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Ripplewood Deal Blazes a Trail in Japan. Ripplewood Holdings said that it would buy the fixed-line operations of the Japan Telecom Holdings Company from the Vodafone Group. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Business] 4:16:54 PM  comment
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First Linux phone out. Surely pleasing the Slashdot Set, the first cellphone running Linux is out, at least in Asia. Motorola's A760 looks a bit like an old school Handspring Treo, has integrated Bluetooth, but lacks both a built-in keyboard or even a numbered keypad for dialing (you gotta use the touchscreen for that). Read [Thanks, Serge]... [Gizmodo] 4:15:00 PM comment
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Motorola launches first Linux smartphone. First to two 'secret weapons', too [The Register] 4:14:14 PM comment
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Say Hello to the New X-Men. The Mountain Dew-fueled all-nighter is history. Today's supercoders work 40-hour weeks, two to a computer. Welcome to extreme programming, the latest revolution to rock the software world. By Martha Baer from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 4:13:36 PM comment
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Wi-Fi Still Stumping Telecoms. Four years have gone by since consumers adopted Wi-Fi, and telecommunications executives still haven't figured out how to make money from the thing. But people want it, so the companies have to offer it. Staci D. Kramer reports from Aspen, Colorado. [Wired News] [Vae Victis: My Organization] 4:04:59 PM comment
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A Chip-Based Challenge to a Car's Spinning Camshaft. The mechanical system operating the valves that bring fuel and air into a car's engine and let out exhaust haven't changed -- until now. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology] 4:03:37 PM comment
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Brrring! A Musical Reverie Yields to Cellphone Chatter. Cellphones have long been able to handle your list of contacts, and more recently they have added e-mail, games and even pictures to the mix. Now a Nokia cellphone wants to be your primary portable music player, too. By Yi Cai Isaac Tong. [New York Times: Technology] 3:59:32 PM comment
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Do-It-All Gadgets, a Hit in Kansas, Venture Into Oz. Two hand-held gadgets -- the Sidekick and the Blackberry-- are getting a color-screen makeover. They look great, but are they worth the price? By David Pogue. [New York Times: Technology] 3:43:02 PM comment
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Three major cell phone service providers led by NTT DoCoMo Inc plan to introduce a common system allowing cell phone users to pay at convenience stores for items bought shopping online... 3:24:02 PM comment
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Chinese enterprises are showing increasing interest in mobile corporate services and solutions, according to a survey conducted by Roland Berger, a Germany-based strategy consultant. 3:09:33 PM comment
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