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Month: August 2010

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Sprint’s Epic 4G Android Phone Raises the Bar

August 22, 2010

Sprint’s Epic 4G from Samsung stands out from the competition as one of the best Android phones on the market. The first thing you notice is the stunning 4 inch AMOLED display and the extra […]

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A lot to dislike about new Facebook scam

August 16, 2010

A new Facebook scam is taking advantage of people’s desire to be able to “dislike” posts by tricking users into completing an online survey and spamming links to their friends. Sophos blogger Graham Cluley has reported […]

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Privacy Panic Focused on Wrong Issues

August 15, 2010

Lately I’ve gotten a sense that lots of Internet users are suffering from “privacy panic,” not unlike the “predator panic” that plagued the Internet a few years ago when lots of people falsely believed that […]

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Twitter Releases Tweet Button: How to Add it to Your Posts (Video)

August 12, 2010

Twitter is giving website operators and bloggers access to its new “Tweet button.” You can grab a bit of code here that you can insert into a website or blog post. If readers want to […]

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Online Privacy Concerns Often Misplaced

August 12, 2010

Lately I’ve gotten a sense that lots of Internet users are suffering from “privacy panic,” not unlike the “predator panic” that plagued the Internet a few years ago when lots of people falsely believed that […]

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Verizon & Google Proposal Is Just a Proposal Not (Yet) a Federal Law

August 11, 2010

The Net is full of criticisms of Google and Verizon’s announcement on Monday when they released a joint policy proposal “for an open Internet” but as disturbing as the “Verizon-Google Legislative Framework Proposal” is, it’s […]

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Apple proves that innovation pays off, even when copied

August 9, 2010

Apple’s enduring contribution may be less about the products it makes than the ones it inspires. As I look back at the company’s history and that of its competitors, it’s clear to me that Apple […]

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My BBC Interview on Business Implications of HP CEO Resignation + Jodie Fisher’s Demo Reel

August 8, 2010

Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd was forced to resign on Friday after an internal investigation at HP revealed that he had allegedly filed false expense reports for meals and travel and authorized payments to a woman, 50 year old […]

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New BlackBerry, Android upgrade play catch-up with Apple

August 3, 2010

A few weeks ago, the big news in the smartphone world was that Apple set the world right by agreeing to give away free cases to iPhone 4 users to prevent them from touching a […]

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Apple and HP have some similar products but different approaches

August 2, 2010

Apple and Hewlett-Packard are very different but have a few things in common. Both companies are not only doing very well in today’s PC market but also have played an important role in the evolution […]

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