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<title>Blogsvine / Iria / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:33:23 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Less Than 2% of PCs Fully Patched: Secunia]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Less_Than_2_of_PCs_Fully_Patched_Secunia-1/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Less_Than_2_of_PCs_Fully_Patched_Secunia-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:33:23 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Less_Than_2_of_PCs_Fully_Patched_Secunia-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A report from security firm Secunia indicates that only 1.91% of PCs are fully patched. The remaining 98.09% have at least one program with an unpatched security vulnerabilty. Nearly 50% of PCs have 11 or more unpatched programs.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Invulnerable No More: Apple Recommends Antivirus Software]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Invulnerable_No_More_Apple_Recommends_Antivirus_Software/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Invulnerable_No_More_Apple_Recommends_Antivirus_Software/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:42:30 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Invulnerable_No_More_Apple_Recommends_Antivirus_Software/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's long been asserted that Apple computers are invulnerable to viruses. This has not been because the OS is flawless, but rather because hackers focused on the more popular OS: Windows, as well as the fact that most hackers had Windows machines. But no longer.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adblock Plus Reaches Version 1.0]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Adblock_Plus_Reaches_Version_1-0/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Adblock_Plus_Reaches_Version_1-0/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:18:49 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Adblock_Plus_Reaches_Version_1-0/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was torn about whether to write this or not because ads are the lifeblood of a site or blog. And ad-blocking software, in such context, is heresy. But still, this is a major milestone and, I'll be honest, I use Adblock Plus myself, which has just reached the magic 1.0 version.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sling Media Opens Its Video Streaming Site to the Public]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Sling_Media_Opens_Its_Video_Streaming_Site_to_the_Public/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Sling_Media_Opens_Its_Video_Streaming_Site_to_the_Public/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:28:51 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Sling_Media_Opens_Its_Video_Streaming_Site_to_the_Public/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sling.com has emerged from private beta. This site is the now public beta video streaming site of Slingbox maker Sling Media (its parent company is Echostar, which purchased the former startup last year).<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barack Obama Still Fighting to Keep His Blackberry]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Barack_Obama_Still_Fighting_to_Keep_His_Blackberry/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Barack_Obama_Still_Fighting_to_Keep_His_Blackberry/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:56:36 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Barack_Obama_Still_Fighting_to_Keep_His_Blackberry/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's become a cause for some: to let Barack Obama keep his BlackBerry when he takes office.What stands in the way? The primary concern has been the Presidential Records Act, which requires all presidential documents to be put in the official record.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lori Drew Innocent of Felony Charges in MySpace Suicide Trial]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lori_Drew_Innocent_of_Felony_Charges_in_MySpace_Suicide_Trial/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lori_Drew_Innocent_of_Felony_Charges_in_MySpace_Suicide_Trial/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:34:16 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lori_Drew_Innocent_of_Felony_Charges_in_MySpace_Suicide_Trial/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After just over a day of deliberation, on Wednesday a six-man, six-woman jury has acquitted Lori Drew of three felony charges of violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the Megan Meier MySpace suicide case. For the charge of conspiracy, jurors were unable to come to an agreement, and a mistrial declared.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Retrevo Preps Consumers with "Black Friday" Strategies]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/General/Retrevo_Preps_Consumers_with_Black_Friday_Strategies/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/General/Retrevo_Preps_Consumers_with_Black_Friday_Strategies/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>General</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/General/Retrevo_Preps_Consumers_with_Black_Friday_Strategies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Black Friday, Black Friday, Black Friday. That and Cyber Monday, that's all we hear right now. Some people are really prepared, others needs some help. If you are in the latter category, Retrevo, which bills itself as the site that &quot;matches people and electronics&quot; has two guides to help you sort through the confusion.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Black Friday" Comes Early for Mac Buyers]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Black_Friday_Comes_Early_for_Mac_Buyers/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Black_Friday_Comes_Early_for_Mac_Buyers/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:34:41 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Black_Friday_Comes_Early_for_Mac_Buyers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This just shows how things have changed. In the past we'd be salivating over Dell deals, or HP deals, but now it's Mac deals that grab people's attention. Both MacMall and Best Buy are starting their &quot;Black Friday&quot; sales early.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Admits to Sidestepping App Store Rules]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Google_Admits_to_Sidestepping_App_Store_Rules/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Google_Admits_to_Sidestepping_App_Store_Rules/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:15:27 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Google_Admits_to_Sidestepping_App_Store_Rules/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An earlier analysis of the new version of the Google Mobile App for the iPhone showed that in order to achieve some of its functionality, the ability to detect when the iPhone is raised to a person's head to perform a voice search, it had to use undocumented APIs. On Tuesday, Google admitted that it's been caught with its App Store rules down.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Porn / Spyware Case Closed, But Justice Not Served]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Porn__Spyware_Case_Closed_But_Justice_Not_Served/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Porn__Spyware_Case_Closed_But_Justice_Not_Served/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:13:54 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Porn__Spyware_Case_Closed_But_Justice_Not_Served/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have previously railed against people who are silly enough not to install some sort of antivirus program on their system (I have signed up to clean out one such system). I am also amazed by organizations such as the Pentagon who, rather than installing up-to-date AV software, ban USB drives to prevent infection by an old (and thus easily detected) virus.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blockbuster Unveils VOD Set-Top Box]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Blockbuster_Unveils_VOD_Set-Top_Box/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Blockbuster_Unveils_VOD_Set-Top_Box/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:33:59 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Blockbuster_Unveils_VOD_Set-Top_Box/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blockbuster on Tuesday announced its own Video-on-Demand set-top box, joining arch-rival Netflix, which has been pushing VOD for some time now, with the $100 Roku set-top box as well as the Xbox 360, Samsung BD-P2500, Samsung BD-P2550, and LG BD300.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nice Try!  Sexy Wallpaper App Slips Into the App Store]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Nice_Try__Sexy_Wallpaper_App_Slips_Into_the_App_Store/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Nice_Try__Sexy_Wallpaper_App_Slips_Into_the_App_Store/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:56:47 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Nice_Try__Sexy_Wallpaper_App_Slips_Into_the_App_Store/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ah, the circus that is the App Store approval process. While it appears that Google's new voice-enabled Mobile App slipped through the approval process despite some SDK no-nos, so did a far-too an innocent sounding app, Wallpaper Universe.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[After Cell Phone Loss, Wife's Nude Pics End Up Online]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/After_Cell_Phone_Loss_Wifes_Nude_Pics_End_Up_Online/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/After_Cell_Phone_Loss_Wifes_Nude_Pics_End_Up_Online/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:48:57 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/After_Cell_Phone_Loss_Wifes_Nude_Pics_End_Up_Online/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lesson learned, or rather lesson(s) learned, by Tina Sherman and her husband Philip, of Arkansas:    * Don't send nude photos of yourself to your husband or boyfriend.    * If you are sent nude photos, don't leave 'em on your cell phone.    * If you do leave 'em on your cell phone, at least password-lock the darn thing.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr. Pepper Guns N' Roses Promotion Brings Site to Its Knees]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Dr-_Pepper_Guns_N_Roses_Promotion_Brings_Site_to_Its_Knees/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Dr-_Pepper_Guns_N_Roses_Promotion_Brings_Site_to_Its_Knees/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:04:08 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Dr-_Pepper_Guns_N_Roses_Promotion_Brings_Site_to_Its_Knees/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yah know, after tons of events like this, you know, running some sort of promotion on a website, or launching some sort of new product on a website, you'd think Dr. Pepper would be ready for a site overload.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon Fires Workers Over Obama Cell Phone Breach]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Verizon_Fires_Workers_Over_Obama_Cell_Phone_Breach/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Verizon_Fires_Workers_Over_Obama_Cell_Phone_Breach/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:30:50 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Verizon_Fires_Workers_Over_Obama_Cell_Phone_Breach/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's a perfect example of why some want Barack Obama to give up his Blackberry. Whether or not you agree with that &quot;demand,&quot; hacks like this are a concern.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SpeedFit: the Next-Gen Exercise Equipment You're Not Looking For]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/SpeedFit_the_Next-Gen_Exercise_Equipment_Youre_Not_Looking_For-1/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/SpeedFit_the_Next-Gen_Exercise_Equipment_Youre_Not_Looking_For-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:52:07 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/SpeedFit_the_Next-Gen_Exercise_Equipment_Youre_Not_Looking_For-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although this is quite honestly a silly, silly idea, after listening to this week's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me on NPR, it could have been worse.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's Lively to Turn Lifeless]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Googles_Lively_to_Turn_Lifeless/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Googles_Lively_to_Turn_Lifeless/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:12:44 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Googles_Lively_to_Turn_Lifeless/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google opened its own virtual world, Lively, in July. Unfortunately, not everything Google does turns gold. And at the end of the December, Lively will become lifeless.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone 2.2 Software Upgrade Unleashed: Security Fixes, Street View, and More]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone_2-2_Software_Upgrade_Unleashed_Security_Fixes_Street_View_and_More/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone_2-2_Software_Upgrade_Unleashed_Security_Fixes_Street_View_and_More/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:04:40 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone_2-2_Software_Upgrade_Unleashed_Security_Fixes_Street_View_and_More/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yep, Apple released the 2.2 version of the iPhone software today, as expected, and it's big. And by big I don't mean just feature-wise, but size-wise. For comparison's sake, the 2.1 update was 237.8 MB; this one is 246.4 MB.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's Mobile iPhone App Appears to Violate SDK Guidelines: Report]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Googles_Mobile_iPhone_App_Appears_to_Violate_SDK_Guidelines_Report/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Googles_Mobile_iPhone_App_Appears_to_Violate_SDK_Guidelines_Report/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:42:47 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Googles_Mobile_iPhone_App_Appears_to_Violate_SDK_Guidelines_Report/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While Google's new version of its Mobile App for the iPhone has been warmly received, according to a report, it appears it uses an undocumented API, which would be a no-no in Apple's book. However, the use of the API results in a great user experience, so one has to wonder: did Apple let the app into the App Store because it was great, because Google is so powerful, because the NY Times pimped the app, or because Apple just missed it?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Sets Day-1 Sales Record]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Gaming/WoW_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King_Sets_Day-1_Sales_Record/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Gaming/WoW_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King_Sets_Day-1_Sales_Record/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:32 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Gaming/WoW_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King_Sets_Day-1_Sales_Record/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that on its first day of sales, November 18th, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King set a first day sales record, selling 2.8 million copies. Now we know what happened to all those peoople standing in line and pre-ordering, eh?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan Girl Swallows Battery, Fights for Life]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/General/Afghan_Girl_Swallows_Battery_Fights_for_Life/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/General/Afghan_Girl_Swallows_Battery_Fights_for_Life/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:14:00 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>General</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/General/Afghan_Girl_Swallows_Battery_Fights_for_Life/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's an interesting story from CNN about an Afghan girl whose life is threatened after swallowing a battery. It hasn't gotten much traction anywhere on the Web. Strange, as its definitely a human interest story, and one that any parent should take care to listen to.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great American Smokeout 2008 Begins]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Health/Great_American_Smokeout_2008_Begins/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Health/Great_American_Smokeout_2008_Begins/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:33:44 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Health</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Health/Great_American_Smokeout_2008_Begins/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[November 20th begins the 32nd annual Great American Smokeout. While smoking is an addiction, and thus difficult or even near impossible to stop, there are many reasons to quit --- and I shouldn't have to tell you them.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart to Sell iPhone 3Gs]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Wal-Mart_to_Sell_iPhone_3Gs/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Wal-Mart_to_Sell_iPhone_3Gs/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:58 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Wal-Mart_to_Sell_iPhone_3Gs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart is set to join Best Buy as yet another retailer selling the iPhone, outside of the obvious Apple and AT&amp;T locations. According to a report by BGR, they have internal communications that indicate the retail giant will begin selling the iPhone 3G on December 28th.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Life's Photo Archive Living Online, Via Google]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lifes_Photo_Archive_Living_Online_Via_Google/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lifes_Photo_Archive_Living_Online_Via_Google/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:33:23 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Lifes_Photo_Archive_Living_Online_Via_Google/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest photo collections in the world is now available to the public online, thanks to Life Magazine and Google. Most of the photographs, which range from the 1750s through the present day, have never been seen before.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone-y Excuse for an Affair Falls Flat]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone-y_Excuse_for_an_Affair_Falls_Flat/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone-y_Excuse_for_an_Affair_Falls_Flat/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:53:34 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone-y_Excuse_for_an_Affair_Falls_Flat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I had to laugh when finding this question on an Apple tech support forum. Obviously the poor woman involved is not too tech-savvy. As I said previously though, if you don't know the answer, ask someone more tech-inclined.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does iPhone Taiwan Deal Portend a China Deal?]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Does_iPhone_Taiwan_Deal_Portend_a_China_Deal/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Does_iPhone_Taiwan_Deal_Portend_a_China_Deal/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:05:27 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Does_iPhone_Taiwan_Deal_Portend_a_China_Deal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Late Friday Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest wireless carrier, signed an agreement to become the sole distributor of the iPhone in Taiwan. While this in and of itself is great for Apple, which continues to want to expand its iPhone 3G presence across the globe, the more interesting question is: will this mean a possible iPhone expansion to China soon?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel Launches Core i7 --- in Tokyo]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Intel_Launches_Core_i7_--_in_Tokyo/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Intel_Launches_Core_i7_--_in_Tokyo/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:34:08 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Intel_Launches_Core_i7_--_in_Tokyo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wau! No, I didn't spell that wrong, that's &quot;wow&quot; in Japanese, and this certainly is &quot;wow&quot; news. While I've been invited to a Monday press conference launching Intel's Core i7 CPU (nee Nehalem), which I've previously written about, Intel effectively pre-empted that event by launching the CPU in stores in Tokyo districts such as Akihabara.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barack Obama to Inaugurate the "YouTube Presidency"]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Barack_Obama_to_Inaugurate_the_YouTube_Presidency/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Barack_Obama_to_Inaugurate_the_YouTube_Presidency/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:15:31 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Internet</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Internet/Barack_Obama_to_Inaugurate_the_YouTube_Presidency/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has held a weekly radio address. But let's face it, Barack Obama leveraged all sorts of technology during his presidential campaign, whether it be Twitter, text messages, the Internet, or YouTube. So, in these times when radio seems old school, the Obama White House will videotape the weekly address,and post it to YouTube, as well.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Gets Vocal with Its iPhone Search App]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Google_Gets_Vocal_with_Its_iPhone_Search_App/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:56:49 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Google_Gets_Vocal_with_Its_iPhone_Search_App/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Google was expected to unveil the second release of its mobile app for the iPhone. The software allows users to query Google outside of the mobile Safari Web browser, as well as search through contacts. But the big change in this release is the addition of voice recognition to the app, which lets you skip using the keyboard.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Voice Dialing (Sans Training) Comes to the iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Voice_Dialing_Sans_Training_Comes_to_the_iPhone/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:57:31 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Voice_Dialing_Sans_Training_Comes_to_the_iPhone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It was really annoying, despite all the snazziness of the iPhone 3G, that it didn't include a voice dial application built-into the OS. After all, most of the smartphones I had been using of late (mostly Windows Mobile) had voice dialing built-in.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone is the Future of Gameplay: Apple Exec]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone_is_the_Future_of_Gameplay_Apple_Exec/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:05:50 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/iPhone_is_the_Future_of_Gameplay_Apple_Exec/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that the App Store and features like the accelerometer built into the iPhone and iPod Touch open up worlds of gaming not seen before, particularly on a smartphone. But does that mean stand-alone portable gaming devices such as the PSP are passe? Depends on who you ask.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 Release Date: By Holiday Season 2009]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Windows_7_Release_Date_By_Holiday_Season_2009/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Windows_7_Release_Date_By_Holiday_Season_2009/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:27:15 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Windows_7_Release_Date_By_Holiday_Season_2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although Microsoft continues to tout early 2010 as the release date for Windows 7, it seems like things are shaping up differently time-wise. There have been a ton of rumors about Windows 7 shipping before the end of 2009, and now it seems we have the strongest evidence yet.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Toshiba Launches Triple-NVIDIA GPU Laptops]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Toshiba_Launches_Triple-NVIDIA_GPU_Laptops/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Toshiba_Launches_Triple-NVIDIA_GPU_Laptops/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:44:55 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Toshiba_Launches_Triple-NVIDIA_GPU_Laptops/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, NVIDIA and Toshiba jointly announced the first laptop with three, count 'em, three NVIDIA GPUs. The new models added to the Qosmio X305 line use hybrid SLI to use the integrated NVIDIA 9400M GPU during non-frenetic video use (i.e., not gaming), and switches to the dual NVIDIA 9800M GTS GPUs for ultra-FPS performance.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bad Blind Date? Fake Calls for the iPhone to the Rescue]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Bad_Blind_Date_Fake_Calls_for_the_iPhone_to_the_Rescue/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:25:15 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Bad_Blind_Date_Fake_Calls_for_the_iPhone_to_the_Rescue/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ever had a bad blind date? Or, here's a different way of looking at it: have you ever worried about a blind date and set up a call from your friend, just in case it was bad, so that you had an excuse to leave? Well, with Fake Calls, an iPhone app, you don't need to infringe on your friends' spare time any longer.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Drops Out of Yahoo! Search Ad Deal]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Business/Google_Drops_Out_of_Yahoo_Search_Ad_Deal/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:32:56 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Business</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Business/Google_Drops_Out_of_Yahoo_Search_Ad_Deal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yahoo! and Google entered a search advertising earlier this year --- but both sides always had an escape clause. And on Wednesday, Google exercised that clause, ending the deal.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Circuit City to Close 155 Stores?]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Business/Circuit_City_to_Close_155_Stores/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:15:38 -0600</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Business</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Business/Circuit_City_to_Close_155_Stores/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A number of rumors were circulating around the web on Sunday, with more than one site saying that on Monday Circuit City will be announcing the closure of 155 stores around the nation.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palin Prank Call: Clueless, N'est-ce Pas?]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/General/Palin_Prank_Call_Clueless_Nest-ce_Pas/</link>
<comments>http://blogsvine.com/General/Palin_Prank_Call_Clueless_Nest-ce_Pas/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:41:03 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>General</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/General/Palin_Prank_Call_Clueless_Nest-ce_Pas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Call it the Canadian version of Punk'd. The Masked Avengers are a Quebec comedy duo who have a history of prank calling celebrities and political figures. But a Palin prank call? When you listen to it, it makes you wonder how clueless she is.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tweet Your Vote; Make Sure it Counts]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Tweet_Your_Vote_Make_Sure_it_Counts/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:38:53 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/Tweet_Your_Vote_Make_Sure_it_Counts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a project similar to &quot;Video Your Vote,&quot; which I wrote about earlier, Twitter has launched a site and project of its own, aimed at enabling voters to &quot;Tweet,&quot; or rather, microblog using Twitter about their voting experiences.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CRBT: Showstopper Bug Tables Gmail's SMS Chat]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/CRBT_Showstopper_Bug_Tables_Gmails_SMS_Chat/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:51:21 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Tech</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Tech/CRBT_Showstopper_Bug_Tables_Gmails_SMS_Chat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oh, well. It sounded so good, and it would have been, too: Gmail adding, through its Labs, the ability to send SMS messages through Gmail Chat and at the same time associate a permanent phone number with your account.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Plants "I'm a PC" Kiosk Outside U.K. Apple Store]]></title>
<link>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Microsoft_Plants_Im_a_PC_Kiosk_Outside_U-K-_Apple_Store/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:17:24 -0500</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Iria</dc:creator>
<category>Computer</category>
<guid>http://blogsvine.com/Computer/Microsoft_Plants_Im_a_PC_Kiosk_Outside_U-K-_Apple_Store/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It seems like Microsoft is taking some cues from typical political activity: meaning playing slightly &quot;dirty.&quot; You probably know that Microsoft's latest ad campaign consists of an &quot;I'm a PC&quot; look at real users around the world and Microsoft employees.As the campaign enters a new phase, Microsoft has started parking kiosks around the world for people to record segments for the campaign, as well as accepting user uploads --- rather than just using professionally-chosen spokespeople.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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