A Leap Forward With Snow Leopard (NYTimes.com)

"[T]he big story here isn’t really Snow Leopard. It’s the radical concept of a software update that’s smaller, faster and better — instead of bigger, slower and more bloated. May the rest of the industry take the hint."

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GSM, black boxes, and iPhones: the tech that drives Zipcar (Ars Technica)

Zipcar is more than a simple car sharing service—it's a technological explosion that combines the Internet, wireless networks, mysterious black boxes, and now mobile phones to keep the wheels turning. Ars Technica spoke with Zipcar to learn more about the technology behind the system, how the company's iPhone app works, and more.

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