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    Attention to lighting can make a huge difference in your photos (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - It's the middle of summer, and you have a brand-new digital camera, but your pictures aren't looking as stellar as you had hoped. Perhaps there are huge shadows under the eyes of your subjects, or a whole lot of squinting faces. It doesn't have to be that way. We checked in with Scott Kelby, author of the best-selling, two-volume The Digital Photography Book, for five basic lighting tips that can dramatically improve anyone's pictures - even those made with the most inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:26:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Suit May Ban Classic Wii Controllers (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - If you haven't yet gotten around to buying a Wii Classic Controller or old GameCube pad (for Virtual Console use, Smash Bros., what have you), then you might want to do so quickly. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:41:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    iPhone and iPod case roundup (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Speck on Tuesday announced their PixelSkin cases for the iPhone 3G. iSkin has announced its new DuoBand for the iPod nano, and Ivyskin is offering its iPhone 3G XyloT3 case. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:15:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Art shock troops mock Russian establishment (Reuters)

    Performance artists Pyotr Verzilov and Kotyonok (R) sit outside the garage that doubles as studio and temporary home in Moscow July 2, 2008. Carrying bags of stolen groceries, Oleg Vorotnikov takes out the batteries of his mobile phone before entering the secret headquarters of his underground art collective on the outskirts of Moscow. REUTERS/Thomas PeterReuters - Carrying bags of stolen groceries, Oleg Vorotnikov takes out the batteries of his mobile phone before entering the secret headquarters of his underground art collective on the outskirts of Moscow.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:22:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    AT&T growth strong amid iPhone 3G optimism (CNET)
    CNET - Correction, 7:30 a.m. PDT Wednesday: This report mischaracterized the iPhone 3G's influence on AT&T's second quarter. The phone's launch came after the quarter's close. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    AT&T Income Growth Spurred by IPhone, Mobile Revenue (PC World)
    PC World - AT&T reports growth in its net income and revenue, driven by strong mobile numbers. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Qualcomm patent ruled invalid in German Nokia case (Reuters)

    A view of one of Qualcomm's many buildings in San Diego, California, July 22, 2008. Investors in Qualcomm, already expecting strong quarterly results July 23 for the wireless chip and technology supplier, will likely be focusing on its current quarter forecasts and its court case with Nokia in Delaware on the same day. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cell phone maker Nokia was invalid.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:15:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard (AP)
    AP - Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:47:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Griffin brings slots to iPhone (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - Griffin Technology on Wednesday announced Lucky 7 Slots for the iPhone, a game that simulates casino slot machine action. It costs $1.99. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:30:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited (AP)

    A text message showing book prices received via Amazon.com Inc.'s TextBuyIt shop-by-cell phone service is shown in New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2008.  If you're in a store and want to compare prices on something that seems appealing, you can text the item's name or bar code number to '262966,' which corresponds with 'AMAZON' on the phone keypad. Then the service sends back matching items available for sale on Amazon. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)AP - TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool — perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.


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    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Microsoft Opens Xbox 360 To Outside Game Creators (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft is opening the Xbox 360 to third-party software creators in a bold attempt to dramatically expand the number of games available on its platform. The goal is to give gaming aficionados far more choices than rivals Sony and Nintendo are offering. -- read full article
    Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    PDFpen editing tool handles newer, non-standard PDFs (Macworld.com)
    Macworld.com - SmileOnMyMac on Tuesday announced the release of PDFpen 3.5, an update to its PDF editing and form-filling software for Mac OS X. The update is free for registered users; it costs $49.95 to register. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Microsoft's Xbox Live to Sell User-Designed Games (PC Magazine)

    Guests play the Xbox 360 PC Magazine - At the Gamefest 2008 Conference keynote Tuesday, Microsoft chief technology officer Chris Satchell revealed updated plans for the company's XNA player-created games initiative.


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    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:10:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    TiVo Gets Its Own Shopping Channel: Amazon (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Online shopping addicts beware. A TiVo-Amazon partnership will soon allow TiVo customers to purchase items via Amazon.com without ever leaving the couch. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:29:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Microsoft Lets Xbox Live Users Build And Sell Their Own Games (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - If it passes a peer review, the creator will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by the game. -- read full article
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:53:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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