Blogs and podcasts are so 2005. In 2006, it's going to be all about vlogs, mobisodes, and cell phones that can swipe credit cards. Tech expert Omar Wasow explained the biggest technology trends predicted for next year:Expansion of Wireless Internet AccessWireless Internet access will become more and more pervasive. We have WiFi hot spots, then hot zones. But this year, entire cities — including San Francisco and Philadelphia — will be entire urban zones of wireless Internet access. More cities will follow as new technologies make this possible. One technology is called Edge, which uses the next generation of WiFi, called WIMAX. Some of this access will be free; other places you may need to pay a small monthly fee. ... http://abcnews.go.com censor News |
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Iraqi ship ploughs on in choppy waters |
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Insurgents slay 11 Shiite family members in Iraq U.S. airstrike leaves 10 suspects dead; bomber in police uniform kills 4 |
| Six assailants broke into a house just south of Baghdad on Thursday and killed 11 members of the same Shiite family by slitting their throats, police said.Meantime, the U.S. military said U.S. fighter jets drop.. full News |
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China Says 300M Drink Unsafe Water |
| About 300 million people living in China's vast countryside drink unsafe water tainted by chemicals and other contaminants, the government said Thursday in its latest acknowledgment of mounting risks from wides.. full News |
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Bomber kills 3 at W.Bank checkpoint |
| A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up when Israeli troops tried to search him at a roadblock in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing an Israeli soldier and two other Palestinians. A passenger who .. full News |
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Audit: Many September 11 loans went to non-victims |
| In a program to help businesses after September 11, a high percentage of government-backed loans went to recipients who appeared to be unqualified -- some of them unaware they were receiving terrorism-recovery .. full News |
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