Many consumers lost in ‘the cloud’
Apple and Google are each rolling the dice on competing visions of cloud-based media, placing high-stakes bets on digital delivery of entertainment at a time when confusion runs high for such services.
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Microsoft releases Wi-Fi-logging code for privacy check
Microsoft has released some of the source code for the software it uses to collect details of people’s Wi-Fi hotspots,…
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Consortium prevails over Google for Nortel patents
A consortium that includes leading smartphone makers Apple and Research In Motion prevailed over Google this week with a $4.5 billion cash bid for about 6,000 patents and patent applications from bankrupt telecom-equipment…
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Angry Birds Rio gets exclusive levels with Rio The Movie DVD, Blu-ray
Angry Birds fans are no strangers to the CGI movie Rio, which was released in March by 20th Century Fox. Angry Birds Rio launched alongside the movie with 45 levels and continued with additional updates throughout the past few months. It’s about time for the DVD version of the theatrical hit to come out, but [...]
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Digital Handwriting With a Smartpen or Stylus
With styluses for touch-screen computers and all-in-one “smartpens,” handwriting still has its uses in a digital world.
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Publishing News: Survey finds ereader ownership doubled in six months – A Pew report breaks down ereaders stats …
In the latest Publishing News: U.S. readers are buying ereaders at a good clip, the 2012 election will be covered in realtime by a book publisher, and publishers can learn a couple things from JK Rowling.
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MacBook Air rumor roundup: Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt, and back to black?
It’s become evident in the last month or so that an update to Apple’s popular MacBook Air laptops is likely just around the corner. Releasing newer, updated models around this time of year would be in keeping with the company’s prior patterns, and rumors have been coming at us left and right. Something else that has bolstered these rumors is the fact that Best Buy is no longer shipping the most …
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Thole: Stillwater thinclads prevail at thrilling state meet
I for one was not surprised to see the SAHS thinclads of coach Scott Christensen blaze their way to the state title at Hamline University’s Klas Field on Saturday. In fact, I predicted as much, just ask Stu Groskreutz.
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More Americans buying e-readers than tablets, study says
Ads touting Apple’s iPad seem to be everywhere, but e-readers such as Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook are actually more popular with consumers, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
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NM fire poised to become largest in state history
(AP) — With firefighters bracing for another day of strong, erratic winds, a wildfire near the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratory and a northern New Mexico community was poised Thursday to become the largest in state history.
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