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Safari enjoys 'unusually residential' December boost...

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:02 -0500

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Use of Apple's Safari browser grew in December to 7.93 per cent, up from 7.13 per cent in November, suggesting a parallel growth in adoption of Mac OS X, according to browser-usage figures released today by internet-analyst Net Applications.

While use of Apple...

Sony may announce drastic cost cuts --media...

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:50:04 -0500

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Macworld cult gathering without iconic Apple leader...

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:50:03 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Apple faithful are making pilgrimages to San Francisco for the start of Macworld, an annual cult-like gathering that this year is expected to lack revelations and iconic leader Steve Jobs.

In a move that has upset Apple followers and investors, marketing vice president Phil Schiller will replace Jobs on stage Tuesday for a keynote presentation traditionally co...

Teter snowboards for higher cause...

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:50:06 -0500

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -- Most snowboarders have an iPod inside their parka as they fly above the halfpipe, letting the music carry them across the ice and snow and into another world.

Hannah Teter takes the idea of "another world" to a different level. Right next to her iPod, she also carries a picture she took of schoolchildren in Africa, the ones she wants to help through her snowboarding...

Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) Stocks Lift the NASDAQ...

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:50:06 -0500

Big-cap tech stocks, including Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), which are seen as better positioned to withstand a weak economy due to large cash reserves, helped lift the...

We received reliable information from a trusted source that Apple will announce iLife ‘09 at Macworld Conference & Expo 2009 starting next Tuesday. At a keynote...

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Koch handbags designer Nicole Musselman Boykin branches into clothing...

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:50:04 -0500

Outside, a cold front is whipping tree branches and spitting snow, but inside the Koch showroom on West Lovers Lane, even Christmas tunes on the iPod can't dispel the sunny summer beach vibe.

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Speeek program on iPhone translates languages...

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:50:04 -0500

Japanese is one of the most difficult languages in the world to speak properly. Translation can be a major problem.

Now Tokyo-based BBSS, a 100% subsidiary of Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank, has created an app for the iPhone which translates spoken Japanese into either English or Chinese. It is called Speeek and costs $20 which would seem to be a bargain price.

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ZOUNDS! ZUNE ZAPPED!...

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:50:04 -0500

An estimated 1 million users of Microsoft's Zune media player discovered Wednesday that their devices would not work. Microsoft operators initially expressed bewilderment when calls began flooding customer support lines about the problem, and it was hours before the source of the shutdown was discovered -- a problem in the device's internal clock driver that could not figure out how to handle...

Leap year bug zaps Zune music players...

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:50:07 -0500

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An internal clock driver problem caused Microsoft's Zune players to malfunction, Agence France-Presse reports .

Thousands of the MP3 music players froze on New Year's Eve around the world due to what Microsoft described as a bug...

Economy may be dim, but technological innovation on the horizon ......

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:50:03 -0500

A recession doesn't mean the death of innovation in the consumer tech industry. Consider 2001. During that recession, Apple Inc. introduced the iPod, Microsoft Corp. rolled out its original Xbox video game console, broadband household penetration rates in the U.S. more than doubled from 2000, and Google Inc. was becoming an integral part of modern life.

The pace of innovation isn't like...

iPod Touch browser share triples...

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:50:03 -0500

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Police: Man Slept Undetected In Pa. Woman's Attic...

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:50:02 -0500

Digg Facebook Stumble It! del.icio.us Fark Dec 28, 2008 1:29 pm US/Eastern WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) ― Click to enlarge An intruder slept undetected for days in a family's attic, stealing food and clothing when they were away and keeping warm by wrapping himself with blankets and insulation, police said.

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iBreath helps keep blood alcohol content in control...

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:50:02 -0500

David Steele Enterprises has come up with its latest invention, the iBreath. The iBreath is an innovative compact iPod accessory, which acts as a fully functioning personal alcohol breathalyzer.

iBreath evidently permits it’s users to keep a check on their own blood alcohol content, to make sure that their alcohol content is in control, prior to getting ready to drive an automobile.

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Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever'...

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:50:02 -0500

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Full Tilt Poker Holding Holiday $100K Tournaments...

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:50:03 -0500

By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY Posted on December 26, 2008

The theme of the holiday season has been giving in the online poker world. PokerStars is offering its members a chance to become a part of the largest poker tournament ever held. Full Tilt Poker has recently stepped up to the plate and offered a pair of Holiday $100K tournaments, which will run on Saturday, December 27th and S...