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Sony Ericsson's Infinite Hope for a Turnaround
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Sony Ericsson hopes to differentiate its new smartphones with an "Infinite Button" that links entertainment and communications. But will it ever be sold in the United States?
Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays
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Customers buying the company's electronic reading device now will receive them next year.
Google Says It Doesn't Want to Be a Utility
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Google fields questions about its Power Meter, its market strategy and the privacy of consumer data at a smart grid conference in California.
BigDeal Puts a New Spin on 'Entertainment Shopping'
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BigDeal, a new venture-backed "entertainment auction" site, takes on Swoopo.com by saying there is no way to lose.
Palm Drops iTunes Workaround, for Now
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Has Palm stopped battling Apple over whether or not Pre and Pixi owners can synchronize their handsets with iTunes?
Nvidia's Gamers Helped It Win Big Business
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Profits gained from Nvidia's gaming chip business have helped pay for an expansion into the corporate and science markets.
Former Nickelodeon Chief Has iPhone Plans
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Albie Hecht, the former Nickelodeon Entertainment president, hopes to introduce his latest children's entertainment franchise as an app.
Supercomputers Are Still Fast, but Less Super
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Increasingly, they are really large systems that rely on mainstream computing parts.
Andy Grove's Prescription for Health Care
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Andy Grove, former chief executive of Intel, offers his ideas for bringing some of the "better, faster, cheaper" virtues of the chip industry to health care.
Hulu Steps Into Music With EMI and Norah Jones
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Hulu has struck a deal with EMI, the music label, to bring music videos to its site. First up is a Norah Jones channel.
New Sony Reader May Miss Christmas for Some
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Sony will begin taking orders on Wednesday for its new wireless e-reader device. But it says some buyers may not get it until January.
The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes
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Open University, a distance-learning institution based in Britain, has delivered 10 million free downloads of lectures via Apple's iTunes U, which is two years old.
Why Economists Love to Study Cellphone Pricing
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Readers comment on how economists explain complex cellphone price plans, and how foreign cellphone companies charge for phone service.
A Decade Later, Intel's Itanium Chip Makes a Profit
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According to the former head of Intel's server chip business, Itanium has finally moved into the black.
YouTube + Univision = TuTube
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With the Univision deal, YouTube gets Spanish-language television shows popular with Latinos in the United States.
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