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...timed "Ha!" She and Turner remain close, and she credits him as "the catalyst" for her awakening-"although he'd probably just laugh at that." Turner sometimes visits her at her 2,200-acre ranch outside Santa Fe, N.M., but for the first time in her life, Fonda is content to be alone-proof, she believes, of her serenity. Still, she did recently consult a psychic. "She told me with a great deal of certainty that a man was going to come into my life who would be my soul mate and be with me till the end," says Fonda...
...most enthusiastic entrants into mobile content isn't a media company at all. The NBA has made mobile phones a key part of its marketing strategy by offering fantasy leagues, team wallpaper, game stats and video highlights for mobile phones. With network-television audiences shrinking and cable-TV viewers so dispersed, mobile phones present a unique opportunity for the league to reach its fans through the one line they always have open. Later this year, Apple plans to shake up that industry even further. The company that transformed digital music is jointly developing a cell phone with Motorola. Called...
...handle all this sophisticated video and music content, the big carriers are making massive investments in their networks. Sprint is pouring $1 billion into an upgrade this year, and Verizon is rolling out its high-speed data services network. At least for now, they will be the gatekeepers (Sprint has taken a stand against cell-phone porn, a big business overseas). Meanwhile at least one carrier is already bypassing the small companies for cell-phone services: Verizon is relying on household names like CNN and NBC (for news) and Comedy Central and VH1 (for entertainment) to attract users...
...industry will turn corporate before you know it. As long as companies are trying to figure out what works by flying the next big idea past a bunch of teenagers, they may take chances on some zany concepts. But once the commercial winners are clear, more outlandish forms of content may fade away. Spam and advertising will creep in too. That makes now an ideal time for all of us to enjoy the wacky creation of a new industry. Your teenager's cell-phone habit might be driving you crazy, but it's jolting the tech world with...
...given day, the lab bustles with toddlers who come to play with his toys and be observed while they do so. Some of the children rush at the bubbles, delight at the noise toys, squeal with pleasure when a staff member dons a mask. Others stand back, content to observe. Others...