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Amazon unveils Kindle Application for iPhone

You may not have the latest $359 Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com, but if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, a new application will let you access much of the same content on your Apple device.

Facebook application plan rankles some developers

Facebook plans to start charging for verifying applications built for the social network — an optional process that has upset some developers despite the company's assurances it will bring plenty of positive benefits.

Cop: Robber Left Name on Job Application

Police say they got a major clue to the identity of a suspect in the armed robbery of a convenience store — his job application.

Dominion Seeks OK for Nuke Expansion

Energy company Dominion Resources Inc. has filed an application to build an additional nuclear reactor at its North Anna Power Station, company executives said Wednesday, making the energy company the third to seek federal regulators' permission to build a new nuclear reactor.

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An 'American Idol' for Apps
Source: The New York Times

It seems everyone has a great idea for an app (or at least think they do). But few people have a good idea about how to make one. That is exactly what Appswell is counting on.

'Digital dirt' can haunt your job search
Source: CNN

Gone are the days when all you were concerned with was whether or not your résumé and cover letter were error-free.

One Out of Three Loan Applications Denied
Source: Roadhouse Realty

Statistics are not looking good for loan borrowers, as one out of three mortgage applicants was denied last year. The strict standards, which predictably followed the housing market crash, show no signs of loosening the lending reins.

TC50 Demopit Company TweetFunnel Launches Enterprise-Friendly Twitter Publishing Platform
Source: TechCrunch

As more and more businesses dip their toes in the Twitter stream, there's a need for enterprise-focused Twitter applications that cater to businesses' needs from the microblogging platform.

Elance Network Security Blunders
Source: Suite101

Elance just suffered its second network security issue, sending thousands of emails containing private information to third parties. Read more: #ixzz0QBUZshYw

Practicing Education

All over the world each year, there are people waking up and getting ready for school. Some are struggling to tie their shoelaces, and really worried about that spelling test that they know is coming at them.

iPhone apps, not widely used
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

WASHINGTON - TENS of thousands of applications are available for Apple's popular iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report released on Thursday indicates that only a few are likely to attract widespread usage.

iPhone App Reviews: Pandora Radio vs. Slacker Radio

Personalized radio apps are all the rage these days, particularly in the smart phone arena.

Shen computer case has familiar ring - Student charged this week with identity theft is same one accused last year, officials say
Source: Times Union

CLIFTON PARK -- Matthew C. Beighey is a Shenendehowa student with a knack for computers he keeps putting to the wrong uses, police say.

'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure
Source: PhysOrg.com

...people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the "giant magnetoresistance effect," which made it possible to pack more data onto smaller and smaller hard drives.

Torture Is Not a New US Foreign Policy Tool
Source: Common Dreams

"We are going to smash your hands to pulp like the Chileans did to Victor Jara." Those were the words of the torturers in a Uruguayan prison spoken to my friend Miguel Angel Estrella, a pianist from Argentina.

Not All Insurers Will Get TARP Funds, or Need It; Buying Banks Produces Excellent ROI

Recent headlines announced that insurance companies were also going to be covered by the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) bailout program.

Webicell - The coolest cell new phone application

The newest free cell phone app isn't an app at all, its a website for contacts. A website which displays your contacts, which you can share with your friends or family to maintain one contact list, never having to type in addresses on your phone.

How to Develop and Fine Tune Marketable Skills

People everywhere are scrambling to regroup as they cope with the recession and a shaky job market. Many are looking for work for the first time - at least in a long time. Others are having to refocus and take a different path after losing their current job.

iPhone App Helps Vegas Blackjack Players Illegally Count Cards
Source: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features

Las Vegas casino operators are on the lookout for blackjack cheaters using a card-counting iPhone application designed to help players win.

War on Project Playlist: now Facebook bans its widget
Source: Music Ally

It's a troubling end of 2008 for music site Project Playlist, to say the least. MySpace banned its widget last week following pressure from the major labels, and now Facebook has followed suit.

Australia lets German doc with Down's Syndrome son stay
Source: thelocal.de

Australia granted a German doctor and his family permanent residency on Wednesday, overturning a ruling rejecting the application because his son has Down's Syndrome.

Developer strikes it rich with iPhone game
Source: CNN

With its glassy touch screen, powerful graphics, crisp sound and tilt feature, the iPhone is more than a smart phone for some users -- it's a portable entertainment system.

Apple - strict and controlling?

With the recent release of Google's iPod Mobile application which features groundbreaking voice recognition for search technology not being launched until Monday, two days after the expected release, some important questions need to be asked.

Official Google Blog: Now you can speak to Google Mobile App on your iPhone
Source: googleblog.blogspot.com

Have you ever been in a hurry and really needed to find an answer to something, but there was no one to ask? Like when you're grocery shopping and looking for the last item on your list, the kids are running around you in circles, you're holding a basket in one hand, and you have …

Google: speak into your iPhone to search net
Source: TechRadar: All Phone and communications feeds

Google has developed an application that allows you to speak into your iPhone and have your words searched for over the mobile browser.

Could You Fill Out This Job Application for a job with the Obama Administration?
Source: ABC News Blogs

The seven-page, 63 question job application was obtained by the New York Times and confirmed as the actual job application by the Obama Transition Team.

Come2Play Intros Open Source API for Multiplayer Flash Games Development
Source: TMCnet

Come2Play, developer of a platform for multiplayer casual Flash games, announced the release of an open-source application program interface (API) that enables game developers to turn single player Flash games into social gaming networks. The company will wrap those new games …

Firefox 3: 8 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do
Source: PCMag.com

With the ability to drastically expand the browser's functions using plug-in extensions and Greasemonkey scripts, many of Firefox 3 's built-in features are overlooked.

McCain Mails a Million Bad Ballot Applications, Thousands of Voters Rejected
Source: news.cincinnati.com

About one-third of the absentee ballot applications received at the Hamilton County Board of Elections have been ruled invalid because Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign printed a version of the form with an extra, unneeded box on it.

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