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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple patent shows built-in iPad stand]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Patently Apple)We're expecting a new iPad to be announced in the next few months, and it appears that it, or future iterations of it, could have a built-in kickstand. A new patent filed by Apple shows a stowable stand that folds into theiPad's casing, removing the need for cases with built-in stands. The patent, detailed by Patently Apple, shows a dual-hinged stand that folds out to hold up the iPad in either portrait or landscape mode on a surface like a table. It might not be built-in' the patent says it might be optional, which means it might affix via screws, suction cup, magnets, or witchcraft.  No matter what, it's better than not having a stand. As anyone with an iPad will tell you, a stand's a good idea--apps like Hulu and Netflix are popular on the iPad, and unless you're watching them in bed, you have to hold thetablet up. That's fine for short YouTube videos of cats hitting people in the groin, but not for watching awesome movies like &quot;Fletch.&quot;Currently there are many such cases with stands available on eBay, and one I got recently came with a free gift--a stylus, which leads to another intriguing patent by Apple we covered recently: yes, a stylus.Styli (that's styluses to you and me) for iPads aren't new, and they can be useful. I have a couple of drawing apps, but unlike David Hockney, finger painting isn't my style. The stylus I got in my eBay-bought case is perfect for sketching.Apple's patent shows a stylus with a ballpoint-pen-type end, allowing it to apparently roll on a conductive disk of some sort. The disk is larger than the point of the stylus, so that capacitive screens, like those of theiPhone or iPad, can sense it.As with all patents, this may or may not evolve into a shipping product, but the fact that Apple is working with the idea of a stylus is intriguing. Steve Jobs famously said during the iPhone's launch that styluses were for suckers (to paraphrase). Then count me among the suckers' I want a stylus for my iPad. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over half of late-20s crowd own cell phones only]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peacup2000</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Fifty-one percent of 25- to 29-year-olds live in households that have kicked the landline habit, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.That is the first time that wireless-only households have surpassed landline households among any age group, according to the CDC's report released yesterday. The report, which surveyed 17,619 households over the six months that ended in June, also showed a 2 point rise of cell-phone-only households among late-twentysomethings compared with the previous six months.Looking at other age groups, around 40 percent of people 18 to 24 and 30 to 34 live in cell phone-only households. After the age of 35, that figures drops off until age 65 when only 5 percent of the people are in households with cell phones only.Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of households with children under 3 rely on cell phones alone.Overall, the CDC found that 26 percent of U.S. homes used only wireless phones, while another 16 percent received all or almost all their calls on a cell phone even though they still have landlines.The findings in general and among the various age groups are significant because they show that cell-phone-only households aren't prevalent just among younger, single people, according to Stephen Blumberg, the report's author. Blumberg told the Associated Press the numbers suggest that young adults who use cell phones alone continue that habit as they have families.&quot;It's a sign that wireless-only is no longer strictly tied to a lifestyle of being young and restless,&quot; Blumberg told the AP.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay your taxes on your smartphone using Intuita4a4s SnapTax]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peacup2000</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Intuit just released what may be the easiest way possible to do your taxes &amp;8212' an iPhone and Android application called SnapTax.With SnapTax, you dona4a4t have to fill out a bunch of complicated forms. Instead, you just use your smartphone camera to scan your W-2 form from your employer, answer a few more questions, then file your taxes from your phone. You dona4a4t have to pay for any expensive software, either. Instead, the app is free to download, then if everything works out properly, you pay $14.99 when youa4a4re actually file your taxes.You can watch Intuit&amp;'s demo video below, though it doesna4a4t show real footage of the app in-action. Intuit demonstrated an earlier version for me a few months ago, and I an attest that the scanning part, at least, works as smoothly as promised.Now, as you can probably guess from the description, the app is meant for people whose tax situation is pretty simple.Specifically, Intuit says ita4a4s for people who make $80,000 or less a year' only have income from W-2s, interest, and unemployment' and dona4a4t owe any property. I suspect that excludes a lot of VentureBeat readers. But, like the companya4a4s acquisition of Mint, this seems like a way for the finance software giant to try to reach a young, tech-savvy audience.Intuit also released the SnapTax application last year, but it was only on iPhones, and only worked for California residents. This year ita4a4s available on Android too, and can be used to file taxes anywhere in the United States.Next Story: On the GreenBeat: Range Fuels to close plant, Valero puts $50 million in biofuels Previous Story: Research In Motion plays a new smartphone hand with BlackBerry DakotaPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: SnapTax, taxesCompanies: Intuit          Tags: SnapTax, taxesCompanies: IntuitAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Traders send Demand Media shares soaring on IPO]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>peacup2000</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As of this writing, online publisher Demand Media is worth more on the stock market than is The New York Times Company. Of course, this says more about the enthusiasm of IPO investors than it does about the relative merits of the two organizations, but given the overall level of terribleness of Demand&amp;'s product a4&quot;mainly hastily written how-to articles aimed not at readers, but at search engines a4&quot; it&amp;'s still a bit disheartening.In afternoon trading, Demand shares were up by 35 percent, to about $23, after reaching a high of $25. They priced this morning at $17, above their range of $14 to $16. After expenses, Demand raised about $67 million in the offering.Apparently, a number of investors believe that Demand will somehow thrive despite the company&amp;'s raw exposure to the whims of Google, which recently said it means to crack down on spammy content like Demand&amp;'s (though it didn&amp;'t mention Demand by name). A change in Google&amp;'s search algorithm could send Demand&amp;'s content way down in search results, which would cut deeply into Demand&amp;'s traffic. That could happen at any time, in a heartbeat.While the IPO is clearly a success, the Wall Street Journal&amp;'s Deal Journal blog offers some perspective: the 20th largest tech IPO since Google&amp;'s 2004 market debut &amp;8212' that of Solera Holdings in 2007 &amp;8212' raised three times as much money as Demand did today.Next Story: Crowd Factory raises $6.5M to track social media marketing to the dollar Previous Story: DEMO deadline in less than a week: Apply now to launch!PrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: content farms, content mills, IPO, search algorithms, spamCompanies: Demand Media, Google          Tags: content farms, content mills, IPO, search algorithms, spamCompanies: Demand Media, Google Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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