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By Alice Hu | September 8, 2009 | No Comments

According to a recent article in The New York Times, many once-loyal users are quitting Facebook for various reasons: “One person shut down her account because she disliked how nosy it made her. Another thought the scene had turned desperate. A third feared stalkers. A fourth believed his privacy was compromised. A fifth disappeared without a word.”
I hate to say it, but I think that I may be jumping on the bandwagon soon and will completely stop using Facebook as well.

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By Alice Hu | July 24, 2009 | No Comments

Although I love my Dell laptop and have customized everything about it down to the upgrade on sound — it is quite bulky. Carrying it around with me is such a pain. The thought of getting a Macbook Air and turning my back on the PC  has entered my mind, but after a few minutes of daydreaming, I had to face the fact that I have inadequate funds to buy a Mac laptop (Microsoft’s commercials on how PCs are cheaper than Apple’s Macs are quite true). Luckily, this is where …

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By Jennifer Kung | July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

According to Chinese reports, Sun Danyong, a Chinese worker at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, committed suicide after being held responsible for losing the top secret fourth-generation iPhone prototype. At only 25 years old and a recent engineering graduate, I can’t imagine how frightened Danyong must’ve been to go as far as commit suicide over a lost phone. No matter how extreme Foxconn or Apple may have been in protecting its upcoming products, this type of paranoia just goes too far.
Although multiple reports of this incident are circulating …

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By Mochi Magazine | March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

iPods may be simple and easy to use, but everyone has them. Check out Mochi’s alternatives for some cute and efficient MP3 player alternatives.

Samsung T10

Company: Samsung, which has recently been branching out to MP3s
Memory: 4 GB
Features: These candy colored MP3 players are the ultimate pleasures to the eye. Besides, they all have touch screen control arrows that make listening to music more fun.
Price Range: $80-$100
Places to Buy: …