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The Internet as Confessional at PopTech
Posted: October 21st, 2008, 1:08pm EDT by Brian Chen
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Frank Warren's PostSecret website is a place where people can bare their souls anonymously. Warren will talk this week at PopTech about the how the internet brings people together in new ways and offers everyone the opportunity to make an impact on the world.
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How Geeks Use Google Earth to Track Fossett
Posted: October 2nd, 2008, 3:56pm EDT by Brian Chen
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A blogger uses Google Earth and various clues to zero in on Fossett's crash site and get a virtual view of the area. A commenter on the blog takes a virtual "flight" into the area and says there is very little room for a plane to maneuver.
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IPhone Modem App Is Still Available -- Here's the Link
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:18pm EDT by Brian Chen
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Minutes after Nullriver released an application allowing you to use your iPhone as a wireless 3G modem for your computer, Apple removed it from the iTunes store. However, you can still download the software through a direct link.
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IPhone 3G Users Complain About Network Issues
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 2:46pm EDT by Brian Chen
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Complaints are mounting among iPhone users about the quality and consistency of AT&T's third-generation (3-G) data network. In Gadget Lab.
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Macs, iPods Carry Apple to Record-Setting Revenues
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 4:37pm EDT by Brian Chen
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Record-setting Mac computer sales, plus robust iPod sales, helped propel Apple to high revenues and earnings in its fiscal third quarter. Nevertheless, jittery investors pummel the stock in after-hours trading, focusing on the company's cautions regarding its upcoming fourth quarter.