by Jeff Bennett, Staff Writer, Dow Jones Newswires
Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to market the auto maker’s redesigned Taurus sedan.
Ford and Microsoft first teamed up a few years ago to launch the Sync telematics system, which enables drivers to hook Bluetooth entertainment and communications devices into the car.
The new iPod nano is a tour de force, the Swiss Army Knife of mobile entertainment. I’m sure there’s some obscure gadget from Japan that packs more features per cubic millimeter, but I’ve never heard of it, and chances are neither have you.
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by Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily
The bill of materials for the Apple iPhone 3GS is comparable to model it replaced, according to market research firm iSuppli, which conducted a detailed tear-down of the new version of the phone.
by Richard Wray, Communications Editor, The Guardian
In the heyday of rock music, no stadium gig was complete without a slow number that prompted the crowd to hold aloft their cigarette lighters to create hundreds of flickering points of light. Now the same effect is created by hundreds of people holding up their mobile phones as the audience takes photo after photo to prove they were there.
by Dan Gillmor, Director, Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship
Apple’s new iPhone may well be a revolutionary product in some ways. But after testing one of the devices that went on sale late last month, I’m steering clear, at least for now, of the most shamelessly overhyped consumer product since Windows 95. For all its admirable features–the large screen, gorgeous industrial design and advanced user interface in particular–the iPhone feels like a beta product.
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