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Month: January 2011

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Google helps Egyptians Tweet via landline

January 31, 2011

by Larry Magid Internet service in Egypt is now totally shut down and there are reports that cell phone service has again been cut, but that won’t stop people from finding ways to reach out […]

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Mubarak can cut the net but he can’t stem information flow

January 29, 2011

by Larry Magid No matter how many plugs he pulls or cables he cuts, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is not going to completely suppress information flowing within his country or between Egypt and the rest […]

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MacBook Air: Best Portable PC on the Market

January 24, 2011

Apple, in its earnings report last week, announced that Mac sales in its most recent quarter were up by 23 percent over the same quarter last year despite the popularity of the iPad, which competes […]

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How to Delete your Cell Phone Number and Street Address from your Facebook Profile

January 17, 2011

Facebook is giving developers access to addresses and mobile numbers but users have to allow it for each App they install As Huffington Post reported, Facebook on Friday announced on its developers blog that it is making […]

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Services let you swipe credit cards from smart phones

January 13, 2011

Intuit, which makes Quicken and Quickbooks has a service called GoPayment which includes apps for the BlackBerry, Android and iPhones and a small credit card reader that plugs into the audio port of a smart […]

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Verizon iPhone Won’t Run on 4G Network, But Will Double as WiFi Hotspot

January 11, 2011

The rumors are true. Verizon will start shipping an iPhone on February 10th. Pre-orders will be accepted starting on February 3rd. Verizon has a web page where “You can sign-up to get details” on how to […]

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Tiwi from Inthinc prevents texting while driving

January 10, 2011

A 2009  study (PDF) from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers who were texting were 23 times more at risk of a “crash or near crash event” than “nondistracted driving.” As reported by […]

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Shooters, like Bullies, can Misperceive Social Norms

January 9, 2011

I don’t know what motivated the young man who allegedly murdered several people and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but whether or not the case, his actions could possibly have been affected by what he […]

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My 2011 Wish for Technology is for it to Slow Down a Bit

January 2, 2011

I know this sounds a bit heretical, but my tech wish for 2011 is for things to slow down a bit. I realize that the pace of innovation is getting forever faster but there are […]

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