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Sony Ericsson's Infinite Hope for a Turnaround
Sony Ericsson hopes to differentiate its new smartphones with an "Infinite Button" that links entertainment and communications. But will it ever be sold in the United States?
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Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Customers buying the company's electronic reading device now will receive them next year. (more) Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays
Google: 'We Don't Want to Be a Utility'
Google fields questions about its Power Meter, its market strategy and the privacy of consumer data at a smart grid conference in California.
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BigDeal Puts a New Spin on 'Entertainment Shopping'
BigDeal, a new venture-backed "entertainment auction" site, takes on Swoopo.com by saying there is no way to lose.
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Palm Drops iTunes Workaround, for Now
Has Palm stopped battling Apple over whether or not Pre and Pixi owners can synchronize their handsets with iTunes?
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Nvidia's Gamers Helped It Win Big Business
Profits gained from Nvidia's gaming chip business have helped pay for an expansion into the corporate and science markets.
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Former Nickelodeon Chief Has iPhone Plans
Albie Hecht, the former Nickelodeon Entertainment president, hopes to introduce his latest children's entertainment franchise as an app.
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Supercomputers Are Still Fast, but Less Super
Supercomputers are not exotic beasts anymore. Increasingly they're just really large systems that rely on mainstream computing parts.
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Andy Grove's Prescription for Health Care
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Andy Grove, former chief executive of Intel, offers his ideas for bringing some of the "better, faster, cheaper" virtues of the chip industry to health care. (more) Andy Grove's Prescription for Health Care
Hulu Steps Into Music With EMI and Norah Jones
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Hulu has struck a deal with EMI, the music label, to bring music videos to its site. First up is a Norah Jones channel. (more) Hulu Steps Into Music With EMI and Norah Jones
New Sony Reader May Miss Christmas for Some
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Sony will begin taking orders on Wednesday for its new wireless e-reader device. But it says some buyers may not get it until January. (more) New Sony Reader May Miss Christmas for Some
The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes
Open University, a distance-learning institution based in Britain, has delivered 10 million free downloads of lectures via Apple's iTunes U, which is two years old.
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Why Economists Love to Study Cellphone Pricing
Readers comment on how economists explain complex cellphone price plans, and how foreign cellphone companies charge for phone service.
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A Decade Later, Intel's Itanium Chip Makes a Profit
According to the former head of Intel's server chip business, Itanium has finally moved into the black.
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YouTube + Univision = TuTube
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — With the Univision deal, YouTube gets Spanish-language television shows popular with Latinos in the United States. (more) YouTube + Univision = TuTube
Obama Walks China's 'Great Firewall'
In remarks that were not easy to see in China, President Obama implicitly criticized China's censorship of the Internet at a forum in Shanghai on Monday.
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Evernote Raises $10 Million From Investors
Evernote, the the application for collecting and saving ideas and notes, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
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Dell's Out-Of-Town Tryout for Smartphones
Dell is entering the smartphone market with a new handset to be sold in Brazil and China.
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Apple's Modest Addition to the Upper West Side
Apple's Modest Addition to the Upper West Side
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — A glass and marble palace on New York's Upper West Side is the latest in Apple's retail chain that makes nearly as much per store as Macy's does from locations 30 times larger. (more) Apple's Modest Addition to the Upper West Side
Another Web Video Faceoff: Roku vs. Boxee
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Roku, with its expanded Web video offerings, is on a collision course with Boxee, the Web video startup trying to move into set-top boxes. (more) Another Web Video Faceoff: Roku vs. Boxee
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