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Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

in News on November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

It’s UP to you to get in better shape.
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News Byte

Apple Working on iPhone Nano?

in Mobile on February 10, 2011 at 3:41 pm PT

Apple is reportedly working on another new iPhone–a smaller device designed to compete with the proliferation of cheaper smartphones running Android. Sources who’ve seen a prototype of this iPhone…Nano tell Bloomberg that it’s about one-third smaller than the iPhone 4 and that Apple is considering selling it for about $200, off contract thanks to a Universal SIM–if it decides to release it at all.

The Streak 7: Bargain Tablet From Dell Is No Real Deal

in Personal Technology on February 9, 2011 at 6:01 pm PT

Dell’s Streak 7 is the least expensive tablet from a major manufacturer and claims to be the first capable of 4G cellular speeds, but the compromises made to get the price down make it impossible to recommend.

Wall Street Welcomes the Content Farm: Demand Media Supersizes Its IPO

in Media on January 26, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

It’s the first big-name Web company to go public in a very, very long time. And there was enough appetite for Demand to sell more shares, at a higher price, than it had planned. Now everyone else gets to vote.

Wired’s Flash-Free App Lands on the iPad, After All

in Media on May 26, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

That Wired magazine app Condé Nast and Adobe have been trying so hard to get into Apple’s App Store? It costs five bucks and is available at iTunes now. If you don’t want to pay, click through for some pretty video.

Twitter’s Free Love Era Comes to an End: Time for Developers and Publishers to Pay Up

in Media on May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm PT

Twitter isn’t just booting other ad networks out of its stream. It now plans to tax some start-ups and publishers that are making money from the service. That’s a pretty significant change for the company, which has previously allowed anyone to do just about anything with its data, without asking for a cent.

Lenovo Rethinks Design and Price of the ThinkPad

in Personal Technology on March 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm PT

Walt says the X100e and the Edge offer relatively low-price and colorful alternatives to the traditional model, without too many compromises of its keyboard.

Irex’s E-Reader Poses No Threat to the Kindle

in Personal Technology on March 10, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Irex’s DR800SG has a large, sharp screen for comfortable reading, but overall the device is clumsier to use than Amazon’s Kindle.

Is There Anything You People Won’t Watch on the Web? Nope: Video Views Up 25 Percent.

in Media on October 13, 2009 at 11:22 am PT

Is there anything you people won’t watch online? Doesn’t look like it, based on the newest Web video numbers from Nielsen. While stats show that the overall size of the Internet video audience has increased by 12 percent in the last year, the amount of video consumed has shot up 25 percent.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Set to Unveil Massive New Marketing Campaign at Advertising Week, Declaring Size Does Matter

in News on September 13, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Yahoo is set to unveil a major marketing campaign to reset advertiser and consumer perception of the long-troubled company during Advertising Week in New York, which starts a week from tomorrow. According to numerous sources BoomTown has spoken to about the campaign, Yahoo is–at least with advertisers–going to focus on stressing the size and scale of the Internet giant. With consumers, the Internet giant will push the idea of being a key hub on the Web. The details of the plan will be made public Tuesday, Sept. 22, at a press conference with senior Yahoo execs, including CEO Carol Bartz.
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The Latest Kindle: Bigger, Not Better, Than Its Sibling

in Personal Technology, June 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Cool Trays Take the Heat Off Your Lap

in The Digital Solution, March 31, 2009 at 5:56 pm PT

Mobile Web Addiction Rising, Researchers Say

in Social, March 16, 2009 at 5:00 am PT