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Wireless broadband cheaper than hotel Wi-Fi rates

September 24, 2011

Nairobi:  At the equivalent of $20 a day, Internet access at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi is actually pretty inexpensive as International hotels go.  A few weeks ago I paid $25 a day for […]

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Nearly a third of Americans would rather text than talk

September 19, 2011

A new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life project found that 31% of Americans polled said they “preferred texts to talking on the phone.” The survey found that 83% of American adults own […]

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Ooma offers Wi-Fi option for its free calling service

September 19, 2011

Call me old fashioned but when I’m home or at an office, I like making and receiving phone calls from something that resembles a regular desk phone.  One thing I like about desk phones is that they’re […]

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Facebook subscribe feature could cut back on fake friends

September 19, 2011

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Remember the TV show “Friends”? These were people who knew each other well. They lived together, played together and shared happy and […]

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Survey: Parents mostly savvy on kids’ Internet use

September 15, 2011

For many years I have said that the best way to protect children on the Internet is to develop the filter that runs in the computer between their ears and, based on a recent survey […]

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Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic

September 13, 2011

by Larry Magid I’m glad that media outlets and public officials are shining a light on cyberbullying and bullying in general. It’s important to pay attention to this serious problem, but we need to keep […]

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Phone case that dubs as wallet could have unintended benefit

September 13, 2011

When a PR guy pitched me on the Callet, a $19.99 smartphone case that can also store your drivers license and credit cards, my first reaction was to pass on it. It struck me as […]

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Windows 8 Explorer to use ribbons, but I prefer menus

September 6, 2011

Microsoft is busy working on Windows 8, the next version of its operating system and, from what I’ve seen, I think that most people are going to like it.  But one feature that’s a bit […]

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Guest Post: The health of the PC has nothing to do with the health of Windows. Seriously!

September 6, 2011

By Harry McCracken Technologizer.com Listen to Larry’s 1-minute CBS News & CNET Tech Talk segment with Harry McCracken I’m beginning to think that I’m the only person on the planet who feels this way, but bear […]

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Hands-on with Sony & Samsung’s pocket-sized tablets

September 2, 2011

  (Berlin) I’m at the IFA consumer electronics and home appliances trade show in Berlin where I got some hands-on time with Sony’s Tablet P and Samsung’s Galaxy Note, both run Android and both are […]

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