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The KIN phone is dead -- 'buy now!'
CNN
At the end of June, after much hype and a major mass-media ad campaign, Microsoft pulled the plug on KIN, its family of semi-smartphones.The KIN's abrupt demise came just six weeks after the launch of that product line.Engadget...
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Insurers Win Policy Change on Children’s Health-Care Coverage
Bloomberg
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Insurers led by UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint Inc. can limit when parents buy child-only policies under an Obama administration ruling that will keep consumers from buying coverage only after their kids fall ill....
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Report: Travelers and teens flocked to the Web in June
USA Today
It's not all that surprising, really, but Web sites for travellers and teens gained the most visitors in June vs. May, according to researchers at comScore. About 5.2 million people seemed to have vacations on their mind as...
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Study changes picture of U.S. quake hazards
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of earthquakes in the U.S. Midwest may be more widespread than geologists have believed, but a "big one" may be less likely at Missouri's New Madrid fault, researchers said on Wednesday.They found that...
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Who's bringing what? Divvyus helps you sort it out
CNET
Ever tried to set up an event or meeting while trying to balance the schedules of others? That's been made easy with tools like Doodle, TimeBridge and Planypus. But what if you're having a dinner party, or a...
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Ten Beeping, Booping Minutes of Tron's Daft Punk Soundtrack
GIZMODO
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/H2KT5PC_Sqk&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[],"width":500,"height":375,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); I listened to this while on a comcast customer service call and it touchtoned my account number automatically! If someone makes an MP3 of this, please let me know. [Pretty much amazing via Brainpicker]...
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Parrot AR.Drone now available for pre-order, shipping September 3rd
engadget
Been itching to get your hands on the Parrot AR.Drone ever since it first took flight at CES way back in January? Well, you can now finally get your $299 pre-order in to ensure it ships to you...
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Privacy activist can post Social Security numbers on her site
Washington Post
Betty "B.J." Ostergren wanted to persuade Virginia to take sensitive personal data off state Web sites. To make her point, she created her own site and then posted public records that included the Social Security numbers of government...
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