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03/01/2010

Survey: 26% of Americans get news via phone
The survey results being released by the Pew Research Center on Monday offer another sign of how people are changing they way they get information.

02/28/2010

Site chides: Asking to be robbed?
As more people reveal their whereabouts on social networks, a site has sprung up to remind you that letting everyone know where you are could leave you vulnerable. The name says it all: Please Rob Me.

02/26/2010

Tech review: Sling Media iPhone app reaches full potential with lifting of 3G restriction
Anticipation is the only thing that can make a 10-1 hockey rout satisfying.

02/19/2010

Tech review: Palm Pre Plus for Verizon has better features than original
As a Palm Pre owner and Sprint customer, I'm glad to see the phone getting picked up by Verizon Wireless.

02/17/2010

Blockbuster wins pact for T-Mobile films
Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it will be the exclusive movie download service for T-Mobile USA Inc.'s upcoming HD2 smart phone from HTC.

Verizon will bundle Skype with top-tier phones
Verizon Wireless said Tuesday it will bundle the voice-over-Internet program Skype with several of its high-end phones starting in March.

02/16/2010

Microsoft unveils upgrade of smart phone software
The new Windows Phone 7 Series operating system unveiled Monday at a mobile trade show in Spain is a drastic overhaul of the aging Windows Mobile platform.

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02/13/2010

Tech can distract from game, Mark Cuban, Charles Barkley say
Mark Cuban said his job is to make the game entertaining and engrossing for fans and not let them get bored and distracted by their phones and other gadgets, since memorable experiences are what create repeat customers.

02/12/2010

Smart phones wage a battle of software wits

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The Motorola Cliq is one phone out of about a dozen running the highly praised Android system from Google.

As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.’s iPhone, more and more it’s the software they run that makes a difference. A growing number of operating systems are jostling for the attention of phone buyers and manufacturers.

02/11/2010

Blockbuster fighting back with new technologies

Alex Dickey, 12, of Dallas checks out Green Play digital media players for sale at Blockbuster at Preston and Royal in North Dallas. Patrons can download movies on a memory card to take home to watch on TV with the players.

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Alex Dickey, 12, of Dallas checks out Green Play digital media players for sale at a Blockbuster in North Dallas.

Blockbuster is betting its survival on new technologies designed to make it easy to watch movies wherever and however you want.
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02/12/2010

Tech review: Devices let Internet go where you do
I'm envisioning a future where you get Internet access everywhere through the air, like your cellphone.

02/07/2010

Blogging's allure fades
A new study has found that young people are losing interest in long-form blogging as their communication habits become increasingly brief and mobile. Tech experts say that doesn't mean blogging is going away. Rather, it's gone the way of the telephone and e-mail – still useful, just not sexy.

02/05/2010

Tech review: Google's Nexus One boasts fabulous screen, but wait for more carriers before buying
The Nexus One from Google is almost a great phone. As it is, it's probably the best phone now available to T-Mobile users.