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| Texas opens inquiry into Google search results
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| AP - Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair. |
| Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality
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 AP - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale.
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| Dubai police chief calls BlackBerry a spy tool
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 AP - Worries about spying by the U.S. and Israel spurred plans to sharply limit BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai's police chief said in comments that suggest a tough line in talks with the smart phone maker.
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| Able to unplug from work while you?re on vacation?
(Ben Patterson)
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| Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out. |
| Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says
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| Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research. |
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