Loading ...Google plunged into the world of social networking on Tuesday, melding pieces of Facebook and Twitter into a new feature, Google Buzz.Buzz, which will work through the popular Gmail service, will allow users to post status updates, photos and links to members of their network — as well as pull in their activity on other [...]
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AT&T said Thursday that it will invest an additional $2 billion in its network in 2010 to make sure it keeps up with the growing demand from new smartphones and other 3G data devices, such as the Apple iPad, on its network.
During its fourth quarter 2009 conference call, Chief Operating Officer John Stankey said AT&T [...]
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Consumer outrage about AT&T’s 3G service for iPhones is boiling over, but the dropped calls and spotty service reflect a greater lack of foresight in the wireless industry.Analysts say AT&T’s problems would have happened on any network that carried Apple’s (AAPL, Fortune 500) iPhone because of the overwhelming amount of data downloaded by iPhone users. [...]
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If you’re looking forward to parking a brand-new electric car in your garage soon, be prepared to spend some money getting that garage in shape.
Electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt ideally use special “quick chargers” that have to be hardwired directly into high-power lines.
Installing the chargers is not like putting in a [...]
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OK, so after eight years and a lot of grumbling — Vista, anyone? — Microsoft has finally released a new operating system that people seem excited about.
Windows 7, which went on sale Thursday, promises a smoother user experience, multi-touchscreen capability and more seamless networking with other computers.
Early reviews have been good.
“We think it’s a far [...]
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Sun Microsystems said it will cut 3,000 jobs over the next year, citing delays in its pending acquisition by Oracle, according to a regulatory filing released on Tuesday.
Oracle agreed to buy Sun earlier this year, but the deal has been held back by European Union antitrust regulators who are looking into [...]
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The Federal Trade Commission is going after bloggers, celebrities and tall tales in the first revision of its rules for endorsements and product reviews in nearly 30 years.
The new guidelines, which go into effect Dec. 1, are designed to adapt to a new world in which blogs and social media Web [...]
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Free Internet is available to literally anyone who wants it. I’m going you tell you how to get Free Internet.
If you don’t use the Internet too often and are happy with slow dial-up Internet access speeds then you can be surfing the Internet for Free!
I can’t personally recommend that you use Free Internet service [...]
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It’s highly unlikely that the operating system Google announced yesterday — dubbed Google Chrome OS — will rocket to the heights of its chief competitor, Microsoft, right away. But it doesn’t really matter. In a world obsessed with all things Google, the new OS will certainly get its fair share of attention, and the frontal [...]
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