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| Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:24:09 GMT
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| Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:44 GMT
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| Coinstar's stock soars on strong 4Q for Redbox
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:31 GMT
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| Shop like you used to: Amazon mulling brick-and-mortar rollout
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:53:19 GMT Yahoo! News - From e-tail to retail? If rumors are true, massive online marketplace Amazon is taking a risky step: opening a brick-and-mortar store of its own. Plans for the new store aren't entirely solid yet. Still, Amazon is supposedly looking into opening up … |
| Just Show Me: 3 great to-do apps for your Android phone
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:14 GMT Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you three great to-do apps for your Android phone. To get started, download … |
| NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge
(Mashable)
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:45:44 GMT Mashable - How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling? |
| Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:43 GMT Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is dipping its toes into the physical world as the largest online retailer offers more products in stores that may benefit from hands-on interaction with shoppers. |
| Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:34 GMT
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| Why Are Digital Cameras Disappearing?
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:32:33 GMT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to Mike Tomkins of Imaging Resource, digital camera maker Canon is in a bit of a bind. Its high-end Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras are growing in popularity, but compact cameras -- the basic point-and-shoot variety -- are starting to tank except in "emerging markets." Which is code for third-world countries, where most people can't afford SLRs anyway. |
| Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market
(Appolicious)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:11:00 GMT Appolicious - The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they’re downloaded. |
| Super Bowl sets records with 111.3 million TV viewers, 12,233 tweets per second
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:05 GMT The Cutline - The Super Bowl broadcast by NBC on Sunday was watched by 111.3 million people, according to Nielsen estimates, making it the most-watched program in television history for the third year in a row. Approximately 47.8 percent of U.S. homes tuned in for the New York Giants come-from-behind 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots, off [...] |
| Taiwan smartphone maker HTC sees Q1 revenue lagging
(Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:36:12 GMT Reuters - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to prove to investors it still retains its innovative touch. |
| Shakespeare in Bits: Hamlet leads iOS Apps of the Week
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT Appolicious - With Super Bowl Sunday having come and gone, you won’t see any football-focused apps in this week’s top selections. Instead there’s a little something for everyone. Apps for gamers, apps for fans of classic literature and even new interactive apps that might forecast the future of media as we know it. This eclectic selection should keep you busy for while. Besides, Spring Training starts in a few weeks anyway! |
| Going mobile: Travel's eventual high-tech future
(Reuters)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:33 GMT Reuters - Welcome to the airport terminal of the future. |
| TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report
(Reuters)
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:28:01 GMT Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday. |
| Evi attempts to fill Siri void for non-4S users
(Appolicious)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT Appolicious - I opted to skip upgrading to iPhone 4S, but that decision cost me access to an app I quite liked: Siri Assistant. With Siri’s much-lauded integration into the 4S, users on aging devices might feel abandoned when it comes to artificial intelligence. Enter Evi; a 99-cent app for iPhone and iPod Touch that aims to fill the void Siri has left. |
| The rise and fall of HTC
(Appolicious)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT Appolicious - HTC was one of the first developers to get aboard the Android train. When Google first launched its original operating system a few years ago, HTC were there. This weekend, we learned that HTC reported a significant loss in the final quarter of 2011 and offered guidance that things might not get any better. |
| Cisco seen reporting solid second quarter
(Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:21:16 GMT Reuters - A year after network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc unnerved investors with yet another weak quarterly outlook the company looks set to report a stable quarter buoyed in part by improving enterprise demand in the United States. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2012 is:
propinquity • \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ • noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity
Examples:
Many of the retirement community's residents cite the propinquity of the area's various cultural offerings as a significant reason for their choice of the facility.
"Canada was faced with the overwhelming propinquity of the United States; it was just next door -- for almost nine thousand kilometres." -- From Derek Lundy's 2011 book Borderlands: Riding the Edge of America
Did you know?
"Propinquity" and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root "prope," which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity"). "Proximus" is the superlative of "prope" and thus means "nearest," whereas "propinquus" simply means "near" or "akin," but in English "propinquity" conveys a stronger sense of closeness than "proximity." (The latter usually suggests a sense of being in the vicinity of something.) The distinctions between the two words are subtle, however, and they are often used interchangeably. "Propinquity" is believed to be the older of the two words, first appearing in English in the 14th century; "proximity" followed a century later.