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The International Herald Tribune's Technology and Media Feed
| Dec 04, 2008 |
New domain consolidates contact info
A .tel domain name would allow individuals, businesses and organizations to have contact information - from telephone numbers to identities for virtual games - updated automatically.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Hawaii endorses electric vehicle grid
Plan includes recharging stations where drivers could exchange batteries.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Is Europe ready for U.S.-style Olympics coverage?
An open bidding for Olympic broadcast rights in 2014 and 2016 could mean coverage with more commercial breaks and tape delays of key events.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Maximizing digital bonus from a DVD
Certain DVDs advertise a "Digital Copy" available. What is this?
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
This is a recording, iPod users
Also: a mini-tablet computer from Gigabyte; a four-port USB charger from Kensington; and an Internet-TV interface from Neuros.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
It's starting: Some people only watch TV shows online
I love TV. I watch a lot of TV. But I don't do it on my TV - I do it on my laptop.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Point, shoot and phone
The Motorola/Kodak Zine ZN5 is every bit as good a camera as it is a mobile phone.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Publishing industry hit by job cuts
In a day of especially grim news for the book business, Random House, the world's largest publisher of consumer books, announced a sweeping reorganization aimed at trimming costs, while Simon & Schuster laid off 35 people.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
European Court calls British records policy a violation of privacy right
The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously Thursday that Britain's policy of gathering and storing the fingerprints and DNA of all criminal suspects - even those who turn out to be innocent - is a violation of the human right to privacy.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
A strong weekend for U.S. online sales
Online sales from Friday through Monday in the post-Thanksgiving weekend were up 13 percent compared with last year, according to data by comScore.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
'Thrift is new normal' as coupons make a comeback in U.S.
Last year was the first time since 1992 that redemption rates for coupons did not decline from the previous year.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Recession trickles to India's tech industry
After years of being blamed for job losses in other countries, India's companies are going through a downturn of their own. Vikram Hathwar, above, was hired by a software developer but has been waiting months to start.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Stuffing brand sponsors hot air in bus shelters
"Experiential marketing" tactic is a response to consumers' growing ability to ignore traditional advertising.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
In deal with Hitachi, Intel will expand its flash memory business
Intel will announce a deal to become the sole supplier of flash memory for a coming Hitachi line of computer drives.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
China investigates attack on Belgian journalists
Chinese authorities are investigating an attack on a Belgian television crew.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Web marketing that hopes to learn what attracts a click
A new breed of companies specialize in creating thousands of versions of the same ad with different colors or type font, trying to determine what ad works for a specific audience.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
A trip to Carnegie Hall via YouTube
Beyond helping the world's citizen musicians, the YouTube Symphony Orchestra project for auditions and instruction fits in with Google's business interests.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Yahoo shares rise on talk of buyout
Investors bid up shares in Yahoo by 7 percent after a newspaper reported that a former chief executive of AOL was trying to raise up to $30 billion to buy it.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Downturn hits mobile phone makers
LG Electronics and Research in Motion issued warnings on sales and profit growth, the latest sign a consumer spending spree on expensive gadgets has dried up amid economic gloom.
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| Dec 04, 2008 |
Top executives to leave Random House
One of the departing executives is Stephen Rubin, who as head of the Doubleday Publishing Group published Dan Brown's blockbuster thriller, "The Da Vinci Code."
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