FCC, telcos push for more wireless spectrum

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FCC broadband head Blair Levin today pushed for more access to wireless spectrum as part of his orga

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iPhone CAZE debuts Swarovski crystal iPhone cases

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iPhone CAZE has announced new Swarovski crystal cases, premium versions of its Mirror Go and Love Pa

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CrossOver Games 8 supports Snow Leopard, new
games

post from Macnn | The Macintosh News Network on 02 September 2009 02:35:00 PM. © Macnn | The Macintosh News Network

CodeWeavers has released v8.0.0 of CrossOver Games, its specialized virtualization software. Users

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V-MODA intros Faze headset for iPhone, iPod

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V-MODA on Wednesday announced it has started shipping its Faze metal headset, made to work w

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 brings Win Mobile 6.5

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Sony Ericsson today launched its long-in-the-making sequel smartphone. The

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Leadernation Creates Custom Competency Models and
360 Feedback Surveys

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New York based LeaderNation has just launched a cost-effective, web-based leadership development 360 feedback system. LeaderNation helps companies create powerful leadership competency models that are linked to the mission, vision, and strategy of the organization. Consultants, coaches and HR professionals are partnering with LeaderNation to gain access to a suite of leadership development tools that enable them to deliver reports to leaders that contain actionable feedback.

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Monoscope Smells a Conspiracy Regarding the Ikea
Futura/Verdana Situation

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Makes more sense than the idea that anyone at Ikea thinks this is actually a good move.

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Vonage Experiences App Store Bump

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If you watch TV, then you probably can’t erase the memory of Vonage commercials from your brain, no matter how hard you try. The voiceover IP (VOIP) provider has been in business for quite a while now, but it has been losing ground to cheap alternatives by various cable TV service providers. Enter the App Store.

Today, just by announcing that its iPhone app received official approval from Apple, and without releasing any details about what said app actually does, Vonage engineered a major stock surge for itself. Share prices are experiencing big gains based on the potential benefit an App Store presence could bring for the VOIP operator.

This phenomenon, which I like to call the App Store Bump (not to be confused with the Colbert Bump), is another indication that Apple’s mobile application marketplace is something more than just one among many. Think an App World or even an Android Marketplace announcement would have as much influence on investor confidence? Think again.

App Store presence has become a sign not just of astute trend-spotting, but one of continued relevance. It breathes new life into business models that were either questionably viable in the first place (I’m thinking satellite radio here), or have lost viability through the emergence of newer, better, shinier competitors (Vonage being the perfect example). It also offers a way for entertainment media like games to reach a new target audience, when they may have saturated their existing demographic. I’m looking squarely at you, upcoming GTA: Chinatown Wars port.

What can the App Store Bump save next? Pogs? Devil sticks? Your guess is as good as mine.