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2 hrs ago | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Technological thingamajigs great for giving

Gadgets and gizmos -- what your grandmother/mother/younger sister, depending on how many times you've rocked around the Christmas tree, might refer to as "those newfangled whatchamacallits." But whether you're so hip you may as well have your own personal computer chip, or slightly behind the times, there's no denying that tech toys are still hot ...

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Related Topix: Gadgets, Computers, PC, Media, Weather, Music Players

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Nitro PDF Software Announces Major November Milestones for PrimoPDF, the World's #1 Free PDF Creator

The announcement follows the release of updated Enterprise and API versions of PrimoPDF, as well as a completely new website, marking yet another extraordinary year not only for PrimoPDF but for Nitro's entire product family.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers

SiliconValley.com

Tech Test Drive: Gift ideas from CNET

Editors' summary: A compact but high-quality flash-based AVCHD camcorder, the HF200 makes a great choice for anyone looking to capture life's important events or who deserves to step up from a direct-to-Web budget model.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Camcorders, Wireless, Emerging Technology

Sat Nov 28, 2009

CNET News.com

Verizon iPhone rumors are just rumors

Rumors about me are just rumors. Almost as soon as the iPhone debuted on AT&T back in 2007, rumors started swirling that the popular touch-screen handset would head to Verizon Wireless as soon as AT&T's exclusivity ended.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Media, Computers, Social Software

Thu Nov 26, 2009

CBS 4

Shoppers Expected To Flock To Online Retailers

Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season &#0x2014; even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Media, Computers, Internet, Science / Technology, eBay, Startups

Wed Nov 25, 2009

RCR Wireless News

Root scores $3.25M in funding, keeps institutional VCs at bay

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Root Wireless scored $3.25 million in a series B round of funding that will allow the company to expand its cellular network mapping service.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Bellevue, WA, Media, Computers

Tue Nov 24, 2009

KCBS-TV Los Angeles

CNET's Holiday Gift Guide For Drivers

Share + Nov 24, 2009 10:17 am US/Pacific Brian Cooley SAN FRANCISCO 1 of 1 This Tom Tom GO 740 Live is hot because it's connected to the internet wirelessly.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Television

Mon Nov 23, 2009

CNET News.com

Vote for Dialed In

Nicole, Bonnie and I got some great news last week when we learned that our very excellent listeners had nominated Dialed In for the Best Mobile Phone Podcast in the Podcast Awards .

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Sun Nov 22, 2009

CNET News.com

Road-testing the Magellan RoadMate for iPhone

The RoadMate iPhone app borrows the interface of the RoadMate line of navigation devices.

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Related Topix: iPhone, GPS, Science / Technology, Media, Computers

Fri Nov 20, 2009

FishBowlNY

CNET's Colvin Joins Daily Beast As President

One year since its launch, online news hub The Daily Beast has named a president, Stephen Colvin .

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Thu Nov 19, 2009

ITworld

Not every change Twitter makes is newsworthy

November 19, 2009, 10:19 PM - Today brought a truly significant update to the Twitter website, and tech blogs everywhere wasted no time on reporting on the change.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Media, Computers, Offbeat

East Bay Business Times

MySpace buys imeem

Financially troubled San Francisco streaming music service imeem Inc. has been acquired by MySpace , according to numerous reports.

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Related Topix: Imeem, Computers, Media

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Power savers: Energy-efficient HDTVs

At CNET, we've been testing the power consumption of HDTVs since 2006, and during that time the sets have generally become more energy efficient.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, TV, Electronics, Televisions, PC, Entertainment

CNET News.com

Salesforce to offer social networking for companies

Salesforce Chatter gives a social-networking angle to the company's Web-based business services.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Salesforce.com, Software, Startups, Media, Computers, salesforce.com, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

Tue Nov 17, 2009

CIOL

Adobe Flash policy may be risky

'Someone could upload what appears to be a picture to a social-networking site but which is actually a Flash file designed to execute malicious code' NEW YORK, USA: Visitors to user-generated content sites at risk due to a lax security policy in Adobe Flash say researchers who has found a technique exploiting the way browsers handle Flash files.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Computers, Media

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Cbs4denver.com

Tech Minute: Gadgets To Help You Chill Out

Share + Comments Nov 13, 2009 3:07 pm US/Mountain SAN FRANCISCO The holidays can be exhausting, and CNET is helping viewers find gadgets that actually help them relax.

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Related Topix: Media, Computers, Massage Therapy, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

CNET News.com

Palm Pixi reviewed

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Radio Ink

Davenport Named VP/GSM For CBS Interactive Music Group

November 11, 2009: Julie Davenport is tapped as VP/GSM for CBS Interactive Music Group, based in New York and reporting to CBS Radio President/Sales Michael Weiss.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media

Wed Nov 11, 2009

CNET News.com

Bing getting a fall refresh

Unlike when you stand over your coworker's desk, Microsoft's Bing search engine actually works better when you hover.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Media, Computers

CNET News.com

Smartphone users, keep complaining

Don't like something about an app? Don't just sit there--pitch a fit. Want great software for your mobile phone? Keep up the complaints.

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Related Topix: Startups, CNET Networks, Computers, Media

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