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    3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones (AP)

    Kabrina Moton, 16, from Cincinnati, holds her cell phone that she receives a text-message that reminds her to take her asthma medicine. Need to get on your kid's case about taking medicine? Try speaking, er texting, their lingo: '4gt yr meds?' Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with text messages to tackle a big problem: Tweens and teens too often do a poor job of controlling chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes or kidney disease. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.


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    Wed, 14 May 2008 11:37:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Asus pins future on small but mighty laptop (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - FREMONT, Calif. - The company has helped create a new type of computer - a laptop that's both small and inexpensive, says tech analyst Bob O'Donnell at researcher IDC. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 12:23:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    LG, Samsung to Develop Mobile DTV Standard (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Several months after introducing competing and incompatible mobile DTV products, LG and Samsung have joined forces to develop a single device that will allow for digital television on cell phones. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 13:36:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Montage screenwriting software reworks styles (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Mariner Software on Tuesday announced the release of Montage 1.5, a significant update to their screenwriting software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, Montage 1.5 costs $139.95. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 14:30:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    O2 prompts speculation over 3G iPhone (Reuters)
    Reuters - Telefonica's O2 and Apple will be making a joint announcement in the "coming weeks," prompting speculation that the U.S. firm is set to announce a new third-generation model of its iPhone. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 15:51:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    IBM to offer business intelligence via BlackBerry (Reuters)

    A Research in Motion Blackberry is shown in Toronto October 26, 2007. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)Reuters - IBM said on Wednesday it has started selling software that lets customers access its Cognos business intelligence software via BlackBerry mobile devices.


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    Wed, 14 May 2008 17:19:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Switzerland's top telecom to carry iPhone (AP)
    AP - Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Dell Vows To Boost Energy Efficiency In Products (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The computer maker expects to reduce energy consumption of its notebooks and desktops by up to 25% in two years. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 18:09:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Verizon Wireless, Mozilla Join LiMo Foundation (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The decision to snub Google's Android and its friends intensifies the debate over exactly which firm will have the more "open" cell phone service. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 19:34:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Review: Foneshow makes podcasts available by cell phone (AP)
    AP - A new service named Foneshow offers a quick and easy way to access the downloadable radio shows known as podcasts. Instead of synching your music player to a PC to get audio clips that interest you, Foneshow lets you listen to podcasts on demand from your cell phone. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 19:51:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Xbox 360 reaches 10 million U.S. sales before Wii or PS3 (Reuters)

    Visitors play with Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game consoles during the opening day of Madrid's International Data Processing, Multimedia and Communications SIMO Fair November 7, 2006. (Victor Fraile/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach 10 million units in U.S. sales.


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    Wed, 14 May 2008 20:12:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Camera memory card tags location info using Wi-Fi (AP)
    AP - NEW YORK — A wireless memory card for digital cameras now comes with an added twist: Besides making it easier to store and share photos, the latest version of the Eye-Fi card also helps sort images by location. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 20:39:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Steve Jobs Keynote Heightens Expectations for 3G iPhone (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Apple's announcement Tuesday that CEO Steve Jobs will keynote the company's Worldwide Developers Conference is fueling speculation that Apple will announce a 3G version of the iPhone. Jobs will speak on Monday, June 9, at 10 a.m. The conference runs June 9-13 in San Francisco. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 20:41:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Consumers Cold To Blu-Ray Players (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Only 9% of non-Blu-ray player owners say they are likely to buy a Blu-ray disc player within the next year, according to a Harris Interactive survey. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 21:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    'Grand Theft Auto' Helps U.S. Xbox Sales Top 10 Million (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - GTA IV also helped boost the subscriber base to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service to more than 12 million this month. -- read full article
    Wed, 14 May 2008 22:42:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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