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Bruce Horovitz / USA Today:
Starbucks offers new flavor: Free Wi-Fi — Thirsty for more business during the worst slump in its history, Starbucks will try to lure more customers by offering two hours of free AT&T Wi-Fi a day. — The Wi-Fi freebie will be available starting Tuesday to customers who purchase …
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Joanna Stern / LaptopMag.com:
MSI Wind (Windows XP) — This 10-inch mini-notebook has good computing punch and impressive endurance. — Price as Reviewed: $499.00 — Review Contents: — In order to achieve their diminutive size, weight, and price, most mini-notebooks come with compromises: the screen or keyboard is too small …
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Erica Ogg / CNET News.com:
Acer aspires to lead low-cost laptop race — After months as the subject of speculation in the media, Acer will introduce its own low-cost mini-notebook PC at the Computex trade show in Taipei on Tuesday. — The device will be called the Acer Aspire One, as expected.
Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use — Time Warner Cable starts customer trial with metered Internet access in Texas — NEW YORK (AP) — You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance?
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Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
Make blogging effortless with Zemanta — One of blogging's biggest barriers is how much work you have to do to get a post out the door. You can stick to straight text, but adding links, pictures, tags, and related stories makes it more engaging for your readers.
Microsoft:
Following Success of Windows on Netbooks, Microsoft Extends Windows Offering to Nettop Devices — More than 20 OEMs are delivering Windows solutions on their netbook devices. — Today at Computex, Microsoft Corp. announced that following the success of Windows on netbooks …
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Ggaren / Surfin' Safari:
Announcing SquirrelFish — “Hello, Internet!” — WebKit's core JavaScript engine just got a new interpreter, code-named SquirrelFish. — SquirrelFish is fast—much faster than WebKit's previous interpreter. Check out the numbers. On the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark …
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Sudden Disconnect Over Social Networking Deal — Despite Friendly Overtures, Competing Interests Threaten Venture Between Google and Facebook — Google's announcement of a service to “make the Web more social” was decidedly casual, or staged to seem that way.
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
The Filter Launches, With A Message From Peter Gabriel — The Filter, the media recommendation engine that we covered last April, has opened its doors to the public. The Peter Gabriel-backed company offers an entertainment start page that provides recommendations on movies, music …
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Andy Greenberg / Forbes:
Jimmy Wales Reboots His ‘Google-Killer’ — Last January, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched a search engine called Wikia Search, a purported “Google-killer” that aimed to edit and refine search results with the same methods that have made Wikipedia a Web phenomenon—the contributions of thousands of volunteers.
Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Apple's iPhone loses U.S. market share in Q1 — RIM and Palm's smartphones gained ground on Apple's iPhone in the first quarter, according to IDC. — (Credit: CNET Networks) — Apple experienced a bit of a setback in the U.S. smartphone market during the first quarter after coming …
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Cory Bohon / The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
.Mac mail down, speculations abound — If you're a .Mac mail user, then you probably know that .Mac's mail system has been down for almost 6 hours. According to the .Mac system status, 100% of users are experiencing the problems. Here's what Apple says:
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Catherine Holahan / Business Week:
Auctions on eBay: A Dying Breed — As consumers opt for fixed-price purchases, what happens to the company that perfected the art of online bidding—and the scores of e-auctioneers? — Bruce Hershenson, who auctions vintage posters online, is hanging up his eBay gavel.
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Craig Simms / CNET News.com:
Dell 2709W — Dell's previous 27-inch screen, the 2707WFP, was designed as a larger version of the 24-inch alternative — it featured the same resolution of 1,920x1,200, a bigger screen, and hence bigger dot pitch — meaning things were just a little bit larger, a boon for those with diminishing vision.
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