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<title><![CDATA[ AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bypassing the big guys to get broadband ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:09:02 EDT</pubDate>
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For Fauquier residents overlooked by telecom companies, a local man has come up with a way to bring broadband to his neighbors.
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<dc:creator>Michael S. Rosenwald</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Review: GPS running watches offer improvements ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:32:59 EDT</pubDate>
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NEW ORLEANS -- My accessories for last month's Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans included a pair of bead necklaces and three watches.
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<dc:creator>ANICK JESDANUN</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Apple's iPad 2 augments but doesn't reinvent the tablet ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:58:03 EDT</pubDate>
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People lined up for blocks to buy an incremental update to an established product. In the gadget market, that's not ordinarily rational behavior.But Apple's iPad and the iPad 2 that arrived in stores Friday are not ordinary gadgets.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ As telecom industry evolves, success of Netflix is its biggest threat ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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By any measure, Netflix is having a marquee year. It has 20 million subscribers, way up from 12 million just a year ago. Its stock has tripled in that time. During periods of peak Internet use, a full fifth of all American bandwidth consumption is people watching movies on Netflix.com. But the mo...
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gadget vendors must realize smartphones can do so much via tethering, Bluetooth ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:01 EST</pubDate>
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Our smartphones are getting ahead of us. Not in the sense that their features exceed our understanding (though that's often the case), but in the way the rest of our devices haven't caught up to their capabilities. Over the past few years, the smartphone has become a polymath of gadgets. It downl...
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hispanics trail other groups in Web usage, confidence ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:56:01 EST</pubDate>
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Hispanics are less connected to the Internet than whites and blacks, using Web sites less frequently and expressing more discomfort with computers and technology in the workplace, according to a new survey.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang and Krissah Thompson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ex-fugitive arraigned on charges tied to $50 million mortgage fraud scheme ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:22:01 EST</pubDate>
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An Ashburn real estate agent who fled the United States in July 2009 was arraigned in Loudoun County Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges stemming from an alleged mortgage scheme that defrauded lenders of $50 million, according to authorities.
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<dc:creator>Caitlin Gibson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Wealthiest in Washington area get best high-speed Internet values, study says ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:06:01 EST</pubDate>
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Residents of the wealthiest parts of the Washington region tend to get the best value in high-speed Internet service, paying less for faster speeds, according to a new study from American University.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Survey of online access finds digital divide ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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A first-of-its-kind federal survey of online access found that Americans in lower-income and rural areas often have slower Internet connections than users in wealthier communities.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Iran's Natanz nuclear facility recovered quickly from Stuxnet cyberattack ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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VIENNA -  In an underground chamber near the Iranian city of Natanz, a network of surveillance cameras offers the outside world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear facility. The cameras were installed by U.N. inspectors to keep tabs on Iran's nuclear progress, but last year they recorded s...
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<dc:creator>Joby Warrick</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ex-senator Gordon Smith now represents broadcasters as voice for free, local TV ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:10:05 EST</pubDate>
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Gordon Smith believes few things are more American than a square meal with peas, carrots and corn. Of course the former senator from Oregon may be biased, since his family supplies much of the nation's frozen veggies.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Verizon iPhone 4 doesn't represent a huge advance over AT&T's ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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A funny thing happened Thursday: Verizon finally started selling the iPhone, and mass hysteria did not erupt. After years of yearning and months of hype, there was not a mass rush to Apple's and Verizon's stores.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Exabytes: Documenting the 'digital age' and huge growth in computing capacity ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:17:02 EST</pubDate>
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Megabytes are dead. Gigabytes are passe. So much digital data now moves around the globe that those who endeavor to measure it employ a new - or new to non-nerds - term. Meet the exabyte. How much data is an exabyte? It's a billion gigabytes - and it signifies just how digital and data-intensive ...
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<dc:creator>Brian Vastag</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama touts plan to get wireless Internet to 98 percent of U.S. ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:41:01 EST</pubDate>
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President Obama unveiled an ambitious blueprint to use $18 billion in federal funds to get 98 percent of the nation connected to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in five years.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama to unveil wireless Internet plan ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:10:01 EST</pubDate>
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President Obama is to unveil a plan Thursday to bring wireless high-speed Internet access to all Americans, a goal the administration says is key to the country's ability to compete globally in the years to come.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Kenneth Olsen, pioneering founder of computer company, dies at 84 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:23:01 EST</pubDate>
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Kenneth Olsen, 84, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., died Feb. 6. The place and cause of death were not disclosed.
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<dc:creator>Joelle Tessler</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ What it's like to cut the cord and stop paying for TV ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:59:02 EST</pubDate>
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This Sunday will be a major television-viewing day for millions of Americans. Most of them will pay to have Fox's broadcast of the Super Bowl beamed into their homes. But I won't.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ National Treasures: Google Art Project unlocks riches of world's galleries ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:56:03 EST</pubDate>
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Google is bringing its "street view" technology indoors. With the announcement Tuesday in London of the Google Art Project, the Internet giant jumps into the online art arena with tools that will allow Web surfers to move through 17 of the most prominent art galleries in the world, with the optio...
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<dc:creator>Philip Kennicott</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ At 10, dance-dancing his way to Guinness record ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:40:00 EST</pubDate>
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Let other parents stick honor-student bumper stickers on their cars. Ted Wada has a framed certificate from Guinness World Records on his mantel to celebrate his 10-year-old's excellence in . . . video gaming.
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<dc:creator>J. Freedom duLac</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ How you and Google are losing the battle against spam in search results ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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Google is facing withering criticism from tech bloggers and search-engine experts who say the world's premier gateway to digital information is increasingly being gamed by spammers. Google, they say, is losing.
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<dc:creator>Michael S. Rosenwald</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In Egypt, should Internet access be an inalienable right? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:02:01 EST</pubDate>
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Riots and unrest in Egypt have been ongoing all week, but the Internet only seemed to take notice when it affected the Internet. On Friday, news reports revealed that the government had shut down Internet access to its 80 million citizens, also blocking text messaging and mobile services. Access ...
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<dc:creator>Monica Hesse</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S. warns against blocking social media, elevates Internet freedom policies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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The decision by Egyptian officials to virtually shut down Internet access to the country Friday marked an audacious escalation in the battle between authoritarian governments and tech-savvy protesters. It was also a direct challenge to the Obama administration's attempts to promote Internet freedom.
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<dc:creator>Mary Beth Sheridan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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With a wave of new smartphones and tablet computers threatening to overwhelm wireless networks, the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to take another aggressive step to ease the growing capacity crunch.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Huawei sues to stop Motorola's deal with Nokia Siemens ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:54:03 EST</pubDate>
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Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications giant that has run up against U.S. government opposition as it seeks business in the United States, announced Monday that it was suing to stop its former partner, Motorola, from transferring what it said were trade secrets to a rival.
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<dc:creator>John Pomfret</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC's rules to protect Internet access spark claims of violations ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:20:01 EST</pubDate>
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The ink is barely dry on the Federal Communications Commission's rules to protect Internet access, and claims of violations are already surfacing.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ With Comcast-NBC conditions, Feds try to open a door to online video ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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Ideally, nobody should have to worry about one TV and Internet provider buying a TV network. In that ideal world, you'd have enough choices for those services that competition would keep the newly combined company honest.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2011/01/11/DI2011011104339.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Verizon sues FCC over net-neutrality rules ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:39:01 EST</pubDate>
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Just weeks after the Federal Communications Commission adopted its first-ever rules aimed at regulating Internet access, Verizon Communications on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the controversial order.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ TV broadcasters resist FCC proposal to surrender more airwaves ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:11:02 EST</pubDate>
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Many broadcasters are already worried about declining viewers, and now they say the government wants to take away something more: the airwaves themselves.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Verizon to start selling iPhone ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:38:01 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -  You can stop asking, "When will Verizon get the iPhone?"
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ 'Mommy tech' gets its own home at gadget show as market expands ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:28:01 EST</pubDate>
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LAS VEGAS -  The world's biggest tech show primarily focuses on gearheads and businessmen, but this year it put at least one spotlight on another market that's proving just as eager for the latest gizmos: moms.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Prime 'beachfront spectrum' for all - if Congress will help ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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You're probably reading this on junk. And I'm not talking about newsprint - industry woes aside, that's high-quality stuff. But if you're on a computer or an iPad, and you're not plugged into an Internet jack in the wall? Junk, then.
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<dc:creator>Ezra Klein</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ CES 2011: Smartphones, tablets and speedy networks run the show ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:03:01 EST</pubDate>
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LAS VEGAS - Tablets and smartphones took the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday, with Motorola, Samsung and LG showering attendees with dozens of faster and more powerful devices that will reach consumer hands this year.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Apps and other electronic fitness aids ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:02:11 EST</pubDate>
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Let me guess: You've resolved to get healthier in 2011. That goal is nothing new, but the technology you can use is. Want to carry a personal trainer in your pocket to the gym, mountain board from the comfort of your living room, calculate exactly how fast you ran the first mile of your morning j...
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<dc:creator>Vicky Hallett</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ CES 2011: Tablets from Apple competitors will take center stage at electronics show ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Apple should be blushing at the Consumer Electronics Show this week as a flood of competing iPad-inspired tablets make their debut.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ 2010: The year ruled by smartphones and social networks ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:33:00 EST</pubDate>
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The year 2010 began with a herd of manufacturers chasing Amazon's Kindle. It ends with some of the same companies in pursuit of Apple's iPad. In between those tablet-computing crazes, we've all been challenged to keep up with the expanding universes of social networking and smartphones.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ On Christmas Eve, frantic shoppers still find it fun ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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So, by Friday afternoon, tens of thousands of last-minute shoppers had only the malls and shops around the region to find the perfect DVD, sweater, book, video game or gadget to pick up and slide, just in time, under the Christmas tree.
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<dc:creator>Zachary A. Goldfarb</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC approves net-neutrality rules; criticism is immediate ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:47:02 EST</pubDate>
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New Internet access rules approved by federal regulators on Tuesday prohibit network operators from meddling with Web traffic into American homes but do not extend to the fast-growing market for smartphones and tablet computers.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC set to enact new net neutrality rules ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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Federal regulators are poised to enact controversial new rules affecting Internet access, marking the government's strongest move yet to ensure that Facebook updates, Google searches and Skype calls reach consumers' homes unimpeded.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
<category><![CDATA[FCC]]></category><category><![CDATA[set]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[enact]]></category><category><![CDATA[new]]></category><category><![CDATA[net]]></category><category><![CDATA[neutrality]]></category><category><![CDATA[rules]]></category>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hands off tomorrow's Internet ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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We may soon see an Internet future less bright than we need.
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<dc:creator>Meredith Attwell Baker</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ TV's future: FCC decisions on Internet access, Comcast-NBC merger approaching ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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America's beloved television is getting an extreme Internet makeover, and questions over what shows viewers will get online and how much they pay for them could soon be resolved by the Federal Communications Commission.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/12/03/DI2010120305263.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Holiday gadget buying -- Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/11/30/DI2010113001602.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gift guide: Cameras, phones, MP3 players and GPS receivers ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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Not all gadgets require careful research and parsing of specification sheets. In some branches of the consumer-electronics ecosystem, competition and decreasing costs have turned high-end products into near commodities, with relatively little risk involved in their purchase. (Well, besides droppi...
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC's pay-as-you-go Internet plan raises video, access questions ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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As details emerge about the Federal Communications Commission's controversial proposal for regulating Internet providers, a provision that would allow companies to bill customers for how much they surf the Web is drawing special scrutiny.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Two books on the radiation dangers of cellphones ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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Zapped: Why Your Cell Phone Shouldn't Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution.
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<dc:creator>Juliet Eilperin</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro ]]></title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/11/29/DI2010112903249.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Apple's iPad rules tablet market, but Samsung's Galaxy Tab among other options ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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It's not quite accurate to say that only two categories of tablet exist - the iPad and Everything That's Not an iPad. But that description isn't far off.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC chairman to propose plan for net neutrality ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission plans to announce Wednesday a controversial proposal that would prohibit Internet providers from favoring or discriminating against any traffic that goes over their networks.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Level 3 Communications calls Comcast fees for Netflix feeds unfair ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:35:01 EST</pubDate>
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An online networking company that carries video feeds for Netflix has accused Comcast of demanding unfair fees to provide that video to home subscribers, raising questions about the cable giant's power to control consumers' access to the Internet.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Faster cellphones to bring a wave of new services and charges ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you think cellphone bills are complicated now, just wait.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Smartphone use makes cellular networks' collapse a real possibility ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The first thing to go might be your smartphone's connection to YouTube, with videos becoming increasingly choppy and then one day just failing to download. In your impatience, you decide to scout out the latest posts in the Twittersphere, except that, too, is temporarily down. Your e-mail is stal...
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<dc:creator>Jim Giles</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Microsoft makes right moves with Kinect ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:41:01 EST</pubDate>
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"Games are going to be one-hundred percent more awesome from now on," said the 9-year-old game industry analyst who lives at my house as we checked out Kinect, a new Microsoft device that allows you to interact with a game's virtual world by waving your arms and moving your body.
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<dc:creator>Mike Musgrove</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Looking for the hot new video game for a holiday gift? Think sequel. ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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For holiday shoppers who feel out of place in a video game store but need to shop for the gamer in their life, there's a simple enough solution: Figure out which title got the most attention from that loved one in recent months, then go out and buy this year's version.
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<dc:creator>Mike Musgrove</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ What to consider before buying technology this holiday season ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:54:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ For computer shoppers, the usual suspects: Mac vs. PC, desktops vs. laptops ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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The humble desktop or laptop computer hasn't yet sunk to the status of commodity product, but it's getting close. On one hand, processing power, memory and storage keep getting cheaper and more plentiful; on the other, competing manufacturers have been settling on the same set of features.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ HDTVs, video players and Web media: What's worth your money ]]></title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112402612.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you've waited until now to buy a new HDTV, I can guarantee one thing: You'll spend less for a given screen size than somebody who made that purchase last year. (Ahem.)
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/11/05/DI2010110505816.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Carrier coverage, price plan and operating system are key to buying smartphones ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:32:01 EST</pubDate>
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The right way to shop for a smartphone is to pick a carrier with coverage and a price plan that fits your needs first. But if you're going to choose a smartphone first, you should start by picking its operating system.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gadgets to add to your holiday shopping list ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Washington Post's consumer technology expert tells you nine things to add to your wishlist - and one that's a waste of money.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FCC probes Google over Street View program's collection of personal data ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:40:01 EST</pubDate>
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The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday it is investigating whether Google violated communications laws when it collected data from WiFi networks in U.S. homes through its Street View mapping program.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Battling over the future of TV ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:43:01 EST</pubDate>
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When AT&T last week had to renew its contract with Scripps, the owner of popular lifestyle shows such as Rachael Ray and "House Hunters," it made a demand that the media company thought went too far: Exclusive rights to broadcast the content on iPads and other mobile devices.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Faster Forward: Reviewing The Post's iPad app ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:33:14 EST</pubDate>
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The Washington Post has an iPad app, and it's much better than the iPhone program I panned in March.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Medical teaching software (such as iMedic, a program to view human anatomy) exemplifies how the video gaming industry has penetrated academia, offering researchers and students a new way to understand techniques that aren't always easy to teach.
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<dc:creator>Julie Wan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's Windows Phone 7: Wrong name, some of the right ideas ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Windows Phone 7 may be Microsoft's most-misnamed product ever. That moniker suggests a sequel to its Windows Mobile line of operating-system releases; fortunately, Windows Phone 7 is nothing of the kind.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2010/10/22/DI2010102205136.html?wprss=rss_technology/personaltech</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Rob Pegoraro answers your questions on recent gadget reviews, technology news and provides personal tech buying and fixing advice.
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:14:53 EDT</pubDate>
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-- There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally come to fruition, thanks to the folks at Microsoft.
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<dc:creator>RON HARRIS</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 06:18:59 EDT</pubDate>
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 video-game console got a little easier to use at 12:01 this morning. That's when the Redmond, Wash., firm began selling Kinect -- a clever accessory that takes the Xbox's controller out of the hands of gamers.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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At the end of an animated and sometimes contentious Supreme Court argument Tuesday about whether the Constitution protects an emerging new art form - the violent video game - only one thing was clear:
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<dc:creator>Robert Barnes</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Several Supreme Court justices strongly questioned during an animated argument Tuesday whether California's attempt to bar the sale of violent video games to minors could possibly meet constitutional muster.
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<dc:creator>Robert Barnes</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:34:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Several Supreme Court justices strongly questioned during an animated argument Tuesday whether California's attempt to bar the sale of violent video games to minors could possibly meet constitutional muster.
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<dc:creator>Robert Barnes</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:19:04 EDT</pubDate>
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Bluetooth technology allows for hands-free mobile phone use, as well as for listening to music and audio files stored on your Android phone (not to mention a proliferation of Borg sightings). Pairing your smartphone with a Bluetooth headset or other device increases your phone's usability.
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:13:52 EDT</pubDate>
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Cablevision and Dish Network subscribers can stop worrying about missing the end of the World Series: Over the weekend, the two TV services settled separate carriage disputes with Fox Networks that ended one standoff and avoided another.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:18:44 EDT</pubDate>
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Steve Jobs's criticism aside, Google's Android operating system continued to be the most popular smart phone platform in the third quarter, according to a report by NPD Group.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gateway ID49C13u: Smooth Looks From Space ]]></title>
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Gateway's ID49C13u, a thin and sedately handsome all-purpose laptop , is a giant step forward for a company whose recent notebook PCs seemed stuck in the doldrums. Gateway has even included a glowing touchpad that pulses in hypnotic rhythms while you boot up.
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<dc:creator>Jon L. Jacobi</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ The 25 Worst High-Tech Habits (and How to Fix Them) ]]></title>
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Good citizens of technological America, this story is not for you.
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<dc:creator>Christopher Null</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ T-Mobile's G2: A Flawed Beauty ]]></title>
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The HTC G2 is the successor to 2008's much ballyhooed HTC G1 (aka the "Google Phone"), the very first Android smartphone released in the United States. It's also the first T-Mobile phone built to take advantage of the carrier's new, faster HSPA+ 3.5G network; it can handle theoretical throughput...
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<dc:creator>Mark Sullivan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why the Supreme Court should rule that violent video games are free speech ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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And why they should be protected speech.
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<dc:creator>Daniel Greenberg</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Faster Forward: Cablevision-Fox slapfest drags on ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:45:02 EDT</pubDate>
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When I wrote last Sunday's column about the dispute between Fox and Cablevision over what the New York cable-TV service should pay the network to carry its channels, I worried that the piece would be overtaken by a Saturday-morning settlement.
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<dc:creator>Rob Pegoraro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Verizon Wireless settles with FCC over false data charges ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:31:01 EDT</pubDate>
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The Federal Communications Commission reached a record $25 million settlement on Thursday with Verizon Wireless over false data charges, in a move meant to show that the agency is stepping up scrutiny of consumer billing practices.
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<dc:creator>Cecilia Kang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Building better wireless networks ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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With mobile traffic growing, the U.S. needs to keep up with spectrum demands.
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<dc:creator>Julius Genachowski</dc:creator>
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