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    Daily Dispatch: AT&T anti-texting while driving documentary; CDMA iPad 2 buzz builds

    Consumer Reports News: December 28, 2010 02:23 PM

    In today's Digital Dispatch:

    AT&T releases dramatic anti-texting while driving documentary (engadget)

    ...If you're not already convinced that driving a car and trying to tap out a message on a tiny keyboard (or heaven forbid, no keyboard at all) is a poor match, perhaps the short documentary AT&T has just released will convince you otherwise.

    Search & Display Over 10 Million Historical Government Records, Thanks to the National Archives (ReadWriteWeb)

    ...Currently, the prototype contains all the data from the Archival Research Catalog and several series from the Access to Archival Databases - around 10.9 million electronic records.

    Will Video Previews Help Android App Sales? (GIGAOM)

    ...Developers who upload videos to show off their Android apps to potential customers should provide a far more compelling sales experience than the few screenshots allowed today.

    Apple prepares three versions of iPad 2 for 2011, says sources (DIGITIMES)

    Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the later half of January.

    Mozilla Loses Users Names, Email Addresses, Hashed Passwords (DailyTech)

    ...Chris Lyon, Director of Infrastructure Security at Mozilla, wrote users of its addons page to let them know it might have accidentally shared their encrypted passwords.

    Search Etsy Listings By Color With Glancely (TechCrunch)

    ...Like a mashup of Etsy, Flickr color search and Google Instant, Glancely lets you search Etsy visually, sorting instant results by color and by price so you can scan through multiple green knit caps or purple socks or whatever handmade items your heart desires.

    About Digital Dirk's Dispatches
    Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily to bring you the Digital Dispatch—a compilation of the most important and interesting tech news for consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.


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