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Prepaid Plans Heat Up: Why No-Contract Wireless Is on the Rise

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September 24, 2010
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Prepaid Plans Heat Up: Why No-Contract Wireless Is on the Rise
Much of the subscriber growth reported by wireless providers comes from increasing numbers of prepaid, no-contract customers. And there are good reasons for that trend. - Paul Kapustka, PCWorld
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Casio Camera Bundles Advanced GPS Functions and Sightseeing Tips Casio's Exilim EX-H20G camera goes way beyond geo-tagging and offers a digital compass, indoor geo-tagging, and can serve up sightseeing tips.
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Panasonic Adds Touchscreen to Highest-End G-Series Camera The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 replaces the GH1 at the top end of the Micro Four Thirds lineup, offering touch controls, a new image-processing engine, fast autofocus, a quicker burst mode, and video improvements.
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Motion-Tracking Casio Camera Goes Beyond GPS The Exilim EX-H20G is equipped with motion sensors, a digital compass, and in-camera mapping software, and Casio claims it's the first camera that can geotag indoors.
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