Wal-Mart iPhone Sales: Where’s the Discount? (PC World)
PC World - Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend — but don’t expect to see a lot of savings. As was speculated back in November, the discount retailer will begin carrying the iPhone on its shelves Sunday. Missing from the equation, though, is the discount.
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Wal-Mart to Sell IPhone 3G Starting Dec. 28 (PC World)
PC World - Wal-Mart Friday announced the long-expected availability of the iPhone 3G at almost 2,500 stores beginning Sunday.
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Wall Street Beat: IT Crawls to End of a Tough Year (PC World)
PC World - Though Amazon and Red Hat provided a few glimmers of sunlight the tech sector suffered through a turbulent week, with no signs of letup soon.
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OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The Mac’s been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft’s Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac’s market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows’ market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.)
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Panasonic to Show Powerline Network Prototypes at CES (PC World)
PC World - Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 (Reuters)
Reuters - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.
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Apollo 8: The Moon Mission That ‘Saved 1968′
First manned lunar orbits were one of few bright spots in an otherwise tumultuous year.
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NORAD Tracking Santa’s Sleigh Ride
Even doubters have reason to pause when they hear the North American Aerospace Defense Command is in charge of the annual Christmas mission to keep children informed of Santa’s worldwide journey to their homes.
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Nine Green Gifts for Christmas
Some environmentally-friendly stocking stuffers for last-minute shoppers.
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Not BFFs Anymore? Getting ‘Unfriended’ Online Stings
Purging your Facebook or MySpace page of people you don’t really talk to can get awkward, both in cyberspace and in real life.
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