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It was hard to follow tech news this week without getting icky lawyer-stuff all over you. AT&T filed suit against Verizon, Intel got sued by New York State, an alleged cable modem hacker got indicted, and EMI sued to stop a tiny music Web site from sharing The Beatles' love. Also: A former high-tech CEO looks for better position in D.C., and Google seeks employees who speak nothing but geek. Do you have the qualifications to ace this week's quiz? Give yourself 10 points and a pat on the back for each correct answer. Now hand over your résumé and begin.
1. The Beatles' music will finally be available in disc-less digital form this December. Where will you soon be able to find the Fab Four?
a. On Apple's iTunes Storeb. At BlueBeat.comc. On Verizon phonesd. On an apple-shaped USB drive
2. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is beating on Intel like a drum, accusing the chip giant of all manner of bad behavior. Which of the following is one of the official charges?
a. Misleading advertising
b. Strong-arming PC makers using bribery and coercion
c. Shipping defective merchandise
d. Charging exorbitant early termination fees
3. AT&T is suing Verizon. What's the dispute about?
a. Verizon's attempts to wrest the iPhone from AT&T
b. AT&T's claim to offer the "fastest 3G network"
c. Verizon's exorbitant early termination fees
d. Maps
4. Pew Research has conducted a study of the dominant ways people interact. How many days per year, on average, do Americans communicate via cell phone?
a. 210
b. 195
c. 125
d. 72
5. Watch your back, Twitter. A new microblog has formed and it's apparently got God on its side. What's this new blessed blog called?
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