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by Peter Smith

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Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.

Apple Store down for updating

Posted Mar 03, 2009 - 08:29 am

"We are busy updating the store for you and will be back shortly."
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- Hardware, Apple
Enjoying Demo 09 virtually

Posted Mar 02, 2009 - 07:32 pm

Couldn't make it to Demo 09? Don't think you have to miss out; the live feed is really well done.
Skittles.com rolls out a strange new look

Posted Mar 02, 2009 - 10:23 am

Repurposing social networking in a big way.
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- Offbeat, branding, websites
Kindle 2 is old news, meet the Kindle 3

Posted Feb 28, 2009 - 02:11 pm

Is it too early to start talking about the next iteration of Amazon's Kindle e-reader? Apparently not!
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- Hardware, e-readers, Kindle
Hearst to debut an e-reader for periodicals?

Posted Feb 27, 2009 - 02:08 pm

Would you give up your printed newspapers and magazines for an electronic version on a large screen device? Hearst Corp. hopes so.
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- Hardware, e-readers
Tweets from 1937

Posted Feb 26, 2009 - 08:51 pm

A nephew finds the diary of his great-aunt and decides to share it with the world via Twitter
PS3 price drop and a new PSP?

Posted Feb 25, 2009 - 07:21 pm

Dual Sony rumors hit the web today. Neither seems likely when examined alone, but combined, could they be indicating a new trend at Sony?
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- Hardware, PS3, PSP
Another phishing scam, this one spreading via Google Talk

Posted Feb 24, 2009 - 09:50 pm

If you find yourself at the "viddyho" site, do not enter any information. But we didn't really have to tell you that, did we?
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- Security, Google Talk, phishing
Apple releases Safari 4 Public Beta

Posted Feb 24, 2009 - 08:21 pm

A faster Javascript engine and some snazzy new interface elements highlight the new release of Apple's browser. We spent the best part of a day living with the new Safari, and here's what we found.
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- Software, browsers, Safari
Limited Edition Red XBox 360 inbound

Posted Feb 24, 2009 - 08:34 am

Microsoft and Capcom announce a new limited edition XBox bundle.
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- Hardware, video games, Xbox 360

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