A Drugstore’s Blazing Return to Times Square By David W. Dunlap The Walgreen Company LED sign on 1 Times Square being tested Wednesday night. (Photos: David W. Dunlap/The New York Times) The official lighting of the newest Times Square “spectacular” will not occur until 8 p.m. …
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Microsoft modifies Zune subscription model
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.…
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Microsoft lowers the price of the Zune and adds new enhancement to Zune Pass
Yes, it’s been awhile since I posted here at ZuneSphere.com. There’s a couple of important news announcements regarding the Zune. First off, let’s talk about pricing. On the hardware front, Microsoft lowered the price of the flash-based Zune players. The 4GB Zune now goes for $99; the 8GB for $139 and the 16GB $179. …
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duiPhone hack
Tellart turned an iPhone into a duiPhone with its latest Sketchtools kit. Combine a 3G iPhone, an ordinary store-bought breathalyzer, and the NADA Mobile, which consists of a communication board, sensors, and actuators, and get a useful iPhone application. …
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The MacBook x-ray and my 15 minutes of (internet) fame
About a week ago, I was in the mood to do something crazy — anything to help pull myself out of the blue funk I had fallen into. I texted my brother the vet to ask if he had an x-ray machine in his office, and what size his film plates were. …
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee....…
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Irish the heaviest users of mobile phones: Ofcom
LONDON (Reuters) - Residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time on their mobile phones and sent the most text messages per head in the world in 2007, according to a report which examines changes in the communications industry.…
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Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
NEW YORK (AP) -- With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008....…
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