Faster Forward: August 2, 2009 - August 8, 2009
New Android, BlackBerry Smartphones Show Old Problems
Much of today's review of T-Mobile's myTouch 3G and Verizon Wireless's BlackBerry Tour 9630 may look familiar. It should: The myTouch shares many of the virtues and flaws of last year's T-Mobile G1 (in addition to being saddled with one of the dumber product names around), and most of my...
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August 7, 2009; 11:14 AM ET |
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Yes, Twitter's Down and Facebook's Slow
It's not just your computer: Twitter has been inaccessible this morning, apparentlybecause of a denial-of-service attack. And Facebook's been either sluggish or unresponsive; for instance, I've had trouble opening my inbox, and many news-feed links haven't worked. So you might as well stop hitting the "refresh" key over and over...
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August 6, 2009; 11:29 AM ET |
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Sony Drops E-Book Prices, Introduces New Readers
One of the first big-name companies to take a stab at selling electronic books in this decade--no, not Amazon--renewed its efforts this morning. Sony announced lower prices on new and best-selling e-books and unveiled two new models of its Reader tablets. The price cut--from $11.99 to $9.99--brings Sony's e-book pricing...
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August 5, 2009; 12:30 PM ET |
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The iPhone Is Getting Easier to Dislike
After spending two years as a darling of the digerati, Apple's iPhone has started getting some hate mail. And it's not coming from people happy with other devices who resent the fuss over this one gadget, but from folks who had until recently used or admired the iPhone. At first,...
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August 4, 2009; 12:25 PM ET |
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