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Hyperbole Essay Muses a Protestant Split Over Jesus Phone
Release a breakthrough product, ready the defenses. Slash prices within 60 days of its release. Pre-test an elaborate consumer store credit program. Maintain control of user experience, revenue streams, and product integrity. Expedite firmware drops to shore up security against an unpredictably vigorous, [...]

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Firmware Update Unsettles
The long awaited firmware updated is released today. We’ve speculated its identifier as iPhone 2.0 and other possibilities, but the important thing is that new features and capabilities are added for free to expand the software offerings of iPhone. Certainly, not everyone will be 100% impressed with what’s been added today, as [...]

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Sporting provocative bullet points, this essay may not be new news, but it speaks refreshing truths while standing the test of time.
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This scholarly paper by was originally presented as a talk for the conference Mobile Communication: Social and Political Effects, held on April 29-30, 2003 in Budapest, and is collected in Mobile [...]

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Eagerly Awaiting Book Release; Creators Release Substantial Sample Chapters.
For the uninitiated, Processing→ is an open interactive media platform published on free software license via MIT by Casey Reas→ and Ben Fry→. Originally created as a learning tool, it is maturing through a Beta phase currently while winning tremendous support within the academic and design [...]

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The stunning product that we love to hate.

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