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Advances Offer Path to Further Shrink Computer Chips

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:27
Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.

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BlackBerry Fans May Want to Carry a Torch

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:22
The Torch is the first BlackBerry with a true touch screen and it offers new features, screen controls and shortcuts that bring it much more in line with competing smartphones.

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Retargeting Ads Follow Surfers to Other Sites

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 14:07
Ads tailored to online shoppers based on the products they have perused are leaving consumers with an eerie feeling.

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Q. & A.: Reversing the Mistaken Browser Click

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:52
Pressing Control-Shift-T opens recently closed tabs in a browser.

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Autodesk Will Reintroduce Its AutoCAD Design Software for Macs

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:50
As Apple’s line of Mac computers has staged a comeback, more customers have asked that Autodesk make its flagship product available on the platform again.

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Have a Free Flight to Mexico With Your Taco?

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:26
Virgin America is the latest company to use location-based apps for marketing.

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In India, BlackBerry Gets 2-Month Reprieve on Threat of Ban

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:16
The government said it would study and test a proposal by the BlackBerry maker for two months as it tried to settle a dispute over corporate e-mail.

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Intel to Buy a Wireless Division of Infineon

NY Times - Technology - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:16
The deal would give Intel a foothold in the smartphone chip market, a segment of the wireless business that is experiencing strong growth.

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Microsoft Enters Google's Unwalled Garden

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 22:51
A new application brings Bing services to Verizon Wireless phones running the Android operating system from Google.

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Pogue's Posts: The Size of the E-Book Library Matters Less

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:46
Because both Amazon and Barnes & Noble offer excellent e-book reading apps for the iPad (for their own proprietary e-books), the small size of Apple's e-book library is essentially irrelevant.

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Does Google's Free Phone Service Work in Other Countries?

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:45
Google says its free phone service might work from overseas, but not officially.

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A Video Show From Google Highlights Hot Topics

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:56
Google moves from algorithms to video shows with the Google Beat, which is based on each week's trending topics in search results.

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Engaging North Korea in Twitter Diplomacy

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:37
A State Department spokesman attempted to engage North Korea on the social network Twitter, but it is not clear if anyone in the "Hermit Kingdom" was picking up his signals.

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Don't Tell the Creative Department, but Software Can Produce Ads, Too

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 17:29
BETC Euro RSCG has developed software that can produce elementary advertisements.

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New Uses for an Old Plug

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:00
A trio of new products use your car's data port to give you driving information that might otherwise be hard to get.

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H.P. Raises Bid for 3Par Again, Topping Dell

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 14:44
Hewlett-Packard made its latest offer, for $30 a share, just hours after Dell matched the $27 bid that H.P. made Thursday.

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USA Today to Remake Itself to Stress Digital Operations

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 14:43
The changes would de-emphasize the print edition and increase efforts to reach more readers and advertisers through mobile devices.

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Book Attracts Facebook Fans

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:30
A book's title, "Shut Up, I'm Talking," draws lots of attention. The title, not the book.

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Link by Link: A Hit Song on YouTube, Unnameable on the Radio

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:25
Cee Lo’s single is unusual in that the crude phrase is the title, chorus and punch line to the song.

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Platinum Is So Passé. In iTunes Era, the Singles Count.

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 04:10
The Billboard 200 chart is facing new competition in an era when artists can be a hit even if their albums aren’t.

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