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• Qualcomm's updated 3G chipset coming to ThinkPads
  Stephen Lawson
  Nov 20 2009

  Lenovo will offer Qualcomm's latest Gobi multimode 3G (third-generation) mobile data chipset on ThinkPad laptops, allowing users to connect to the world's two major types of 3G networks and use ...

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• Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline
  Nancy Weil
  Nov 20 2009

  Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. ...

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• Gameloft to cut back on Android development
  Nicholas Bonsack
  Nov 20 2009

  Though you may think us to be iPhone fans all the time, we really do want to root for the underdog. Whether it's Google's Android or Palm's webOS, the smartphone industry could really use a David to ...

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• Sony Online Service to Challenge iTunes? Fat Chance
  Jared Newman
  Nov 20 2009

  For entertainment hardware companies like Sony, a thriving, all-encompassing online media store is the Holy Grail. It's a glorious balance, in which the customer buys software through the store, and ...

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• New speakers, sponsors for DiscoveryBeat; today is last day for early-bird discount
  Dean Takahashi
  Nov 20 2009

  We’ve got some great momentum for VentureBeat’s upcoming DiscoveryBeat event, which will attack the problem of how to get attention for an app in the midst of a lot of noise. One of our ...

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• General Mobile DSTL1
  Mark Sullivan
  Nov 20 2009

  The General Mobile DSTL1 ($450, unlocked; price as of November 16, 2009) has some nice features, like dual-SIM card support, but I found that the device's awkward design and unresponsive touchscreen ...

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• Mac OS X 10.6.2 Hack Gets Atom Support Back
  Mike Keller
  Nov 20 2009

  Early last week, Apple released the 10.6.2 update to Snow Leopard loaded mostly with welcome, but unsurprising bug fixes, including a patch for the uncommon but extremely harmful user account ...

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• Two approaches to NFC battle for French hearts and mobiles
  Peter Sayer
  Nov 20 2009

  Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones ...

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• Microsoft launches beta tests of free Office 2010, 'streaming' delivery
  Gregg Keizer
  Nov 20 2009

  Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year.As first reported by ZDNet blogger ...

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• LaDiDa brings reverse karaoke to your iPhone
  Anthony Ha
  Nov 20 2009

  There are tons of karaoke applications for the iPhone, but a startup called Khu.sh is introducing a twist on the concept, “reverse karaoke,” to the App Store. There have been other ...

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