Week of July 1st, 2011

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July 1st, 2011

Chess engine creator disqualified for cheating
International Computer Games Association (ICGA)
Four-time World Computer Chess Championship winner
Chess engine Rybka and creator, Vasik Rajlich, have been banned for life from chess' World Cup
ICGA demand return of all trophies and prize money
Rajlich used root code from competitor without acknowledgement

GPS Makers Trade Barbs With LightSquared
LightSquared uses satellite-based LTE frequencies near GPS bands
Supposed to cover entire US and service 100 million people
FCC granted permission on condition LightSquared protected GPS
LightSquared’s proposal: operate on lower frequencies at lower power
GPS makers claim their plan violates physics

Facebook HQ getting ripped off
New HQ in Menlo Park, CA having theft issues
Thieves have stolen $8,500 worth of copper

Google+ seems to have copied Facebook main page layout
Don’t worry, Zucky, Google is only improving your idea (irony)

Google+ invites on ebay for $30
Google says they are at capacity
Great way to throw money down the crapper
http://gizmodo.com/5817152/people-are-selling-google%252B-invites-on-ebay
Judge demands teen hands over Xbox
1 3-year-old in Belfast, Ireland convicted of several burglaries
Judge wants Xbox as condition of bail
5 burglaries of high school and mall, taking several electronic items and a mobile phone

Google's 15-Minute App Return Window Unlawful In Taiwan, Google Pulls Paid Apps In Response
Market return policy is 15 minutes
Taiwanese law requires 7-day return period
Facing $1 million fine, all paid apps were pulled for Taiwan
Apple faced same issue and complied