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		<title>Continental to offer Wi-Fi on 21 aircraft in second quarter of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Continental to offer Wi-Fi on 21 aircraft
HOUSTON — Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will offer in-flight Wi-Fi on some aircraft starting in the second quarter of next year.

The carrier said the Gogo Inflight Internet service will be offered on its fleet of 21 Boeing 757-300 aircraft that primarily serve domestic routes.
Onboard Wi-Fi is already ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-to-offer-wi-fi-on-21-aircraft-in-second-quarter-of-2010-245014/" title="Continental to offer Wi-Fi on 21 aircraft in second quarter of 2010">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FAA examines communications network involved in last month&#8217;s massive air traffic snarl</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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FAA examines reliability of communications network

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is forming a panel to examine the reliability of a telecommunications network that broke down last month, snarling air traffic across the country.
The Nov. 19 episode — which resulted in delays of 819 flights and forced air traffic controllers to manually ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/faa-examines-communications-network-involved-in-last-months-massive-air-traffic-snarl-241612/">Read : FAA examines communications network involved in last month&#8217;s massive air traffic snarl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California vendor hired to create archive system to help manage NC state employee e-mails</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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E-mail archive for NC employees moving forward

RALEIGH, N.C. — The state of North Carolina has hired a California company to create an archive system designed to manage and retrieve state employee e-mails more easily.
Gov. Beverly Perdue said Wednesday the state awarded Mimosa Systems a contract to develop the archive software and maintain it for a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/california-vendor-hired-to-create-archive-system-to-help-manage-nc-state-employee-e-mails-235943/">California vendor hired to create archive system to help manage NC state employee e-mails</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU Parliament endorses new rights for Internet and phone users</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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EU assembly adopts Internet, phone user rights

STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing.
The rules endorsed Tuesday are part of a broad telecommunications package that also aims ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-parliament-endorses-new-rights-for-internet-and-phone-users-235809/" title="EU Parliament endorses new rights for Internet and phone users">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Send a photo postcard from your phone: Apps make it easy to say &#8216;Wish you were here&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fritz Faerber</dc:creator>
		
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Send your postcards with a phone app by e-mail

I have a confession. I have an immense collection of postcards that never reached their intended recipients. Lack of postage, a complete address or even motivation have turned countless scribbled postcards into nothing more than bookmarks in my guidebooks.
But now there&#8217;s no excuse. New apps make it .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/send-a-photo-postcard-from-your-phone-apps-make-it-easy-to-say-wish-you-were-here-234705/">Send a photo postcard from your phone: Apps make it easy to say &#8216;Wish you were here&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN defends removal of poster critical of censorship in China at Internet conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarek El-tablawy</dc:creator>
		
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UN defends removal of China poster at Net event

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — The United Nations is defending the removal of a poster criticizing China&#8217;s censorship of the Web at an Internet conference.
Free speech advocates from the OpenNet Initiative had placed a poster at the Internet Governance Forum decrying what they called China&#8217;s Great Firewall. An .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-defends-removal-of-poster-critical-of-censorship-in-china-at-internet-conference-230653/">Source &nbsp;: UN defends removal of poster critical of censorship in China at Internet conference</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sirius XM Radio says chairman resigns, names LA Times publisher Eddy Hartenstein to role</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Sirius XM Radio Chairman Gary Parsons resigns

NEW YORK — Sirius XM Radio said Thursday that Gary Parsons has resigned as chairman and a member of the board and will be succeeded by Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO Eddy W. Hartenstein as non-executive chairman.
Parsons founded XM Satellite Radio and was its chairman before the company&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sirius-xm-radio-says-chairman-resigns-names-la-times-publisher-eddy-hartenstein-to-role-227502/">Source article &nbsp;: Sirius XM Radio says chairman resigns, names LA Times publisher Eddy Hartenstein to role</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed ban on text messaging while driving approved by Pa. House Transportation Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Pa. House panel OKs ban on texting while driving

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bill to bar text messaging while driving in Pennsylvania is headed to the House floor.
The bill won a unanimous vote of support Tuesday from the House Transportation Committee.
The legislation would ban texting by all drivers and prohibit drivers under 18 from using hand-held ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/proposed-ban-on-text-messaging-while-driving-approved-by-pa-house-transportation-committee-224605/">Proposed ban on text messaging while driving approved by Pa. House Transportation Committee</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clearwire gets $1.5 billion in financing from Sprint and other investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Sprint, others give Clearwire $1.5B in financing

NEW YORK — Investors in Clearwire Corp., including Sprint Nextel Corp. and major cable companies, Tuesday said they are pumping an additional $1.5 billion into the company so it can keep building out its nationwide wireless data network.
Sprint, which owns 51 percent of Clearwire, is putting up $1.176 billion. .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clearwire-gets-15-billion-in-financing-from-sprint-and-other-investors-224559/">Clearwire gets $1.5 billion in financing from Sprint and other investors</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-tax, school, health groups spur e-mails on Strickland plan to delay Ohio income tax cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Majors</dc:creator>
		
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Proposed delay of Ohio tax cuts spurs e-mails

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After Richard Handy of Fairfield received an e-mail from a conservative group calling Gov. Ted Strickland&#8217;s proposed delay of Ohio&#8217;s income tax cuts a &#8220;retroactive tax increase,&#8221; Handy fired off a few passionate words to some state senators.
&#8220;I am absolutely against changing the rules in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-tax-school-health-groups-spur-e-mails-on-strickland-plan-to-delay-ohio-income-tax-cuts-224388/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Anti-tax, school, health groups spur e-mails on Strickland plan to delay Ohio income tax cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite instead of Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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Iran turns to Italy to launch satellite
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.

General Mahdi Farahi, the head of Iran&#8217;s Aero Space Industries, said the satellite, which Israeli media claims is for espionage  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-turns-to-italy-to-launch-satellite-instead-of-russia-224344/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Google pushes further into mobile advertising with $750 million bid for AdMob</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Google to buy mobile ad network for $750 million

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. is stepping up its push to sell advertising on cell phones, announcing a deal Monday to buy a mobile ad network, AdMob, for $750 million in stock.
Google already has a mobile ad delivery system, DoubleClick Mobile, which it got with its ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/google-pushes-further-into-mobile-advertising-with-750-million-bid-for-admob-223425/">Google pushes further into mobile advertising with $750 million bid for AdMob</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IDC says worldwide smart phone shipments grew 4.2 percent in 3rd quarter, reaching record</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Smart phone demand going strong in 3Q
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The global smart phone market set a record for shipments in the third quarter as it continues to weather the economic turmoil, research firm IDC said Thursday.

Smart phone vendors shipped 43.3 million units during the third quarter, up 4.2 from the same period a year earlier ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/idc-says-worldwide-smart-phone-shipments-grew-42-percent-in-3rd-quarter-reaching-record-219035/">IDC says worldwide smart phone shipments grew 4.2 percent in 3rd quarter, reaching record</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Deutsche Telekom says Q3 net income up 7 pct to euro959 million ($1.4 billion)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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Deutsche Telekom Q3 net income up 7 pct
BERLIN — Deutsche Telekom AG reported third-quarter net income rose 7 percent as it remained focused on controlling costs and developing key markets in the U.S., Britain and Poland.

Telekom, based in Bonn, on Thursday reported net income of €959 million ($1.4 billion) in the July-September period compared with .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/deutsche-telekom-says-q3-net-income-up-7-pct-to-euro959-million-14-billion-218660/">Deutsche Telekom says Q3 net income up 7 pct to euro959 million ($1.4 billion)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles approves $7.2 million plan to tap Google for e-mail and other Web services</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Adelman</dc:creator>
		
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Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services

LOS ANGELES — City Council members tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services, a boon for the Web giant as it seeks to wrest market share for office software from rival Microsoft Corp.
The Council voted unanimously for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/los-angeles-approves-72-million-plan-to-tap-google-for-e-mail-and-other-web-services-208958/">Original article &nbsp;: Los Angeles approves $7.2 million plan to tap Google for e-mail and other Web services</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Old school meets high tech: Travel book links to online content through QR codes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fritz Faerber</dc:creator>
		
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Travel book goes mobile with scannable QR code

WASHINGTON — Many travelers still rely on comprehensive printed guidebooks for tourism information. But travelers are also increasingly using mobile technology to plan a trip or find their way around.
Now a technology called QR codes, for Quick Response, offers a way to forge a functional relationship between your .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/old-school-meets-high-tech-travel-book-links-to-online-content-through-qr-codes-208849/">Old school meets high tech: Travel book links to online content through QR codes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s latest phone pitch: Get free voicemail with more features while keeping same number</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Google expands availability of free voice mail

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can&#8217;t or just don&#8217;t want to talk.
Beginning Tuesday, the Internet search leader is giving people a chance to send calls to a free voice mail service unveiled this year. It&#8217;s all part of Google&#8217;s bid ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/googles-latest-phone-pitch-get-free-voicemail-with-more-features-while-keeping-same-number-207896/" title="Google&#8217;s latest phone pitch: Get free voicemail with more features while keeping same number">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ericsson profits slump 71 percent in 3rd quarter as financial crisis hits wireless market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malin Rising</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Thursday said profits tumbled 71 percent in the third quarter, worse than markets expected, as cash-strapped mobile operators cut spending on their networks.

The world&#8217;s leading supplier of broadband networks said net profit in the July-September period was 810 million kronor ($117.6 million), down from 2.84 billion .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ericsson-profits-slump-71-percent-in-3rd-quarter-as-financial-crisis-hits-wireless-market-203156/">Ericsson profits slump 71 percent in 3rd quarter as financial crisis hits wireless market</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wireless equipment maker Ericsson profits drop 71.5 percent in 3Q amid lessened demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malin Rising</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB&#8217;s profits dropped 71.5 percent in the third quarter as the global financial crisis hit demand for network equipment, the Swedish company said Thursday.

The world&#8217;s leading supplier of broadband networks said net profit in the July-September period was 810 million kronor ($117.6 million), down from 2.84 billion in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wireless-equipment-maker-ericsson-profits-drop-715-percent-in-3q-amid-lessened-demand-202980/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Wireless equipment maker Ericsson profits drop 71.5 percent in 3Q amid lessened demand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin state senators approve plan to ban all drivers from sending text messages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Bauer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. — All Wisconsin drivers, not just teenagers, would be banned from sending text messages while driving under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

Lawmakers approved a bill 27-5 that would prohibit drivers from using a text message device such as a cell phone, I-Phone, or Blackberry. The penalties would be between ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wisconsin-state-senators-approve-plan-to-ban-all-drivers-from-sending-text-messages-201348/">Wisconsin state senators approve plan to ban all drivers from sending text messages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC panel proposing stronger rules to force cabbies to hang up that phone and focus on road</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cristian Salazar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Like so many who hail yellow taxis in the city, businessman Amit Agrawal says he&#8217;s fed up with hearing cabbies talking on their cell phones while driving.

&#8220;That could be dangerous,&#8221; he said Friday as he walked to a subway stop in lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center construction site. &#8220;I think ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nyc-panel-proposing-stronger-rules-to-force-cabbies-to-hang-up-that-phone-and-focus-on-road-198540/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : NYC panel proposing stronger rules to force cabbies to hang up that phone and focus on road</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shriver apologizes for violating Calif law banning hand-held cell phones while driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California first lady Maria Shriver says she&#8217;s sorry for breaking a state law that requires drivers to use hands-free devices while talking on cell phones.

The celebrity Web site TMZ.com posted two photographs and a video Tuesday showing Shriver holding a phone to her ear while she was behind the wheel. That prompted .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shriver-apologizes-for-violating-calif-law-banning-hand-held-cell-phones-while-driving-196341/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>PepsiCo&#8217;s iPhone app for Amp energy draws online ire for stereotyping women</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fredrix</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE — PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men &#8220;score&#8221; with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving users pickup lines and a scoreboard to keep track of their conquests.

An apology by the company — which is using the app &#8220;Amp up before you score&#8221; to market its .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pepsicos-iphone-app-for-amp-energy-draws-online-ire-for-stereotyping-women-195956/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Photos show Maria Shriver talking on cell phone while driving, apparently violating state law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed — holding her cell phone while driving.

The celebrity Web site TMZ.com posted two photographs Tuesday showing Shriver holding a phone to her ear while she&#8217;s behind the wheel. It says one was snapped Sunday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/photos-show-maria-shriver-talking-on-cell-phone-while-driving-apparently-violating-state-law-195258/" title="Photos show Maria Shriver talking on cell phone while driving, apparently violating state law">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Sidekick has amnesia: Contacts and data disappear from T-Mobile phones with cult following</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Owners of Sidekick phones may have lost all the personal information they put on the device, including contact numbers, because of a failure of servers that remotely stored the data.

The incident is a huge blow to the reputation of the Sidekick and is a reminder of the dangers of trusting a single ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-sidekick-has-amnesia-contacts-and-data-disappear-from-t-mobile-phones-with-cult-following-194013/">Read : The Sidekick has amnesia: Contacts and data disappear from T-Mobile phones with cult following</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joelle Tessler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money

WASHINGTON — The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for better access. The challenge is that the government ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-2200-broadband-applications-competition-for-billions-in-stimulus-dollars-is-intense-193270/" title="With 2,200 broadband applications, competition for billions in stimulus dollars is intense">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Wireless charging mats let you cut (most of) the cords, for a price</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Metz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — It&#8217;s a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It&#8217;s even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you go out of town.

What if you could charge things without plugging them in?
I&#8217;ve started doing just ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/review-wireless-charging-mats-let-you-cut-most-of-the-cords-for-a-price-189854/">Original article on  : Review: Wireless charging mats let you cut (most of) the cords, for a price</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clearwire names Alvarion, ZTE as network infrastructure suppliers in launch of 4G WiMAX</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIRKLAND, Wash. — Clearwire Corp. said Tuesday it named telecoms equipment providers Alvarion Ltd. of Israel and ZTE Corp. of China as network infrastructure suppliers to support its launch of 4G WiMAX service in Spain next year.

Clearwire plans to sell its 4G WiMAX services under the CLEAR brand. The company says its 4G WiMAX service ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clearwire-names-alvarion-zte-as-network-infrastructure-suppliers-in-launch-of-4g-wimax-188676/" title="Clearwire names Alvarion, ZTE as network infrastructure suppliers in launch of 4G WiMAX">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon Wireless, Google team up to develop new Android smart phones, tackle iPhone challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless devices that use Google&#8217;s software.

Verizon Wireless, the largest cellular carrier in the U.S., had already said it would sell phones with Google&#8217;s Android software. But it put a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/verizon-wireless-google-team-up-to-develop-new-android-smart-phones-tackle-iphone-challenge-188558/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Verizon Wireless, Google team up to develop new Android smart phones, tackle iPhone challenge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A computer-enhanced, information-rich view of the world around you? There&#8217;s an app for that</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Metz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — You&#8217;re walking down the street, looking for a good place to eat. You hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a camera, so the screen shows what&#8217;s in front of you. But it also shows things you couldn&#8217;t see before: Brightly colored markers indicating nearby restaurants and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-computer-enhanced-information-rich-view-of-the-world-around-you-theres-an-app-for-that-186632/">Read the original article &nbsp;: A computer-enhanced, information-rich view of the world around you? There&#8217;s an app for that</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration, Congress members looking to ban text messaging from the driver&#8217;s seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the administration also would move to put restrictions on cell phone use by rail operators, truck drivers and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-congress-members-looking-to-ban-text-messaging-from-the-drivers-seat-184322/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Obama administration, Congress members looking to ban text messaging from the driver&#8217;s seat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to push for text messaging bans for truck and bus drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the Obama administration will pursue new federal rules that could ban text messaging by truck and interstate bus drivers and urge states to pass laws against distracted driving.

LaHood noted that President Barack Obama signed an executive order late Wednesday banning all federal workers from texting while driving on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-push-for-text-messaging-bans-for-truck-and-bus-drivers-184248/">Original source &nbsp;: Obama administration to push for text messaging bans for truck and bus drivers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco uses immense cash hoard to buy Norwegian video-conferencing firm Tandberg for $3 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Cisco Systems Inc. tapped its immense cash hoard and announced a deal Thursday to buy Norway&#8217;s Tandberg ASA for $3 billion in a bid to dominate the global market for videoconferencing equipment.

Cisco is paying twice the value of the entire global annual market for videoconferencing equipment, at about $1.5 billion a year. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cisco-uses-immense-cash-hoard-to-buy-norwegian-video-conferencing-firm-tandberg-for-3-billion-184121/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Cisco uses immense cash hoard to buy Norwegian video-conferencing firm Tandberg for $3 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court adviser backs EU law capping roaming rates, says other options failed to cut prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Wielaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS — The EU was entitled to cap roaming rates in 2007 as network operators pocketed huge profits but resisted less drastic ways to cut the sky-high costs of using mobile phones in Europe, the EU advocate general said Thursday.

The opinion by Advocate General Miguel Poiares Maduro now goes to the European Court of Justice, ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-adviser-backs-eu-law-capping-roaming-rates-says-other-options-failed-to-cut-prices-183893/">Court adviser backs EU law capping roaming rates, says other options failed to cut prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco agrees to buy Norwegian video-conferencing firm Tandberg for $3 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Cisco Systems Inc. tapped its immense cash hoard and announced a deal Thursday to buy Norway&#8217;s Tandberg ASA for $3 billion in a bid to dominate the global market for videoconferencing equipment.

Cisco is paying twice the value of the entire global annual market for videoconferencing equipment, at about $1.5 billion a year. ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cisco-agrees-to-buy-norwegian-video-conferencing-firm-tandberg-for-3-billion-183790/">Cisco agrees to buy Norwegian video-conferencing firm Tandberg for $3 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation chief signals goal should put the brakes on drivers texting behind the wheel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Determined to stop people from texting while driving, the Obama administration plans a campaign similar to past government efforts to discourage drunken driving and encourage the use of seat belts.

The administration planned to offer recommendations Thursday to address the growing safety risk of distracted drivers, especially the use of mobile devices to send .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transportation-chief-signals-goal-should-put-the-brakes-on-drivers-texting-behind-the-wheel-183518/" title="Transportation chief signals goal should put the brakes on drivers texting behind the wheel">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation Department holds summit to find ways of curbing cell phone use by drivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Driving while distracted is a growing peril in a nation reluctant to put down its cell phones and handheld devices even behind the wheel, the Obama administration declared on Wednesday. Officials said Congress and the public must team up to reduce the danger.

Opening a two-day meeting to find ways to reduce drivers&#8217; use .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transportation-department-holds-summit-to-find-ways-of-curbing-cell-phone-use-by-drivers-182980/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Transportation Department holds summit to find ways of curbing cell phone use by drivers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs, at home and on the go</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you&#8217;ll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren&#8217;t going to thrust savings on you. Here are 10 tips on how to cut the cost of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/review-10-ways-to-save-on-calling-costs-at-home-and-on-the-go-182970/" title="Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs, at home and on the go">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon Wireless discontinues the $150 &#8216;Hub,&#8217; a home phone with a touch screen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is pulling the &#8220;Hub,&#8221; an Internet-connected home phone with an iPhone-like touch screen, after just eight months on the market.

The carrier stopped selling the phone this week, but will continue to support ones already bought, Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Debra Lewis said Wednesday.
Verizon Wireless introduced the Hub on Feb. 1 as .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/verizon-wireless-discontinues-the-150-hub-a-home-phone-with-a-touch-screen-182883/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation Department kicks off effort to prevent drivers from using mobile devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called distracted driving a &#8220;menace to society&#8221; Wednesday, kicking off a two-day meeting on preventing drivers from using mobile devices behind the wheel.

The Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, including drivers talking on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transportation-department-kicks-off-effort-to-prevent-drivers-from-using-mobile-devices-182741/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Transportation Department kicks off effort to prevent drivers from using mobile devices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AT&amp;T to sell satellite smart phone from TerreStar for space-based roaming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — AT&#038;T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday.

The TerreStar Genus phone, due in the first quarter of next year, will have all the features of a standard &#8220;smart&#8221; phone, including a touch screen, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/att-to-sell-satellite-smart-phone-from-terrestar-for-space-based-roaming-182578/">Original source &nbsp;: AT&#038;T to sell satellite smart phone from TerreStar for space-based roaming</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government says nearly 6,000 highway deaths tied to driver distraction in 2008</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Opening a government meeting on auto safety, the Obama administration reported Wednesday that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of the dangers of using mobile devices behind the wheel.

The Transportation Department was bringing together experts over two days .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-says-nearly-6000-highway-deaths-tied-to-driver-distraction-in-2008-182577/">Government says nearly 6,000 highway deaths tied to driver distraction in 2008</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called distracted driving a &#8220;menace to society&#8221; Wednesday, kicking off a two-day meeting on preventing drivers from using mobile devices behind the wheel.

The Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/transportation-dept-kicks-off-meeting-on-texting-mobile-use-by-drivers-180821/" title="Transportation Dept. kicks off meeting on texting, mobile use by drivers">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Feds weigh whether bus, truck drivers should have to hang up their cell phones when driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving, and recommended a ban.

The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list of most important safety measures. Industry and safety groups had no objections.
Yet the regulatory agency that would .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-weigh-whether-bus-truck-drivers-should-have-to-hang-up-their-cell-phones-when-driving-177230/">Feds weigh whether bus, truck drivers should have to hang up their cell phones when driving</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Auto industry group backs ban on handheld texting and cell phone use in cars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Thomas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An auto industry trade group says it supports a ban on texting and using hand-held cell phones while driving in advance of next week&#8217;s major government summit on distracted driving.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said Wednesday that using a hand-held device to text or make phone calls while driving represents a safety risk .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/auto-industry-group-backs-ban-on-handheld-texting-and-cell-phone-use-in-cars-176882/">Auto industry group backs ban on handheld texting and cell phone use in cars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Korean telecommunications regulator approves sale of Apple&#8217;s iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea&#8217;s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has given approval for Apple Inc.&#8217;s hit iPhone to be sold in the country — potentially shaking up a handset market controlled by domestic manufacturers.

The Korea Communications Commission approved the sale of the device at a meeting attended by its five commissioners, said commission ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korean-telecommunications-regulator-approves-sale-of-apples-iphone-175989/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : South Korean telecommunications regulator approves sale of Apple&#8217;s iPhone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hungry teens use 21st century medium to text mom an age-old question: Wuz4dina?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hungry-teens-use-21st-century-medium-to-text-mom-an-age-old-question-wuz4dina-175492/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Teens and texting is a subject that&#8217;s often discussed in pathological terms. They&#8217;re texting in class! They&#8217;re sexting! They&#8217;re running up $5,000 bills! They need thumb therapy!

But texting isn&#8217;t always bad. In some families, it&#8217;s become a primary form of communication between parents and children. In fact, one of my favorite texts from kids is .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hungry-teens-use-21st-century-medium-to-text-mom-an-age-old-question-wuz4dina-175492/">Hungry teens use 21st century medium to text mom an age-old question: Wuz4dina?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FCC likely to tangle with wireless carriers over proposed rule against blocking &#8216;Net traffic</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Svensson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed the most wide-ranging and specific rules so far for regulating how Internet service providers and wireless carriers handle subscriber traffic.

While the FCC has intervened a few times to discipline home broadband providers for blocking or hampering certain types of traffic, the proposal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fcc-likely-to-tangle-with-wireless-carriers-over-proposed-rule-against-blocking-net-traffic-174414/">Read the original article &nbsp;: FCC likely to tangle with wireless carriers over proposed rule against blocking &#8216;Net traffic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>States offer instant traffic updates via Twitter, sending mixed message on texting and driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Demillo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a traffic jam.

It is a mixed signal that some safety experts and politicians say could be dangerous.
At least 22 states ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/states-offer-instant-traffic-updates-via-twitter-sending-mixed-message-on-texting-and-driving-172663/" title="States offer instant traffic updates via Twitter, sending mixed message on texting and driving">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NEC, Casio, Hitachi to bring their mobile phone handset businesses by 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japanese electronics makers NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi said Monday they will combine their mobile phone handset-manufacturing operations by April next year in a bid to boost their competitiveness at home and abroad.

The three companies are relatively small players in the domestic market for handsets, which is saturated and dominated by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nec-casio-hitachi-to-bring-their-mobile-phone-handset-businesses-by-2010-167810/">Original source &nbsp;: NEC, Casio, Hitachi to bring their mobile phone handset businesses by 2010</a>.]]></description>
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