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techblips.com - 3/7/2009
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Amazon appears to be bulletproof. Despite the grim
economic climate, Amazon continues to perform well, drawing comparisons
to companies like Wal-Mart and phrases like "recession-proof." The general thought seems to be that consumers are cutting back and Internet shopping, especially ...
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Amazon's New Videogame Trade-In Service
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techblips.com - 3/5/2009
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A fight has broken out in the microprocessor
arena. And this time, it's not about AMD, but
it does point out some interesting technologies that draw the battleground between Nvidia and Intel , long-time wary partners. Basically, Intel is worried about Nvidia's ...
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Nvidia Versus Intel
techblips.com - 3/3/2009
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Talk about bad news for Nokia . Their
recently released 5800 XpressMusic NAM was pulled from stores
due to reports from many locations that units were unable to access 3G networks. Oddly, some areas seemed to work fine, while in others (like Dallas) the phones would show no signal. In North ...
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Nokia's iPhone Killer Looking Temporarily Dead
techblips.com - 2/28/2009
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Esquire 's big publicity grab launched today--its "revolutionary"
e-ink cover has sold out in plenty of stores.
I went looking, couldn't find one, and then decided that it probably wasn't worth it anyway. I mean, a blinking cover? Big deal . The "custom battery" design and ...
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The Price of Free
techblips.com - 2/26/2009
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Liliputing is taking off. From the HP Mini
1000 to the line of Asus eee PCs, they
are the fastest-growing segment in the computer market. Sure, they won't run Photoshop, but can handle any of your other Web chores. And I'm going to go on record predicting that the cloud will radically change ...
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FutureWatch: Netbooks
techblips.com - 2/25/2009
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For the last few years, the rise of
the pirate MP3s and the fall of the RIAA/record
labels have been a well-worn tale. Starting with Napster, and moving onto BitTorrent and Russian music sites, piracy has decimated the earnings of major companies, and CD album sales have fallen (14% in 2008) . ...
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A Musical Revolution
techblips.com - 2/20/2009
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Nintendo finally announced the US release date for
the DSi--April 5th, 2009--and the price tag- $170. Not
bad for a system that features a beefier processor than the previous version, two touchscreens like all DS models, a slot for SD cards and not one, but two cameras. The cameras are only ...
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Gadgetwatch: Nintendo DSi
techblips.com - 2/19/2009
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The GSMA World Mobile Conference was held recently
in Barcelona, Spain, and the big news was the
unveiling of a new standard for charging mobile phones. Most major manufacturers, including Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson agreed to adopt an eco-conscious universal charger based on mini-USB ...
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Eco-Friendly Cell Phones, and the Microsoft/Google Sideshow
techblips.com - 2/14/2009
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Amazon unveiled the upgrade to its e-book reader,
the Kindle 2, on Monday. And while most stories
were positive , some complained that little had changed , and that they were not going to buy a Kindle 2 . The price of the device stayed the same at $360. Interestingly, the device ...
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GadgetWatch: Amazon's Kindle 2 Makes a Stir
trulyobscure.com - 10/30/2008
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Good overview of some iPhone items.
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iPhone Accessories: Jawbone Bluetooth & Griffin Goodies
