Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers appealed ...
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Apple hints at November 27th online sales special
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Apple has posted a teaser for its annual Black Friday online sale, this year scheduled for November 27th. No discounts have been revealed so far, as they are only typically announced on Black Friday proper. The event should nevertheless see lower prices on Mac, iPod, and iPhone-related products, as well as universal free shipping...
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Using the Gas Cubby iPhone app to increase your fuel economy and keep your vehicle properly maintained can save you money and help the environment… but, if you’ve learned anything from CrunchGear, it’s that saving money isn’t much fun unless you can blow it on something cool and completely over the top. Well, one lucky ...
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HTC Touch HD2… A phone like not other, the Review.
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Being the world largest Smartphone manufacturer HTC and facing rough competition coming either from Apple, Sony Ericsson, LG or Samsung, HTC had no other choice to once again to bring mobility one step ahead by introducing another impressive Windows Phone with the Touch HD2 Download video Hardware When it comes to built quality, the iPhone with ...
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The Blog Herald
I Love Squarespace! But I Love Their iPhone App Even More
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Squarespace has done a phenominal job in creating an official iPhone app for their users, one which may make Blogger guru’s and WordPress disciples jealous. While it supports the basics of iBlogging (photo uploading, categories & tags, drafts, editing previous posts, etc.), the Squarespace app also boasts a few extra notable features ...
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Ciena today beat out Nokia Siemens Network to buy bankrupt Nortel’s metro Ethernet business for $769 million, winning the bidding war for the assets that it began in October. A court will still have to approve the deal that will see Ciena, which makes fiber optical equipment, pay $530 million in cash and issue $239 million in [...]
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Filed under: Web services , Google , VoIP When GrandCentral evolved into Google Voice , it was only a matter of time before the old GrandCentral website went to the big page archive in the sky. Google's killing off the old, redundant site on December 31st, 2009. Why the heck is this news? After all, GrandCentral users can all upgrade to Google ...
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Should Page Speed Influence Google PageRank?
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Matt Cutts, a software engineer and an eloquent corporate spokesman for Google, spoke at PubCon earlier this month and later gave a video interview to Web Pro News, in which he said that the speed at which web pages are available might become a factor in SEO moving into 2010. He said that because many [...]
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Download Squad
AdSense on your desktop: Google starts embedding ads in Google Earth
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Filed under: Windows , Google , Freeware Everyone cringed when Microsoft announced that Office 2010 Starter would be partially ad-supported, and it looks as though advertising in desktop apps may be something we'll just have to get used to. As Amit Agarwal at Digital Inspiration found out , Google Earth is now showcasing sponsored links as you ...
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Global warming could wipe out $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities as melting ice caps push sea levels higher, a new report warns.
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CDC Software 3Q profit rises on lower costs
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AP - CDC Software Corp., a Chinese business software developer whose shares began trading in the United States last summer, said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 47 percent on lower costs and expenses.
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SSH is a file-transfer program that enables users to remotely connect to their phones. It comes with a default password, "alpine" which should be changed.
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Three recent concert recordings available at Folk Alley: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Pete Seeger Acoustic Hot Tuna Comments | Posted in Music
Judi Ketteler has some detailed Thanksgiving instructions: Countdown to Thanksgiving . This assumes you started with her "three weeks before" instructions. Now we're up to the Monday Before Thanksgiving (that's today!): Make your pies: pumpkin pie will easily keep (and maybe even taste better). Depending on its size, you may need to start ...
Congressional Democrats are trying to resolve differences within their rank and file over abortion, taxes and letting the government sell health insurance as a competitor with private insurers.
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Sarah Palin's book tour came through my city the other day and I scooted over to the mall, looking to get an autograph and a handshake.
In California: Drivers "Flock" to Certain DUI Checkpoint . The Salinas Police Department has added a turkey giveaway to this week's DUI checkpoint. Officers will give turkeys to some of the drivers who successfully pass through the drunk driving stop Tuesday night. It wasn't clear how the lucky winners will be chosen, but the turkeys themselves ...
After the Vegas DEFCON ATM debacle where hackers hacked hackers by setting up a fake ATM in front of the facilities security office, I needed to see how stupid easy it was to buy an ATM and just set it up anywhere. So my search began.
The stabbing occurred at the night spot in the 19100 block of FM 2100 about 11:50 p.m. Sunday, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
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It’s been a very long time coming, but Twitter could roll out a commercial service before the end of the year, according to founder Biz Stone. Though precise details haven’t been announced yet, Stone’s interview with the BBC suggested that additional pay-for features could include advanced analytics and information about their ...
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Twitter adds geotagging to its API
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Though a number of mobile Twitter clients have been able to add their own level of geographical information to tweets, Twitter has now officially added geotagging capability to its API (Application Programming Interface). It doesn’t change how the web interface works, but given that many mobile users (where geotagging is most useful) will ...
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Dost thou desire an Android phone in Red Passion or Oiled Bronze? Begin thy journey, brave Sir Knight, to China where you will be able to purchase the Dell Mini 3i with 3.5-inch touchscreen for a few coins of the realm.
The wife of a candidate for governor and about 30 others were abducted Monday morning in the southern Philippines -- with some in the group feared beheaded, state-run media said.
How important is it for readers of game reviews to understand the conditions under which a review was written? Would it change things if you knew all the early reviews of a game were written based on play time given in one location, under a managed schedule? What if the publisher paid for airfare and hotel rooms for the press? If you read an ...
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 23, 2009 -- In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions -- the major cause of global warming -- cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the equivalent of one new nuclear power plant each day.
A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, a study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
Astronaut Randy Bresnik salutes as he prepares for his first spacewalk Saturday. Hours after he returned, his wife delivered their baby daughter on Earth.
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