WebbAlert - October 14, 2008

Published: Oct. 14, 2008, 9 a.m.

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MySpace\'s new ad service MyAd gives advertisers tons of options for finding precisely the right audience. Strangely, it lacks a "Facebook user" category.
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\\nThe FCC finds no technical reason why free nationwide\\nwireless Internet access can\'t work with existing wireless networks.
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\\nMozilla plans to roll out an alpha\\nversion of its mobile Firefox browser on Nokia\'s N810 Internet tablet sometime next week.
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\\nYou know that old artificial intelligence test that assesses whether a robot can pass as a human? Well, this text-based bot came really close to being the first robot to pass it. (Quick. Congratulate the robot before he enslaves us all.)
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\\nA company called Runtriz has designed an iPhone application that gives hotel guests total control over every aspect of their vistit. And no, you can\'t use\\nit to discreetly order adult movies.
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\\nCommercially available jet-packs might still be a ways off, but at least we all can stop taking off our shoes at the airport. Thank you MagShoe.
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\\nHaving trouble keeping elephants from raiding your crops? Check out this texting-based security system.




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