All Stories from September 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Review: Windows 8 will be Microsoft's multitaskerSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - Big colorful tiles instead of tiny icons. Functions controllable by touch and gestures. Applications that are better designed and better looking than you've ever seen be...
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Review: Skype phone and adapter for home callingSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — With two new products, Skype has made it easier to make Internet calls from home phones, for savings on international calls and potentially also domestic ones...
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Tech gender gap could hamper competitivenessSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - The lack of women in technology will hinder U.S. companies’ global competitiveness, leaving a valuable source of female workers untapped, Cisco Systems Inc. executive Ka...
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Dinner exchange pays off for 4 familiesSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — What began as an answer to the busy weeknight question — “What’s for dinner?” — has had an expected result for four families: Friendship. A dinner ex...
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Willow the cat reunited with owners in NYCSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Five years after she went missing from her Colorado home, Willow the cat has been reunited with her owners in New York City. How the calico cat ended up on a ...
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Facebook, Time Warner launch anti-bullying appSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Facebook and Time Warner Inc. launched an app this week designed to help prevent bullying among children and young adults. The app on Facebook’s site is part ...
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Roxy’s Moxie: Roksanda Ilincic turns heads in fashion worldSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - LONDON — Next thing you know, the queen will be calling Roksanda Ilincic to ask if she can whip up something special for a big event. That’s how it must seem to Ilincic,...
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Future of drones may involve automated killingsSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - One afternoon last fall at Fort Benning, Ga., two model-size planes took off, climbed to 800 and 1,000 feet, and began crisscrossing the military base in search of an or...
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Samsung files suits against AppleSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - Samsung Electronics Co. filed four lawsuits against Apple Inc. in the Netherlands and the first hearing in the cases is scheduled for Sept. 26, according to The Hague co...
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Migrants face poverty and prejudice in post-Soviet RussiaSep 24, 2011 5:00 am - MOSCOW — In a tiny hut in the woods where he survives without fixed address or running water, Abdul Malik keeps a neatly pressed suit hanging on the wall above his thin ...