Apple and its U.S.

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Apple, AT&T sued for too many iPhones on ‘overloaded’ network

Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 gaming console beginning Friday, with the cheapest version selling for $200, making it less expensive than the Nintendo Wii, which retails for $250.

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Microsoft cutting Xbox 360 prices

Magnussen’s Toyota of Palo Alto made news last week as the first dealer to start taking deposits on the forthcoming plug-in version of the Prius hybrid. Now, after it was asked to do so by Toyota, the dealership has returned the deposits and started a waiting list instead.

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Toyota asks dealership to give back deposits on plug-in Prius

Verizon Wireless today announced their latest budget-friendly flip phone, the Samsung Knack . This slim clamshell handset, available on October 14, represents the combination of user-friendliness with low-cost performance. Boasting a 2.2-inch internal screen with large text and number fonts, the Knack is focused on a simplified user interface for voice and text messaging communication.

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Budget Friendly Flip Coming to Verizon

According to this new survey by NDS: Americans rank the DVR [digital video recorders] as the third most indispensable household item (62%), after the washing machine (97%) and the microwave oven (86%) — Americans rank the DVR as the second most essential household technology item they can’t live without (81%), beaten only by the mobile phone (92%) — 3 out of 4 respondents with partners say that having a DVR makes for a happier home life When you think about, it is incredible that DVRs only came on the scene in the late 1990s and yet now — less than a decade later — they are considered an “indispensable” technology by most people.

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DVRs Becoming an “Indispensable” Household Item

Chrome, Google’s shiny new Web browser, has some eye-catching features, but I’m not ready to trade in Firefox for it.

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Wolverton: Google Chrome fast, stable, a bit tricky to use

You can safely call 2008 The Year of the Browser.

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First impressions: Google’s Chrome needs some polish

Princeton’s Center for IT Policy, where I’ll be studying for the next five years or so, is looking for visiting scholars for Spring 2009. Here are the details: The Center has secured limited resources from a range of sources to support visitors this coming spring. Visitors will conduct research, engage in public programs, and may teach a seminar during their appointment.

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CITP Visiting Scholars

In the ongoing war for Internet users’ eyes and wallets, search giant Google on Tuesday unveiled a new browser that it hopes will lure users away from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer — and bolster Google’s lucrative online advertising and applications business as well. Vote: Can Google dislodge IE with its new browser?

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With Chrome, Google launches new browser war against Microsoft

Updated 10:38 a.m. • Apple, AT&T sued for over-saturating 3G network with iPhones – Claims flawed phones overwhelming underbuilt network

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Linkpost | 9.3.2008