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    Daily Dispatch: Browse newspaper archives; Fandango tests paperless movie tickets

    Consumer Reports News: March 15, 2010 03:28 PM

    Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.

    Browse Newspapers in Google News Archive ( Google Operating System)

    ...You can now browse all the issues digitized by Google for newspapers like The Montreal Gazette, The Sydney Morning Herald, St. Petersburg Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and more. The digitized newspapers are searchable in the Google News Archive and they're also included in Google's regular search results.

    Weekend iPad Pre-Order Estimate: 152,000 Sold (Silicon Valley Insider)

    The final iPad estimates for the weekend from the AAPL Sanity board say Apple saw 152,000 iPad pre-orders during opening weekend.

    Fandango Begins Rolling Out Mobile Tickets That Let Moviegoers Go Paperless (TechCrunch)

    ...Today, Fandango is launching a mobile ticket program in eight cities which lets moviegoers finally go paperless. Your ticket is delivered to your mobile phone via an SMS or MMS message linked to a 2D barcode, which the ticket-takers can scan

    Monday Fun Video: Typing 83 Words a Minute on an iPhone (TiPb)
    Impressive video demonstrating speed typing with a virtual keyboard.

    Lighter side: Hyper-Realistic Acrylic Body Painting (my modern MET)

    Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas. But not Meade - she applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting!


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