Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Track Swine Flu Cases via Google Maps; Dvorak: Twitter Mania Has Got to Stop; How to Buy an Office Printer; and More

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AppScout: Track Swine Flu Cases via Google Maps
Dvorak: Twitter Mania Has Got to Stop
Feature: How to Buy an Office Printer
Roundup: The Best iPhone Music Apps
News: Apple May Bring a Non-iPhone to Verizon
Review: HP ProBook 4510s
News: IBM's "Watson" to Take on Jeopardy


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AppScout: Track Swine Flu Cases via Google Maps
You can now track all of the reported cases of swine flu using a Google Maps application. See if any cases have been reported near you.



Dvorak: Twitter Mania Has Got to Stop
Celebrities use Twitter as it was intended, and the real users are interacting with it in unique (and mostly productive) ways. But those celebs will drive Twitter into a death spiral.



Feature: How to Buy an Office Printer
In selecting an office printer, you have many choices to make: single-function or all-in-one, color or monochrome, and more.



Roundup: The Best iPhone Music Apps
Get these cool (and cheap!) apps to transform your iPhone into the ultimate mobile music machine.



News: Apple May Bring a Non-iPhone to Verizon
Apple and Verizon Wireless may have found a sneaky way to work together without violating Apple's exclusivity contract with AT&T, which runs at least through 2010.



Review: HP ProBook 4510s
Tight-budgeted businesses will love the 4510s's battery life and price.


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News: IBM's "Watson" to Take on Jeopardy
IBM said Monday that it plans to produce "Watson," a computing system designed to parse questions and deliver responses intelligently, with the object of competing against human contestants on the game show.



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Cablevision Rolls Out Superfast Internet Access
Cablevision Systems plans to roll out superfast Internet access connections that can allow a customer to download a full-length high-definition movie in less than 10 minutes. The service for 100 megabits per second will cost $99 a month. Would you pay for such a service if it was offered in your neighborhood?

GM Kills Off Pontiac; What Brand Is Next?
GM took Pontiac off life support on Monday. Odds are that this is just a waystation to an even smaller General Motors. Do you think another GM brand will be shuttered as well?

Pirate Bay Lawyer Files for Retrial, Cites Bias
The tried and convicted principals of Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest free file-sharing Web sites, filed an appeal for a new trial on the grounds that the presiding judge was biased, lawyers for the four men claimed Monday in Swedish district court. When the trial is held, do you think the defendants can win their case?



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