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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Credit ills hurt wireless entrants

Funds may be scarce to build networks

Men happiest online, women prefer family time

Rest and relaxation were the most enjoyable activities while physical exercise was least likely to make people happy, Australian poll finds

Google stock fell on error

Last-minute pounding of Google's shares on Wall Street caused by ‘erroneous orders' that Nasdaq says it is cancelling

Movies for short attention spans

The Filminute festival is restricted to movies that are a minute or less in length, and has a jury that includes star director Paul Haggis

Google In Quotes a great tool for democracy

Finally, a tool that lets you judge politicians by comparing their published quotes on a variety of subjects — but only two at a time

World's cutest synthesizer?

KORG DS-10 to turn Nintendo's handheld into a spot-on emulator of the acclaimed keyboard company's legendary MS-10 music machine


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Nokia to buy Oz of Canada

Cellphone maker to buy Oz Communications to offer instant messaging services and e-mail

Hollywood to block RealNetworks

Six movie studios plan to sue RealNetworks to stop itsDVD copying software

Dylan to stream next album
free on NPR radio network

Bob Dylan's new album Tell Tale Signs released as a free online stream on National Public Radio's website today

Apple hits 52-week low,
flirting with the $100 line

Analysts downgrade stock because they believe slowing consumer spending will hit Apple's computer business

Company gives workers unusual laptop leeway

Citrix Systems acknowledges how finicky people have become about the gadgets they use, and is rolling out a new program for its workers: Bring Your Own Computer

Chipmaker aims for 28nm chips

World's biggest contract chip maker to start using 28-nanometer technology in early 2010 to produce chips used in higher-performance tech gadgets

Market gives thumbs-down to BlackBerry maker

Research In Motion stock falls a further 9% after Friday's 28% plunge as investors worry about weakening demand

Full encryption stops Amazon leak

Online retail giant fixes glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe's encryption on all TV shows and movies

Congress poised to pass Internet radio legislation

U.S. wants to buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates

Technology stocks feel the pain

Doubts mount about their ability to be immune from broad global slowdown

PERSONAL TECH

Minding your business

What do you really want to do with a cellphone? These six applications show how you can take better charge of your life than you ever dreamed

Prospects keep hand on stick, eyes on the screen

Meet the Phantom, which looks like a desk lamp connected to a computer. The NHL is very interested in it

Where the browsers are going

Today's browsers are no longer promoting their features, their makers are pitching them to developers, and Chrome's arrival shows the way they're all going

When will video games grow up? Wrong question, experts say

Gaming experts say that the industry has already matured more than it gets credit for

Sony's Xross Fade off to a good start

The Japanese electronic giant's DJ mix-station could stand to have a few more options, but the overall design is good

TQ@WORK

We've got your back

G4S Canada uses an arsenal of technology to make sure your employees stay safe

Coded for business

This could be the breakthrough year for XBRL, the programming language that will make sifting through business data a snap

Seven Wonders of the World (Wide Web)

There's no shortage of IT news on the Web. In fact, it can be hard to tell one tech site from the next. Here are seven that stand out

SCIENCE

Mama's milk ice cream cone, anyone?

PETA wants Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for its ice cream

Dinosaur breathed like a modern bird

Unearthed remains fortify the link between birds and dinosaurs and helping to explain the evolution of birds' unique system of breathing

TECH POLL

A study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that workers have mixed feelings about using the Internet and e-mail in the last few years. Almost half said the technology increases the demands that they work more hours, and technology makes it harder to disconnect from work when they should be off. Do you think technology has robbed you of time away from work?

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