February 2011
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GADGETS: Cash, Credit, or Phone? →
Shop-by-phone — called mobile commerce — works in several ways. Smartphone apps and mobile web sites mimic the online shopping experience, downloadable barcodes can be scanned and used like a gift card, chips and stickers turn your handset itself into a credit card, and some retailers accept orders via text message. The underlying idea is the same, regardless: Your cellphone can be an...
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Just in time to help you have a GREAT Super Bowl party!
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GR8: The Black Keys and their Banner Year →
The Black Keys have had a phenomenal year. Read what they have to say about their success!
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GADGETS: RCA debuts new line of portable ATSC /... →
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Donald Sutherland talks about his co-starring role in The Mechanic, the brilliance of the movie, and about his admiration for Jason Statham’s growth as an actor.
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GADGETS: Intel Hires Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am as... →
Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, said Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am will become a creative director, contributing music and helping in the development of devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets.
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GADGETS: Solar Charging Case for iPhone4
This battery pack/case/solar charger is custom cut to fit your iPhone 4, and features a battery large enough to double your iPhone’s runtime, a rear-mounted monocrystal solar panel, open access to all ports and controls, and a jeans-friendly form factor that won’t necessitate bringing a bag along with you.
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GLOBAL: Emerging Nations Tackle Food Costs
Fast-growing emerging nations are taking increasingly aggressive actions to beat back rising food prices as they grow more worried of threats to stability if prices don’t start to retreat.
Developing-market governments have unveiled a laundry list of measures—including price caps, export bans and rules to counter commodity speculation—to keep food costs from disrupting their economies as...
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GOVT: Uncertainty Over Economy Clouds Obama Speech →
As President Obama prepares to tackle the economy in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, economists and industry executives are likewise sifting through the data.
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GADGETS: iPod Nano Wristband/Watch →
technewskids:
Looking for a new watch, cool gadget, or just something to spend your money on, get an iPod Nano ($149 for 8 GB or $179 for 16 GB) that attaches to an iPod Nano wristband by iWatchz for $24.95. The new 6th generation iPod Nano is a small square touch screen. You can get it so that the entire…
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Google policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it,” said Eric...
– Apple and Google used to be allies. Now they’re firmly at odds. Intelligent Life magazine examines the clash of cultures between two technology giants. (via theeconomist)
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GADGETS:
Here’s where the Verizon iPhone falls short
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Bobbie Wygant Interviews Jeff Bridges for “Tron: Legacy”
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GLOBAL: Editorial on Media, Business, and...
We are in the midst of a communications revolution that has affected the media industry from a financial, operational, technological, and content perspective; a revolution that has profoundly changed the way individuals and institutions in the media interact among each other and with society in general.
Disruption is bound to happen in any established industry, but those with the ability to adapt...
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Interview with Michael Caine →
Michael Caine made it to the top of Hollywood from very humble origins - his father worked in a fish market and his mother was a cleaner. He talks to Owen Bennett Jones about acting, stardom, wealth and happiness - and reveals how he has given up the “bling”. At the age of 73, Sir Michael says he no longer needs to impress people.
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If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not...
– Steve Jobs, Playboy 1985 (via superkwa)
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GADGETS:
Google turns Android phones into interpreters
Google this week began turning Android-powered smartphones into interpreters with experimental software that lets the handsets translate conversations in real time.
YouTube mobile video viewing surges
YouTube has said it is serving up more than 200 million videos daily to smartphones and other internet-linked mobile devices.
PC sales growth slows...
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Celebrities in Advertising Are Almost Always a Big... →