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Opinion: This Week's Best iPhone Apps

20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 PST

Written by John Herrman
Voices: There are a few voice modulation apps on the shelves of the App Store, but none has captured Jesus' heart like Voices: Zosh is a $3 app that allows you to sign attached documents on your iPhone. Basically, you forward the emailed document to Zosh from the iPhone's mail app, then you op...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Serious Sam HD Arrives on PC Next Week, Xbox 360 in December (Updated)

20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 PST

Update: Devolver has issued forth a new trailer for Serious Sam HD (embedded below), which concludes with word that the downloadable Xbox 360 edition will hit in December. Original: Croteam's modern day revamp of Serious Sam: The First Encounter will hit PC on Tuesday, November 24, prod...

Original story at Shacknews .

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Three Great Light Blogging Tools Compared

20 Nov 2009 15:35:59 PST

Written by Dana Oshiro
Posterous: Posterous is the original email publishing microblog. Users can email posts, publish them via the web editor or upload them from the PicPosterous iPhone app. The service allows users to set up auto posting to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Picasa, YouTube, Vimeo, Tumblr, Blogge...

Original story at Read/WriteWeb .

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Yes, Mass: We Pray Was More Dante's Inferno Schtick [Marketing]

20 Nov 2009 15:20:36 PST

Written by Michael McWhertor
Mass: We Pray ties into the Heresy circle of Dante Alighieri's version of Hell—and the level of the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP game—but also lets Facebook users "damn" their friends and acquaintances. But that's not a very nice thing to do.

Original story at Kotaku .

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Interop New York 2009 Videos

20 Nov 2009 15:06:31 PST

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Original story at Tehrani.com .

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How smoking can ruin your Mac

20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST

According to a report, AppleCare warranties can be voided if Apple deems the damage was caused by secondhand smoke. Appeals to Steve Jobs have, apparently, not succeeded.

Original story at CNET News.com .

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Technology news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Technology news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• SIRIUS XM to Broadcast 'Doctor Radio Reports: What Every Woman Needs To Know About Mammograms' -- from PR Newswire
• logicbuy: ToysRUs: Buy 1 Get 1 $20 off ALL Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3 Games... -- from WASAlive ! wii games
• Droid Does: A Price Drop -- by Adam Ostrow from Mashable!
• An iPhone Visualization App That Syncs with the Cloud -- by Alex Williams from ReadWriteWeb
• Three Great Light Blogging Tools Compared -- by Dana Oshiro from ReadWriteWeb
• How To: Recurring Billing, Subscription Billing, Web 2.0 and SaaS Billing - Chargify -- from Web 2.0 Compiled
• News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs -- from The Mac Observer
• News: Original Apple I on Ebay for $50K, w/Letter from Steve Jobs -- from The Mac Observer
• PTS Desktop Live Makes Performance Benchmarking Simple [Downloads] -- by Jason Fitzpatrick from Lifehacker
• Need for Speed Shift Getting Free 'Team Racing' DLC, Five 'Legendary' Cars -- from *Shacknews* Games

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Steve Jobs to Developer: Name Change ‘Not That Big of a Deal’

20 Nov 2009 11:57:20 PST

Written by Brian X. Chen
Steve Apple is mighty protective of its iPod trademark, and if you violate it, you’ll get no sympathy from Steve Jobs. Apple recently sent a letter to software company Little App Factory, requesting that it change the name of its most successful applications: “iPodRip,” an app that enabl...

Original story at Wired .

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Ballmer Says Windows 7 Sales Double Those of Vista

20 Nov 2009 11:19:49 PST

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer isn't talking turkey when it comes to the software giant's newest operating system. At a shareholder meeting Thursday in Bellevue, Wash., Ballmer told investors that Windows 7 sold double the number of copies in one month as its previous Windows Vista operati...

Original story at Sci-Tech Today .

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So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Gadgetell posts for the week of November 15, 2009

20 Nov 2009 11:16:37 PST

Written by NEWS
” As of this morning, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is now available with T-Mobile. Price wise, the Bold 9700 will set you back $199.99 on a two-year agreement. Of course, T-Mobile also has the new Even More…” MORE »Simple Mobile launches, offers cheap voice on any GSM phone

Original story at Gadgetell .

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Google's Strange and Shiny New OS

20 Nov 2009 10:04:58 PST

Written by Paul Hartsock
Google just keeps invading new territories, and its latest target is your computer's operating system. It's officially released the open source code for its Chrome OS, an operating system that will turn up in third-party vendors' netbooks. Those devices should start selling next year. W...

Original story at TechNewsWorld .

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News: TomTom intros separate Car Kit for iPod touch

20 Nov 2009 09:43:43 PST

Written by news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett)
Following the release of its updated turn-by-turn navigation app that added support for the original iPhone and iPod touch, TomTom has revealed that first-, second-, and third-generation iPod touch users wanting to purchase a TomTom-branded GPS solution will need to buy a separate c...

Original story at iLounge . Related stories include: TomTom Announces A New Car Kit Specifically For iPod Touch - App Advice , Magellan debuts GPS app / car kit for iPhone and iPod touch - Engadget and ... engadget.com , The iPhone , Ubergizmo , Mac Rumors , Twice , iPhone Alley , Macnn

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Opinion: Gifts for Angry, Rant-Prone Apple Haters

19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST

Written by Dan Nosowitz
Motorola Droid: Sure, Matt may have called the Droid "the second best smartphone you can buy," the best being the iPhone 3GS, but Apple haters will find plenty to love about the Droid—and plenty to loathe about the iPhone. I won't rehash our review (or Verizon's intimidating "Droid Does" a...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Gifts for Angry, Rant-Prone Apple Haters

19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Gifts for Angry, Rant-Prone Apple Haters

19 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST

Written by Dan Nosowitz
Zune HD + ZunePass and HD Dock: If your Apple hater is in the market for a PMP, there's no better option than the Zune HD—in terms of media capabilities, it kicks the iPod Touch's standard-def ass with HD radio, 720p video output, a killer OLED screen and a gorgeous, media-centric UI. It'll pl...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Monster Hunter Tri Preview: Army of Four

19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST

Written by AJ Glasser
What We Saw I played three missions during the University event using both the Wii Remote/Nunchuck configuration and the Classic Controller Pro because they had one handy. Note: It's unconfirmed if the Classic Controller Pro will be brought to the US along with Monster Hunter Tri.

Original story at Kotaku .

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Opinion: Fishbowl for Facebook Using the Windows 7 Taskbar for Extra Spice

19 Nov 2009 13:41:15 PST

Written by Yochay Kiriaty
As a WPF application, Fishbowl runs on multiple Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and it integrates with the Windows 7 Taskbar and Multitouch. One of the main ideas behind the Taskbar is to provide users with quick and easy access to their content and he...

Original story at The Windows .

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Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Is Nostalgic, Chaotic

17 Nov 2009 15:21:53 PST

Written by Chris Kohler
Miyamoto: New Mario Tests Your Hard-Core Gaming ChopsHands-On: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shows No MercyMiyamoto: Why I Spiked Mario Galaxy 2’s StorySuper Mario Galaxy Makes Wii Sing, Donkey Kong: Barrel BlastNew Mario Is Best DS Game EverWeekend Thrifting: ‘New’ Super Mario Bros.

Original story at Wired .

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Build a Web presentation application using Ajax technology, Part 2: Make the Web presentation editable

16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 PST

Web 2.0 allows the development of robust functionality with a minimum of coding by reusing existing components rather than reinventing them. Part 1 of this series discussed using an Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) framework to create a Web application to create slideshow presen...

Original story at ibm.com . Related stories include: Free Slideshow, Gallery And Lightboxes Scripts « Noupe - noupe.com , Multiple Slideshows on one page - Google AJAX APIs Google Group

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Palm Treo 650 Running Android | Android Mobile Device

16 Nov 2009 13:00:13 PST

Written by Android Dev
I was once a happy Palm user, more specifically a happy Treo 650 user. That is of course after I upgraded from the Treo 600. That said, I guess it was the Treo.

Original story at Android Mobile Device . Related stories include: Palm Treo 650 Running Android « Android Junkies - Android Junkies , Palm Treo 650 Running Android | Android Mobile News - Android Mobile and ... Planet Android , Tech Blog Parade , androinica.com

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BlackBerry Curve 8520, LG Shine II coming to AT&T

16 Nov 2009 10:46:00 PST

Written by Chris Ziegler
That successor to AT&T's wildly popular LG Shine that we spied back in August has finally popped official today, becoming the Shine II (surprise, surprise). It's a very evolutionary set -- if you squint, you can't see much difference from the original -- but this might be a situation w...

Original story at Engadget .

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Esquire AR Issue Hits Newstands

16 Nov 2009 07:18:50 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Ilya Vedrashko)
I still have a bunch of copies of their eInk issue from last year, although the screens have long ran out of power. If you watch the intro video, you'll see that the copy behind their chief editor is dead, too. And yes, AR is the new Second Life (+part II)

Original story at Advertising Lab .

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Opinion: How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets

14 Nov 2009 12:20:00 PST

Written by John Herrman
Your Phone Windows Mobile: To sync with your Windows Mobile phone in Windows 7, you're going to need Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1. Just like in Vista! Except this time around, Windows is savvy enough to autoinstall the suite, which saves a little time and potentially a lot of Googling. (J...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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3D gaming comes to the Zune HD

11 Nov 2009 06:30:15 PST

Written by Matthew Miller
This past weekend I mentioned the Zune HD firmware 4.3 update that added predictive text and a better browsing experience. As part of that update, Microsoft announced that support for 3D games and apps was added as well and it didn't take long for them to deliver as we now have six new games in t...

Original story at ZDNet Blogs . Related stories include: Zune HD 3D Games - Zune HD Music Video Game Players , New Games Released for the Zune HD - Zune Thoughts.com

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HTC HD2 first impressions: The Windows Mobile phone we've been waiting for?

04 Nov 2009 10:34:02 PST

The HTC HD2 has done what we thought was impossible -- gotten us all hot and bothered about a Windows Mobile phone. Here are our first hands-on impressions

Original story at Crave .

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Windows Vista Rated More Secure Than Windows XP

02 Nov 2009 11:27:20 PST

For browser-based attacks on PCs running Windows XP, Microsoft vulnerabilities accounted for 56.4 percent of the total. By contrast, Microsoft vulnerabilities accounted for just 15.5 percent on Windows Vista-based machines, the report said.

Original story at Sci-Tech Today .

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