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Android beats iPhone with new subscribers
By the end of 2011, there could be more smartphones in the United States than the less advanced feature phones, according to a report released Monday by the Nielsen Company, a market trends monitor.The report also notes that the Google...
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No e-books allowed in this establishment
A few weeks ago I decided to mosey over to a local Manhattan coffee shop for an afternoon cappuccino.After placing my order I sat down at a table and pulled out my Amazon Kindle.I barely made it a sentence into...
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Is the web dying? It doesn't look that way
Chris Anderson, Wired magazine's editor in chief, says the Web is being crippled by a world of apps and screens in a cover story titled "The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet."Mr. Anderson argues that a world of downloadable...
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Replacing a pile of textbooks with an iPad
When I'm not blogging away about technology for the Bits Blog, I'm also an adjunct professor at New York University in the Interactive Telecommunications Program.The program is a technology-focused graduate course, so it came as no surprise when four of...
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Apple patents a desktop touch-screen computer
It was only a matter of time.You can touch your iPod, changing songs with the swipe of a finger. You can touch your iPhone, clicking away on a virtual keyboard or zooming into images and maps. You can touch your...
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Google offers respite from inbox overload
If you hate your inbox, if the very thought of it makes you fretful and nauseous, you're not alone. Plenty of people who use e-mail on a daily basis feel the same.Now Google is trying to come to the rescue...
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Consumer Watchdog group goes after Google
Consumer Watchdog, a consumer group, has long been critical of Google and some of the comments that Eric Schmidt, the company's chief executive, has made about privacy online.On Thursday, the group took its objections to a new level with a...
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Google's Chief defends his privacy comment -- or joke
Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, has faced some pretty tough critics in the past, defending the companies stance on privacy issues and new features on the Web site, but on Tuesday, he went right into the lion's den when...
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Google's Chief defends his privacy comment -- or joke
Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, has faced some pretty tough critics in the past, defending the companies stance on privacy issues and new features on the Web site, but on Tuesday, he went right into the lion's den when he was a guest on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central.On the show, which is known for its dry and sometimes sarcastic...
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Google offers respite from inbox overload
If you hate your inbox, if the very thought of it makes you fretful and nauseous, you're not alone. Plenty of people who use e-mail on a daily basis feel the same.Now Google is trying to come to the rescue with a new Gmail feature announced Tuesday called Priority Inbox, which monitors your messages and tries to organize your inbox based on a numbe...
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Android beats iPhone with new subscribers
By the end of 2011, there could be more smartphones in the United States than the less advanced feature phones, according to a report released Monday by the Nielsen Company, a market trends monitor.The report also notes that the Google...
-
No e-books allowed in this establishment
A few weeks ago I decided to mosey over to a local Manhattan coffee shop for an afternoon cappuccino.After placing my order I sat down at a table and pulled out my Amazon Kindle.I barely made it a sentence into...
-
Is the web dying? It doesn't look that way
Chris Anderson, Wired magazine's editor in chief, says the Web is being crippled by a world of apps and screens in a cover story titled "The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet."Mr. Anderson argues that a world of downloadable...
-
Replacing a pile of textbooks with an iPad
When I'm not blogging away about technology for the Bits Blog, I'm also an adjunct professor at New York University in the Interactive Telecommunications Program.The program is a technology-focused graduate course, so it came as no surprise when four of...
-
Apple patents a desktop touch-screen computer
It was only a matter of time.You can touch your iPod, changing songs with the swipe of a finger. You can touch your iPhone, clicking away on a virtual keyboard or zooming into images and maps. You can touch your...
-
Google offers respite from inbox overload
If you hate your inbox, if the very thought of it makes you fretful and nauseous, you're not alone. Plenty of people who use e-mail on a daily basis feel the same.Now Google is trying to come to the rescue...
-
Consumer Watchdog group goes after Google
Consumer Watchdog, a consumer group, has long been critical of Google and some of the comments that Eric Schmidt, the company's chief executive, has made about privacy online.On Thursday, the group took its objections to a new level with a...
-
Google's Chief defends his privacy comment -- or joke
Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, has faced some pretty tough critics in the past, defending the companies stance on privacy issues and new features on the Web site, but on Tuesday, he went right into the lion's den when...
-
Google's Chief defends his privacy comment -- or joke
Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, has faced some pretty tough critics in the past, defending the companies stance on privacy issues and new features on the Web site, but on Tuesday, he went right into the lion's den when he was a guest on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central.On the show, which is known for its dry and sometimes sarcastic...
-
Google offers respite from inbox overload
If you hate your inbox, if the very thought of it makes you fretful and nauseous, you're not alone. Plenty of people who use e-mail on a daily basis feel the same.Now Google is trying to come to the rescue with a new Gmail feature announced Tuesday called Priority Inbox, which monitors your messages and tries to organize your inbox based on a numbe...
