IT'S MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, I'M NATALI DEL CONTE AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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BARNES AND NOBLE IS GOING TO LAUNCH NOOK KODS, A COLLECTION OF E-
BOOKS FOR THE LITTLE ONES. THIS WILL BE FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 8 AND
INCLUDE PICTURE BOOKS, NOVELS, AND CLASSIC CHILDREN STORIES. BY THE
END OF THE YEAR, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BROWSE OVER 12-THOUSAND TITLES
AT NOOK-KIDS-DOT-COM.
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WE HAVE OUR FIRST INKLING OF WHEN WINDOWS 8 WILL BE ALONG.
MICROSOFT MENTIONED THE NEXT OPERATING SYSTEM IN A DUTCH BLOG POST
AND SAID THAT IT IS ABOUT 2 YEARS AWAY.
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HERE IS A 3D CELL PHONE. BUT DON'T GET TOO EXCITED, ITS KIND OF CHEESY.
THE SPICE MOBILITY M67 3D PHONE WORKS WITHOUT GLASSES BUT ITS LESS
THAN 2-AND-A-HALF INCHES SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REALLY ENJOY THE 3D
ALL THAT MUCH. IT COSTS ABOUT $97 AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN INDIA.
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AMAZON IS GOING TO ALLOW BOOK SHARING ON THE KINDLE. EACH BOOK CAN
BE LENT OUT ONLY ONCE FOR A LOAN PERIOD OF 14 DAYS. IF YOU LEND OUT A
BOOK, YOU CANNOT ACCESS IT WHEN YOUR FRIEND HAS IT AND
UNFORTUNATELY THIS WON'T WORK FOR ALL BOOKS, PARTICULARLY NOT THE
ONES THAT HAVE THIS FEATURE DISABLED BY THE PUBLISHER. LAME, THIS
FEATURE WILL LAUNCH LATER THIS YEAR.
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GOOGLE ADMITTED TO COLLECTING EMAIL ADDRESSES, PASSWORDS, AND URLS
WHEN THE COMPANY COLLECTED STREET VIEW IMAGES. THIS ADMISSION CAME
IN A BLOG POST LATE ON FRIDAY. WE KNEW THAT GOOGLE HAD COLLECTED WI-
FI NETWORK DATA BUT THIS IS JUST ONE MORE LAYER OF INFORMATION
GOOGLE JUST HELPED ITSELF TO. A GOOGLE REP SAID THAT THE COMPANY
FEELS REALLY BAD ABOUT THIS.
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IN NICER GOOGLE NEWS, THE COMPANY HAS ADDED VOICE SEARCH IN RUSSIAN,
POLISH, CZECH, AND TURKISH FOR ANDROID USERS. THIS MEANS YOU CAN SPEAK
SEARCH TERMS INTO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE IN THESE LANGUAGES. GOOGLE IS
ALSO ADDING HISTORICAL WORLD WAR 2 IMAGERY AS A NEW LAYER IN THE
MAPPING SOFTWARE. THIS ACTUALLY ISN'T NICER NEWS. IT WILL HELP
ILLUSTRATE THE DESTRUCTION THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE WAR
THROUGHOUT EUROPE.
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USTREAM IS GOING TO START TO ALLOW PAY-PER-VIEW PROGRAMMING. THIS
MEANS THAT YOU CAN CHARGE PEOPLE TO WATCH YOUR U-STREAM SHOWS. IT
IS A COOL WAY FOR SMALLER BROADCASTERS TO MAKE MONEY FOR THEIR
SHOWS USING PAYPAL. THIS WILL KICK OFF WITH A FEW SELECT U-STREAM
BROADCASTERS IN NOVEMBER.
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A FEW ELECTRONICS ARE GOING THE WAY OF THE DINOSAUR. FIRST OFF, SHARP
HAS DECIDED TO STOP MAKING PCS. THE COMPANY HASN'T PUT OUT ANY NEW
MODELS IN ABOUT A YEAR SO THIS ISN'T TOO BIG OF A SHOCKER. AND SONY IS
GOING TO STOP MAKING THE WALKMAN. NOT THE WALKMAN PHONE OR MP3
PLAYER. THE ORIGINAL CASETTE TAPE WALKMAN THAT THEY STARTED MAKING
IN 1979. I THINK THE REAL NEWS HERE IS THAT THEY HAVE STILL BEEN MAKING
THEM ALL THIS TIME!
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THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY. I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW. I'M
NATALI DEL CONTE FOR CNET.COM, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
