Elizabeth Woyke
Staff Writer, Technology, Forbes
Forbes technology reporter. Fascinated by gadgets and how they're changing The Way We Live Now.
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Amtrak looking to put Wi-Fi on all its trains. Exciting! (Wi-Fi is currently limited to Amtrak's Acela Express trains.) http://bit.ly/aBaNSA
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.@ForbesTech 's annual "Most Wired Cities" list is out and Raleigh is #1 for the 1st time. How wired is your city? http://cptl.st/cSz23S.
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When phones & power went down in Chile, BlackBerry Messenger helped ppl connect http://bit.ly/cfVhkm. Curious:How many BlackBerrys in Chile?
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Playing w/the Moto Devour. Any ?'s abt the phone? RT @velocity_blog_ "Five Key Points About The Motorola Devour" http://cptl.st/9UAmZC
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http://twitpic.com/1457dt - Palm ads take over NYC subway.
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Started posting on @ForbesTech 's @velocity_blog_ . Here's my latest: Sprint Says First 4G Handset Will Launch By Summer http://cptl.st/cHZ85M
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Ever heard of Flitter Parties -- parties where people flirt over Twitter? New to me. Via NPR. http://bit.ly/duCkM3
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My favorite iPad accessory so far: the Big A** Pocket http://www.ohnodoom.com/ibap/.
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Powermat wireless chargers coming to Wal-Mart, RadioShack & Staples, new int'l markets & bundles w/Sprint BlackBerrys. http://bit.ly/dlaLi7
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Should Google have made this NexusOne video http://bit.ly/bFDbNV its Super Bowl ad--not http://bit.ly/2Z2YvM? http://bit.ly/cB2eqA says yes.
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FCC likes Google's plan to build uber-fast broadband network, calls it "American testbed" for next gen of Internet apps, devices & services.
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Had fun hosting Yale student journalists at Forbes office today with @FromCarl . Check out their writing here: http://tyglobalist.org/
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Should wireless carriers replace customer phones lost in the Haiti quake? http://bit.ly/a0TD3a
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Match.com CEO: "I used 2B able to say what I did & have it end there." Now? "Everyone has an online dating story." http://cptlst.com/25ex
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iPhone app lets fans cheer Olympic athletes by ringing a virtual cowbell. Tagline: B/c you can't clap in mittens. http://www.cowbell2010.com
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Spammers are capitalizing on Apple iPad hype. Spam filter developer SPAMfighter reporting 30% increase in Apple-oriented spam this week.
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Meet buzz.com, AT&T's new social recommendations site. Can it beat Yelp & Google in the local search/ad market? http://bit.ly/9vcOCs
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NYC's outer boroughs getting new "929" area code. City to run out of current "718" and "347" numbers by 2012.
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Rubik's Cube celebrates 30th bday, gets incorp. into math classes as memorization, sequencing & problem solving tool: http://bit.ly/2fR5ms
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Mobile analytics firm Flurry says it has detected tablet devices at Apple HQ running 200 apps on a yet-to-be-released operating system.
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China Unicom prez speaking at MWC (largest telecom tradeshow) in mid-Feb. Will he address Google/China spat--or will all be solved by then?
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RT @ForbesTech Peek Goes To Haiti, India http://cptlst.com/m0sj
Mobile e-mail device enters new market, aids relief efforts
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Interesting: ReCellular soliciting cellphones for Haiti. It will resell/cycle & give proceeds to Red Cross. http://www.phonesforhaiti.com/
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Got an email suggesting we call laptops "knee-tops" now because the latest ones (aka netbooks and smartbooks) are so small. Hmm?
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Is Samsung now world's largest electronics firm? It depends which exchange rate is used; annual avg or last day of yr. http://bit.ly/4BvBTG
