Steven Soderbergh's latest flick, called Bubble, will launch in theaters and on DVD simultaneously. Most big movie chains have refused to carry the movie, claiming a God-given right to charge you $19 for a small popcorn, no matter how many cell phone calls you sit through. Go, Soderbergh!

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Love that new "patent-pending" MagSafe feature on the new MacBook Pro laptops--a magnetic connector that keeps a yanked power cord from turning the laptop into a projectile. But News.com points out that it ain't all that new. In fact, it's a time-honored feature of deep fryers and fondue pots. Delicious.

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Remember how Sony BMG hid a root kit in its DRM'd CDs that exposed you to potential hacker attacks? At least the company had DRM as its excuse. But what's the excuse behind Norton SystemWorks stashing a root kit in its utility suite? And "stupid" doesn't count.

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Homeshoring. That's a new term for the way telecommunication is helping jobs be distributed not to India or the Philippines, but rather to a neighbor next door or someone sitting in their bedroom 2,000 miles away in the United States.

It refers to people setting up home-based businesses, perhaps as small corporations, who use a phone line and a broadband Internet connection to be a customer service agent. And because of the trend, says research company IDC, the number of U.S. home-based businesses will nearly triple by 2010 to 300,000.

While we're on the topic of home-based businesses, here are some networking tips from AllBusiness.com--ways to get out of your pajamas and get the word out about what you're up to.

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Today, Research in Motion announced that its BlackBerry devices will now support Google Talk instant messaging and Google Local. The addition of Google Talk for BlackBerry is especially nice, given that some of the smart phones have been limited to the proprietary BlackBerry Messenger. Now, users can instantly chat with other Google Talk buddies (as long as they have a Gmail account), see when they're online, copy conversation text into memory, and more. Google Talk for BlackBerry is expected to be available in spring as a free download, but data service rates may still apply for any downloads using the application.

Google Local brings maps and satellite images right to your BlackBerry, allowing you to find local businesses and get driving directions. There's even a "click to call" feature, and it will save previous addresses for quick access. Google Local for mobile is available now for download.

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Nikon has announced that it will be dropping a large part of its film photography products and focusing primarily on digital photography. Nikon will cease production on all of its large-format and enlarging lenses as well as most of its film camera bodies. The F6 and F10 35mm-film SLR cameras will still be produced and sold by Nikon, as will some of its 35mm-film accessories. This marks a major change in film photography, as Nikon has been one of the largest and most prominent film SLR camera manufacturers in the world. Nikon will still offer service for all of its film products sold within the last 10 years.

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