Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:
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Evernote, a Mountain View, Calif.-based start-up that says that Nokia has developed a version of its web service that allows users to capture and store information using the built-in sharing functionality of the device. It is made possible using a plug-in using the Evernote API.
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Are Emerging Markets Enough to Fuel Nokia’s Ovi Store?
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Nokia's Ovi Store has overtaken Apple's App Store as the storefront of choice for mobile developers in emerging mobile markets. But can Nokia leverage its traction in developing economies as Apple and Android build on their momentum in Western markets?
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Ford is investing $450 million and creating about 1,000 jobs in its electric vehicle program in southeast Michigan. The new jobs are mostly tied to advanced lithium ion battery production. Work on the Ford Focus (right), including an electric version, and a new hybrid vehicle could save more than 8,000 Ford jobs in the state.
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If you often use both a computer and a mobile phone in your daily routine, it can seem like a hassle when they don't stay in sync. You might spend time on your computer looking for a great used bookstore, only to forget the name of the place when you are ready to get directions from your phone. Sure, you could print directions in advance, but we ...
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Beware of Google Agent 007
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Google is so good at what it does that it actually uncovers illegal acts and helps bring perpetrators to justice. Well that may be a bit of a stretch but in the “is that really news department” is an incident where the roving Google camera caught a Canadian tree-killer in the act. As a result, [...]
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AP & Yahoo Reach Deal; AP & Google Next?
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The Associated Press has long had a rocky relationship with the Internet. Two years ago, they were suing people for linking to their stories. Then they sent C&Ds to people using short quotes. After much deliberation, they decided that you could quote them for free—if you used less than five words. After that, prices started [...]
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Normally, it takes quite a bit of time before a startup gets any sort of mainstream spotlight. That's not the case with Blippy . Tonight, the controversial social credit card data aggregator was featured on Comedy Central's Colbert Report . As you might imagine, host Stephen Colbert ripped into the service's ability to show everyday purchases at ...
 
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It's Groundhog Day, and you know what that means: No more holidays left between now and Black Sunday (also known as Valentine's Day). Instead of cavity-causing confections, why not give that special someone your best idea for redesigning the holiday from hell? You'll remember a few weeks back I helped Kurt Andersen launch the Redesign Valentine' ...
One of Iran's most celebrated filmmakers, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, represents Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his opposition Green Movement. Makhmalbaf tells Kurt from Paris about the situation in Iran as protests continue in the face of a seemingly intractable regime.
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You ask someone: “What state is Boise in?” And they answer: “Idaho.” And you say: “You are? Really?” Get it? I da hoe
As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...
Today on the Dish we primarily focused on the DADT hearings. Reax here. Andrew's take here. Notable quotes here and here. The GOP's exhausted arguments were pointed out by Paul Waldman, Gautham Nagesh, and Steve Benen. Bill Kristol and John McCain stood out in their cynicism. Dan Savage took stock of the overall situation.
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3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...
Pretty much everything you need to know about President Obama and the budget deficit is contained within this chart: The chart, which is based on Congressional Budget Office figures, shows something which is both incontrovertible yet known by very few people: Obama's budget does not increase the long-term, or even the medium-term, budget deficit. ...
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A medical devices manufacturer might spend millions of dollars over several years improving an old hospital standby--a bedside monitor, say, which measures blood pressure, heart rate, or blood-oxygen levels, and which sounds an alarm when a patient's vitals go awry. The manufacturer might program the gadget to distinguish between real alarms, ...
Alissa Walker
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Fast Company
This exclusive peek of Dr. Pepper's first-ever Super Bowl spot features the painted faces of rock band Kiss as well as their diminutive doppelgangers, MiniKiss. Agency Deutsch wanted to emphasize Dr. Pepper's "little kiss" of cherry. According to Dr. Pepper, the bands have met before, but this was their first offical performance. Look for the ...
As has been noted by virtually everyone now, John McCain in 2010 is not the John McCain of 2006. And that might be the reason for his white-hot rage at the Defense Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of whom endorsed an end to the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy today. Long-time McCain aides couldn't point me to a specific ...
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In their effort to appear reasonable and tolerant [when opposing marriage equality], mainstream conservatives have agreed that it is not acceptable to hate or fear anyone because of their sexual orientation. Once you've agreed that anti-gay feeling is illegitimate, you can't turn around and argue that gays should be kept out of the ...
1,000 years in the future, the legacy of John, Paul, Greg, and Scottie remains. Comments | Posted in Humor
In Poland: Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance . A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday. The pupils will mark their fingerprints every time they go to church over three years ...
Moses, a gay Ugandan man seeking asylum in the United States, hides his face with a makeshift hood as he attends a press conference in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2010. The press conference was organized to announce the formation of 'The American Prayer Hour,' a multi-city event to 'affirm inclusive values and call on all nations, ...
This is at one of those local news sites that makes you look very hard to find out where they are. It happened in Ripon, which is in Fond du Lac county in some state: Man says photo of Jesus on his wall stolen . A Ripon man called police Saturday to report a photo he took of Jesus when he appeared on the wall of his house has been stolen. The ...
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