Stories about: McDonald's

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    After Pizza Hut: Top fast food joints we want iPhone apps for 13/10/2009 10:46:00

    Following Pizza Hut's announcement that it will launch an iPhone app and 3G mobile phone ordering service in Australia, the idea got us thinking: with a wealth of fast food vendors available in Australia, wouldn't you like to see your favourite food outlet develop an iPhone app?
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    Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone 21/08/2009 16:50:00

    Following the release of the first turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for the iPhone -- Sygic Mobile Maps 2009 -- German GPS manufacturer Navigon has launched its MobileNavigator app in Australia.
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    Data centers go underground 29/07/2009 08:20:00

    As Hurricane Ike bore down on Houston one Friday last September, the Continental Airlines' flight operations center, located on the 14th floor of a glass-sided downtown high rise, suddenly went dark. For the airline's pilots and flight crews, however, business proceeded as usual.
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    Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Buying Guide 27/04/2009 12:50:00

    Next time someone tells you to "Get lost!" — just smile and tell them calmly that you can't, thanks to your GPS navigation unit. Be sure to watch their face.
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    IT's biggest project failures & what they teach us 10/10/2008 11:03:00

    Every year, the Improbable Research organization hands out Ig Nobel prizes to research projects that "first make people laugh, and then make them think."
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    MySpace launches iTunes competitor with 5 million artists 26/09/2008 07:53:00

    Social network MySpace lobbed a shot across the bow of Apple iTunes last night with the launch of MySpace Music, a new site that offers free on-demand music streaming along with MP3 downloads for sale to US users.
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    What $700 billion could buy your company 24/09/2008 08:43:00

    Late last week, the Bush administration unveiled a staggering plan to bail out the financial industry by having the federal government purchase US$700 billion in unwanted mortgages and mortgage-backed securities. For those of you keeping score at home, this means the US government could soon spend nearly US$1 trillion on what amounts to a large pile of trash. To give you some perspective on just how large this sum of money is, we've broken down what sort of assets your company could purchase with US$700 billion, including wireless communications devices, data centers and even new CEOs.
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    Wi-Fi wants to be free, but not all businesses agree 21/08/2008 11:54:00

    There's been an explosion in growth of Wi-Fi hotspots during the last several years. Best-guess estimates range from 33,000 WLAN hotspots worldwide to more than 250,000 at present.
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    Gadgets get Wi-Fi right (Part 1) 13/08/2008 15:52:56

    I'm often cautious of devices that claim to have Wi-Fi functionality and support, mainly because connecting to Wi-Fi (especially secure Wi-Fi) can be tricky for devices that don't utilize a browser or some other good input method. In the past, several devices I've tried (digital photo frames, cameras, printers) have failed to connect to my network because of the configuration issues required that weren't completely hammered out by the vendor.
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    Calling all COBOLers 08/08/2008 12:07:21

    There you are, sipping your latte while banging out code in Django, Drupal, and Ruby, and feeling pretty cutting-edge. Sure, those are the hot skills of the moment, and they'll probably help you land your next job. But take a minute to think about the guys who came before you and the tools, particularly COBOL, they used. And give 'em some respect. They deserve it.
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    Eight incredibly useful tools for road warriors 05/06/2008 07:46:28

    When you're on the road, you can feel more like a juggler than a traveler: You've got your notebook, your smart phone, your camera, your GPS device, your MP3 player -- and all the power cords, USB drives and other gadgets that go with them.
 
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