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Entries from October 2007

NGT NEWS: Best of CTIA, Apple’s 18-Year-Old Ad Boy, Fantasy Bands, & More

by NGT

Best of CTIA 2007 Announced [Laptop Magazine]
The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, AAA Mobile, and the LogMeIn Rescue + Mobile are among the winners at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment expo (Check out our roundup here).
Related: Talkster another CTIA winner, allows users to make free international calls from their mobile or landline in exchange […]

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Tags: The Week in Mobile

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Best of CTIA Wireless

by Sherrie

This past Wednesday, Laptop Magazine recognized seven innovative mobile products and applications with the Best of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment award. The winning services and products included AAA Mobile for best location-based application, GestureTek EyeMobile Engine for best entertainment application, and Dashwire for best under-the-radar product. Dashwire’s win was particularly notable because “under-the-radar” meant […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile

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MySpace Spam Gets Trashed at CMJ

by David

MySpace, Imeem, and other music sharing sites are constantly being hailed as meccas for new talent—the perfect places for up-and-coming artists to make it big. But when it really comes down to how buzz is generated around a particular artist or band, word-of-mouth is the dominating factor, a CMJ panel of music marketers said last […]

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Tags: Culture & Entertainment · Marketing & Advertising · Music · Social Networking

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NGT News: Microsoft’s Facebook Deal, Games at Work, IMAP for Gmail & More

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Microsoft Bets on Facebook Stake and Web Ad Boom [Wall Street Journal]
Microsoft has acquired a 1.6% stake in Facebook for $240 million, valuing the startup at $15 billion. Beating out Google as an investor, Microsoft’s high valuation of Facebook reflects expectations for an online advertising boom and renewed optimism in Silicon Valley.
When Work Becomes a […]

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Facebook “Opens Up” at CTIA Wireless Expo

by Jeremy

The 2008 CTIA Wireless conference has been going on this week in San Francisco. By far one of the most anticipated events at this year’s conference was a presentation today by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz. He gave a speech calling on the wireless industry to embrace “openness” as the most beneficial path for developers, carriers […]

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Tags: Emerging Technology · Mobile

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