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RIM: It’s okay, we have superheroes — Engadget

January 31, 2012

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http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/rim-its-okay-we-have-superheroes/ It’s a common human trait that, when faced with a series of calamities, the brain will retreat into a fantasy world in which everything is the exact opposite of reality. Could this be the inspiration for RIM’s four new cartoon characters, which the company hopes will spread its “Be Bold” marketing message? The pattern [...]

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Amazon Kindles ‘go unused’ after Christmas – Telegraph

January 21, 2012

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/amazon/9028439/Amazon-Kindles-go-unused-after-Christmas.html The Kindle is the market leading e-reader Photo: Getty Images Last Updated: 9:29AM GMT 21/01/2012 Amazon’s Kindle e-reader was among the most popular gifts at Christmas, but many have gone unused, a survey has found. More than a fifth of those who received a Kindle said they have not used it. The main reason [...]

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TWiT Cottage for MacBreak Weekly 251

June 19, 2011

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TWiT Cottage for MacBreak Weekly 251, a set on Flickr. My trip to TWiT Cottage to visit Leo LaPorte and the gang at TWiT. Had a great time watching episode 251 of MacBreak Weekly being recorded. Took some time to look around Petaluma. Beautiful city!

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USA Today Journalist Uses iPad 2 for Vacation Video…nice work

April 28, 2011

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via usatoday.com Pretty amazing how impressively you can edit a video on this thing. Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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RIM PlayBook to benefit Quanta and Foxlink

April 7, 2011

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RIM PlayBook to benefit Quanta and Foxlink Yenting Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Thursday 7 April 2011] As Research In Motion (RIM) is set to launch its PlayBook tablet PC on April 19 in the US and Canada priced at US$499.99, its upstream assembly partner Quanta Computer and connector supplier Foxlink are both expected to benefit, [...]

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Playmobil Apple Store Play Set from ThinkGeek

April 6, 2011

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via youtube.com Apple should license this to Playmobil….brilliant idea. ThinkGeek rocks. Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?

April 6, 2011

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via informationisbeautiful.net Interesting look at what artists make music sales. Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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Microsoft Exec Thinks Tablets Going Way of Netbooks

March 31, 2011

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Is Microsoft hoping tablets will go out of style? Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s global chief research and strategy officer, doesn’t seem to have much faith in the future of the tablet. “I don’t know whether the big screen tablet pad category is going to remain with us or not,” he said, according to the Sydney Morning [...]

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Text Exchange with Prospective Craigslist Buyer for my iPod

March 31, 2011

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+: Do you have the ipod 1:01 PM Me: Yes 1:01 PM +: Can we come to a understanding 1:03 PM Me: Sure. What do you want to do? 1:03 PM +1: Can you tell me about it first befor i consider buying it 1:05 PM Me: It’s all in the ad, what do you want to know? It’s a silver 16GB Nano, I bought it [...]

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Mahalo 4.0 Launch on Vimeo

January 28, 2011

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via vimeo.com Very cool approach and great use of modern web technologies. Posted via email from Woolgatherings

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