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Nokia’s New N-Series Phones Fail to Wow

Aug 27th, 2008

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Nokia used to market its new phones as part of a “Revolution” of new devices that would change the cell phone industry and the world. Its latest offerings, the N79, N85, and N96, should be branded the “evolution” instead - they are bland and boring.

Hey Nokia, what happened?

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Amazon’s Kindle Goes to College

Aug 26th, 2008

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Kindle, Amazon’s e-book reader, is reportedly heading to a college near you, as the book vendor is working on a redesign to accommodate academics’ needs.

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Hackers Rob Best Western Hotel Group, Steal 8M Guest Records

Aug 26th, 2008

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The Best Western Hotel Group had more than bathroom towels ripped off over the past year. According to reports over 8 million guest records were nabbed by hackers and, according to authorities, many of the hotel patrons personal information, including home addresses, phone numbers, place of employment and credit card details, are now for sale by the Russian Mafia.

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Google Gains in Search at Microsoft, Yahoo Expense

Aug 23rd, 2008

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Web site traffic watcher ComScore released figures this week that reveal Google’s dominance is growing, when it comes to search, at the expense of Microsoft’s search destinations and Yahoo, who continue to lose market share.

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Comcast to Throttle Bandwidth Hogs For Up to 20 Minutes

Aug 21st, 2008

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A day after the Federal Communications Commission released official sanctions against Comcast for interfering with its customers’ Net traffic speed, the Internet provider is talking up a new plan to slow down traffic for heavy users.

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Yahoo Buzz Sets The Bee Free

Aug 20th, 2008

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With so many submitting and rating sites out there, including the mighty Digg, Yahoo Buzz has a few advantages up its sleeve. Besides using the links submitted by contributors, Buzz’s algorithms take into account search engine popularity, feeding the most popular stories to Yahoo’s home page.

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