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- Small Biz Checklist: 5 Important Tasks for the End of the Year
- Apple’s Black Friday Shopping Event Starts in the U.S.
- How Online Classrooms Are Helping Haiti Rebuild Its Education System
- 10 Terrific iPhone and iPad Musical Performances [VIDEOS]
- The Great Wealth Divide in Internet Usage [STATS]
- 5 Important Tips for Better Eye Health in a Digital World
- Why You Need an HP Envy 14 Laptop This Holiday Season
- Web Font Award Winners Showcase Why Type Matters
- Sony Reader Apps Coming to iPhone & Android in December
- Nexus S Spotted Running Android 2.3
- Google Celebrates Gluttony With Thanksgiving-Themed Doodle
- The 3 Biggest Stories in Tech and Mobile This Thursday
| Small Biz Checklist: 5 Important Tasks for the End of the Year Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:21 AM PST      Nellie Akalp is the CEO and co-founder of CorpNet, her second incorporation filing service company. To learn more about Nellie, view free guides on starting and running a business, and receive a special discount, please visit CorpNet here. As the days are getting shorter and the calendar is quickly ticking off the final days of 2010, we all start thinking about holiday shopping and travel plans. But if you’re a business owner, no matter the size and scale of your business, it’s also that time to make sure you’ve got everything squared away for the new year. Here’s a snapshot of some of the things you should be thinking about while it’s still 2010. Be sure to let us know which tips helped you the most, or add to the conversation by providing your own business resolutions and advice in the comments below. 1. If You Have an Inactive Business — Close It Before 2011Maybe you formed an LLC for a graphic design business a few years ago, or you started an online venture with a few friends, but in the past year you’ve focused on your full-time day job. If you haven’t actively promoted your business, or it has no revenue, or no customers, essentially, you’ve closed your business. However, you still need to file a formal termination of that LLC or corporation, otherwise you can still be charged the corresponding fees. You’ll still be expected to file an annual report (where applicable). You’ll still be required to submit tax returns to the IRS and state. You'll need to file Articles of Dissolution or a Certificate of Termination document with the secretary of state in the state that your corporation or LLC was formed (and in most cases, you’ll need to settle any owed taxes before you can do this). Along these lines, you should also cancel any kind of permit or licenses you hold with the state or county. And if you’ve been using a fictitious business name, you’ll need to file an abandonment form. Again, make sure to take care of these matters while it’s still 2010. There’s simply no reason to pay an extra cent in fees toward a business you know you’re retiring. Put that money toward your next venture instead. 2. If You Have a New Business — Think About Incorporating Before 2011If you’ve started a new business in 2010 and still haven’t incorporated or formed an LLC, you might want to do so before 2011. Of course, bear in mind that your corporation’s “start date” is not retroactive. Any tax benefits you might receive apply from the date you incorporated. For example, if your corporation forms on December 11, you’ll still need to fill out your taxes as a “sole proprietor” for all the previous months in 2010. For this reason, incorporating or forming your LLC is the one legal issue that might be better deferred until 2011. But be aware that January is the absolute busiest time of the year at your secretary of state’s office, so by waiting until January, you will be at the mercy of a long backlog. However, you’ve got a great option in selecting a “delayed filing” with a document-filing company. This means that you can get all of your paperwork submitted now and it will be held and filed on the first business day of 2011 (when you’ll be at the front of the line). 3. If You Have a Corporation — Make Sure You’ve Filed Your Annual ReportIf you’ve gone through the work to incorporate your business, make sure you keep it in good standing. Most states require some form of an annual report filing (some every year, some every two years). If your state requires you to file this report, there is a specific due date for filing each year. In some cases, it’s on the anniversary of your business’ incorporation date. In other cases, it’s when your annual tax statements are due. And in some cases, it’s at the end of the calendar year. Be sure to know your specific filing deadline (check with your secretary of state’s office). Missing this deadline can result in penalties and late fees. In the worst case scenario, your company can even be subject to suspension or dissolution. 4. If You’ve Changed Your Corporation — File Your “Articles of Amendment”Did you change your address? Drop the “.com” from your official company name (or any other name change)? Authorize more shares? Did a board member or director leave the business? Any time you make a change to your corporation or LLC, you can basically count on having to file an official notification (referred to as an "Amendment") with your state. In many states, these are called Articles of Amendment. If you have made any of those changes, make sure you file that Amendment before the new year swings by. 5. Tie Up Legal Loose EndsThe end of the year presents a perfect opportunity for you to tie up any loose ends that you’ve put off throughout the year. For example: Did you file a DBA (Doing Business As) for your business name? Do you need to file for a trademark? Did you get a tax ID number (or, employer ID number)? Are all your necessary licenses and permits in order? December may be a busy month, but be sure to set aside some time to address your administrative obligations. In some cases, taking care of an issue in 2010 can help save you money in fees and penalties moving forward. And in other cases, you can cross a few more things off your list to start fresh in 2011. More Business Resources from Mashable:
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| Apple’s Black Friday Shopping Event Starts in the U.S. Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:58 AM PST   After taking the U.S. online store down for a couple of hours, Apple has lowered the prices on selected items for its special, one-day Black Friday shopping event. We already knew what to expect as the event started in Australia almost a full day earlier, and there are no surprises in the U.S. Apple store, with most discounts hovering around 10%. The iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are $101 cheaper, the iPod touch is up to $41 cheaper, and buying the iPod nano now will save you up to $21. As far as the iPad goes, Apple shaved $41 off its regular price, so the cheapest version is now $458.  More About: apple, black friday, deals, shopping, trending For more Apple coverage:
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| How Online Classrooms Are Helping Haiti Rebuild Its Education System Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST   When University of the People founder Shai Reshef welcomed 16 Haitian students to their first day of class last Thursday, he told them that life might prevent some of them — as it does students in every part of the world — from completing their degrees at the free, online university. "They looked at me and said, you just don't understand,” Reshef says. “We cannot drop out. We have to finish it. That's our lives. It's like dying if we don't graduate.” Haitians have good reason for thinking of education a bit differently than much of the rest of the world. In a country where just over fifty percent of the population meets the CIA World Factbook’s definition of literacy, a college diploma is a precious commodity. And when January’s earthquake damaged or demolished 87% of the country’s institutions of higher learning, it became even more precious. While reconstructing the destroyed universities is a long-term task, University of the People is hoping to give Haitian students a way to continue their educations before it’s completed. By opening a center where students can take advantage of the scarce electricity, computers, and Internet connection required to enroll in the University of the People’s free online courses, the organization hopes to not only ease Haiti’s current woes, but also help build its future. Joining the Global Classroom Photo source: The Challenge for Haitian Higher Education by INURED Since last Thursday, two shifts of students have been filtering in and out of the student computer center. The first group of eight comes from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The second group stays from noon to 4:00 p.m. Some of them travel as much as an hour and a half each way to attend, walking up to 30 to 45 minutes from their homes to get to a road where they can take a shared taxi or “tap-tap.” The students have all passed the same tests and application process as their 700 peers from 100 different countries who are also enrolled in University of the People, and when they log into their classrooms, it’s with these peers — not the other students in their physical proximity — that they’re learning with. Because of this global environment, all of the courses are taught in English. University of the People currently offers associate and bachelor degrees in computer science and business. Courses are 10 weeks long, and they’re each taught by one of more than 2,000 volunteers (“not a bad teacher to student ratio for a university,” Reshef jokes). Students have weekly reading assignments, homework, and quizzes. At the end of each course, there’s an exam that contributes to their final scores. While these new students have always been eligible to enroll in the university, there were other restrictions before the center was built. According to Lubin Charles, the administrator at the center, Internet connections in Haiti can cost as much as $60 USD for one month. The Impact of Online Study A report that the Inter-university Institute for Research and Development (INURED) wrote about higher education in post-earthquake Haiti noted “brain-drain” as one of the biggest challenges for Haiti’s future. “An uncalculated number of professors, professionals and students have fled Haiti after the earthquake, contributing to the brain-drain of a critically needed people for the country,” the report states. “Most of the fellowships and scholarships granted to Haiti will compound the emigration of Haitian scholars to foreign countries.” One of the advantages of online education is that the students can access quality education while in Haiti. “Unlike those who leave to the states to study — which if they succeed in doing so, they never return — we want to keep them [in Haiti]," Reshef says. University of the People has partnered with the Haitian Connection Network, an NGO that has been in Haiti for more than a decade. The organization helped the university set up the infrastructure, and they will also help students find jobs in Haiti or internet jobs with international companies once they’ve completed their degrees. "If you have [a] university diploma, you will find a job in Haiti,” Reshef says. “That's like a precious thing to have. Any one of them will find a job because there aren't a lot of university graduates in Haiti." A Model for the Future University of the People plans to open up more student computer centers in Haiti; hoping to accommodate 250 students. The organization is already talking with four additional partners. One potential partner is a foundation that has built a program for students who weren’t able to continue with their education after the earthquake. That organization would like to use University of the People to help students resume their studies. Another partner has talked about facilitating more student computer centers in other parts of Haiti. Reshef says that University of the People intends to expand the centers to other parts of the world that, like Haiti, could benefit from online education if “online” were more accessible. Charles, who found the job as the learning center administrator when one of the students needed a recommendation for his application, is optimistic about the model: “Sincerely, everything is going well. Students are really excited. They always come. And they are there on time… I am optimistic that this program will help Haiti. We really need that. We can’t talk about rebuilding Haiti without good education.” More Social Good Resources from Mashable:
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| 10 Terrific iPhone and iPad Musical Performances [VIDEOS] Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:45 PM PST   Anyone who has been watching the growing musical scene surrounding iOS devices probably wasn’t surprised to hear that Damon Albarn is going to release an album recorded entirely on the iPad. Thanks to some rather spectacular apps, Apple’s mobile devices have shown an amazing potential for music creation. We’ve collected 10 top videos that show artists performing with iPhones, iPods and iPads. Take a musical stroll through the gallery below to see some varied and innovative uses of many different iDevices, across all kinds of musical genres, and let us know your favorites in the comments. 1. Yoari & iBandBeyonce gets covered in this iPhone- and iPad-powered track with vocals supplied by Korean pop star Yoari. 2. Stanford's Mobile Phone OrchestraThe Stanford "MoPhO" is an orchestra that uses phones to make music. Here, assistant professor (and creator of Smule's Ocarina iPhone app) Ge Wang offers insight into the "experimental ensemble." 3. The MentalistsThis quartet got YouTube famous after the video of them playing "Kids" by MGMT on iPhones and iPod touches went viral, racking up more than 1 million views. 4. The iPad OrchestraThe iPad Orchestra is just as its name sounds. It shows the potential for digital music using devices like the iPad. 5. Atomic TomThis is another viral video hit of a band performing "Take Me Out" on a New York subway. 6. iBandMarina, Seb and Roger make up the iBand. Here is the group performing an original composition, "Life is Greater than the Internet," on their various iDevices. 7. ApplegirlAnother YouTube star, Applegirl002, a.k.a Kim Yeo-hee, covers pop songs on her iPhone setup. Her amateur videos proved such a hit she landed a record contract and has since released an official music video. 8. iPad BandMusician Geoff Kaiser uses some clever editing and a split screen video to great effect with an ultra-modern take on the one-man band. 9. Lang LangChinese pianist Lang Lang played "Flight of the Bumblebee" during an encore at a recent San Fran concert. It seems as if the crowd loved it. 10. Gary GoGary Go made headlines for playing giant London venue Wembley with his iPhone as his backing band. He has composed songs on the device and can be seen here performing live with his iPhone in hand. More Apple Resources from Mashable:
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| The Great Wealth Divide in Internet Usage [STATS] Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PST   The fact that people who make more money spend more time on computers and connected devices doesn’t come as a major surprise. Yet it’s still impressive that a full 95% of people with an income of $75,000 or more use cellphones and the Internet, according to a recent study from Pew’s Internet & American Life Project. “Those in higher income households are more likely to use the Internet on any given day, own multiple Internet-ready devices, do things involving money online and get news online,” Jim Jansen wrote in Pew’s summary of the findings. Still, some of the results only verify what we already assumed; more income means more mobile devices and more Internet consumption. But what’s interesting is where the tipping point for Internet use along the span of household incomes occurs. For instance, 70% of those who make less than $75,000 use the Internet at least occasionally, while 95% of those who make more than that use the Internet at least occasionally. Within that 95% of people who use the Internet, 99% of them use the Internet at home. Only 93% of Internet users in the lower income bracket use the Internet at home.
Not surprisingly, the study found a similar pattern for technology ownership, too.
The gap between income groups and tech ownership seems closest for one specific kind of device: game consoles. Just more than half (54%) of higher-income households own game consoles, compared to 41% of households that earn less than $75,000.  Researchers also took into account different age groups, races, communities (suburban vs. rural vs. urban), education levels and other factors that might seem to influence Internet and technology use. But, according to the report, the differences among those groups were slight. The biggest determining factor still seemed to be income. “The control factor did not add major explanatory effect to the relationship that was not explained by income level,” the report states. “Simply put, a person's household income is an independent predictor of the likelihood that she or he will be an Internet and e-mail user and to be associated with the online activities we cite in this report.” The 13-page report [PDF link] also delves into e-commerce behaviors, Internet-enabled devices and online news consumption. The data from the report was collected via three telephone surveys of more than 7,000 adults. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, BryanHoward Reviews: Internet, iStockphoto More About: income, Internet consumption, Pew Center For more Tech coverage:
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| 5 Important Tips for Better Eye Health in a Digital World Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST   Dr. Nathan Bonilla-Warford, OD, is a licensed VSP Vision Care provider based in Tampa, Florida specializing in children's vision, computer vision, and orthokeratology. You can visit his blog here and follow him on Twitter here. In attempting to sum up the world in 2010, one word comes to mind: connected. Everywhere we go we carry devices that keep us connected to something important to us. Be it a sleek new tablet letting you share photos with the person helping load your groceries, or a smartphone making sure you don't miss that late night e-mail from a colleague; we are now constantly connected to the world around us, more than ever before. We've become dependent on these digital devices to survive both professionally and personally, and with the holiday season now upon us and digital devices topping most of our gift wish lists, the amount of time we spend with these gadgets will only increase. Yet many of us forget to consider two devices we are naturally equipped with that keep us more connected to the world than anything else: our eyes. Consumers often don't think about the impact digital devices might have on their vision, and it can be to the detriment of not just their health, but also productivity. In an effort to help consumers keep their eye health in mind this winter while enjoying these amazing products, we've put together five tips for creating a vision-healthy environment for digital device usage. 1. Customize Your EnvironmentYou can adjust your environment when using digital devices to promote healthier eyes. If possible, use a large monitor or screen magnifier to reduce eye strain. Make sure your chair is close to your computer and you are sitting in a chair with adequate lower-back support. Position your chair so that you are comfortable. Each person has a preference for his or her chair, so take some time to find what's best for you. Making sure you’re comfortable before you start using a device will decrease the amount of stress you put on your eyes trying to find the best viewing angle. 2. Think About LightingFor extended reading, change your monitor settings to a reflective lighting scheme. But don’t only think about your computer lighting. Good room lighting isn't just flattering. It's also healthy for your eyes. So, keep bright lighting overhead to a minimum. Too much lighting overexposes and irritates the eyes, while too little causes the eyes to strain in order to see. Keep your desk lamp shining on your desk, not you. Try to keep window light off to the side, rather than in front or behind you. Use blinds and get a glare screen. Position the computer screen to reduce reflections from windows or overhead lights. 3. Adjust Your Reading AngleAdjust the screen so you look at it slightly downward and are about 24 to 28 inches away. The center should be about 4 to 6 inches below your eyes. Also, make sure your screen is big enough and with just the right brightness and contrast so you’re not straining to see text or images clearly. Adjust the screen settings to where they are comfortable for you. 4. Magnify Text on ScreenFor those with permanently reduced vision, magnifying the text and images on your device will help you avoid straining your eyes from squinting. Almost every device can be adjusted to display larger text, and for those with compromised vision, this can make reading much easier. 5. Blink and Take Frequent BreaksDevices are set up for virtually nonstop work — but you aren't a machine. You need to take breaks to recharge, and so do your eyes. Use the “20-20-20 rule.” It’s easy to remember: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break, and look at something 20 feet away. And don't forget to blink! Blinking washes your eyes in naturally therapeutic tears. If you regularly wear glasses, also make sure you have proper lenses for the computer. Follow the above tips, and you can enjoy your slick new technology without worrying about consequences to your eye health, productivity and overall peace of mind. More Health Resources from Mashable:
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| Why You Need an HP Envy 14 Laptop This Holiday Season Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST   This post is part of the Mashable 10, Mashable’s gift guide of the 10 hottest gadgets that will be on everyone’s wish list this holiday season. We’ll be publishing one new post each weekday until November 26.  The new MacBook Air will likely fly off Apple’s shelves this holiday season, and that’s not a bad thing. It’s a well designed machine that effectively harnesses the basic computing experience in a perfectly designed shell. But we prefer our systems with a bit more oomph. At $999, the HP Envy 14 sells for exactly the same price as the base level MacBook Air. The difference is performance. The killer edges of the MacBook Air lineup can’t make up for the fact that they’re only packing Core 2 Duo processors. The Core 2 Duo was introduced several years ago and, while it’s still a mostly capable processor, there are better processors on the market — for about the same price.  The ENVY 14 runs on Windows 7 Home Premium, and, at its stock price, it includes a 2.4GHz Core i3 processor, but we suggest springing the extra $50 for the 2.53GHz Core i5-460M. Then for $1,050, you’ll have an HP ENVY 14 with one of Intel’s latest and greatest mobile processors. As its name implies, the ENVY 14 comes with a 14.5-inch LED-backlit display (there is also a completely massive 17-inch ENVY 17). The build quality of the machine is excellent, and it comes with a great looking metal finish. The machine weighs in at around 5.3-pounds, or about twice as much as the 2.3-pound MacBook Air. But despite its weight, the size is perfect and it’ll likely fit nicely in any computer bag that you own. Its lack of USB 3.0 is a major fault, considering how pervasive the standard is likely to be by this time next year, but there is an eSATA port for high speed external connections. And a built-in HDMI port makes it easy to hook up to a home theater for some Netflix streaming or Hulu Plus action.  Lastly, the system includes a Beats Audio software solution, which, does admittedly sound better than the average laptop audio. There was a discernible difference in sound quality between “Drunk Girls” by LCD Soundsystem on my new MacBook Pro and the HP ENVY 14. Whether it warrants “Beats” stamped all over the system remains to be All in all, the HP ENVY 14 is a well thought out and well built system. Its features combined with its attractive price point make it a competitive option in the laptop market. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, bluestocking Reviews: iStockphoto More About: computers, gift, gift guide, Gifts, HP, HP ENVY 14, laptop, laptops, mashable 10, tech, Windows 7 For more Tech coverage:
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| Web Font Award Winners Showcase Why Type Matters Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:45 AM PST
Users could submit and vote on entries via the Web Font Awards website and at FOWD; a panel of experts debated the merits of the top finalists and declared the winners. 1. “Design Made in Germany” The big winner of the first Web Font Awards was the fifth issue of the German design magazine, Design Made in Germany. Even if you don’t read German, you can appreciate the design and typographic finesse of this issue. The site, which primarily uses the font FF DIN Round Web in regular and medium weights, is particularly impressive in that it scales to fit your web browser. Visit the site and adjust your browser window — watch the text and the design adjust to appropriately fill the area, while keeping its flow and overall structure intact.  The site also uses transparency to really take advantage of new web technologies. Scrolling through the design, you’ll notice that the text layer is independent of the background. This means that you can have overlapping text and image effects, which is really incredible to see using just web fonts. This design won the Judges’ Choice and Community Choice awards. We salute its designer, Martin Rack, for bringing such a fantastic total product together. 2. UnderConsideration — Quipsologies Armin Vit’s Quipsologies, a division of UnderConsideration, is a link blog that is both curated and comprised of visitor submissions of “notable projects, stories, and events of the graphic design industry.” The site uses Typekit to serve its fonts and is a great example of how to combine different families and weights, while maintaining a coherent and cohesive design. The site also has the option to serve just standard web fonts. To us, this is the true testament to the overall design and typographic layout; Even without the web fonts, the site and typography are still top notch. If you want to look at how to use web fonts with small text, Quipsologies is a fantastic example. 3. Markert Immobilien The German real estate database Markert Immobilien is a great example of minimalism and layout control. Designed by David Grasekamp of the mowaii creative agency, the site uses the Din Web Pro font to great effect. Minimalism, especially in web design, is one of those concepts that can appear easy but is actually extremely difficult to pull off effectively. This site is designed to let users discover real estate and look at property listings and get more information. Most database-driven sites, especially for real estate, are hard to use and lacking in design. That’s what makes Markert Immobilien so impressive. Even the database points and the contact form are all styled using web fonts. According to the entry, even the administration area is using web fonts. Now that is impressive — a front-facing site that also has a web font optimized backend. Points of InspirationThe first three winners of the Web Font Awards are just some of the examples of fantastic typography taking place on the web right now. You can actually see the entire gallery of entries and browse through by rating. What we think is interesting about each of the three winners is that they each represent a different type of website. One is a fully realized digital publication, another is a blog and the third is a database-driven site. We’re so excited about the burgeoning web fonts movement because it doesn’t just mean design can be better, it means content can be better. I believe type plays a fundamental part in how content is absorbed and these three winners — as well as many, many of the wonderful entries — really showcase just how much can be gained with web-friendly type. What are some of your favorite examples of typography on the web? Let us know! Series supported by Rackspace  The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. No more worrying about web hosting uptime. No more spending your time, energy and resources trying to stay on top of things like patching, updating, monitoring, backing up data and the like. Learn why. More Dev & Design Resources from Mashable:
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| Sony Reader Apps Coming to iPhone & Android in December Posted: 25 Nov 2010 09:13 AM PST   Sony has finally set a launch date (December) and released preview images of its forthcoming e-reading apps for iPhone and Android devices (below). When Sony announced its latest line of touchscreen e-readers earlier this year, it promised that complementary mobile apps would become available by the end of the year. Soon, owners of Sony e-readers will be able to access their digital library on their smartphones as well as their desktops and e-readers. Competitors Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo have had apps out on both platforms, as well as the iPad and BlackBerry, for some time now; Amazon also has an app available for Windows Phone 7 devices, and Kobo has one for the Palm Pre.  Reviews: Android More About: Android App, e-readers, e-reading, iphone app, sony For more Mobile coverage:
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| Nexus S Spotted Running Android 2.3 Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:58 AM PST   The world of Android smartphones is currently in a slight lull. Most high-end phones currently on the market run Android 2.2 and have similar hardware specifications, awaiting the new version of Android (dubbed Gingerbread) as well as more powerful devices based on dual-core chips. Today we may have gotten a glimpse of both, as community site XDA Developers posted a few pictures of the upcoming Samsung Nexus S running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The photos are quite blurry and don’t really tell us much about the new features in Android 2.3, but you can make out the Android version and the name of the phone in the info menu, as well as the curved, iPhone 3GS-like design of the Nexus S. As far as specifications of the device go, XDA Developers speculates it features a (possibly dual-core) ArmV7 CPU, 328 or 512 MB of RAM, 1GB or 2GB internal memory, a camera capable of recording 720p HD video, and an 800×480 pixel, 4-inch screen. Reviews: Android More About: android, gingerbread, Google, Mobile 2.0, Nexus S, smartphones, trending For more Mobile coverage:
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| Google Celebrates Gluttony With Thanksgiving-Themed Doodle Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:46 AM PST   Google has posted another Thanksgiving-themed Doodle in honor of the holiday, featuring many of the dishes U.S. residents will see on their tables later today, including turkey, roasted brussels sprouts, pumpkin-flavored pie and more. Click on the Doodle and recipes for each of the illustrated items will appear, courtesy of Barefoot Contessa’s Ina Garten. On Tuesday, Google posted a Doodle featuring fresh ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal. The next day, Google’s logo showed a pie-baking in process. Today, apparently, the cooking is complete. Last year, Google posted a Peanuts-themed Doodle in honor of the holiday. Reviews: Google More About: Food, Google, google doodle, google logo, thanksgiving For more Entertainment coverage:
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| The 3 Biggest Stories in Tech and Mobile This Thursday Posted: 25 Nov 2010 06:04 AM PST   Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. We're keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest this Thanksgiving. Apple's Black Friday Sale Starts in Australia Apple’s Black Friday sale has begun in Australia, discounting many major items, including iPads, iPod touches and nanos, iMacs, MacBook Pros and dozens of accessories, by roughly 10%. It's reasonable to expect similar discounts will come to other Apple stores around the world on Friday. Google Wave Comes Back From the Dead in an Apache Proposal Google Wave, which was though to be all but extinct after Google ended development on the project, has resurfaced in a new proposal to the Apache Software Foundation so that development can be continued. Android Market Matures With Mandatory Application Ratings In response to user demand, Google's Android Market will soon begin displaying one of four possible content ratings — All, Pre-teen, Teen and Mature — for each application available on the market. Further News
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