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H.P. Plans to Make a Few More TouchPads nyti.ms/pI0KHK about 19 hours ago via The New York Times
joshuabrustein Apple recruits team that cut down on fake Viagra in Asia to battle Chinese counterfeiters, according to Wikileaks cable bit.ly/qOwkq2 8:01 AM Aug 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by nytimesbits and 2 others
davidfg Video chatbot vs. video chatbot: bit.ly/oaXjvU Even better than Talking Carl vs. Talking Carl: bit.ly/rsvAdd 11:37 AM Aug 29th via bitly Retweeted by nytimesbits and 6 others
stevelohr Samsung Says It Won’t Buy HP’s PC Business, Making Spinoff More Likely | Epicenter | Wired.com wired.com/epicenter/2011… 11:25 AM Aug 29th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 5 others
Twitter Becomes a Playground During Hurricane Irene nyti.ms/o4jn8F 10:48 AM Aug 28th via The New York Times
jennydeluxe How I managed to score Beyonce tix, organize my closet, hunt for a new apt, book a massage & more - in under 36 hours. nyti.ms/oixPfE 1:22 PM Aug 27th via Twitter for iPhone from New York, NY Retweeted by nytimesbits and 22 others
ddarlin Lovely piece. Steve Jobs and the Rewards of Risk-Taking: nyti.ms/qioJv7 5:35 PM Aug 27th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 16 others
Half of America Is Using Social Networks nyti.ms/nh1VI8 4:36 PM Aug 26th via The New York Times
Apple's New Chief Gets a Million Shares nyti.ms/qmENoN 4:08 PM Aug 26th via The New York Times
App Makers Like the Sound of Googorola nyti.ms/nLLy0C 3:46 PM Aug 26th via The New York Times
Google to Shut Down Slide Apps as Slide Founder Departs nyti.ms/pBfwD4 2:46 PM Aug 26th via The New York Times
jennydeluxe Will Cell Coverage Hold up During Hurricane Irene?: nyti.ms/q1I5tG 12:37 PM Aug 26th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 6 others
samgrobart Seven Ways to Protect Your Tech From Irene: nyti.ms/nnOlXq 11:07 AM Aug 26th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 3 others
Will Cell Coverage Hold up During Hurricane Irene? nyti.ms/qYNxjm 12:48 PM Aug 26th via The New York Times
RIM to Start a Music-Sharing Service nyti.ms/qp0k6M 1:42 PM Aug 25th via The New York Times
Apple's New Chief E-Mails Its Staff nyti.ms/r1aTSh 9:48 AM Aug 25th via The New York Times
ddarlin This is very cool. Tricking Out Your iPhone Photos - Interactive Feature: nyti.ms/mU7Nyx 5:08 AM Aug 25th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 2 others
stevelohr Apple Without Its "Brilliant Orchestra Conductor" nyti.ms/oUWmPe 6:53 AM Aug 25th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 8 others
Hewlett-Packard's Look-East Strategy nyti.ms/nYZhnB 7:58 AM Aug 25th via The New York Times
ddarlin An amazing interactive catalog of Steve Jobs’s patents created by the graphic geniuses at the NYT: nyti.ms/p7XWzF 4:53 AM Aug 25th via Tweet Button Retweeted by nytimesbits and 23 others

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