All Stories from October 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Romney crowds are surging as Election Day nearsOct 13, 2012 7:38 am - SIDNEY, Ohio — The crowds tell the story. As Election Day nears, Mitt Romney is drawing large and excited throngs. Look to dusty Iowa cornfields, rain-soaked Virginia pa...
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iPhone couch potatoes targeted by new FitbitOct 13, 2012 7:37 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, I looked at a neat little device called a Fitbit, designed to encourage you to get off your keister and be more active. I generally liked it, ...
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Slate: Hard times in FarmVille for developer ZyngaOct 13, 2012 7:34 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Nobody in Silicon Valley respects Zynga. Sure, the prolific developer of Facebook games has long been considered a “hot” startup, one that hit all th...
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Slate: The iPhone 5 is a miracleOct 13, 2012 7:34 am - When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 last month, many tech pundits called it “boring.” I was one of them. In fact, I was so bored that I called the iPhone boring way back in...
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Teachers make money selling materials onlineOct 13, 2012 7:33 am - SEATTLE — Kristine Nannini spent her summer creating wall charts and student data sheets for her fifth grade class — and making $24,000 online by selling those same mate...
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Review: Tablet apps fill in gap, won’t replace PCsOct 13, 2012 7:33 am - NEW YORK — There’s nothing I like more than getting some writing done at my favorite neighborhood coffeehouse. It’s relaxing, I’m more productive and the place makes a g...
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Slate: Pay up or the hard drive gets itOct 13, 2012 7:28 am - You’ve just opened a Web page or clicked a link in an email when your computer’s desktop goes gray. A browser window pops up with the FBI logo in the top left corner. Be...
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Taking price-comparison apps for a spinOct 13, 2012 7:21 am - NEW YORK — It’s a shopper’s nightmare: Buying something, then seeing it cheaper at another store. Thanks to price-comparison apps, there’s no need to guess if you’re get...
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PC sales fall, 1 firm says Lenovo overtakes HPOct 13, 2012 7:20 am - NEW YORK — Worldwide sales of PCs fell sharply in the third quarter, two research firms said Wednesday, as consumers held off for the new version of Windows and spent th...
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After long absence, Joker’s back to bedevil BatmanOct 13, 2012 7:12 am - PHILADELPHIA — For a year the Joker’s been out of sight, out of mind and out of trouble. That changed in the pages of “Batman” No. 13, when the clown prince of crime ret...