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The Google Effect: Changing our memory?
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
Can't remember the capital of Vermont? Just Google it. How many times have you learned a certain fact or received information, but didn't really take the time to store it in your memory bank? You may think, "Whatever. I can ...
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Netflix announces price changes
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
If you are a current Netflix customer, prepare for some changes. Today the company announced new pricing plans, separating the plans into DVD-only and streaming-only plans. If you are currently a subscriber to Netflix's $9.99 a month membership which allows ...
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Tech bytes: Free online access to Consumer Reports, iPhone 5 orders in for Sept.
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
Thinking of making a major purchase and want to do some research before you take the plunge? Well today is your day. Consumer Reports is offering 24 hours worth of free access to ConsumerReports.org. Once you sign up (name, email, ...
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Tech bytes: Apple selling unlocked iPhone 4, Google can track your phone, total lunar eclipse online
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
It's hot out there! But here are some links that hopefully you can read while indoors, with the AC on full blast. Apple starts selling unlocked iPhone 4 - Looking for an unlocked iPhone 4? Apple has started selling them ...
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Lunchtime diversion: Play a chord on Google's homepage
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
If you have some free time today, and haven't seen it yet, be sure to browse on over to Google's homepage and check out their latest Doodle in honor of the legendary musician, Les Paul. You will see an interactive ...
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Tech bytes: Video game from the 1940s, iPhone 5 rumors and a new Nook
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
Could it be possible that the next iPhone will have a curved glass display? There has been a fair amount of buzz on the iPhone 5, and the latest being circulated around the supply chain in Taiwan is that Apple ...
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Now you can play Angry Birds on the web!
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
For those of you who can't get enough of the Angry Birds game on your mobile device, today is your day. The game is now available to play on the Chrome web browser. Today at the Google I/O developer conference, ...
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Finally. The white iPhone 4 is here.
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
Image courtesty of Engadget.com Only some 300 days after it was originally announced, the white iPhone 4 will be available for sale tomorrow. The iPhone 4 was launched in June of 2010. Apple then announced that shipment of the white ...
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Oops! Woman shuts down Internet in two countries by accident
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
We've been warned about taking necessary precautions before digging in the ground, to be sure we don't hit an underground power line, gas line, or something else that could be hazardous. Well, seems a Georgian woman's quest for scrap metal ...
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By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
It's happened to the best of us. Your hard drive crashes and, oops, looks like you never got around to saving your important files elsewhere. After calling up your cousin "who works with computers" to see if there is any ...