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11.04.2009 5:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Motorola’s Droid, the latest smartphone that runs the Android software,
offers a good alternative to the iPhone if you’re seeking a
feature-packed phone with a full keyboard and strong wireless service.
The AP’s Rachel Metz takes a closer look.

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11.04.2009 12:13 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

As we get closer to Friday’s launch of the new Motorola Droid phone by Verizon, there’s some talk in tech circles centered on how the wireless carrier is going to handle access to Microsoft Exchange’s Active Sync feature. Apparently, Verizon…

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11.02.2009 11:46 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s sort of amazing how quickly the iPhone became a major player in the smartphone market. Less than three years after its introduction, the app-friendly phone now claims some 30 percent of the market, according to a new report by…

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10.28.2009 4:14 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I realize that for many iPhone users out there, the thought of switching phones is roughly on par with the idea of changing moms. It’s just not done.

But for those of us who lack that extreme loyalty to a brand,…

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10.27.2009 5:21 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Charter Communications says it has increased download speeds for customers using its upper-tier Internet connections.

The so-called PowerBoost, which launched today, provides an extra boost during downloads for customers using the company’s Express, Plus or Max services. Only those customers with…

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10.26.2009 12:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not having children, this isn’t something I spend a lot time worrying about. But there was a story in the New York Times this weekend looking at the sensitive subject of posting photos of kids online. Specifically, does that make them…

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10.21.2009 11:33 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

With the Federal Communications Commission about to start working on new rules governing Net neutrality, Verizon’s chief executive officer earlier today predicted dire consequences.

With Net neutrality proponents in command of the five-member commission, it’s generally expected that new regulations will…

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10.19.2009 2:27 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The race continues to build smaller and thinner laptops. Here’s a new offering from Dell. The new Latitude Z is roughly one-half inch thick - making it thinner than the MacBook Air.

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10.19.2009 1:33 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I suppose that National Teen Driver Safety Week isn’t technically a technical topic. But given that cell phones and texting represent a couple of major distractions for young drivers (as well as older ones), I can make it fit here.

According…

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10.17.2009 11:01 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When Jack Dorsey - cofounder of Twitter - was in St. Louis last month, he mentioned this new venture he’s been working on since stepping down as Twitter’s chief executive. (He’s still chairman.)

So far, he’s hasn’t said a whole lot…

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