Mobile phone companies are now testing a new way of getting new customers. They are doing this by having ads for their devices appear on the devices of their competitors. This exposes their products to users who are already using something similar so they may be interested in what the competitor is offering. The...
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Mobile Device Makers Targeting Competitor’s Devices With Ads
Kindle 3 Sales Top Harry Potter 7th Book Sales on Amazon
We all expected the Kindle 3 to be a hit, but what we didn’t expect was for it to be the #1 Bestselling Product in Amazon History. Well, that’s what the Amazon Kindle 3 has become, the Bestselling Product in Amazon History. Now that is a pretty big accomplishment. It means that the Kindle...
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Craigslist Shuts Down “Adult Services” Section Worldwide
You may remember how in September Craigslist decided, with pressure from American lawmakers, to shut down its “Adult Services” section in the United States. That was great news to many Americans who didn’t approved of the controversial portion of the classified ads website. That was great news at the time, however, now comes even...
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Google’s Nexus S Android Phone Goes to Space
iPhones may be very popular, however, as of today, Google’s Android has been in space. Google wished to do something special for the launch of the new Nexus S. They decided to literally launch it. They got the phone, or actually, 7 phones, up in space by means of weather balloons. Google employees constructed...
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Skype Crashes During Busiest Season
Skype, one of the world’s most popular forms of video communication through the internet has crashed. This will inhibit communication for millions of users who are trying to talk to their relatives or loved ones at home for the holidays. The company has acknowledged the outage through a series of tweets. Skype also gave...
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FCC Approves “Net Neutrality” Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has approved “high-level rules of the road.” These rules have been designed to ensure that internet service providers grant everyone equal access to the web. The vote was 3 to 2, with Democrats and Republicans on both sides, respectively. Commissioner Michael Copps, a Democrat, signed off on the rules, but...
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Emirates Palace Hotel Didn’t Actually Pay $11 Million for Christmas Tree
The Emirates Palace Hotel has received some criticism for it’s extremely ostentatious Christmas tree. The tree has received world-wide media attention due to it’s net worth of over 11 million dollars. This makes for a very valuable tree. The reason this tree is worth so much is because of the jewelry that adorns it....
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New iPhone App Translates Foreign Words at the Point of a Camera
Your smart phone will has become even more usefull than it already is. An iPhone app that was released a few days ago called Word Lens allows you to translate foreign words on the go. How, you might ask? Well, you just point your phone’s camera at a sign written in a different language...
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Foursquare Adds Photos and Comments to iPhone App
Foursquare has updated its iPhone app. With this update, the company brings two new features that will make the application signifigantly more useful and social. These new features allow you to do more with foursquare. You don’t just check in to some place and that’s that. You get to share your experience and information...
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You Use Phones, Phones Use You – App Users Beware
Many Americans use smart phones on a daily basis. What they don’t know is that smart phones also use them. Phones such as the Apple iPhone or Google’s Android devices regularly share people’s personal information via many various applications without their knowledge or knowing consent. These devices share such information as their user’s current...
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