the phone, read.The Gl, the first phone to run the Android software developed by Google, goes on sale Oct. 22, and many people are getting their first in-depth look at it because T-Mobile has loaned the devices to reporters. The Android Market is the online store accessible from the phone where users can download applications. www.nw docflnder.com/7157
FCC chairman supports use of 'white spaces'. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said last week that he will support allowing conditional unlicensed use of the sc-called "white spaces" television spectrum. During a press conference, Martin said that he was proposing to let carriers and other vendors deploy devices in white space spectrum, which operates unlicensed at powers of 100 milliwatts. His proposal would also permit use of white space on channels adjacent to existing television stations at powers of up to 40 milliwatts. The FCC is planning to officially vote on whether to allow unlicensed white space use during its Nov 4 meeting. The FCC and several wireless carriers and device manufacturers spent the summer testing...