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Eric Benderoff
Microsoft to unveil Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system for cell phones - February 16, 2009 - Microsoft Corp. plans to officially announce on Monday a new mobile operating system for smart phones. Called Windows Mobile 6.5, it will be the latest version of software found on phones from a number of companies, including LG, Motorola and Samsung.
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Barbara Brotman
No cell phone, no Internet service, no long distance? No way! - February 10, 2009 - I felt desperate as I drove. My second trip to Starbucks in four hours; how pathetic was this? But I had to have a fix.
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Steve Dahl
Lingerie league - February 12, 2009 - Now that the 2008-09 NFL season has ended with the anticlimactic Pro Bowl, I am looking for something to do on Sundays. I could start going to church, but many of them seem to be catching on fire these days.
Bill Daley
Malbec's star turn - January 28, 2009 - Mad about malbec yet? If you're not now, you'll likely be a fan soon. This Argentine red has become a red-hot pour.
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Julie Deardorff
9 things you should unlearn about tea - February 15, 2009 - It's true that, unlike the rest of the world, Americans more often drink our tea instant and iced. But a revolution is brewing.
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Eric Gwinn
Need a pocket camcorder? Wait for Webbie - February 5, 2009 - We've all seen so much cell phone video on the Web now that we can readily spot footage that was shot on a camera phone. Blurry, washed-out figures move like shadows as the action jitters about. We accept it because it's great to have a window to an event we couldn't attend.
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Steve Johnson
Will 'Sopranos' creator Chase cry foul over viral video hit? - February 16, 2009 - Victor Solomon had a viral video hit with his recent recut of the entirety of "The Sopranos" down to its swear words (plus a few others). Now he's a little worried about what "Sopranos" creator David Chase might say to him, not to mention about jail. After reviewing "The Sopranos—Uncensored" in Live! on Wednesday, I interviewed the San Francisco director by e-mail about the project. The full, unedited interview is at my blog, chicagotribune.com/johnson.
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Julia Keller
When authors go on attack - February 16, 2009 - Ali and Frazier had their legendary clash, McCain and Obama had a few testy exchanges, and we recall hearing something about a recent matchup between the Cardinals and the Steelers—but for a real fight, for a titanic tiff, for a competition worthy of the epic battles waged on the windy plains of Troy, behold:
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Ellen Warren
Road-testing tights - February 12, 2009 - Getting a little sick of winter? Gee, do ya think?
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