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  A Chorus of App Suggestions

  By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 3, 2009 4:27 PM ET

  out, I jumped ship. One of the obvious perks of the iPhone is all the apps. At the same time, one of the downfalls is ... all the apps.According to Apple, there were more than 85,000 apps in the App Store as of late September. According to the site AppShopper, there are currently over 96,000 app Read More

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  Chamber Climate Rots Apple

  By Marc Hertz | Tue Oct 6, 2009 2:30 AM ET

  The letter (available for download at the New York Times blog) is from Catherine A. Novelli, vice president of worldwide government affairs at Apple, and addressed to the president and CEO of the chamber, Thomas J. Donohue.Donohue, in a release last week, stated "... we believe that Congres Read More

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  Why Apples Are Still on Top

  By Jac Chebatoris | Sat Oct 3, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  is 10 percent of your daily recommended intake. Eating 30 grams of fiber per day has been shown to decrease your risk of developing ovarian cancer. Apples contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. This means they'll help decrease your LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) as well as help keep yo Read More

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  Want Some Fries With That iPhone App?

  By Judy Mottl | Thu Oct 1, 2009 2:02 PM ET

  on Apple's press site).But Apple does report there are 50 million iPhone and iPod Touch users and 125,000 software developers participating in Apple's developer program.That's pretty darn amazing given the first iPhone only arrived two years ago in June 2007. This past June, Apple announce Read More

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  How to Un-'zip' a Car With Your iPhone

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  of its customers "live their lives" from their iPhones, then the app release certainly is a shrewd move. The application is free and available from Apple's App Store.Will car makers take notice and make similar apps available? And what happens when you lose your phone and suddenly you're lef Read More

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  Saving the Planet, One Widget at a Time

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  which is offering a desktop widget through its Power To Change campaign, but also gives a shout-out to fellow energy-saving widget-makers Google, Apple and Microsoft.The HP widget sits on the desktop and tells users to shut down their computers, via pop-up, if left idle for a long period o Read More

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  160 Gigs in Your Hot Little Hand

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:13 PM ET

  5 GB micro drive is pictured, in absence of a Toshiba photo, but it gives you an idea of just how tiny these things are.The recent unveiling of Apple's new 160-GB iPod Classic -- released precisely the same day as Toshiba's announcement -- is probably no coincidence, but neither company i Read More

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• Netbooks Grabbing a Seat in Classrooms This Term

  By Judy Mottl | Fri Sep 4, 2009 1:02 PM ET

  big leader in the educational market, the allure of a smaller, lighter and cheaper PC option could hurt Apple's market share in the future.“While Apple has done well historically in the education market, 2009 marks the dawn of the netbook,” says Vipin Jain, Retrevo CEO, states in a pres Read More

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  Sony Champions Library E-books, Rattles Amazon

  By Steve Tanner | Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:30 PM ET

  you're on the fence about shelling out $200 for a snazzy new e-book reader, perhaps the idea of checking out library materials digitally will swa Read More

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  Take a Gander at the Top 35 iPhone Apps

  By Judy Mottl | Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:07 PM ET

  3 and My Brute. For those looking to just have fun and blow off some steam, Doodle Jump and Mouth Off are the top time wasters. Photo courtesy o Read More

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