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Mobile app that’s good and good for others


March 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Latest News & Views, Software, cell phone, e-commerce, smartphones, social networking

Want to give money to worthy causes without actually giving any money? There’s an app for that. It’s called CauseWorld and is currently available for both the iPhone and the Droid.

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New chip aims at cutting e-reader cost


March 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, e-commerce

Waiting for the cost of e-readers to drop before you buy one? You may not have to cool your heels for long.

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Do violent games cause violence? New survey has some answers


March 1, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, Special Report, User behavior, Video games, e-commerce

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Does playing a violent video game really make players more prone to be violent in real life? That’s a question that’s been batted about (no pun intended) for decades, since the first electronic game systems hit the market. The answer?

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Cellphones and cancer: Connecting the calls


February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

The whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago.

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HBO goes online — but only for some


February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web sites, e-commerce, video

HBO’s taking some baby steps online, but the premium cable channel’s being careful not to step on the toes of  its longtime friends and business partners.

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Get ready for mobile data traffic gridlock


February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

You think mobile data traffic is jammed these days? Just wait, say the folks at Cisco. The global networking giant says worldwide global mobile data traffic will grow 108% a year for at least the next four years.

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Consumers spend less, get more technology


February 10, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, cash flow

American consumers aren’t buying fewer consumer gadgets and technology items, but they are spending less on tech. That’s the word from NPD group, an organization that keeps track of such things.

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Does Windows 7 suck the life out of laptop batteries?


February 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, mobile technology, operating systems

For everyone who’s gotten excited by the Microsoft upgrade that is Windows 7, beware. Not all appears well in Win 7 land.

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Razors, ink cartridges, iPads and Kindles — oh my!


February 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, adoption, cash flow, e-commerce, mobile technology

The shoes are beginning to drop on that Apple iPad announcement last week, and while Amazon’s getting a pair of loafers dropped on its head, the folks in the publishing world seem to be practicing their end zone dance.

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Apple, AT&T allow VOIP on 3G


January 29, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, Travel and entertainment, VOIP, Wireless carriers, cell phone, mobile technology, smartphones

Apple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G.

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