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    Nintendo DS teaches English in school (AP)

    A seventh-grader at the all-girls Tokyo Joshi Gakuen, writes an Alphabet on screen of Nintendo DS game console during an English class in Tokyo, Thursday, June 26, 2008. The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore as the portable video game machine gets used as a key tool in an English class at the Japanese junior high school.(AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.


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    Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:24:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Freeverse offers Jeopardy! Deluxe, Wheel of Fortune Deluxe (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Freeverse on Tuesday announced the release of Jeopardy! Deluxe and Wheel of Fortune Deluxe, two Mac games based on the popular TV game shows. Each is available for download as a free demo; each costs $19.95 to register. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:00:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    SoftRAID update stores backup header info (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - SoftRAID has announced the release of an update to its eponymous RAID software for Mac OS X, SoftRAID. The new 3.6.7 update is a free upgrade for all 3.x users; SoftRAID costs $129 to download ($149 on CD). -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:30:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Senators Question Border Laptop Searches (PC World)
    PC World - U.S. senators question routine laptop searches at U.S. borders. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:40:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Subsidy Puts Apple's iPhone Margin Above 50 Percent (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Two weeks ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the much-anticipated iPhone 3G. Now iSuppli is sharing how much it costs Apple to build the mobile device -- and the company's profit. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:45:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Apple's profit may be higher for new iPhone (Reuters)

    Apple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs speaks about the price of the new iPhone 3G during his keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California June 9, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)Reuters - Apple Inc's latest iPhone will be more profitable than any other product in its popular iPod line of music players, despite a price tag that is half of the previous iPhone, according to a study.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:25:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Workplaces to see more spats over after-hours (Reuters)

    File photo shows Blackberry devices in Los Angeles March 3, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Should an employee get paid for reading a BlackBerry at the dinner table, sending an office e-mail or posting a job-related blog at home?


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:34:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Rural New Mexico high school podcasts to students (AP)

    Incoming sophomore Kyla Walraven listens to her Zune on the bus ride home in Fort Sumner, N.M., on May 13, 2008. The commute for nearly 50 percent of Fort Sumner High Schools students is about an hour bus ride. This past semester, nearly every one of the roughly 100 students at Fort Sumner High School was outfitted with the Microsoft media player, similar to Apple's iPod, enabling them to watch videos and listen to podcasts created or recommended by teachers and fellow students. It was one of two schools nationwide taking part in the project. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)AP - Students at a rural New Mexico high school made a unique pledge: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zune music players.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:45:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    T-Mobile To Prorate Cell Phone Termination Fees (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Facing lawsuits and the FCC, all four major U.S. wireless carriers will soon have prorated cell phone cancellation policies. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:24:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Consumer Tech Sales Rebound From Weak Economy (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Leading the pack were notebook computers and LCD TVs, followed by digital point-and-shoot cameras, portable digital players, inkjet cartridges, and desktop computers. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:24:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Nokia Plans Mobile Software Surge With Open-Source Symbian (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The cell phone maker is buying the remaining shares of Symbian for $410 million and plans to open source the mobile operating system. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:59:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Analysts: New Apple iPhone will cost $173 to make (AP)

    The Apple 3G iPhone is shown in this publicity photo released to Reuters June 9, 2008. Apple Inc on Monday unveiled a next-generation iPhone with faster Internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks and sell for as low as $199 -- half the current entry-level price. (Apple/Handout/Reuters)AP - The cheapest model of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone, which is about to go on sale for $199 in the U.S., costs about $173 to make, according to an estimate by research firm iSuppli Corp.


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    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:15:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    New 3G IPhone Costs $173 to Make: ISuppli (PC World)
    PC World - The new iPhone costs just US$173 to make. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:10:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    T-Mobile goes nationwide with landline service (AP)
    AP - Cell phone company T-Mobile USA is set to launch a nationwide service that lets customers place unlimited domestic calls with their landline phones over a broadband connection. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:07:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Freeverse offers Jeopardy! Deluxe, Wheel of Fortune Deluxe (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Freeverse on Tuesday announced the release of Jeopardy! Deluxe and Wheel of Fortune Deluxe, two Mac games based on the popular TV game shows. Each is available for download as a free demo; each costs $19.95 to register. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:30:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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