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Lockerz, Though Not Quite Dead, Raises $9 Million to Shift Focus to New Shopping Site Ador
A new beginning for the heavily funded Seattle startup.Mobile Thursday? Smartphone Shopping Is Still Tiny, But It’s This Year’s Big Online Buzzword.
This year’s questionable anecdotal meme: Apple iPads go well with pumpkin pie.Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices
Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).Voices
It’s All About Content: Why Tablets Help Hard Drives
To paraphrase Mark Twain: “Rumors of the hard drive’s death have been greatly exaggerated — again.”Voices
Microsoft’s Advertising Arm Still Weighing "Do Not Track"
The latest version of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer includes a do-not-track tool that broadcasts users’ wishes not to be monitored online–but that doesn’t mean Microsoft’s advertising unit is honoring those requests yet.Pen Computing Backers Hope to Write New Chapter With Android
The rise of the iPad might suggest to some that people just prefer a touch-based device to pen computing. However, those who support using a stylus say there are yet opportunities and are shifting their attention to Android. Adobe is among those hoping to see a return to pen computing.Google’s Andy Rubin Gives a Flash of Tablet Future
Taking the stage to kick off D: Dive into Mobile, Google’s Andy Rubin gave a glimpse of Android 3.0 running on a prototype Motorola tablet. That was the icing on a pastry-laden talk filled with Gingerbread, Froyo and Honeycomb.Voices
Shunned Profiling Technology on the Verge of Comeback
One of the most potentially intrusive technologies for profiling and targeting Internet users with ads is on the verge of a comeback, two years after an outcry by privacy advocates in the U.S. and Britain appeared to kill it.Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Is iPad’s First Real Rival
The Galaxy Tab is a serious alternative to the iPad and one that will be preferred by some folks who want a camera and the ability to run Web videos and applications written in Adobe’s Flash software, writes Walt.Voices