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Mar 17 2009 5:24pm EDT

Last Bytes: Kindle Patent, Google Mistrials, iPhone 3.0, Dell

Discovery Communications claims the Kindle infringes on a patent it applied for ten years ago, and it wants Amazon to pay up. [Ars Technica]

If you think smartphones are a problem in classrooms, wait'll you see the havok they are wreaking in jury deliberation rooms. [New York Times]

Lots of new bells and whistles in the iPhone OS 3.0. [All Things Digital]

Dell launched a new ultra-thin laptop. [WSJ]

A confluence of events, including the publication of a tell-all book and the expiration of an employment contract, are leading some to wonder how much longer CEO Chris DeWolfe will be at MySpace. [ValleyWag]

Last week, Obama's pick for the first White House CIO had his offices raided by the FBI. This week, reporters uncovered court records showing he pleaded guilty to theft in 1996. What did he steal? We don't know, because his file is missing. Sounds like a movie script! [Washington Post]

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