Well, AT&T’s just getting on a roll here with unveiling some pretty nice devices ahead of dooms-day (June 24th, if you’re not sure what day that would be). The HTC Aria’s been announced and will be heading to stores in three days, and now AT&T’s finally announced their second high-end Android handset (first if you don’t count the Dell Streak for some reason): the Samsung Captivate. We’ve been hearing about the existence of this device for a while now, and it feels good to finally get some hard facts on what AT&T and Samsung’s bringing to the table. Specs? Don’t [...]

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Could anything be more dangerous to the modern celebrity than Twitter? The media has always been ready to pounce on famous personalities’ smallest mistakes, but Twitter lends its high-profile users a foghorn. If Jonathan Ross (@Wossy) wasn’t already in enough trouble for leaving lewd messages on Andrew Sachs’ answering machine, his antics on Twitter made him an even juicier tabloid target. “Utterly unwepentant” sniffed The Daily Mail after Ross wrote an update stating “Suspension is fun” on the micro-blogging service during the period that his shows [...]

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The Mobile Premier Awards, perhaps the most prestigious startup competition in the mobile business, has named 48 companies to participate in its semi-final round. They were each nominated by their local MobileMonday chapters (groups that meet on a monthly basis around the world to talk about the hottest topics and issues in the industry). An international jury will select 20 finalists from this list that will each get a chance to pitch their company at the Mobile Premier Awards ceremony on Feb. 15 in Barcelona. The event will take place during the Mobile World Congress. Here is the list of nominees: Austria [...]

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link to audio…see “Alex Jones With Ashley In Dallas 1 17 2010.Mp3″ Transcript starting at 4:18 of audio clip: JONES: “My wife’s grandfather was jewish…jewish farmers from Texas.”

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