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Would you cut off 10 Facebook friends for a Whopper?

Burger King this week launched an application called the Whopper Sacrifice that rewards Facebook users who delete 10 of their online friends with a coupon for a free Whopper burger.

| News | Internet | 01/08/09 at 8:35 pm |


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Palm announces webOS and Pre phone

Palm is hoping to get back on track with its new Pre touch phone, which comes equipped with equally new operating system webOS, both announced on Thursday.



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Web designers admit to trashing client's Web site

The CEO of Seattle-area consulting company Minecode faces prison time for destroying a customer's Web site.

| News | Internet | Legal | 01/08/09 at 8:20 pm |


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Dual-mode smartphones help boost Wi-Fi shipments

Wi-Fi chip shipments rose 26 percent in 2008 on the strength of consumer electronics and new kinds of laptops.

| News | Mobile & wireless | 01/08/09 at 8:16 pm |


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