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	Improve Your American English Accent : Overcoming Major Obstacles to Understanding
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Improve Your American English Accent : Overcoming Major Obstacles to Understanding

Intel shows how to send power wirelessly (AP)

AP - THE PROMISE: Using wireless power transmission, one day people might be able to recharge their laptops or cell phones or other gadgets without plugging them into an electrical socket. The technology makes use of some basic physics, as electric coils that resonate at the same frequency can transmit energy to each other at a distance.

Intel demonstrates powering up without plugging in (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/tec_wireless_power"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njc39.210808232631.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=0aPme6cuwUhQ_opZgQjqFg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An Intel sign is displayed in front of the computer chip maker's headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Imagine juicing up your laptop computer or cell phone without plugging them into an electrical socket. That's a luxury that could be provided by wireless power transmission, a concept that has been bandied about for decades but is creeping closer to becoming viable.

Breakthrough in Charging Mobile Devices Reported (NewsFactor)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080821/tc_nf/61479"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.njc39.210808232631.photo00.photo.default-512x355.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=0aPme6cuwUhQ_opZgQjqFg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="An Intel sign is displayed in front of the computer chip maker's headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - Road warriors may be a step closer to dumping the rat's nest of recharging wires in their laptop bags. According to reports, Intel was to demonstrate Thursday at the Intel Developers Forum a major breakthrough in charging devices such as laptops, cell phones, and MP3 players without wires.

AT&T expands tech support to cover other gadgets (AP)

AP - Phone companies have been expanding their technology-support offerings, and AT&T Inc. took that trend one step further Thursday by introducing a tech-help plan that's even available to people who don't subscribe to other AT&T services.

Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia: source (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/tc_nm/apple_iphone_russia_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t123414_450x311_us_apple_iphone_russia.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=kY28yDDvhtWU6Z_.fRLL6Q--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Patrick Morse shows off his new Apple iPhone 3G after spending the night in line outside an Apple Store in Boston, Massachusetts July 11, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.

Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/tc_nm/iphone_warsaw_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t165556_450x360_us_iphone_warsaw.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=IJQplWdwwBnnaKptZMCECA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A man holds his new Apple 3G iPhone at Telcel Center in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata August 22, 2008. (Jayanta Shaw/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When Apple Inc rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to line up.

Microsoft Picks Seinfeld To Push Vista Against Mac Ads (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Apple's attention-getting "Mac vs PC" ads that spotlight Apple's so-called coolness factor, Microsoft is looking to comedian Jerry Seinfeld to pep up its advertising.

Apple's iPhone to launch in India on Friday (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/tc_afp/lifestyleindiausittelecommobileapple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja80.210808192431.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=LxGiQJXNVx92ImzfvKybgw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Apple's iconic iPhone is slated to make its debut in India on August 22. Indoa is the world's fastest-growing mobile market.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple's iconic iPhone was slated to make its debut Friday in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, officials said.

Apple offers to replace faulty iPod batteries (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/tc_afp/japantechnologycompanyappleipod"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.nja15.210808180111.photo00.photo.default-347x512.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=ItHYXJqcJzhZSavdqRlfxw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="The iPod Nano. The Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Internet users fear iTunes blocked in China (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/wr_nm/china_apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r1912808094.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=ErdqRKE_RMGx.CU8EsX_lQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="The Apple iPod Touch media player is seen during it's introduction in San Francisco, California September 5, 2007. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The downloading of music for iPod players has hit a mysterious glitch in China, stumping scores of users and raising fears the government has blocked Apple's iTunes site over pro-Tibet lyrics, analysts said on Thursday.

Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_photosynth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.09d7ba4b58e942138cd147f5b6694d2d.microsoft_photosynth_nybz189a.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Pwg923ukEMdPq8VdcEhv7w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this screen shot provided by Microsoft, Photosynth, Microsoft's new online tool for presenting a collection of related digital photos, is shown. Users can upload their pictures and sit back while the software matches pixels and arranges the image. Viewers can 'walk' around the collection in an experience that melds online photo gallery and video player. (AP Photo/Microsoft)" border="0" /></a>AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.

Apple tries to de-bug iPhone (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - Apple acknowledged that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.

Corkboard data management software adds visual history (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - Ayluro on Wednesday announced the release of Corkboard 1.1, an update to their data management software for Mac OS X. It costs $12.99, and upgrades for registered users are free. A demo is also available.

MacJournal adds three-pane view (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - Mariner Software on Thursday announced that it is shipping MacJournal 3.1, a new version of it journal and blogging software for Mac OS X. A free update for registered users, MacJournal costs $39.95.

Leave the laptop behind (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - For the IT worker, the phrase "desktop mobility" has many meanings. It can mean having a laptop computer. It can mean keeping all your data in the cloud so that you can access it at any time and from anywhere. It can even mean downsizing your work environment to fit on a PDA or a smartphone.

US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/japan_nintendo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.f5e5c7ae83024db7a44ba9e8ccb531a0.japan_nintendo_tok101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Suo5j3mO1uSrrpHViMQdCw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this June 7, 2006 file photo, a model plays tennis with Nintendo Co.'s new family video-game console Wii by swinging its controller as a tennis racket during a press conference in Tokyo. Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.

Apple sued over iPhone 3G reception issues (CNET)

CNET - An Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the iPhone 3G's network is slower than advertised.

Hillcrest files patent suit against Nintendo (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/tc_nm/nintendo_hillcrest_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_20t144359_450x302_us_nintendo_hillcrest.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=4Yv5BbP5DDmG8K3aZK3qkg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hillcrest Laboratories asked a trade panel to determine if Nintendo Co (7974.OS) and its U.S. subsidiary have infringed four patents to make its top-selling Wii game, according to a filing on Wednesday and a Hillcrest statement.

Apple finally ready for iTunes subscriptions? (CNET)

CNET - Three Mac rumors sites have received anonymous tips that Apple is getting ready to introduce a subscription iTunes service in September.

US firm files patent claim against Nintendo Wii (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/personaltech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/tc_afp/lifestyleusjapanvideogamesnintendocopyright"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080821/capt.cps.niu97.210808022331.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=kgHbsh43thySPO3dabvdgA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Mario Pirchala holds the Wii control as he participate in the Wiimbledon Wii Tennis tournament in June 2008 in Brooklyn, New York. A US firm said Wednesday it had filed legal actions against Japanese-based Nintendo claiming patent infringement by the wildly popular Wii game console.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joshua Lott)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A US firm said Wednesday it had filed legal actions against Japanese-based Nintendo claiming patent infringement by the wildly popular Wii game console.

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