All Stories from June 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Cheap e-book readers at a glanceJun 18, 2011 7:00 am - Five cheap e-readers with monochrome screens and Wi-Fi: Ÿ Barnes & Noble Nook — $139, 7.5 oz. Touch screen. Value score: 9 out of 10. Ÿ Kobo eReader Touch Edition — $130...
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Are young adults too confident?Jun 18, 2011 7:00 am - Among academics who track the behavior of young adults and teens, there’s a touchy debate: Should the word “entitled” be used when talking about today’s younger people? ...
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Roles of American dads diverging this Father’s DayJun 18, 2011 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly half of American dads under 45 this Father’s Day say they have at least one kid who was born out of wedlock. And the share of fathers living apart fr...
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Comcast’s $4.4B Olympian bid a bold online betJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — NBC lost more than $200 million the last time it showed the Winter Olympics, and it’s bracing for similar losses in London next year. So, plenty of people ...
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16 Vietnamese kids, U.S. families in adoption limboJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam — Marsha Sailors painted the nursery pink and green at her Missouri home, put up princess pictures and built a crib for her new little girl. They hadn’t y...
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Review: Google’s Chromebook evokes warmth for WindowsJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - It isn’t often you come across a computer that makes you wish it ran Microsoft Windows. The new Chromebook Series 5 laptop manages that impressive feat. The Chromebook, ...
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Copious looks to be the eBay of the Facebook eraJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A group of Silicon Valley veterans is building a shopping service around the idea that Facebook’s real-identity system is good for building trust in online co...
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Galesburg home to No. 1 pool playerJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - GALESBURG, Ill. — Even though Rory Smith knew he held the No. 1 computer ranking for North American Pool Shooters Association for over a year against 1,200 other players...
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5 e-book readers for less than $175Jun 18, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When Amazon.com’s groundbreaking Kindle e-book reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some e-readers, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had ...
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Engineer chases restaurant dream after layoffJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Like many men, Randy Gelsthorpe dreamed of one day owning his own bar and restaurant. When his employer, Electrolux, announced early last year that i...