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Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - Thursday marks the kickoff of the 2010 NFL season, and along with it, a renewed interest in fantasy leagues and video games that let Monday-morning quarterbacks feel as if they're part of the action.
Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.
Microsoft's Xbox ready for bigger battle in Japan (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii.
Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson)
September 9, 2010Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson)
September 9, 2010Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.
AT&T Led More to Avoid iPhone 4 Than 'Antennagate', Poll Says (PC World)
September 9, 2010PC World - About 20 percent of mobile phone users said the antenna problem on the iPhone 4 caused them not to buy one. But more than 60 percent said it was because of Apple's exclusive carrier contract with AT&T--and that they couldn't use carrier Verizon Wireless--that they didn't want the handset.
Review: Ping a handy iTunes add-on with promise (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
Toy Camera From Japan Does 3D for Only $70 (PC World)
September 9, 2010PC World - Printing 3D images can be an expensive undertaking (just look at Fujifilmâs Finepix Real 3D W3, whichâll run you at least $500). But for those of us who can't shell out a ton of green for a 3D camera and printer, toy company Takara Tomy has come out with a âtoyâ 3D camera called the 3D Shot Cam thatâll give you stereoscopic 3D images in a small form factor.
Operators Get Creative Due to Spectrum Crunch (PC World)
September 9, 2010PC World - The spectrum shortage is forcing mobile operators to experiment more with pricing models, new technologies and partnerships, executives speaking at the Mobile Future Forward event in Seattle said Wednesday.
Google milks animated doodle mystery on Twitter (AP)
September 9, 2010
AP - For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students.
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