Monthly Archives: August 2011

Android App Tablet Review: Evernote (Appolicious)

With Evernote, there is no need to use notebooks, napkins or the palm of your hand to document your next great idea. Evernote safely stores written notes, to-do lists and even that catchy song you’ve been meaning to download. The … Continue reading

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Sony tablets fail to impress on price, hardware (Reuters)

NEW YORK/BERLIN (Reuters) – Sony’s hopes of dominating consumer electronics once again with its new tablets suffered a crushing blow on Wednesday from analysts and gadget reviewers whose first impressions were overwhelmingly bad. Among their concerns were a high price … Continue reading

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Yelp narrows sales team focus for online deals (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO – Online reviews site Yelp is making a change to the way it allocates its sales force to the online deal service it launched last year. The move comes less than a week after Facebook shuttered a similar … Continue reading

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Kindle now lets you ask an author questions, right from the ebook (Yahoo! News)

Amazon’s @author program connect readers with writers through Twitter If you’ve ever found yourself suddenly struck with a question as you’re devouring a novel, a clever tool on the Amazon Kindle wants to bring you the answer, right from the source. The … Continue reading

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Just Show Me: How to delete a friend on Facebook (Yahoo! News)

Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today’s episode we’ll show you how to remove a friend on Facebook. If you’re no longer friends … Continue reading

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Redbox’s golden opportunity: higher Netflix prices (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is giving Redbox a golden opportunity to gain some ground. Beginning Thursday, Netflix, the largest U.S. video subscription service, will hit its nearly 25 million U.S subscribers with rate increases of as much as 60 percent. … Continue reading

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Even with low prices, T-Mobile customers flee (AP)

NEW YORK – The Justice Department’s move to block ATT Inc. from buying T-Mobile USA is motivated by the desire to keep a low-priced competitor in the game. But that’s a game T-Mobile is losing. Despite low prices and a … Continue reading

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Court battle looms between U.S. and AT&T, T-Mobile (Reuters)

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department made a bold move when it sued to block ATT Inc’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile. Now comes the hard part: going to court. The government is asking a federal judge in Washington, … Continue reading

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Obama to address Congress on jobs, date in conflict (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday picked September 7 to unveil new jobs proposals in a speech to Congress, but the top Republican lawmaker objected to the date, adding more political theater to a back-and-forth over the economy. … Continue reading

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Gibson to pay ex $750K to settle nasty legal fight (AP)

LOS ANGELES – Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter legal fight that followed sexist, racist rants attributed to the actor. The settlement … Continue reading

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