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Swiss To Get iPhone On April 4th

Tuesday
Mar 4,2008

Swiss To Get iPhone On April 4th? (news/iphone-hardware/swiss-to-get-iphone-on-april-4th-20080304449)
March 4, 2008
A photo of purported ads for the iPhone in Switzerland proclaims, The iPhone will be available in Switzerland from April 4th exclusively via Swisscom. To celebrate this announcement, the historical Swiss telecom company will also change its logo the same day.

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  • Tuesday
    Mar 4,2008

    Microsoft’s Silverlight browser plug-in will be bringing videos and other rich media to Nokia smartphones later this year.

    The two companies on Tuesday at Microsoft’s Mix ‘08 conference are scheduled to announce that Microsoft will write a version of Silverlight for Nokia’s Series 60 (S60) smartphone software …

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Hotties? Definitely. But I wonder what they would've said if I'd asked them if they know who Steve Ballmer is.

    (Credit: Caroline McCarthy/CNET News.com)

    NEW YORK–So, on Monday night, Microsoft threw a party for its brand new Office Live Workspace, also known as Redmond’…

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    REDMOND, Wash.–When Microsoft releases its WorldWide Telescope this spring, the program will be a Windows-only download.

    Much of the astronomical community, however, uses Macs and other Unix-based hardware. So, when principal developer Jonathan Fay shows off the program, he often uses a MacBook Pro. The telescope program itself, though, …

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  • Power up Skype with live remote access

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Gogrok
    is a companion program that runs with Skype (download for Windows
    and Mac)
    to give users remote access capabilities. More than a typical plug-in but not able to stand on its own, the Skype-Gogrok combo makes for a good voice-and-remote access tech support duo that’s not quite dynamic.

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  • 2008 Geneva Auto Show coverage

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR

    Koenigsegg shows off its CCX and CCXR at the 2008 Geneva Auto Show.

    (Credit: Koenigsegg)

    We sent Kevin Massy and Brian Cooley to Geneva, along with our video crew, to get full coverage of the 2008 Geneva Auto Show. They will be posting blogs, photos, and video from the show …

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  • Review: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Last year we tested the 2008 Subaru WRX and were left hoping the STI version would make up for the suburbanization of the model. Well, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI arrived in our garage and set all our worries to rest. From our first …

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  • Microsoft’s Surface hits Sin City

    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    Microsoft’s Surface has yet to become a permanent act on the Vegas Strip, but the tabletop computer did play a one-night gig at Caesars Palace last week.

    Actor Jason Alexander gets a demo of Microsoft's Surface while autographing a digital photo.

    (Credit: Harrah's)

    The it-list …

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  • One to One program creates bond with customers

    • Filed under: News
    Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    “One grandmother,” explains John Boudreau (mercurynews.com), “used a tutorial to learn how to make podcasts with Apple’s GarageBand software so she could read bedtime stories to her grandchildren, who live on the other side of the country.” It’s just one of the examples Boudreau uses to explain how the One to One
    personal training sessions available at the retail Apple Store have become “one of the most powerful marketing tools for the Cupertino company.”

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  • Monday
    Mar 3,2008

    News Corp.’s MySpace and Viacom’s MTV are partnering again, and this time it’s on a weekly TV show. But the program, a countdown show called MySpace Chart, will only air on the U.K. network MTV Two (the equivalent of the U.S. MTV2 channel) and there …

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    1. AT&T’s Rivals Are Happy to Attack Over iPhone’s - The debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G cellphones has been a public relations headache for AT&T, after complaints of dropped calls and poor network connections.
    2. AT&T’s Rivals Are Happy to Attack Over iPhone’s Network Woes - Apple sold more than a million iPhone 3G cellphones its first weekend — with some stores running out — and two million more since then, analysts say. But its July debut has been nothing less than a public relations headache for AT&T, with eager buyers complaining about dropped calls and poor network connections.
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    10. iPhoners Can Drive Audi A4 on iPhones with Free App - - Wireless and Mobile News reports that Audi is offering a free Audi A4 driver game and special Audi website for iPhone users. "Audi A4 Challenge," a driving game that utilizes the iPhone's accelerometer (motion sensor) to steer a digital version of Audi's new 2009 A4.