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Using a hands-free device does not make things better and the researchers believe they know why -- passengers act as a second set of eyes, shutting up or sometimes even helping when they see the driver needs to make a maneuver. The research, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, adds to a growing body of evidence that mobile phones can make driving dangerous.
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Want to improve your IT efficiency in 2009? Here are some suggestions on: what to outsource, what to make virtual, where to add server hardware, the type of laptops to use and how to have solid-enough security on Windows systems.
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Palm is not saying how many jobs the struggling smartphone company is cutting, but says that it has a new operating system and new devices coming out in the first half of 2009. Palm, which employs 1,050 workers, makes the Centro and Treo smartphones. The company's market share has been shrinking, with RIM's BlackBerry becoming the device of choice for the business set and Apple's iPhone a consumer phenomenon.
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The suit alleges that the technology the iPhone uses to navigate and display some websites designed for small phone screens infringes on a patent obtained last month by Gottfurcht and his co-inventors and assigned to EMG.
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In a statement, Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Lowell McAdam apologized to Obama and said all employees who had had access to Obama's account, whether authorized or not, were put on immediate leave with pay. Asked to disclose exactly what kind of information was viewed, the duration and frequency of the unauthorized access, Verizon Wireless spokesman Jeffrey Nelson declined comment beyond the company's statement.
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The No. 2 U.S. mobile service, a joint venture between Verizon and Vodafone, heavily promoted four different phones last holiday season, but its focus this year is directed firmly at RIMs first touch-screen phone. Both the Storm and Apple's iPhone cost $200 for customers who agree to a two-year service contract and both come with a built-in camera, and music and video players. But the Storm, which goes on sale in the United States on November 21, has a different approach to touch-screen typing that RIM hopes will win over people addicted to the keypads on other BlackBerry e-mail devices.
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Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will leave the role as chief executive of the number 2 search engine on the Internet. After deals with Google, Microsoft and AOl have gone virtually nowhere, Yang will step down to focus on Yahoo's technology and strategy.
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From better monitoring tools to WAN optimization to getting a clear read on power and cooling costs, making IT network infrastructure perform efficiently is a complex challenge for network and system administrators to define and put in to practice. Here is some key network infrastructure advice for IT managers and CIOs.
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The company iSuppli said its "bill-of-materials" estimate for Google's phone, which does not include costs for software, research and development, manufacturing or accessories, was based on a cost model rather than a physical examination of the phone.
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The "iPill" capsule measures acidity with a sensor to determine its location in the gut, and can then release drugs where they are needed.
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As 2009 unfolds, it’s clear that enterprises with a forward-thinking approach and a solid grasp of technology trends will have a distinct competitive advantage. The following technologies trends in areas like SaaS, virtualization and project portfolio management, among others, are likely to shape IT and business in the coming year, and they can give your company the advantage it needs to do business in this challenging economic environment.
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Nortel Networks reported a $3.4 billion quarterly loss and announced a round of sweeping new cost cuts, including 1,300 layoffs, as a global economic downturn erodes its business and strains its balance sheet.
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No one doubts that the BlackBerry continues to own the enterprise space, but the iPhone's acceptance in corporations is rising. Apple will have a tough time cracking industries such as finance and government, which have higher email security requirements
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it sent letters to 12 companies after receiving complaints that some are ratcheting up prices for programing packages or requiring customers to buy digital set-top boxes for fewer channels, ahead of the change to digital-only signals.
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Hours after arch rival Google ditched its search advertising partnership with Yahoo, Yahoo CEO Yang said he remains open to selling the Internet company to Microsoft, but at the right price. Will Microsoft still be interested?
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