Around the Web 4.08.09: A national broadband plan, spies in the electrical grid, a lawsuit against Apple
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No, she’s not giving you $1 million. Credit: nayrb7 via Flickr.
-- At a meeting in Washington today, the FCC launches an effort to expand broadband across the country. AP via LAT
-- Sorry suckers, that e-mail you got telling you Oprah was giving you $1 million is a scam. LAT
-- Chinese and Russian spies have hacked the U.S. electrical grid and left behind some problems. WSJ
-- A company in Taiwan says Apple infringed on its patents for touchscreen devices, and sues. NYT
-- Cox says it plans to launch a wireless network in the next year, the first major cable company to do so. WSJ
-- Changes are underway at iTunes, with different pricing for songs and the end of DRM. AP via USA Today
-- Amazon and Wal-Mart follow suit and change pricing too. PaidContent
-- Nokia Siemens is seeking a foothold in the U.S. market and is interested in Nortel Networks. Reuters via Washington Post
-- Is the U.S. developing a human microwave? Ick. Wired
-- Facebook now has 200 million active users, CEO Zuckerberg says. TechCrunch
-- Chevy Chase as Steve Jobs on prime-time TV? Sorry, it’s not recurring. Gizmodo
-- Alana Semuels
