Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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iPad 2 intro on March 2 [u]

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Interesting news day, don’t you think? Earlier today a rumor out of Taiwan posited that the iPad won’t ship until June and now here come “multiple [ed-unnamed] sources” claiming the mothership has an iPad 2-flavored event planned for next week. All Things D claims to have heard from multiple sources that the [...] Related Posts: [...]

Microsoft unleashes Windows 7 SP1

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It has arrived, finally. Microsoft has freed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 onto the world, with home users now able to download it. It’s now been 16 months since Windows 7 arrived in our lives. Here was the operating system that was going to be everything Vista wasn’t, the one that would banish all memory [...]

Google Street View in Israel?

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As if Street View wasn’t controversial enough already, Google is planning on mapping the State of Israel. Ever since it being rolled out Google Street View has attracted criticism. Mostly due to privacy concerns, which are often legitimate, as Street View [...] Related posts: Google Street View turns to trikes for mapping Europe Google Street [...]

iPad 2 intro on March 2

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Interesting news day, don’t you think? Earlier today a rumor out of Taiwan posited that the iPad won’t ship until June and now here come “multiple [ed-unnamed] sources” claiming the mothership has an iPad 2-flavored event planned for next week. All Things D claims to have heard from multiple sources that the [...] Related Posts: [...]

US Cellular offers buy one, get five free

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If anyone is still under the illusion that phone networks make their cash from selling handsets, a new offer from US Cellular should make it clear the money lies in the service fees. The network is offering a [...]

Google in a host of transatlantic troubles

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The job market may be tough at the moment, but study law with languages and you should be in with a shout at Google. The company is this week facing legal challenges — plus some outright hostility — in [...] Related posts: Advertisers launch transatlantic attack on Google-Yahoo deal Australia considers criminal probe over Google [...]

‘Cheap’ iPhones for Apple Store workers

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When I was at a Verizon Wireless Store last week, several long faces told me employees weren’t yet allowed to purchase the iPhone 4 — more the merrier for customers. Their Apple Store counterparts, however, aren’t being denied and the details show there some savings to be had. Thereupon, ifoAppleStore reports that [...] Related Posts: [...]

2011 MacBook Pro due on Jobs’ birthday

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Faster processors, bigger glass trackpad and even a best of both world’s hard disk drive plus solid state drive storage package are all said to be part of the mix when Apple finally ships updated pro portables. Now, the wait is just about over and you just might able to christen one on [...] Related [...]

California school uses GPS to fight truancy

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A school district in California is piloting a scheme to use GPS monitors to track whether or not they are playing truant. And some kid is going to make out like a bandit. The Anaheim Union High School District is running a six week trial [...] Related posts: Subpoenas issued in Pennsylvania school webcam investigation [...]