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Verizon: Just as Bad as AT&T
PC World
Just when I thought Verizon might be a good iPhone alternative to AT&T, it turns out it's just another bunch of bozos. I should have known better. I was starting to think that if Apple drops its exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T, I'd switch to Verizon in ...
AT&T: The Communications Company That Failed to Communicate in 2009Wired News
AT&T Wins a Test of 3G Efficiency (Surprising Some)New York Times
Is AT&T or the iPhone the Issue?Benzinga
CNNMoney.com -iPhone Scoop (blog) -TelephonyOnline (blog)
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What Investors Need To Know About Android's Upcoming iPhone “Shuffle.”
Investment U
Name any internet-connected device and you're bound to find an application or “app” store for it. And that list doesn't include the surging number of gadgets running the Android operating system from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). They each provide access to ...

NewsFactor - Apple tablet rumors may be stealing the electronics thunder in this post-Christmas season, but the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) promises to showcase plenty of innovative products that offer a sneak peak of what we can expect from manufacturers over the next few months. Despite a down economy, the number of new exhibitors shows a growing confidence in the market.

NewsFactor - Apple tablet rumors may be stealing the electronics thunder in this post-Christmas season, but the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) promises to showcase plenty of innovative products that offer a sneak peak of what we can expect from manufacturers over the next few months. Despite a down economy, the number of new exhibitors shows a growing confidence in the market.

UberGizmo (blog)
Motorola Might Be Prepping an Android Smartphone with a 4.3-inch Screen
Brighthand
Motorola is reportedly working on a device that will have one of the largest displays of any smartphone. Code-named the Shadow, it will sport a 4.3-inch WVGA+ touchscreen, Google's Android OS, and a range of other high-end features. ...
One of the devices will sport a physical keyboardTechtree.com
Motorola May Unveil New ...InternetNews.com
Samsung's Galaxy stuck in historyRegister
Appmodo -IntoMobile (blog) -Digitaltrends.com
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Reuters
Amazon could pay for Kindle sales coyness
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is testing Wall Street's patience by repeatedly touting the success of its Kindle electronic reader without providing specific sales figures. In one press release after another in recent ...
Will Kindle Pay For Not Disclosing Its Sales?ABH News
Electronic books catch on in big wayTallahassee Democrat
DERK: Kindle for the future?Evansville Courier & Press
Inquirer -Hattiesburg American -GoErie.com
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Reuters - U.S. online spending rose 5 percent to $27.12 billion from the start of November through Christmas Eve even though individuals spent slightly less than they did last year, according to data released by comScore on Wednesday.

TG Daily
Microsoft Bringing Xbox Live To Windows Mobile
InformationWeek
Job posting out of Redmond indicate Microsoft is likely planning to integrate its Xbox Live online gaming platform with Windows Mobile. By Antone Gonsalves Microsoft has recently posted job ads which indicate the software maker plans to integrate its ...
Job ad suggests Xbox Live headed for WinMo phonesCNET News
Xbox Live Headed to Windows Mobile Devices?PC World
Microsoft's Dropped CallWall Street Journal
BetaNews -WM Experts -Telegraph.co.uk
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NewsFactor - A federal appeals court judge on Wednesday essentially pushed the mute button on a class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple's iPod earbuds are unsafe. Judge David Thompson of the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco upheld a ruling by a lower court dismissing a 2006 suit brought by two men who wanted the company to redesign its earbuds and test iPod users' hearing, in addition to paying damages.

AP - Beginning New Year's Day, Oregon police officers may hear some arguing when they start pulling motorists over for violating a new law banning them from talking on hand-held cell phones while driving.

Macworld.com - The US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower-court ruling that found that iPods do not pose an undue risk of hearing damage.

Tech Ticker (blog)
Apple to Sell 10000 Tablet PCs in 2010, Says Ex-Google Exec
eWeek
A former Google China executive reportedly wrote in his blog that Apple expects to sell 10000 tablet PCs in its first year out. He also offered specifics about the hardware, and said Steve Jobs will release the tablet in January. ...
Apple Tablet Heralds The Second ComingMediapost.com
Jobs to Unveil Apple Tablet Next Month, Ex-Google Exec SaysPC World
Rumor: Apple Tablet Includes Front-facing CameraThe Mac Observer
BusinessWeek -Wall Street Journal -Apple Insider
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ABC News
Russian Scientists Working on Plan to Deflect Asteroids
DailyTech
Hollywood has made several movies that center on how humans could destroy an asteroid or comet that was on a trajectory to hit the Earth. Some astronomers believe that the chance of an asteroid impact is high enough to warrant preparation and plans to ...
Russia plans asteroid-defence space mission to ApophisRegister
Russia 'plans to stop asteroid'BBC News
Russians Plan to Save Earth from Asteroid in 2036AllGov
DVICE -Toronto Star -Mother Nature Network
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Reuters - Despite iPods, genetic sequencing, the Internet and Twitter, nearly a third of Americans said they thought there would be more technological advances by the year 2010.

PC World - Based on this week's flurry of media reports, it appears that Google will introduce its Nexus One smartphone right after the New Year.   This HTC-built handset sounds like a very good Android phone, a solid effort as Google delves deeper into the consumer wireless market.

Tech Ticker (blog)
Rumor: Apple Tablet Includes Front-facing Camera
The Mac Observer
Google China's former president, Kaifu Lee, apparently has some insider information on Apple's rumored tablet computer, such as the device will sport a front-facing camera for video conferencing. According to Mr. Lee's personal blog, Apple's tablet ...
Jobs to Unveil Apple Tablet Next Month, Ex-Google Exec SaysPC World
Apple Expects to Ship 10 Million Tablets a Year, Lee Kai-fu SaysBusinessWeek
Former Google China president reveals details on Apple's tabletApple Insider
Barron's (blog) -MacDailyNews (blog) -ITworld.com
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Macworld.com - Designers, writers, and other independent and/or indentured laborers will soon be able to get more things done on the road. Actually, to be more specific: they’ll be able to keep track of what they’ve done and bill their employers for it, now that Billings 3.5 from Marketcircle has arrived.

Macworld.com - It’s that time of year where we venture down into the basement of the mighty Macworld industrial complex, to run maintenance tasks on the complex coal-burning machinery that runs our web site. Yes, it’s true, not all of the mole-men we employ to stoke the cruel fires of the dot-com serv-o-tron get out alive, but the ones who do are reinvigorated and will be ready for a new year of hardship in 2010.

Macworld.com - It’s easy to complain about the soul-eroding tyranny of badly-created, ungodly-overused fonts. In restaurants in some parts of San Francisco, “There’s Comic Sans on my menu!” has taken the place of “There’s a cockroach in my salad!” as plausible explanations to the cops about why you freaked out and did a dine-and-dash. The management should definitely comp you a dessert, at minimum.

PC World - LG Electronics has developed handheld terminals compatible with the U.S. mobile digital TV format and will show them at next week's International Consumer Electronics Show, it said Thursday.