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Wired for the iPad to Launch by Summer

Wired for the iPad to Launch by Summer - LONG Beach, California — Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson announces at the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference that the publication would be releasing its content for the iPad by summer.

The Pluses, and Oddities, of 3-D TV

The Pluses, and Oddities, of 3-D TV - While 3-D hardware is coming out this year, it will cost quite a bit more than the bargain HDTVs of the last few years; expect to pay about $4,000 for a full package.

The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site

The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site - Starting in early 2011, nonsubscribers who visit NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a flat fee for access.

Logistical Nightmare Keeps Aid From Haitians' Hands

Logistical Nightmare Keeps Aid From Haitians' Hands - Although aid is pouring into Haiti, much of it isn't reaching stricken people. The Port-au-Prince airport is ill-equipped to handle the large number of aid flights ready to deliver supplies, and USAID estimates that it will take at least 60 days to get the shipping port operable again. Even when aid is delivered, there is not enough security to prevent chaotic scuffles over water and food.

AP Exclusive: Alarming network glitch makes the Internet lose track of who is who on Facebook

"The fact that it did happen is proof that it could potentially happen again and with something a lot more important than Facebook," said Nathan Hamiel, founder of the Hexagon Security Group, a research organization.

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Update: Local doctors head to Haiti to provide medical care

HAITI (WABC) -- Food, water, shelter. These are among the the many needs in Haiti right now. But the effort to save lives also centers on medical care.

Doctors and volunteers embraced, giving each other encouragement and support for what will perhaps be the most challenging experience of their lives.

"My people are my brothers and sisters should be with them," said Ginette Sangosse of Association of Haitian Physicians.

Dragon Dictation mostly delivers hands-free typing on iPhone

A company called Nuance, known for its speech recognition software, has released an iPhone app that will transcribe your speech into editable text. Dragon Dictation for iPhone will then let you send the transcribed text as an SMS message or e-mail, or copy the text to paste in other apps. It promises a 500 percent speed increase over typing on the iPhone's soft keyboard, but doesn't yet deliver the speed and accuracy of comparable desktop apps.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/dragon-dictation-mostly-delive...

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"No 64-Bit Snow Leopard Kernel For You!"

I just read a great article from Stephen Foskett discussing the latest Mac OS X. This should to clarify this a bit, or 64 of them...

There is clearly a ton of interest in Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard: My Snow Leopard features hardware compatibility chart had over 20,000 visitors in just three days! But one chart element is generating an inordinate amount of interest: Whether or not Snow Leopard can boot in 64-bit mode.

Palm Pre Syncs With iTunes Again

It appears that Palm is prepared to engage in a game of chess –- or maybe tag -– with Apple.

Last week Apple sent out a software update for iTunes that stopped the Palm Pre from syncing with it. Before the update, when you plugged a Palm Pre into your computer, it appeared as an iPod to iTunes, which happily linked up and downloaded music, photos and videos. No other phone — besides the iPhone — could do that.

Palm Pre Shut Out of iTunes — Or Is It?

Apple has made good on its threat to shut the Palm Pre out of iTunes. The Pre had done a nifty trick: when you plugged it in to a computer, iTunes thought the Pre was an iPod, then filled it with your music, video and photos. But iTunes update 8.2.1 takes care of all of that. Now iTunes doesn’t recognize the Palm. In Apple’s words, the update, “addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices.”

Of course, you have the option of not installing the update, or you can use a workaround.

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