Teen Texting Fever May Rage On Into Adulthood

U.S. teenagers are sending or receiving an average of 3,339 text messages a month, more than six every hour they're awake, according to a study released Thursday by Nielsen. Teen girls aged 13 to 17 were the most-active users, receiving 4,050 texts per month. Teen boys outpaced other male age groups, receiving an average of 2,539 texts per month.
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Mac Lion: The King of the OS X Jungle?

Apple has this way of making its more devoted fans feel as though the company is giving them some sort of gift whenever it rolls out a new product. It plans a party, makes special invitations, and trots out the new inventions like it's paying tribute to a visiting dignitary. Nobody's giving anyone anything, of course; it's total salesmanship. Not a bad way to go about it, though.
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Mac May Have a Hard Time Following iPad's Act

Apple has invited media and analysts to an Oct. 20 event focusing on its upcoming plans for the Mac platform. The invitation mentions a "sneak peek" at the next version of the Mac OS, but offers no other information about what will be revealed. Because Apple is following its usual pattern of keeping a lid on the details of any possible new product releases, the rumor mill has been abuzz with possibilities.
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Intel the ARM Wrestler

Intel plans to pull out all the stops to conquer the tablet PC market, CEO Paul Otellini announced this week. Intel will use all of the assets at its disposal to win this segment, he said. Intel will offer tablets running Meego, the operating system that's a melding of its and Nokia's technologies.
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The Advent of the Superhumanly Intelligent UI

Competition in the keenly contested smartphone market is driving massive change in user interfaces. Mice and keyboards are so yesterday; touch, multitouch and gestures form the core of UIs today. Now, we have Google TV with apps on the TV set. The media of television, streaming video and the Internet are becoming more closely intertwined.
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This Facebook Password Will Self-Destruct in 20 Minutes

Facebook has unveiled new measures to keep members secure when they log into its site. One is a temporary password; another is letting people sign out of Facebook remotely. Finally, it will also now regularly prompt members to update their security information. Facebook members must have first listed a mobile phone number in their account information.
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Google Dabbles in Robotics With Self-Driving Cars

While it has been rumored for some time, Google announced Sunday is has been testing self-driving cars. The company equipped six Toyota Priuses and an Audi TT with technology that enabled a vehicle to drive from Google's Mountain View, Calif., campus to its Santa Monica office. It then moved on to Hollywood Boulevard. In all, Google has sent its auto-cars more than 140,000 miles.
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Jailbreaking Your iPhone: Why Bother?

For those who follow the intricacies of the competitive world of Apple device jailbreaking, it's been a lively week. One team of hackers had the anticipated "greenpois0n" patch ready to release. Then, another experienced jailbreak provider beat them to the punch with "limera1n."
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The Sheer Hypocrisy of Redmond's Stab at Internet Health

One of the benefits of being an 800-pound gorilla in this world is that you can use your strength and influence to help others. So, apparently, seems to be the altruistic thinking at Microsoft these days. Not content to rule the world -- or at least try to -- with its Windows desktop dominance, the software behemoth has now apparently paused to propose a way to tackle the Internet's malware problems too.
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Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It's a Clark Kent Phone

Today Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7, and I've been thinking about this phone a lot over the last month. The closest metaphor to what makes this phone different from others is Superman. This isn't because when Superman launched, this hero was the underdog but rose to be the most powerful -- too early by far for that connection.
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