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Rare Apple computer sells for $210700
CNET
by Steven Musil Talk about a smart tech buy. An Apple computer purchased
more than 30 years ago has sold for 425 times its original selling price.
An Apple-1, one of only about 200 such machines built in Apple co-founder
Steve Jobs' parents' garage, ...
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Acer announces Windows and Android tablets
Inquirer
By Rob Coppinger ANDROID AND Windows tablets have been announced by Acer at
a press conference in New York. It has two 10.1-inch tablets with one using
an unspecific Android operating system and the other an unidentified
Windows OS. ...
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SRSLY in danger? Just text a message to 911.
Fox News
The 911 emergency response system was designed in 1968, well before the
advent of text messages and cell phones. Citing the fact that 70 percent of
911 calls come from mobile phones, the FCC announced Monday that it is
moving forward with plans to let ...
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iPad proving more useful than MacBook Air
CNET
by Brooke Crothers Apple's iPad can eclipse a laptop in usability and sheer
number of hours used. And iOS 4.2 only makes this more probable. As Apple
adds more features to the iPad, the more it pulls me away from my MacBook
Air. ...
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Xbox Kinect: Just How Controlling Can a Body Be?
Wall Street Journal
By KATHERINE BOEHRET This holiday season, the war against couch potatoes
wages on with Microsoft's Xbox Kinect, the latest in motion-sensing
video-game consoles. While the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation Move
encourage people to stand and play games ...
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Netflix raises prices for some subscriptions
Waterbury Republican American
LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix Inc. is raising the prices of some of its
subscription plans and shifting its focus to streaming video as more
members move to the Internet to watch movies and television shows. The
company based in Los Gatos, Calif., ...
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Apple iPad Tops Kids' Wish List this Season
Techtree.com
The Apple iPad seems like a runaway hit with the kids as a lot of them plan
to purchase one for themselves in the next six months, according to the
recent survey by research firm Nielsen. This research was conducted among a
group of 6-12 year olds. ...
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