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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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Intel Is Close to Acquisition of Infineon Wireless Unit

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 02:19
A deal would give Intel a foothold in the market for smartphone chips, a segment that is experiencing double-digit annual growth.

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Drilling Down: Hinting That It’s Good to Be Bad

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 01:51
In one experiment, college students were more likely to admit they had taken part in questionable activities when an online survey appeared more unprofessional.

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Software War Pits Oracle vs. Google

NY Times - Technology - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 01:17
Now used by more big technology companies, open-source software has become a weapon in corporate warfare.

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Steve Jobs, Circa 1997, Reintroducing Apple

NY Times - Technology - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 14:33
A video shows Steven P. Jobs in shorts, introducing a new ad campaign, "Think Different."

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No iPod Dock at Denon

NY Times - Technology - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 14:20
Denon, 100 years old, makes turntables, but not an iPod dock.

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