All Stories from July 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Grandson joins granddad in health careJul 23, 2011 6:26 am - ELDORADO, Ill. — Ferrell Hospital boasts what is undoubtedly one of the few grandfather-grandson combinations in rural health care. Since Andrew Hosman joined the practi...
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Apple’s Lion operating system available for $30Jul 23, 2011 6:13 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Having just reported a blowout quarter, Apple Inc. began selling its latest operating system, Lion, as a download for $30 on Wednesday. The company a...
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Threatened by iPad, PCs start to look like tabletsJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - NEW YORK — The response by computer makers to the iPad stealing sales from them: Make their PCs more like iPads. The “if you can’t beat `em, join `em” strategy” is promp...
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Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shiftJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The personal computer industry needs a jump-start — and it’s counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet co...
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Microsoft gift supports Appalachian workforceJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nonprofit groups in the 13 Appalachian states can share a $2 million software donation from Microsoft Corp. aimed at training the region’s work force...
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Google rolls out shortcut for its sitesJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will start using the domain g.co to shrink Web addresses that lead to its products and services. The leading search engine said Monday that i...
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Video game company EA adding 300 jobs in TexasJul 23, 2011 6:13 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Video game company Electronic Arts Inc. is expanding its EA Sports division and adding 300 jobs in central Texas. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday joined compa...
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S. Korean students ditch paper for digital booksJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - GOESAN, South Korea — Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung’s students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an an...
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Examples of increased feesJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - States and cities across the nation are raising fees to bring in new money for governments reeling from cuts and revenue shortfalls. Some examples: California: Increased...
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Review: Tuning in to music service SpotifyJul 23, 2011 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO — I’ve been listening to a lot more music than usual for the past week, including tons of the “guilty pleasure” tunes I hate to admit I adore. I won’t get ...