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5 Things: Don't Ditch Cable TV Just Yet

News you can use, meant to enlighten, inform and entertain.

1. Court Decision May Change Online Access: If you've been getting used to watching more programming via Hulu and Netflix, and even thought about canceling your cable, you'd better wait and see how this shakes out. A federal court on Tuesday made a decision that overturns key parts of the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality regulations, which barred Internet providers from restricting speeds or even blocking visits to different sites. Analysts say the ruling could allow Internet providers to slow down sites like bandwidth-heavy Netflix or Google and force them - or their visitors - to pay for faster access. You can read more here.

2. What's Worse Than Snakes on a Plane? Cell phone calls, it seems. As the FCC considers lifting a ban on in-flight calls, more than 400 comments poured into the commission in nearly unanimous opposition to calls on planes, reports USA Today, with one calling the proposal "insane." Several people said calls would lead to "air rage." And one comment concluded with an "N" followed by 200 "Os." Read more here.

3. Got Jelly? Not the sticky stuff of PB&J sandwiches, but the newest social networking innovation, which crowdsources answers to your questions in real time. If this is news to you, here's more on Jelly.

4. Are You Allergic to Fitness? Rather, are you allergic to Fitbit fitness tracker and other such devices? If so, you are not alone, according to this report on a rash of rash reports from users of the high-tech trackers. 

5. The Fab Duo: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite during the Jan. 26 Grammy Awards, according to this Rolling Stone report. It's about time.

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