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Posted on 20111213

Apple’s Mobile Ad Platform Is Tanking, So Apple Is Lowering Prices (AAPL)

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Apple’s ad platform for mobile phones, iAd, has failed to take off among advertisers, so Apple is making some pretty big … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Leave your kids alone: a free-range parenting journey

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Writing in Boston Magazine, Katherine Ozment recounts how she went from hovering over her kids to keep them from harm to … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Are 100% of astronomy majors employed?

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On Submitterator, ecodeathmarch linked a news report about a new study that found that people with undergraduate degrees in … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

The big memory cube gamble: IBM and Micron stack their chips

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Manufacturers have been murmuring about 3D memory chips for years, but an escalation in recent radio chatter suggests the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Yahoo Hub offers free messaging to anyone, locks horns with RIM and Google

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Yahoo, evidently tired of being passed up by hundreds of free messaging apps floating around the various smartphone … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Archos CEO wants to create a child-sized robot for less than 300 euros, apparently

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Forget all of Archos’ tablet and e-reader nonsense. They’re just stepping stones on the way to a grander vision — one rife … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Google Earth, other mobile apps leave door open for scripting attacks

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In the rush to create mobile apps that work across the leading smartphones and … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111206

Sword fights and sex abuse: only 1% of minors send explicit nude photos

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In 2008, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy said that … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111205

Apple iOS Platform Internal Codenames Revealed

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You don’t have to be an Android user to know Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich are … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111205

The Top Twitter Hashtags Of 2011

via TechCrunch

It’s that time of year again, when everyone puts out their year in review lists. Twitter does this on a rolling basis with … Read More >>

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