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28 Oct 2009 10:48

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Biz, Tech: Messing with GPS: Google is no longer friends with TomTom

  • There’s no doubt that those guys are going to be disrupted.
  • Opus Research analyst Greg Sterling • On Google’s decision to offer free navigation software for mobile phones, essentially taking the GPS navigation abilities of TomTom and Garmin and making them look expensive and useless. Google does this a lot, and it has the effect of creating animosity in certain industries. For his part, Google CEO Eric Schmidt says he doesn’t see it as disruption, just helping consumers: “Obviously we like the price of free because consumers like that as well.” • source
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27 Oct 2009 22:42

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U.S.: The FAA does the smart thing and shames The Laptop Jockeys

  • Guess who lost their licenses?! The Federal Aviation Administration gave the cynics of the world a reason to cheer today as they took away the licenses from the two losers who were too busy on their laptops to land the plane in Minneapolis like they were supposed to. The Northwest Airlines pilots, who were out of radio contact for 91 schedule-software-training minutes, have ten days to appeal the decision. But considering the hype the case has gotten, it might be tough to fight. source
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13 Sep 2009 11:40

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Tech: Cut the crap: Is Facebook Lite a smart direction for all software?

Giving people software in a lite version that simplifies the feature set – while keeping the full version around – is smart, says Technologizer’s Harry McCracken. source
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10 Sep 2009 11:28

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Offbeat: Waste of space: A sequel to “Don’t Copy That Floppy”

  • Because the first one was so successful that it deserved a sequel. Pssh.
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09 Jun 2009 09:23

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World: China defends its decision to block online porn from its citizens

  • blocking In an attempt to protect Chinese people from themselves, the country has chosen to block pornographic and violent people on all new computers. Great time to be alive, kids.
  • defense “The Chinese government pushes forward the healthy development of the internet,” said foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang. “But it lawfully manages the internet.” source
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23 Apr 2009 22:14

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Biz, Tech: Microsoft’s Vista flop is finally catching up to them

  • 6% decline in sales for the Windows, Zune, Xbox and Bob manufacturer; earnings are down 32%
  • 1985 the last time the company had a decline in year-over-year sales; we blame Lauren source
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18 Mar 2009 10:21

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Tech, U.S.: Five reasons we think the new iPhone software rules

  • one Oh my God, you mean we can copy and paste now? Awesome! ‘Bout time!
  • two Push functionality for apps rocks the hizzy. Took ’em long enough to add it.
  • three You can use accessories now, which should allow for even cooler apps.
  • four The Spotlight search function is just like Spotlight on the Mac. Hooray!
  • five You can (finally!) send MMS photo messages via your iPhone. source
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