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BlackBerry Curve 8330 coming to Verizon customers in May

03/31/2008 2:43 pm

Cellular provider Verizon Wireless announced today it would bring another BlackBerry Curve mobile phone to market in May.

This Curve, model No. 8330, at 4 ounces is smaller and lighter than previous models and has a polished exterior. Plus, this…

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Crisis looms with new iPhone in June

03/30/2008 6:55 pm

A year ago at this time, Applenistas were hanging on every word uttered by Steve Jobs, especially the word “iPhone.”

Although Apple Inc. introduced the iPhone in January 2007, the company waited until late June to start selling it, ostensibly…

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Wristwatch reminds that you will die

03/29/2008 12:16 am

When Talking Tech finishes 50 years of service to the Post-Dispatch, we hope this isn’t our farewell gift.

The “Accurate” watch is an attractive stainless steel timepiece with black leather band and single jewel quartz mechanism. That is, it’s attractive from…

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AT&T will stream live TV through mobile phones

03/28/2008 12:49 am

AT&T Inc. announced Thursday it will begin streaming live television programming through new mobile phones starting next month.

The projected content includes full-length shows from CBS Mobile, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, Fox Mobile, MTV, NBC 2GO, NBC News2Go and Nickelodeon,…

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Apple’s Safari for Windows briefly violates federal law

03/27/2008 11:47 am

Chalk up points for those folks who read the fine print in end-user license agreements.

You know the things — they pop up in one of those little windows before software installation along with two click buttons, one saying “I…

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Netflix customers receive credit in wake of outage

03/26/2008 1:06 pm

Online DVD rental firm Netflix will issue a 5 percent credit to customers who were inconvenienced by Monday’s 12-hour service outage.

The credit will appear on the monthly bills of anyone whose DVD shipments were delayed when Netflix’s computer system…

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Free help available for Vista SP1 — if you’re patient

03/25/2008 12:55 am

If you’re like many people, the new Service Pack for Microsoft’s Vista operating system has been more hindrance than help to your computing.

And so, in a unique display of compassion, Microsoft has decided to offer Vista users still struggling…

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The worst Word error

03/24/2008 12:43 pm

If you haven’t seen this error in Microsoft Word …

… well then you’re just not working hard enough.

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Electronic sensor ’sniffs’ for sour milk

03/23/2008 1:38 pm

Soon, you may know that carton of milk is sour before leaving the store.

A sensor under development by U.S. and Chinese scientists and placed in milk containers as they’re being filled not only detects the onset of souring milk,…

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Mozilla boss supremely irked by Apple’s Safari update (But why?)

03/22/2008 12:30 am

Software updates should be software updates — not excuses to heap unwanted programs onto people.

That’s what Mozilla chief John Lilly says is wrong with the latest Safari browser update issued by Apple to Windows users this week. Lilly lambasted…

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