Archive for September, 2008

Once wimpy, cell phones got game

Cell phones may finally be up to the task of crashing cars, zapping bad guys and bowling a decent frame.
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Yellowstone tries to balance cell phones, nature

The environmental assessment proposes a limited increase in cell phone coverage in the 3,500-square-mile park while excluding cellular towers from the backcountry, park road corridors and smaller developed areas.
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Bodybugg: How Many Calories Burned Per Day

With the rise of obesity in USA BodyBugg helps to keep track of the number of calories one can burn day by day, minute by minute.
Many people lose weight by exercising and running. In other words, one may call this type of weight loss a traditional one or old way. However, a new device called […]


Best Buy downloads Napster

CHICAGO — Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business.
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Online magazine Slate starts business news site

NEW YORK — The online magazine Slate is launching a spinoff site on financial news Monday, bringing tools for business executives and investors alongside its traditional emphasis on analytical articles.
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Program turns to online masses to improve patents

WASHINGTON — Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken — putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.
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EA walks away from Take-Two buyout

NEW YORK — Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it ended talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., best known for the “Grand Theft Auto” series of games.
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Program turns to online masses to improve patents

WASHINGTON — Some of the biggest players in the technology industry complain that the U.S. patent system is broken — putting too many patents of dubious merit in the hands of people who can use them to drag companies and other inventors to court.
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Online magazine Slate starts business news site

NEW YORK — The online magazine Slate is launching a spinoff site on financial news Monday, bringing tools for business executives and investors alongside its traditional emphasis on analytical articles.
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Reviews: 'Undiscovery' the best of weak lot

It's oddly strange when the title of a video game speaks so well to its intentions. “Infinite Undiscovery” is no doubt beautiful to look at, but its lack of depth (aside from character arcs) ultimately dooms this game from reaching its potential.
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