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    Business of Life: Night lights, too bright (AP)

    Displayed is a LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia, Sunday, July 27, 2008.  LEDs can be useful indicators of what state a gadget it is in — or where to find it — but they also bug people who'd rather not have lights shining in their faces when they're trying to sleep or watch movies. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Twinkle, twinkle, little Internet router. And cell phone. And digital video recorder. And cable modem. And game console. And power strip. And TV — even though it's turned off.


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    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:40:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Dell Customers Angry With Fix For Faulty Notebooks (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The computer maker is hoping a BIOS update will prevent related problems, such as multiple images, random characters on the screen, lines on the screen, and no video. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:50:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Judge ruling on Sprint fees is blow to industry (AP)
    AP - The fees that cell phone carriers charge customers who break service contracts took a big hit in a California courtroom when a judge said such charges by Sprint Nextel Corp. likely violate state law. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:22:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Prenatal cell phone exposure tied to behavior (Reuters)

    File photo shows a pregnant woman reading her ballot paper through a curtain in a booth at a polling station organized at a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, October 31, 2004. (Mykhailo Markiv/Reuters)Reuters - Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy and who are themselves cell phone users are more likely to have behavior problems, new research shows.


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    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:06:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Adobe's Lightroom 2 Targets Avid Shutterbugs (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Adobe Systems has begun shipping Lightroom 2, the latest version of its software toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. The new program supports 64-bit operations on Macintosh computers equipped with Intel processors running for Mac OS X 10.5, as well as PCs running Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems, Adobe said. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:21:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    LG to Use Dolby Mobile Audio System in Cell Phones (PC World)
    PC World - LG Electronics plans to start adding Dolby Mobile to high-end phones later this year, it said Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:30:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    How TVs Will Get Much, Much Flatter (PC World)
    PC World - A paper-thin HDTV that covers a whole wall? Believe it. OLEDs are coming--not quickly, but when they do, LCD and plasma are doomed. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:05:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    India's '$10 Laptop' to Cost US$100 After All (PC World)
    PC World - Indian government promoted low-cost laptop will cost US$100 and not $10 as earlier stated. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: report (Reuters)
    Reuters - In recent months, personal computer maker Dell Inc., has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September, the Wall Street Journal newspaper said, citing several Dell officials. -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:39:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Nintendo Sales, Profit Surge on Wii, DS (PC World)
    PC World - Nintendo reported strong growth in its sales and profits during the April to June quarter on the popularity of its Wii console... -- read full article
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:10:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Static continues for Apple's iPhone debut (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - LOS ANGELES - Apple's experiencing serious Microsoft-type growing pains with its launch of the new iPhone. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sirius to issue shares at discount (Reuters)

    A woman walks past the waiting area of the XM Satellite Radio building after the U.S. Justice Department approved that Sirius Satellite Radio's $4.59 billion purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio would be given antitrust clearance in Washington, March 25, 2008. XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio said they could pay up to $19 million to settle past compliance issues with federal regulators, a move that helps clear the way for U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval of their merger. (Larry Downing/Reuters)Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio plans to issue shares at a 20 percent discount to Monday's closing price, as part of the financing of its acquisition of XM Satellite Radio.


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    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:46:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    India Developing US$10 Laptop (PC World)
    PC World - India is developing a laptop that will cost US$10, for use in higher education. -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Sony Q1 profit down on mobiles, Matsushita up (Reuters)

    The Sony-Ericsson G900 mobile is displayed during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 14, 2008. (Albert Gea/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a bigger-than-expected 47 percent fall in quarterly profit and cut its outlook, hurt by its struggling mobile phone joint venture with Sweden's Ericsson (ERICb.ST), while rival Matsushita (6752.T) nearly doubled its profit on rising flat TV sales.


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    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:14:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
    Mobile Phones and the Digital Divide (PC World)
    PC World - Whether you're building an application for the 3G iPhone in the United States or trying to figure out how to deliver health... -- read full article
    Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:30:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News
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