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33% of connected users to have a MID by 2011; but what’s a MID?According to the Institute for Mobile Markets Research (IMMR), come Q3 2011, 33-percent of the people who currently own or use a cellphone, smartphone or PC will have bought a MID [pdf link]. That’s quite a statement, considering Mobile Internet Device sales have been less than impressive up un ... |
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Even more bad economic news: Jobless benefit claims hit 16 year highThis economic hole just keeps getting deeper and affecting more people:The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger than expected 27,000 last week to their highest level in 16 years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, as a harsh economic environment force ... |
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Armstrong Fears For His Safety At Tour De FranceLance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year. ... |
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Apple exec: Mac OS X Snow Leopard to be released first quarter of 2009Apple's Director of Engineering of Unix Technologies Jordan Hubbard spoke at LISA '08 last week... ... |
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Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama CabinetTom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted Mr. Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrats said. ... |
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Boehner Keeps House GOP Leadership Post Despite LossesRep. John Boehner of Ohio has kept his post as the House Republican leader even after his caucus lost several seats in the Nov. 4 election. Boehner was challenged for the post by Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., a conservative, Politico reported Wednesday. ... |

