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Two Ways to Take iPod on the Road By Michael Tedeschi Special to The Washington Post Sunday, May 29, 2005; F06 Apple's iPod can take an entire music collection wherever life takes you. But if that journey includes playing DJ at a friend's house party or providing a soundtrack on the road,

[Medianews] Paris Hilton Hack Started With Old-Fashioned Con

Paris Hilton Hack Started With Old-Fashioned Con Source Says Hacker Posed as T-Mobile Employee to Get Access to Information By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Thursday, May 19, 2005; 3:24 PM The caper had all the necessary ingredients to spark a media firestorm -- a beautiful

[Medianews] Sales of cell phones totally off the hook / 180.6 million units sold worldwide during first quarter

Sales of cell phones totally off the hook 180.6 million units sold worldwide during first quarter Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, May 28, 2005 Mobile-phone sales continued at a torrid pace in the first quarter as consumers worldwide latched on to camera phones and cheap deals,

[Medianews] Mama Warned Us About Fast Food And Fast Women

Mama Warned Us About Fast Food And Fast Women By Paul Farhi Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 29, 2005; D01 Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way first: Paris Hilton's TV commercial for the Carl's Jr. fast-food chain, now being downloaded at a computer near you, is a shoddy,

[Medianews] Pocket-Sized Gadgets Let Users Show Off Photos Without Using a Computer

May 11, 2005 Pocket-Sized Gadgets Let Users Show Off Photos Without Using a Computer Walter S. Mossberg is on vacation. The Mossberg Solution will return June 1. By WALTER S. MOSSBERG Wouldn't it be nice to be able to offload the pictures from your digital camera while traveling, without

[Medianews] MBNA Adds Infone Personal Assistant Services

MBNA Adds Infone Personal Assistant Services as a Feature for All MBNA Credit Cardholders; First-of-Its-Kind Relationship Offers Added Features, Including Lost Cell Phone Insurance for Credit Cardholders - Jun 1, 2005 06:30 AM (BusinessWire) PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS

[Medianews] Nortel Reports Results for the First Quarter 2005; Financial Reporting is Now Current; Nortel Provides Status Update

Nortel Reports Results for the First Quarter 2005; Financial Reporting is Now Current; Nortel Provides Status Update - Jun 1, 2005 07:38 AM (BusinessWire) TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2005--Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT): -- Q1 2005 revenues of $2.54

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