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...SCREEN TEST...
...Screen next year's season premiere at Gitmo B) Let Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer have a hobby--say, boccie--to show the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance C) Make their torture scenes more authentic D) Cast Carmen Electra as a CTU agent ANSWERS...
Your cell phone is spying on you, but don't be afraid. Thanks to better mapping technology and hyperlocal services tailored to the small screen, the latest wireless gadgets can automatically pinpoint your location and then direct you to everything from the nearest Chinese restaurant to where your friends are hanging out. And while it may seem creepy to have your phone keeping tabs on you even when you're sleeping, this isn't some Homeland Security nightmare. It's just an easier way to find people and places nearby...
Nifty. But is there really a market for these GPS gizmos? After all, not everyone is willing to pay $100 a month to hound her friends. Free services, on the other hand, make money on advertising. But there's not much room for ads on a screen about as big as a Post-it. The mobile-phone ad market brought in just $200 million in 2006, according to the Yankee Group, vs. $16 billion for online ads. Nonetheless, ABI Research expects revenues for location-based services in North America to spiral from less than $1 billion last year to more...
...pedagogue took his leave after competing in Round 7 of the first annual Harvard-MIT Valentine’s Day Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) competition—pitting members of both schools’ math departments against each other—Ds were all that were showing on the screen behind...