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Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun:
Acer's $99 netbook can actually cost you $1,540. Should you get it? — For those of us already accustomed to the lifetime cost of a subsidized device, this isn't news. But netbooks are a relatively new market so there's bound to be many folks new to mobile tech and subsidization plans.
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Joshua Topolsky / Engadget:
Acer Aspire One goes official on AT&T's 3G network — Hey, remember that Acer Aspire One equipped with on-board 3G we spied in a Radio Shack ad the other day? Well guess what? It's real — and we've got the PR to prove it. Just as expected, the netbook is being offered for the teensy price of $99.99 …
Sam Oliver / AppleInsider:
Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest — Faced with criticism over the way it's been grouping applications on the digital shelves of the App Store, Apple this week is making some changes to the store's layout aimed at showcasing a broader range of top offerings in each category.
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Jonathan Skillings / CNET News:
Big revamp for Alcatel-Lucent, with Web 2.0 spin — Alcatel-Lucent on Friday announced a significant restructuring, including layoffs, as it tries to position itself for a post-recession future flavored with new technologies. — For both 2009 and 2010, the Paris-based telecommunications …
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Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Nokia takes on Huawei in connecting laptops — HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia plans to tap the surging market for connecting laptops to wireless networks taking on market leader Huawei Technologies, its senior official said. — Nokia will start to ship …
Martin LaMonica / CNET News:
Andy Grove urges Intel to build car batteries — Intel CEO Andy Grove has joined other Silicon Valley elites who are advocating for an industry shift into energy technology. — In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday, Grove said he is urging Intel to invest …
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Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
Handicapping cloud computing: The big picture — Cloud computing isn't going to dominate the tech landscape, but will raise a ruckus for software vendors. Google and Amazon will be cloud computing winners, but the spoils will be relatively small. And there's a race to deliver …
Aidan Malley / AppleInsider:
EFi-X USA to sell pre-made PCs as do-it-yourself Mac clones — Leveraging an internal adapter that lets many generic PCs run Mac OS X, EFi-X USA now plans to offer customers a solution for creating their own Mac clones through a tactic the company hopes will avoid a legal response from Apple.
Rita Chang / AdAge:
Mobile Ad Rates Begin to Drop as Inventory Increases — CPMs for Some Categories Have Hit Single Digits — SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — It's getting cheaper to advertise in mobile as cost-per-impression ad rates hits single-digit pricing in some cases. — The economy isn't the only factor …
Gerald Magpily / Dealscape:
Could the stars be aligning for a Google-N.Y. Times merger? — As the New York Times Co. is negotiating with lenders over its debt, speculation has been floating around the blogosphere, pushing the premise that Google Inc. should acquire the beleaguered Gray Lady.
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Gmail Preferred By Students, But Nothing Beats Texting — Today's high-school and college students got their first email account at an average age of 13. Most students have had one of their email addresses for 8 years and have an average of about 2.4 addresses each.
Pthurrott / SuperSite Blog:
How to fix Windows Mobile — This is an interesting if misguided article and, coincidentally, I met with the Windows Mobile folks just this week, so it's good timing as well: … Yep. This is bad. Microsoft is working on a number of things before that major update, Windows Mobile 7.
BBC:
Can a Russian entrepreneur really cash in on the emoticon? — A series of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages - known as an emoticon - has been trademarked in Russia, says a local businessman. — Entrepreneur Oleg Teterin said the trademark for the ;-) …
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Wall Street Journal:
Nortel Told It May Face Delisting — Nortel Networks Corp. received notice Thursday from the New York Stock Exchange that it faced delisting if it cannot bring its share price above the required $1 minimum in the next six months. — The notice adds to the woes of the Toronto-based …
Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Visa Launches First Financial App for Android — Back in September, Visa announced that their Visa Mobile Application would become the first financial application for Google Android-powered handsets. The application, launched only days ago, lets users receive notifications on their mobile phone …
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Jonathan Skillings / Crave:
Report: Android phone on tap for China — Once there was just a single Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. Coming soon, in Australia, is the Kogan Agora. Now reports are pointing to an emerging gadget for China, known for the moment as the “OPhone.” — The site ModmyGphone is showing off …
Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Google Chrome, the Default Browser in Google Pack — Now that it's no longer in beta, Google Chrome has been added to Google Pack. Firefox bundled with Google Toolbar is still available, but you need to explicitly select it. Adding Chrome to Google Pack means that existing users …
Sean Hollister / GameCyte:
Nintendo Slapped With Strap Lawsuit Once Again — Two years ago this month, and a scant two weeks after the Nintendo Wii game console launched in the United States, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit accused Nintendo of delivering a defective wrist strap that broke even when games were played …
John Markoff / New York Times:
Computing Without a Whirring Drive — SHERMAN BLACK, a senior vice president at Seagate Technology, a leader in hard drive manufacturing, lies awake at night worrying that his teenagers are part of a new generation of computer users who don't care if their data is stored locally or in the Internet “cloud.”
