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31 Mar 2010 11:07

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Tech: Want fast internet access? Move to South Korea, kids

  • $45.50 cost of your average interweb connection in the U.S.
  • $28.50 cost of a much-faster interweb connection in South Korea source

27 Jan 2010 20:48

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Tech: Apple iPad: They stuck with AT&T? What crack were they smoking?

  • What is this fatal attraction between Apple and AT&T? Pretty much everybody I talked to really expected Verizon.
  • MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen • Regarding the unexpected decision for Apple to stick with AT&T for data access on the iPad. Despite the controversy the phone company’s facing for its crappy service, Apple is sticking with them, at least for now. (On the plus side, it’s not mandatory.) It’s creating the kind of head-scratching which is causing some analysts to break skin. They bloody don’t know what’s going on. source

11 Nov 2009 20:55

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Biz, Tech: 3Com and HP sitting in a tree, M-E-R-G-I-N-G

  • $2.7 billion for 3Com’s marbles to mix with HP’s source

30 Oct 2009 09:27

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Tech: CNN tries to pass off social networking defriending as news

  • She sent an e-mail saying, ‘I only connect with people I know, and hopefully our paths will cross one day,’ I read that, and I said, ‘Oh, my God, I’ve been rejected.’
  • LinkedIn user Elaine Fogel • Describing the emotional roller coaster she went through after a smart 40-something woman declined the chance to connect with THE STAR, THE LEGEND, ELAINE FOGEL!!!!!!!!! Fogel has 500 connections on LinkedIn, and to make up for that, we’re going to connect with her. It’s a bit of stunt-casting, we know, but we feel that we could easily be just as good of a business colleague to Ms. Fogel as that unnamed woman. And considering the emotional response defriending causes, it might make her feel better. I know it would make us feel better. • source

10 May 2009 21:16

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Tech: Wi-Fi anywhere: David Pogue geeks out about the MiFi

We’re convinced Pogue has the coolest job ever. He gets to play with these neat new toys – in this case a tiny 3G Wi-Fi router. source