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• 01/01/1970 : Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP) (technology) :
  AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.
• 01/01/1970 : Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality (AP) (technology) :
  AP - The new iPhone application mTrip is a travel guide and then some: It uses the latest in smart phone technology to make it easier to stay on track in a foreign locale.
• 01/01/1970 : Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world (AP) (technology) :
  AP - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking.
• 01/01/1970 : Able to unplug from work while you’re on vacation? (Ben Patterson) (technology) :
  Ben Patterson - Fighting the urge to check your work e-mail while you’re on holiday doesn’t exactly qualify as the worst problem in the world; after all, it’s pretty nice to have a job at all in this tough economy, right? Then again, the pressure to hang onto a job seems to be driving more and more connected workers to stay plugged in even while they’re trying to tune out.
• 01/01/1970 : Mobile users still wary of being found, survey says (Ben Patterson) (technology) :
  Ben Patterson - Feel the need to "check in" on Foursquare or Facebook every time you saunter into a restaurant, browse the goods at your neighborhood grocery store, or cram into a rock concert? Well, if you, you’re still in the minority — and you’re also probably a guy below 40 — according to the latest research.