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GoodGuides iPhone app needs more Christmas presents
Updated The best iPhone application that Ive downloaded in the last few weeks is the mobile version of GoodGuide, the site that aggregates data about whether a product is safe, environmentally friendly and ethically manufactured. Its already pretty useful as a web site, but becomes indispensable onc ...
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Breaking: Google News doesnt break tech news
Confession: Were tech news junkies. In order to be any good at what we do (tech blogging), we kind of have to be. A tech news junkys best friend is an RSS reader we troll hundreds of sources and thousands of stories on a daily basis looking for that one piece of news worth covering. But sometimes, ...
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New iStorez site gives users the scoop on Black Friday
iStorez, the web site that aggregates specials, newsletters and coupons from online stores to help its users hunt for deals, recently unveiled its new swanky look and could prove a prime resource for Black Friday (and subsequent holiday) shoppers. A simple search for black friday on the site yields ...
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Where was Sock Puppets bailout?
Sock Puppet was the well-known marketing mascot for the iconic dot-com bubble company Pets.com. The climax in the companys two-year boom and bust was its $1.2 million Super Bowl commercial, where Sock Puppet introduced mainstream America to its online pet-supply ordering and home delivery service. T ...
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Five location-based services to watch in 2009
Its been a big year for location-based applications and services. The release of Apples 3G iPhone and Apps Store has given millions of consumers their first access to LBS products. And the movement is being further pushed along by T-Mobiles G1 and other touchscreen smart phones that use the LBS-enab ...
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Microsoft finally addresses Red Ring of Death with Jasper-based Xbox 360 consoles
The long-awaited Jasper-based versions of the Xbox 360 have finally emerged in the market. These new consoles have a redesigned motherboard with the new 65-nanometer version of the ATI (now AMD) graphics chip that doesnt run as hot as previous versions. There are other changes that improve the relia ...
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Reader polls: What will you do for holiday shopping and entertainment?
Happy Thanksgiving. We have a couple of holiday polls today. How will you shop for the holidays this year? Will you spend a lot less, go shopping at retailers on Black Friday, or do your shopping online? And how will you entertain yourself this year? Will you watch movies or TV, enjoy music, play wi ...
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CNN quakes as Twitter keeps pace with Mumbai news
Its one thing when a couple dozen or so tech blogs rally around the idea that Twitter is an excellent source for the quick dissemination of news in a time of crisis many of us have been trumpeting this fact for months if not longer but its another when CNN (and not one of CNNs blogs, but CNN prope ...
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Roundup: Yahoos Euro head out, e-commerce down, and more
Hope you had a delicious Thanksgiving. Heres proof the news machine never stops: Yahoos European head says arrivederce Tony Coppel, in charge of Yahoos Western European market, is out, according to All Things D. But Icahn is buying Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is circling the bleeding hulk that ...
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Apples Black Friday sale: No iPhone or MacBook Pro
After a few hours of downtime to prepare for the big Black Friday sale, Apples U.S. online store has just come back to life. While you can find savings on iMacs, MacBooks, iPod touches, iPod classics, iPod nanos and the Apple TV, its just as noteworthy what isnt getting discounted: MacBook Pros and ...
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Reader polls: what will you do for holiday shopping and entertainment?
Happy Thanksgiving. We have a couple of holiday polls today. How will you shop for the holidays this year? Will you spend a lot less, go shopping at retailers on Black Friday, or do your shopping online? And how will you entertain yourself this year? Will you see movies/TV, enjoy music, play with te ...
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Reader polls: what wil you do for holiday shopping and entertainment?
Happy Thanksgiving. We have a couple of holiday polls today. How will you shop for the holidays this year? Will you spend a lot less, go shopping at retailers on Black Friday, or do your shopping online? And how will you entertain yourself this year? Will you see movies/TV, enjoy music, play with te ...
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CNN quakes as Twitter rapid fires Mumbai news
Its one thing when a couple dozen or so tech blogs rally around the idea that Twitter is an excellent source for the quick dissemination of news in the time of crisis many of us have been trumpeting this fact for months if not longer but its another when CNN (and not one of CNNs blogs, CNN proper) ...
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TweetsGiving uses Twitter to fund a classroom in Africa on Thanksgiving
With a few hours to spare, TweetsGiving, a web-based project set up to help build a classroom in a school in Tanzania has surpassed its goal of raising $10,000. Whats interesting is how the word spread about this project: Through the micro-messaging service Twitter. The project, started less than tw ...
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Show them you really care with an iPhone 3G gift card
A lot of people do their holiday shopping online nowadays. Thats a potential problem for Apple though, whose hottest item, the iPhone 3G, isnt technically sold through its online store (you have to go into a physical store to get it). Enter the iPhone 3G Gift Card. The card, which comes in a kind of ...
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About those rampant iPhone 2.2 problems
When I saw the headlines on CNETs iPhone Atlas blog proclaiming that iPhone OS 2.2 Problems Run Rampant, I scratched my head. After all, I probably use the iPhone more than most people both for regular use and the testing of applications on a daily basis and I havent noticed one noteworthy problem w ...
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Hoodiny lands investment to produce digital entertainment
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Music blog network Buzznet lays off 10
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Prosetta takes $5M from angels for anti-viral drugs
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Siimpel raises $8.7M for mobile cameras
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