| Garmin to sell wireless phone in Asia (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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| | AP - Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. will start selling its oft-delayed wireless phone in Asia within the next month, Chief Operating Officer Cliff Pemble told shareholders Friday. |
| Suspense builds ahead of Apple extravaganza (Reuters)
June 5, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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|  Reuters - Apple Inc kicks off its annual developers' extravaganza on Monday under a tight lid of secrecy, with investors expecting the electronics maker to unveil new or cheaper versions of its popular iPhone.
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| LA judge OKs $4.1 billion award in pay dispute (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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| | AP - A judge approved a $4.1 billion arbitration award against an Internet communications company accused of firing its chief operating officer in a dispute over commissions he said he was owed. |
| Scosche announces TapStick iPod shuffle case with built-in controls (Macworld.com)
June 5, 2009 at 4:38 pm
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| | Macworld.com - Scosche on Friday announced the TapStick, a new accessory for the latest iPod shuffle. Available in black or white, the TapStick is a polycarbonate case that fits around the front and sides of the shuffle, extending its length by approximately half an inch, and provides the same volume and playback controls as Apple's included headphones. |
| Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is `coming out party' (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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| | AP - No doubt bolstered by positive reviews, Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO Dan Hesse said Saturday's release of Palm Inc.'s Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint as it seeks to reverse subscriber losses. |
| Apple's next iPhone crop must fight off more pests (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 3:47 pm
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|  AP - When Apple Inc. launched an updated iPhone at its annual gathering of software developers last June, its biggest competitor was the iPhone that Apple had introduced the year before.
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| NYPD looking at futuristic weapons technology (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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| | AP - The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead last week. |
| Reality bites Internet as 1Q ad sales fall 5 pct (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 3:18 pm
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| | AP - Internet advertising in the United States dropped 5 percent in the first quarter, marking the marketing medium's first downturn since 2002 when the Web was still recovering from the dot-com bust. |
| AP: Compuware CEO Karmanos compensation dips (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 3:14 pm
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| | AP - Mainframe software maker Compuware Corp.'s chief executive, Peter Karmanos Jr., was awarded compensation for fiscal 2009 valued at $4.2 million, down 29 percent from a year earlier, according to an Association Press calculation. |
| Review: Kasabian maintains electro-psychedelic mix (AP)
June 5, 2009 at 3:07 pm
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|  AP - Kasabian, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" (RCA/Sony)
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| Mac and Linux Users Can Use Chrome -- But Beware! (NewsFactor)
June 5, 2009 at 2:57 pm
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| | NewsFactor - Google has released Chrome browser test builds for Mac OS X and Linux, but is warning users to beware. |
| E3: Nintendo 'Flattered' by Xbox 360, PlayStation Motion Control, or Vice Versa? (PC World)
June 5, 2009 at 2:29 pm
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| | PC World - Nintendo's Wii did motion control way before Sony's PlayStation 3D motion wand and Microsoft's Xbox 360 controller-free motion sensor, right? But wait, didn't Sony's Eye Toy show up back in 2003, years before Nintendo's wireless remote and nunchuck? Wait again: Didn't Nintendo's Power Glove beat all decades ago, when it splashed on-scene in 1989? |
| In downturns, Internet cos look to sell start-ups (Reuters)
June 5, 2009 at 12:18 pm
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| | Reuters - Many Internet and media companies that were busy buying start-ups in the boom years could shed assets they no longer deem central to their business, as the recession imposes an age of frugality. |
| IBM trades legal suits with Philippine govt agency (AFP)
June 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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|  AFP - The local unit of US computer giant IBM has filed a libel suit against a Philippine government agency after being accused of selling it faulty software, court records showed Friday.
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| Palm Pre goes on sale in US on Saturday (AFP)
June 5, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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|  AFP - The Palm Pre, the new smartphone from the US pioneer in handheld devices, goes on sale in the United States on Saturday amid generally glowing reviews and favorable comparisons to Apple's iPhone.
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