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June 2008
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UniqueAuction.com: 3G iPhones for $0.07? Not so fast...
From UniqueAuction's iPhone auction. Good luck finding a winning bid. UniqueAuction.com has a great hook: Instead of traditional bidding... more
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iPhone fixation vs. Britney Spears fever and Barack Obama mania
Back in April, as rumors began to swirl about a new iPhone, 1.3 million people conducted nearly 7 million online searches for information... more
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A 'Mad' tribute to Madison Avenue
| June 27, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK -- "Does she or doesn't she?" "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." "Where's the beef?" Before these slogans became lodged... more
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Coldplay's 'Viva' takes No. 1 spot
| June 26, 2008
From Los Angeles Timeshas kept the record industry's withering hopes for an upturn afloat for a second week by selling 721,000 copies of the group's new "Viva... more
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He's digging 'Farm'
June 26, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesFor decades, Bob Dylan has kept people guessing about his cryptic lyrics, shifting timbre, assorted guises and spiritual restlessness. Which... more
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The iPhone fingernail issue redux: Adapt or resist?
Radio disc jockeys have howled in derision, as have commenters and bloggers, about Erica Watson-Currie's critique that Apple was being unfriendly... more
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Information superhighway: Chrysler to turn 2009 vehicles into mobile...
Is there anything more frustrating than being stuck on the 405, unable to illegally download the new Coldplay album and put it on your iPod... more
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Whither the Android, Google?
Just before Apple announced its new iPhone 3G this month, Charlie Wolf, vice president of Needham & Co., said there was one thing threatening... more
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Starwood's Aloft hotel opens in Rancho Cucamonga
You’re hip, you’re fun, you like your iPod and you like to feel at home even when you’re not. If that’s you, Aloft hotels may be just the... more
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iTunes rules. And don't forget it
Apple is very careful when it talks. And this week, it crowed about two things: 1. The iTunes store has sold 5 billion songs. 2. Every day... more
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Irvine Eagle Scout arrested in thefts from cars
| June 20, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesAn Irvine Eagle Scout has been arrested on suspicion of stealing iPods, cash and packs of cigarettes out of more than two dozen cars, police... more
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Lawyer tries to link slain youth to gang
| June 20, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesA defense attorney Thursday sought to link a high school football player gunned down near his Los Angeles home to a local gang embroiled in... more
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He gets a break from fencing
| June 19, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesSweat drips from Brennan Louie's face as the 16-year-old twists and turns in a series of acrobatic break dance movements that produce both... more
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Take another bow
| June 18, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesIN 1995, Audi was hanging by a burning thread in the U.S. Thanks to some spectacularly bad cars and a meta-scandal concerning mysterious... more
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Amazon cuts Coldplay album prices to bring in the crowds
If you are going up against a giant, it helps if you too are a giant. And scrappy. That appears to be Amazon.com's strategy as its MP3 store... more
