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  • June 2008
    • Smart Software Programs Write Your To-Do Lists

      Smart Software Programs Write Your To-Do Lists

      (Newser) - Busy? A new kind of online organizer works like a personal assistant, interpreting loose statements—like “have brunch with Margaret on Sunday"—and turning them into scheduled events on users’ calendars. Free programs like Presdo, IWantSandy and reQall use natural language processing to organize casually written, and sometimes even spoken, commands, reports Technology Review . More »

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      software   calendars   free

  • May 2008
    • Free Broadband Could Be Part of Feds' Auction Plan

      Free Broadband Could Be Part of Feds' Auction Plan

      (Newser) - The Federal Communication Commission wants you to have free Internet, the Wall Street Journal reports, and it's considering a plan to auction airwaves with the requirement that the winner offer Wi-fi free to most of the US. The free access would come with its own strings for users, though, in the form of content restrictions blocking porn and obscene materials. More »

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      FCC   Wi-Fi   spectrum auction   Internet access   bandwidth   free

  • August 2007
    • Grocery Chain Offers Free Rx Meds

      Grocery Chain Offers Free Rx Meds

      (Newser) - Pharmacies in Publix supermarkets across five Southern states will distribute seven antibiotics free to patients with prescriptions, the chain said today. The CEO allows that one goal is to drive customer traffic, but it's also an example of the private sector assisting access to affordable health care, the AP reports. Wal-Mart and Kmart recently started selling uber-cheap meds. More »

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      health care   medicine   retail   Charlie Crist   antibiotics   pharma   free

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