fastmobile turns phones into walkie-talkies. and tries not to scare the networks away from voice IM [The Register]
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High-Speed Service May Cost More. Some executives say that a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission will eliminatie price competition and lead to increased overall prices for broadband service. By Saul Hansell. [New York Times: Technology]
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Designs That Have Seen the Future, and Now Are Here. New breakthrough materials are in from the fringe and within easy reach of homeowners. By Marco Pasanella. [New York Times: Technology]
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Where's the Remote? A Tiny New Answer. The Griffin Mobile Total Remote started off as an attempt to create a remote control for the Apple iPod music player. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]
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BlackBerry Battle Could Reverberate. As the battle over technology used in BlackBerry pagers heads to court, a broader patent challenge could be on the horizon. By Teresa Riordan. [New York Times: Technology]
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Developing Software for Managing Real Estate. A group of real estate companies is investing in the creation of computer software tailored to suit the needs of property managers. By Antoinette Martin. [New York Times: Technology]
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Sega to Merge With a Mainstay of Japanese Arcades. The Sega Corporation, the video game maker, said on Thursday that it would merge with Sammy, a leading manufacturer of pachinko machines. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Technology]
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Scrawl to Screen, With a Pen. A tablet computer is not the only way to capture handwritten notes. Two new digital pens can transfer handwritten scrawl to the screen. By David Pogue. [New York Times: Technology]
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The movie series Matrix and its Animatrix clone display an approach to convergence that may have a relationship to the way we do business(animation to movies to real life):

A Thin Line Between Film and Joystick. "Enter the Matrix" represents the closest collaboration so far between the converging orbits of moviemaking and game production. By Michel Marriott. [New York Times: Technology]

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More about blogging:

Why Did Google Want Blogger?. Google's recent purchase of Pyra Labs, maker of a weblogging tool called Blogger, has generated much speculation about why the popular search engine did the deal. One man who worked closely with Pyra thinks he knows the answer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

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DSL customers brace for higher prices. Competition and future investment may not get much help from this week's broadband regulatory overhaul, telecom executives warn. [CNET News.com]
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Shipping registry deploys biometric ID card for seafarers. A registry that represents about 2,000 cargo and luxury vessels and as many as 500,000 seafarers plans to use biometric IDs to try and increase maritime security. [Computerworld News]
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WLAN smart-card consortium launched. The group wants to help companies gain secure access to the growing number of public high-speed wireless Internet networks. [Computerworld News]
5:27:58 PM    

Wireless net marches forward. Wireless networks in airports, hotels and coffee shops could soon be a lot easier to find and use. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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US powers internet growth. Some 10 million Americans linked to the net for the first time in 2002, but Spain represents the most exciting market, a survey says. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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