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Advice from CNET on selling your iPhone so you can buy the new one

August 14, 2012

Apple is still mum about its plans but rumor has it that the company will announce a new iPhone on September 12 and most people are betting that it’s a pretty big upgrade. I’m sure […]

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Larry’s 1 minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on Google Buying Frommer’s

August 13, 2012

Listen to Larry’s 1-Minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on  Google’s Purchase of Frommer’s More from CNET News

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Larry’s 1 Minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on Parents Guide to Smartphone Safety

August 11, 2012

Listen to Larry’s 1-Minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on  Parents Guide to Smartphone Safety  Click here to read about and locate the guide itself

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Square and Starbucks Lead Transition to Mobile Payments

August 10, 2012

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid John’s Café in Palo Alto and Starbucks have two things in common. They both serve coffee and food and they let you pay for […]

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FTC Fines Google $22.5 Million: Tech Talk One Minute Radio Segment

August 9, 2012

Tech Talk: Google slapped with $22.5 million fine

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Let the Presidential Debate Face The Facts

August 9, 2012

I agree with the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan who reportedly said “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, especially during election season […]

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Lenovo X1 Carbon Won’t Knock The Air Out of Apple’s MacBooks

August 8, 2012

Until last January, I was happily carrying a Lenovo X300 lightweight notebook PC but decided it was time to get a MacBook Air and, until today, I hadn’t looked back. But now that I have my hands on Lenovo’s […]

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MetaCert Builds Tools to Help Parents Block Porn

August 6, 2012

There are lots of companies that build Internet filtering products and while most do a pretty good job of keeping kids away from porn, none are perfect.  MetaCert,which claims to have labelled nearly 630 million […]

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With LCD TVs Size Matters But Brands Not So Much

August 5, 2012

I’m not going to tell you that a high-end LCD TV isn’t better than a cheap one, but the difference in quality may not be worth the difference in price. I’ve reviewed TVs from several manufacturers including […]

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Tips for Managing Information Overload in Email Facebook and Twitter

August 3, 2012

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid I’m suffering from information overload and I’m not alone. A recent report from McKinsey & Company found that the average knowledge worker spends about […]

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